Next-gen is now this-gen, and the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 are armed for a true head-to-head battle. Next-gen is now this-gen. The Xbox One and PlayStation 4 arrived around a year ago and have had that time to both deal with various launch problems and build up their game libraries. If you want to get a new video game system, these two are the frontrunners of the current generation, with several years of games ahead of them and loads of new hardware and features. We put the Xbox One and PS4 against each other in a variety of categories to determine which system comes out on…

We take a look at the Xbox One a year on Talk about a turnaround: last year the Xbox One was widely portrayed as the loser of the latest console war. Seemingly designed more around Microsoft’s strategic objectives than, say, building the best machine for playing games, it was underpowered, overpriced and saddled with an expensive peripheral – Kinect 2.0 – that nobody seemed to want. For all its advanced features and functions, most reviewers agreed that it wasn’t as strong a package as Sony’s PS4. Judging by the sales – with roughly 14 million PS4s sold to the Xbox One’s 10…

For a lot of people, a new Halo game means it s time to finally buy a new Xbox. And when it comes to Halo 5: Guardians , good things come to those who wait. At Gamescom 2015, Microsoft announced a new, limited edition Halo-themed Xbox One, that comes bundled with the game and a hefty 1TB of storage. The new Xbox will feature metallic blue detailing on both the console and controller, and will be available for $499. You can also buy a Master Chief-themed controller separately for $69.99. Ever better: the console launches on October 20th, a week ahead of Halo 5 , so you ll have…

October is just a few days away, and you know what that means: the three-month-long holiday season is about to start. For gamers, that typically means one thing in particular: triple-A releases once a week for the entire season. For publishers, however, it means something else entirely. When it comes to selling consoles, the holiday season is unlike any other time of year. Back in 2014, Microsoft s holiday season single-handedly took the Xbox One from a distant second to a serious contender against Sony s PlayStation 4. Since then, things have only gotten better for Xbox One…

I’ve never been a big fan of buying used games hardware. With used games you can see the state of the disc before you purchase, but with hardware, you can’t see inside and therefore are taking a bigger risk, especially if there’s a hard drive inside. GameStop has decided to sweeten the deal when it comes to purchasing a used PS4, though. As well as advertising these systems as being “Premium Refurbished, ” GameStop has decided to upgrade them with a 2TB hard drive. Until recently you could only purchase a new PS4 with a 500GB drive, then the 1TB version was announced. If you…

If you ve been looking for a great deal on an Xbox One console, now may be the time to act. The console is available now in limited quantities for just $299. In the battle of the high end game consoles, Xbox One beat out PS4 for both November and December during the 2014 holiday season. The Xbox sales victory was in no small part due to aggressive pricing by Microsoft, which offered special holiday bundled pricing on the console plus two top tier games, Assassin s Creed Unity and Assassin s Creed IV: Black Flag.The bundle was priced at $349, which was a good deal for the console…

The offer is only available in stores, so you ll have to pack up your old console and head to Best Buy. Looking to upgrade your last-gen gaming console to an Xbox One? You might want to head over to Best Buy. The big box retailer is running a new promotion offering credit towards an Xbox One when you trade in any working Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3. The offer is only available in stores, so you ll have to pack up your old console and head over to your local Best Buy to get the discount. Here s how it works: Trade in any working Xbox 360 or PS3 and Best Buy will give you a $75…