2. . This is the only console where you get
surround sound equipment with the console.
This should improve you gaming experience
Also we do not charge extra on the
console for the equipment
3. The console has i7-3770k which will compete
with high end PCs
This does increase the cost of the
console
We will also make it so you can put in your own
CPU instead of the one we supply
The CPU will last at least 3 years
5. Gskill 2x 8GB pc3-19200 DDr3 2400Hmz I am using
this because you get 2 of them and speed of the
machine
Another reason I am using this is because 8gb is more
then enough
14. What would you most like from a
console?
mods
story line
gameplay
games
upgrades
15. what do you mostly play your games on?
xbox 360
WII
xbox One
Playstation 3
DS
playstation 4
PC
16. PS4 is the most powerful games console on the planet.With more graphical power than the Xbox One, 32 times more system memory than the PS3 and a firm
focus on pure gaming experiences rather than media mojo, it has established itself as the next-gen console to beat.
It's a games console built by gamers for gamers. It won the hearts and minds of many from the word go, with lots of prospective next-genners left feeling
alienated by some of Microsoft's bizarre policies and choices for the Xbox One – many of which were reversed as a result of a backlash.
Coming in at £350, the PS4 is also £50 cheaper than the Xbox One despite the latter's recent price cut, making it appear terrific value. It doesn't come with the
PlayStation Camera (the One does come with Kinect) but this can be bought separately for £45 if you so wish.
The differences between the PS4 and Xbox One are actually evident before you even switch them on. Despite the two consoles both sporting similar half-matte
half-gloss finishes and containing very similar internal components, they really couldn't be more different.
For a start, the PS4 is small and sleek in comparison to the enormous VCR-like square cuboid of the Xbox One. And this means that the PS4's box is half the size
and weight of the Xbox One. The Sony console can be extracted from its packaging and plugged in aooted up in a couple of minutes.
The new DualShock4 pad is an improvement but it's not perfect
Xbox One on the other hand comes in a huge, hulking box. It's fiddly to open and unpack, and it's full of little compartments, carboard and plastic to get in the
way and make a mess with. The environment was not a concern for Microsoft when it designed the Xbox packaging, clearly.
This is the kind of streamlining that typifies the PlayStation experience with PS4. It's a console designed for gamers to play games and in this respect it could be
described as more of spiritual successor to the PlayStation 2 – still the best selling games console the universe has ever known.Design
One look at the PS4 and you know you're seeing Sony hardware. It's slim, sleek and jet black, roughly the size of a second generation PS3 Slim. The full
measurements are 275 x 53 x 305 mm. It's a lot more compact than an Xbox One, which is longer, taller and squarer.
Half matte, half gloss - just like the Xbox One
In a feat of engineering worth tipping your hat to, and in spite of the PS4's slim stature, Sony has tucked the power supply inside the system, leaving no external
power brick to trip over. The Xbox One on the other hand retains the power brick of the Xbox 360.
PS4 sports a sloped, asymmetrical design. That's its largest departure from PlayStations past. It lies flat on its belly by default, but can go up on its tiptoes with th
help of a plastic stand, sold separately for £16.99.
On its face is a slit of a mouth, a slot loading Blu-ray disc drive. To its right are two powered USB 3.0 ports, which can charge your DualShock 4 controllers when
the system is turned off, a feature the PS3 sorely lacked.
Along the top, or the side if you've opted for the stand, is a light, which glows blue when you boot it up. It breathes some life into the otherwise cold industrial
design of the system. Turn it on and it blinks a yawning hello.
It's smaller than the PS3 Slim - some achievement given the internal power supplyPS4 specifications Inside, the PS4 is all business. It has a custom single-chip
processor that combines an eight core x86-64 AMD "Jaguar" CPU with a 1.84 teraflop GPU based on AMD's Radeon tech. That's backed by 8GB of GDDR5
RAM, and a 500GB mechanical hard drive.
Sony claims that the PS4's overall performance is ten times that of the PS3. You can also remove that 500GB drive and replace it with a larger drive, or an SSD fo
better performance. Sony says these do it yourself upgrades will not void the system's warranty.
Those two USB ports are the PS4's only front facing connections. In the rear you'll find HDMI, Ethernet, a digital optical audio out and a proprietary auxiliary
connection for the PlayStation Camera.
For wireless connections, the PS4 uses 802.11 b/g/n for WiFi and Bluetooth 2.1 for its wireless DualShock 4 controllers.Features
The PlayStation 4 is a living room computer, more so than the PS3 ever was. Not just because of its specs and AMD-based architecture, but because of its robust
feature set.
It's capable of bringing games and movies quickly into your home, as well as connecting you to your friends and other online gamers through the PlayStation
Network as well as Twitter and Facebook to share brag-worthy gaming moments.
17. November 19, 2013 The Xbox One is at odds with itself. As a gamer, I would have been happy with a more powerful Xbox 360 clone that tapped
into today's vast social ecosystem. But Microsoft is clearly trying to both keep me happy and to reach beyond the traditional gamer, to the vast
expanse of people that spend more time watching Netflix, Hulu Plus, or Amazon Prime on game consoles than they do playing. I, too, have
grown tired of waiting for a smarter television screen, constantly switching between my Apple TV, Xbox 360, and even PC. So when Microsoft
said Xbox One would bring gesture control, voice commands, and blockbuster games to my living room, that all-in-one strategy completely
resonated with my needs.
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Xbox One: Booting It Up For The First Time
It’s come at a cost, however. With its sporadically buggy interface and hardware that’s slightly less powerful than the cheaper PlayStation 4, it's
imperative you understand this split focus. If you lean more towards the gamer-only, you may want to consider waiting until Microsoft can more
fully reconcile both sides. If you do lean towards the living room of the future, there are some truly innovative features on top of a powerful
games console that have already changed the way my living room works for the better.
The Console
Function over form takes the stage with Microsoft's simple, boxy new console. Sleek black and covered with heat-dissipating vents, it is the
American muscle car of console designs. It wants to be seen and doesn't care about how much space it takes up. It fits in with modern living
rooms, mimicking common designs with Blu-ray players and audio receivers. You could say that's part of the plan, but the more likely story is
Microsoft learned its lesson from the more artful Xbox 360 design, which suffered issues from overheating. The front of the Xbox One is beveled
on the bottom to reduce its forward-facing profile, which is completed by a thin, slot-loading Blu-ray drive and capacitive-touch power button. It
beams a bright, white Xbox logo and is almost too responsive – a brush of the skin will power the system on or off. It's a non-issue for
most, where the console will sit permanently in the distance, but in close quarters it could lead to minor frustration.
The left side panel contains both a high-speed USB 3.0 input and the controller sync button – I find both perplexing. It was initially difficult to find
the sync button, and as for the USB, it seems a poor choice to place this more "convenient" USB on the side, where adding a thumb drive or
cable will only further increase the width of the system. In a home entertainment cabinet, you'll likely be fighting for space with the interior wall.
Thankfully, the back of the Xbox One is loaded with two additional USB ports.
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However, right now, you can’t use these for much. While it packs a 500GB hard disk, this internal drive cannot be replaced or added to, unlike the
PlayStation 4’s user-replaceable drive. (Microsoft says it plans to support external storage in the future.) Now is a good time to mention there's
no central software view of how much space you're taking up on the hard drive as you install games or apps or download and record video. You
have to navigate through your games and apps individually to determine the sizes, all of which is required to be installed rather than streamed
from the disc. Storage management is a standard in today's consoles, smartphones and tablets, and PCs, making it more apparent that Microsoft
launched a console with software that isn't totally ready for what the Xbox One’s trying accomplish.
The back of the box also contains one of the biggest distinguishing features: HDMI pass-through. This is where your TV cable or satellite box
connects, but technically you can put any HDMI signal through it. (We tested game consoles, but there's significant lag so this isn't
recommended.) You could easily run something like Apple TV or a PC through it, and still get the advantage of snapping to a second app or
getting game invites. Snapping opens a panel on the right side of the screen. However, a dealbreaker for some is that the HDMI signal doesn't
18. We've seen Nintendo pull off stranger things before. Remember the confusion that confronted the Nintendo DS at launch? The scorn poured on
the nascent Wii just before it became the biggest selling console of its generation? By focusing on innovation rather than performance, graphics
fidelity, services and all the other things Microsoft and Sony have traditionally sold consoles on, Nintendo has always played a risky game. So far
it's paid off, but the Wii U feels like Nintendo's biggest gamble yet.
We needn't go overboard on the reasons why. Just as Sony and Microsoft prepare to launch new, more powerful hardware, Nintendo has chosen
to launch a console that's – optimistically speaking – only marginally more potent than the existing 360 or PS3. It has a faster and more modern
GPU, believed to be a variation on AMD’s Radeon 6760, and 1GB of RAM against the 512MB available in the 360. However, we're already hearing
grumbles about the performance of the IBM PowerPC-based tri-core CPU, and early games do little to convince you that Wii U is even half a
generation beyond the existing formats; we’ve yet to see anything that convinces us that it’s technically superior in any tangible sense. Yet
nobody expects Wii U to sell based on its graphics muscle. Instead, like the Wii and 3DS, it will sell or not sell based on the unique experience it
delivers.
Wii U - The BundlesThe Wii U is selling in three bundles in the UK, with the key differentiators being the amount of onboard Flash RAM (vital for
downloadable content as well as saved games) and software. The cheapest, at roughly £250, gets you an 8GB console, the Wii U
GamePad, power adaptors and an HDMI cable. The £300 Premium pack takes the storage up to 32GB and adds a stand and a charging cradle. A
final limited-edition Zombi U pack has mostly the same stuff at the same price, but swaps Nintendo Land for Zombi U and throws in the new Pro
Controller. The Premium and Zombi U Packs would get our recommendation as although it appears like you can add storage to the 8GB version
via its SD slot, this can't be used for Wii U content but rather is there for backwards compatibilty with Wii games and for extra features like
downloaded content. Plus, that 8GB storage, once formatted and with the Wii U software installed only actually gives the end user about 3GB of
space, which is a tiny amount.Wii U - The HardwareSay what else you like about it, but the Wii U is a seriously impressive bit of console
engineering. It's a few inches deeper and slightly taller and wider than the Wii, but still very compact and extremely quiet – even more so than
the thin and light PS3. The front hosts the slot-loading optical drive, Power, Eject and Controller pairing buttons and – beneath a flap – two USB
2.0 ports and an SD Memory Card slot. At the back you’ll find an HDMI output, an AV Multi Out port, a connector for the new, slightly smaller
Sensor Bar and two more USB 2.0 ports. The latter will support external USB hard disks of up to 2TB in size, though they’ll need their own power
supply. It's an unobtrusive unit, but then Wii U"s selling point isn't so much the console as the bundled Wii U GamePad controller. You might be
expecting this to be a slim tablet-like device, but in fact it's closer to an oversized handheld games machine, with comfortable, moulded
grips, twin analogue pads, digital trigger and bumper buttons and a large 6.2in LCD touchscreen. As well as four face buttons, plus and minus
buttons and an old-school D Pad, there's also a Home button, a power button that switches both the pad and console off' and another button
marked TV. This, rather handily, switches the pad to a mode where it offers basic remote control functions for your TV. Having chosen your
manufacturer and tested functionality in the initial setup routine, you can power on your TV, change inputs and adjust the volume using the Wii
U pad instead of your TV remote.
20. Pros
Wii U Pad is ingenious and versatile
Well-designed, quiet and unobtrusive
hardware
Intruiging online features
Some excellent early games
Cons
Slow firmware and poor Wii U Pad battery life
