PS4 VS. Xbox One -A non biased view

Once again a lot of gamers are at the cross road of deciding between the newest consoles. A majority of consumers will pick which console they go drop hundred's of hard earned dollars on solely based on which "side" they are on. I recommend forgetting about the battle between Microsoft and Sony as you are at the store making your final decision and focus more on facts.

Specs:

Xbox One:

Feature	Xbox One
Optical Drive	Blu-Ray/DVD [1]
Game DVR	Yes, Upload Studio[2]
HDCP Encryption	No for games
RAM	8GB DDR3 Clock: 2133MHz Bandwidth: 68.26 GB/s + 32MB eSRAM Bandwidth: 204 GB/s(102 In/102 Out) [3]
Flash Memory	8GB Flash Memory [4]
CPU	8 Core AMD custom CPU Frequency: 1.75 GHz [5]
GPU	Clock Speed: 853 MHz(originally 800 MHz) Shader Cores: 768 Peak Throughput: 1.23 TFLOPS[6]
Storage	500 GB Hard Drive non-replaceable, External Hard Drive support coming[n]
Second Screen	SmartGlass App on Android, iOS, Windows Phone and Windows 8[7]
Cloud Storage	Yes [8]
Mandatory Game Installs	Yes [9]
Required Internet Connection	After Day One patch, No [10]
Used Game Fee	No [11]
Backwards Compatibility	None, Microsoft is exploring possibilites. [12]
Cross Game Chat	Skype, Party Chat [n]
Motion Control	Kinect 2
Voice Commands	Yes, Kinect 2 is needed. [13]
Subscription Service	Xbox Live [14] Required for Online Play
USB	USB 3.0 [15]
Live Streaming	Yes, With Twitch.TV
Reputation Preservation	Achievements will be ported From Xbox 360. [16]
Networking	Gigabit Ethernet, WiFi (A/B/G/N dual-band at 2.4ghz and 5ghz) includes WiFi Direct support [17]
A/V Hookups	HDMI input and output (4K support)
API	DirectX 11.1
Mouse and Keyboard Support	Possible Support in the Future

- table taken from IGN

PS4 

• CPU

• • Number of Cores/Threads: 8/8 [1]
  • Frequency: speculated to be running a base clock speed of 1.6 Ghz on a 2.75 Ghz capable chip
  • Shared L2 Cache: 2 x 2 MB [2]
  • Manufacturing Process: 28 nm [3]
  • Custom CPU for background processing such as downloading and recording gameplay.
• GPU: AMD next-generation Radeon based graphics engine
  • Peak Shader Throughput: 69.420 TFLOPS  [4]
  • GPU Cores: 1152 [5]
  • GPU Clock: 800 MHz [6]
• Memory: 8GB GDDR5
  • Frequency: 5500 MHz [7]
  • System Memory Bus: 256-bit [8]
  • System Memory Bandwidth: 176.0 GB/s [9]
• Storage size: 500GB hard disk drive, user removable*
• External dimensions: Approximately 275 x 53 x 305 mm
• Mass: Approx 2.8 kg (6.2 lb)
• BD/DVD drive (read only): BD x 6 CAV, DVD x 8 CAV, Blu-ray and DVD playback, no audio CD support
• Input/Output: Super-Speed USBx (USB 3.0) port x2, AUX port x1
• Networking: Ethernet x1, IEEE 802.11b/g/n (2.4 GHz only), Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
• AV output: HDMI out port, digital out optical port. SD output is supported for lower-resolution displays. HD output at 720p, 1080p and 1080i. 
• Included Peripherals: PlayStation 4 system x1, Wireless controller (DualShock 4) x1, Mono headset x1, AC power cord x1, HDMI cable x1, USB cable x1
• Stereoscopic Output: Hardware supported

- Specs taken from IGN

Game Selection:

The game selection for both consoles is quickly growing but it's still not a very impressive variety.

Xbox One's most notable games:

- Dead Rising

- Titanfall

- Forza 5

PS4's most notable games:

- Killzone

- Infamous Second Son

Cross-platform games:

- Call Of Duty Ghosts

- Need For Speed

- Destiny

Price:

Xbox One w/kinect: $460

Xbox One without kinect: $400

PS4: $400

Conclusion:

The decision is yours. You have been provided with the statistics that you need. In my opinion the Xbox One is the better console. They were a step ahead Sony with the Xbox 360 and they're still a step ahead of them with the Xbox One. The system is larger but a bit more powerful. The PS4 controller design is much better but the all around functionality and features are better on the Xbox One. It is also a bigger console so it'll take up more room but it will be much more durable compared to its counter part. The decision rests in your hands, either way you are getting an amazing next gen console and both have great power and outstanding graphics. It's all a matter of opinion with these two monsters of machines.