Playstation 4 vs Xbox One!

Since I was little there has always been an ongoing war against PlayStation (Sony) and Xbox (Microsoft). Therefore, I have decided to look at the differences to see whether I can come to a decision on which one I personally think is better.

In November, PlayStation and Xbox both released a new console and once again there was a huge argument on which one people should buy. For my investigation, I will look at the newest consoles which are the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One.

Below is a table which compares each aspect of the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One:

Feature	PlayStation 4	Xbox One
Price	£239.59	£299.49
Optical Drive	Blu-ray/DVD	Blu-ray/DVD
Game DVR	Yes, PS+ subscription not required	Yes, with subscription to Xbox Live Gold
RAM	8GB	8GB
CPU	Single-chip x86 AMD "Jaguar" processor, 8 cores	8 Core Microsoft custom CPU
GPU	AMD Radeon Graphics Core Next engine w/ 1152 shaders	853 MHz AMD Radeon GPU w/ 768 shaders
Storage	500GB Hard Drive	500GB Hard Drive
Cloud Storage	Yes	Yes
Account Access from Multiple Consoles	Yes	Yes
Required Internet Connection	No	No, but required for mandatory day one update

As you can see so far, there aren’t many differences between the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One. The PlayStation 4 is almost £60 cheaper than the Xbox One which means people are more likely to buy a PlayStation as they can buy extras such as the camera or games for the same price as they would pay for just the Xbox One console. Both consoles have the same amount of storage space and RAM, however the PlayStation 4 has a more powerful processor.

The controllers for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One are completely different. PlayStation uses a Dualshock 4 controller which has built in batteries which are rechargeable, whereas the Xbox One uses a wireless controller needing 2 AA batteries. There are rechargeable battery packs available for the Xbox One, however these are sold separately.

Motion control is another difference between the consoles. PlayStation 4 uses PlayStation 4 Eye and PlayStation Move which are both sold separately, whereas the Xbox One uses Kinect 2 which is built into the console.

To conclude, I can’t decide on one console which I think is better than the other. Recent sales show that PlayStation 4 has sold 5.3 million consoles between its launch on the 15^th November and the 8^th February. The Xbox One on the other hand had sold 3 million consoles by the end of 2013. PlayStation 4 is launching in its home country, Japan, on the 22^nd of February and is expected to surge even further ahead of the Xbox One sales. 
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Instagram!

Instagram is a social media website that I use daily. It allows people to share photographs with friends, family and even the whole world. There is an option to keep your profile private which means people will have to request to follow you before being able to view your photographs.

I use my Instagram to share photographs of events and mainly food such as cupcakes that I make. Instagram allows for people with the same interests to share ideas through images. This is a creative way of communicating with people from all over the world.

Your Instagram profile can have a theme or it can focus on your life and the things you enjoy. I follow profiles which post photographs of cakes as this helps give me ideas for my baking. Also, family and friends who have moved abroad to live as this helps us keep in touch and we can see what they get up to.

The website is easy to use as it has clear labels which take you to the homepage, your own profile and a search page. The photographs that you post on Instagram will all be in one place on your profile. Anyone can also click on any of your images to write a comment or click a heart which will like the photograph or both. 

Below I have uploaded a video from YouTube which tells you everything you need to know about Instagram!