Present and Future Video Game Technology

In 2006 November 17th the famous playstation 3 came out 1 year after the xbox 360. These consoles both hit the shelves one month before christmas so they were sure to be hits. After 8 years Microsoft was pleases to see 80 million in stock revenue. As for the playstation they also recieved a astounding 80 million after just a few years.

In November 22, 2013 the Xbox one was released to the public 8 years after the xbox 360. On November 15, 2013 the Playstation 4 was released to the public 7 years after the Playstation 3. These consoles changed the way people thought about consoles. Over 59 million PS4s were sold and 8 million Xbox ones were sold.

Xbox One has a custom 1.75GHz AMD 8-core CPU, a last-minute upgrade over its original 1.6GHz processor. The PS4 CPU remained clocked at 1.6GHz and contains a similar custom AMD 8-core CPU with x86 based architecture.