With GDC 2020 postponed and E3 2020 canceled, both Microsoft and Sony have had to share additional details about their respective next-gen consoles on their own terms, revealing insight into the hardware specs, games, and features that players can come to expect in the next generation. If you haven't been keeping up, Sony's next-gen console is called PlayStation 5, or PS5 for short (surprising literally no one). Microsoft's Project Scarlett has been officially unveiled to be the Xbox Series X--check out our exclusive coverage of the new console in an interview with Xbox boss Phil Spencer, including insight into why it's named Series X.
In the following article, we dive into the differences and similarities between Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5. We still don't have all the details (Sony has yet to officially reveal what its console looks like, for example), but we have enough to make some preliminary comparisons. Both Xbox Series X and PS5 are currently slated to release within the same window: the holiday season in 2020. So unless you're prepared to drop the cash for both, consider using this article to help you figure out which next-gen console is the one you want.
Specifications
We don't have all the necessary specs to make a complete comparison between the two consoles, but both Microsoft and Sony have revealed a majority of the details that we need to begin contrasting the two. It remains to be seen how those numbers translate--we'll need hands on time with both consoles to see how they actually play games, handle loading times, and utilize storage.
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