9 Confessions Of A PS4 Owner After Buying An Xbox One

7. A Reliable Online Service Really Is Important

Look, no matter how much we try to pretend it isn't, the Playstation Network is trash. Sure, it's better than it was in the PS3 era, but it's still nowhere near the standard it needs to be. With unplanned maintenance, general instability and a tendency to break with every firmware update, PSN has a dreadful reputation - which is even more shocking considering that the service was supposed to improve once Sony started charging for subscriptions.

Xbox Live on the other hand is as reliable as ever. Building on the foundation they knocked out the park with the Xbox 360, Microsoft's fast and safe service for the console relieves plenty of the annoyances found deep in the code of its competition.

While it might not seem like a major feature in distinguishing the two consoles, the fact that so much of modern gaming relies on a reliable online connection means that Sony's inconsistent offering is a real embarrassing blight on what's an otherwise top-standard console experience.