7. Sharing And Social Media Functionality
Perhaps Microsoft just didn't see these features as big selling points - and who can blame them? When the public got eyes on pitches like "Now you can stream yourself around the world!" most of us just went "Yeah okay... but where are the games?!" Over time though, we started taking pictures, we started sharing videos and we started uploading them en masse to social networks and Youtube, hence the rise in successful streamers and footage of all your favourite games out there right now. The PS4 handles everything through a dedicated 'Share' button that you can choose to be a one-press screengrab of whatever's on screen, or hold to edit a video and upload. By comparison, the Xbox's older interface had these functions accessible once you'd opened the Snap menu, which on the new dash, still requires you to pull up the overlay and hit 'Take a Screenshot'. Outside of this, once you have something you want to upload, the PS4 has an impressive rundown of outlets including Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and more, whilst the Xbox One sadly only has Twitter, OneDrive, and Microsoft's own dedicated server hub. Point goes to... PS4 You can tell Sony really wanted the social media/sharing aspect of the console to be a big selling point, and the ease of having a dedicated button for such functionality makes it all work far quicker and more seamlessly than relying on a menu to pop up, and then choosing the option from there. Even if you get used to thinking "Right, double-tap, then hit Y", it's just not as responsive as the PS4. Don't worry though, Xbox fans, there's something pretty awesome I'll get to in a couple of points time, that the PS4 can't even come close to replicating.