- Digital Foundry says that the spec difference between next-gen Xbox and PS6 isn’t that meaningful.
- They state that the feature set is similar between these two consoles.
- Both Project Helix and PS6 will launch in Holiday 2027, with Xbox being priced at a premium range.
Xbox is seemingly taking a different approach with the next-gen console, which is expected to bring the console and PC ecosystems closer together. It’s also important to note that this hardware will be a premium product and will be priced much more expensively than a normal console.
As such, it is naturally expected for Project Helix to be more powerful than the PS6. While that is the case to some extent, tech experts think that despite the power gap between the next-gen Xbox and PS6, the difference in performance won’t be that meaningful.
Why it matters: An unfavorable performance difference and a high price tag aren’t exactly doing Project Helix a favor, especially when Xbox desperately needs to bounce back from rock bottom.
Digital Foundry commented on the rumored specs for Project Helix and the PS6, saying Team Green will have the greater edge, bringing a larger gap than the current generation.
Still, this difference isn’t vast, and as per the tech experts, it won’t “get you a whole lot” aside from also being meaningless.
As for the specs, here’s what Kelper_2 had to share on NeoGAF about what the next-gen Xbox and PS6 will have to offer.
For Magnus it’s ~25% higher TFlops/Tex rate, ~33% higher Front-end BW, Geom rate, Pixel rate plus 140% more LLC and 20% more memory bandwidth.
As for the comment why it is not ‘meaningful,’ Digital Foundry explained that both these consoles will produce the same result, even with different resolutions or quality. The actual thing is that, in terms of feature sets, both consoles are the same, and there is nothing that sets them apart from what we currently know.
Kelper_2 also seems to share Digital Foundry’s views on this, saying at best the next-gen Xbox could output 60FPS in a game where the PS6 would do 30FPS.
As for the price difference, Project Helix could cost around $900-1200, whereas we expect PS6 to be priced above the range a typical console would launch at, considering the beefier specs in times where hardware has become increasingly expensive.
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