Xbox One Vs PS4: Could PlayStation 4 Sales Drop After Xbone Controller PC Driver?
As the Xbox One vs PS4 debates rage on, the recent release of Titanfall appears to be a game changer. Microsoft’s machine has proven to be a magnet for gamers who want to play Respawn’s anticipated mech warfare title.
The Titanfall Xbox One exclusive status has garnered plenty of hate from PlayStation 4 owners who might feel cheated out of the biggest game this year, as reflected by the high number of negative user reviews on Metacritic. That fact alone is enough to tell us that it’s an amazing game, even if the graphics aren’t that impressive (rarely achieving a consistent 800p at a decent frame rate).
Our new Lv. 1 Vanquish can play Titanfall on 1080p high graphics while the XBOX One can’t even play 800p. Where’s “next-gen” now?
— Digital Storm (@DigitalStormPC) March 13, 2014
Where the Xbox One vs PS4 console war may see a shift is on PC. An Xbox One controller PC driver is confirmed to be on its way, and with the processing power of higher-end gaming PCs the controller itself could end up selling alongside Titanfall for Windows. With the lack of direct DualShock 4 PC support, this could garner even more hate from Titanfall PS4 hopefuls.
This doesn’t mean that the PlayStation 4 controller won’t work on Windows games. This means that you’ll need special software that fools your PC into thinking it’s an Xbox 360 controller. The Xbox One controller PC driver will allow Microsoft’s current generation device to be instantly recognized and accepted for what it is.
Enterprising DualShock 4 PC hackers won’t find it that big of an issue, but the fact that you’re fooling Windows into thinking it’s a rival controller could still make some Sony fanboys upset. This could be especially evident when it comes to on-screen tutorials and quick-time events, where the game will call out Xbox 360 buttons and you’ll have to translate them in your head to DualShock 4 buttons.
Xbox One Controller PC Drivers still in the works – http://t.co/Kjl4zvtr0y
— Senshudo TV (@senshudotv) March 15, 2014
With Titanfall facing the eventual PS4 port of PlanetSide 2, the Xbox One will need to keep the exclusive killer IPs coming in order to compete with the PS4 in stock. The recent reveal of Sony not being up front about its technical promises may have swayed the opinions of a few, but that probably won’t be enough to give the Xbox One the edge it may need to beat its rival in the Xbox One vs PS4 console wars.
The key components to any console war have always been the games and the graphics. For now, the lack of a Titanfall PS4 port and direct DualShock 4 PC support gives the Xbox One the edge, but this round of Xbox One vs PS4 is far from over.
