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Want to offer a game console this Christmas? See which is the best choice

Although it appears to be a poorly competitive market, since dominant brands are few, the truth is that supply tends to disperse across multiple solutions. The issue did not prevail in the previous generation, when only PS3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii U were in force, but with the arrival of the interim updates, the weighting should take another level. After all, is it worth buying an Xbox One X, or can I get one for the Xbox One S?
The answer is not linear and depends on some variables. Although both consoles support the same range of games, both have different capacities, which differ mainly in the graphical quality of the games that run.
In the two brands that occur to us when we think of fixed consoles (Sony and Microsoft), the differences between PS4 Pro and Slim, and Xbox One and Xbox One X, are similar. On the one hand we have a modern console (PS4 Slim and Xbox One S), cheaper, with ability to run the latest games without problems; on the other hand we have a modern console, more expensive, with the ability to run the same games, but with a graphical ability that allows them to present a performance superior to the visual level (PS4 Pro and Xbox One X). In this case, the last offer compensates only when the user can respond to all this power "entourage" with a matching television. That's like who says: able to play content in 4K HDR. Otherwise, all this additional power does not translate into anything visible.
In addition, in the case of Xbox, both consoles have the same number of doors. However, X is slightly smaller than S.
In PlayStation the comparison continues to be based on this point: performance. However, in this market, there are other differences to point out. Besides the 4K, supported by Pro and not by Slim, it is also worth noting that the first one has one more USB port than the second.
In this area, it is also important to note that the PS4 Pro only has the ability to emulate a 4K aspect, unlike the Xbox One X that can support this quality natively. This detail narrows the gap between both systems, but in games that have been improved for this console, the differences are visible. This, of course, if the television has the quality to allow it. Finally, it is important to note that the Switch is not a card out of the pack. Nintendo's latest console offers versatility that no other offers, especially since it supports several game modes that allow you to offer a fixed and portable experience. Although it does not present a catalog with the graphic quality of the competition, the system has been highlighted by the creativity of the initiatives that are associated with its name, as it is In short, if the debate revolves around the three segments (Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo ), the decision must be made on the basis of the video games that exist to enrich the player's experience. Note that God of War, for example, is a PS4 exclusive, whereas Pokémon can not be played outside of Nintendo. On Xbox, they dominate titles like Forza or Halo. On the other hand, if the discussion is to be made around the two variants that exist within the same ecosystem, it is important to first check if the user has a TV capable of reproducing the visual differences of performance that exist between the base and superior versions . Just in case there is, is that buying an Xbox One X, or a PS4 Pro can be justified. case of Nintendo Labo. Sapo