PlayStation 5: the specs and the tech
I'm not a big gamer, but at this point it seems like Microsoft and Sony are just selling the same hardware.  There are very minor differences, but I remember when N64 was such a vastly different experience from the PlayStation.  Even the original Xbox was differentiated - it had a hard drive and an Intel Pentium III and Nvidia graphics.  Now, they're basically identical hardware.  Maybe the PS5 will load games a little faster and maybe the Xbox Series X will have a little more power, but there's nothing radically different.<p>In a lot of ways, it feels like I should be able to buy one and then just buy a license to play games designed for the other system.  Why should I buy (basically) the same processor, same RAM, same graphics, etc. twice?<p>N64 and PS1 could do very different things and the consoles felt very different and led to very different games.  With XSX and PS5, I'd rather throw Sony some money so I can play PS5 games on an Xbox Series X (or Microsoft to play XSX games on the PS5) than create a lot of e-waste buying an undifferentiated platform twice.<p>Am I missing something about the consoles (other than the whole business/market aspect)?