PS5 vs Xbox Series X: Specs & Price in Nigeria

Sony PS5 vs Xbox Series X – Specs & Price in Nigeria: If we’re comparing the Sony PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X consoles (and their digital-only variations), there’s a lot to determinant in when making an early buying verdict. The next-generation is all about power and speed. We have plenty of hard features about the PS5 vs Xbox Series X. Both new consoles will deliver up to 8K resolutions, high frame rates, powerful processors, and speedy SSDs. But if the PS4 and Xbox One are anything to go by, the two consoles may not be all that similar beyond that.

PS5 vs Xbox Series X Specifications

PS5 vs Xbox Series X graphics

If you check the chart above, you can see that the Xbox Series X has slightly more powerful specs. Whether the Xbox Series X will necessarily deliver slightly better performance and graphics than the PS5, though, is hard to say.

First, let’s take a look at the hardware involved. There doesn’t seem to be a tremendous difference between the CPUs, although the Xbox Series X’s is slightly faster. The GPU processing power — 10.3 teraflops for the PS5 and 12 teraflops for the Xbox Series X — seems a little starker. A teraflop refers to how many operations per second a piece of hardware can handle. Since a single teraflop can account for 10^12 operations per second, a difference of 1.7 could represent a significant difference in graphics.

But remember, too: Just because a GPU offers 12 teraflops of computing power, that doesn’t necessarily mean that every single game will take full advantage of them. It also depends how well a game is optimized, particularly third-party games that will have to offer relative parity between their PS5 and Xbox Series X versions.

The SSDs may also have a big effect on game performance. Since both consoles will come with built-in SSDs, games should load much faster than before. But so far, only Sony has provided concrete details about how quickly its SSD could load games, and how the PS5 compares to SSDs currently on the market. This is another metric that will likely vary from game to game.

For the moment, we’ll say that both systems seem quite powerful and that the Xbox Series X has a potential edge, especially when it comes to rendering graphics.

PS5 vs Xbox Series X Prices in Nigeria

Both the PS5 and Xbox Series X have been scheduled to be made available in November 2020 and for a price of 150,000 – 200,000 Naira.

PS5 vs Xbox Series X design

The Xbox Series X has a fairly conservative design. Microsoft’s next console will resemble a vertical PC tower, with a sleek black chassis and a small, tasteful Xbox logo in the upper-left corner. There’s a disc drive on the front of the console as well. The whole thing looks pleasantly geometrical, and you’ll also be able to position it horizontally, in case your entertainment center doesn’t have enough vertical space.

PS5’s design is quite different. Sony’s next-gen console looks like a rounded black rectangle, surrounded by two white fins that almost converge in a downward triangular pattern.

Notably, the PS5 will also be available in two different configurations: a standard version with a disc drive, and a Digital Edition without one. Naturally, you’ll be able to play physical titles on the former, but not on the latter. The price between the two models will probably vary as a result, but so far, we haven’t had any confirmation of the PS5’s price.

It will be difficult to say which console looks “better” until we can see them side by side in a physical space. For the moment, the Xbox Series X looks more traditional, while the PS5 looks more experimental. Which one you prefer will depend almost entirely on your own aesthetic preferences.