Two new consoles will hit stores in November, and with their release comes an important decision to make, Sony’s PlayStation 5 (PS5) or Microsoft’s Xbox Series X. These new consoles are refueling the console wars between Xbox and PlayStation fans. Both are top of the line gaming systems with a lot to offer, but how are they different and what can you expect from the two?

The price tag of a console is a major factor for which console they will buy. The PS5 is confirmed to be priced at a $499.99 for the disc version, whereas the all-digital version is going to be $100 less. By comparison, the PS4 Pro, the most powerful version of the PS4, released at a price of $399.99. The PS5 (digital version) is priced the same as the PS4 Pro but provides more CPU power and faster storage.

Fortunately, or unfortunately for some, the price of the Series X is the same as the PS5, standing at $499.99. Like the PS5, the Series X has a less powerful sibling, the Series S, which is set to have a price of $299.99. The Series X and S are both powerhouses, but the Series X is bulkier and larger than the Series S, but it does provide more power.

There is little difference in pricing, but there are many other factors that determine the value of a console, such as CPU power, graphics, and storage. Both consoles come with an 8-core AMD Ryzen Zen 2 processor; however, the Series X has a terabyte (1000 GB) of SSD storage, whereas the PS5 only contains 825 GB, and the Series S has 512 GB.

Another difference between the two consoles is in their graphics power.  The PS5 has 10.3 teraflops

of graphics power, whereas the Series X has 12 and the Series S has 4. The difference doesn’t seem like a lot, but it’s noticeable. Even though the consoles have different graphics power, they will be able to support up to 120 frames per second and resolutions of 8K.

Another influence on a potential buyer would be what games would be exclusively available on one console versus the other. Xbox exclusives that would be available at launch include “Halo Infinite,” “Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II,” “Fable 4,” “Forza Motorsport 8” and “State of Decay 3.” Whereas the exclusives for PS5 are “Spider-Man: Miles Morales,” “Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart” and “Horizon: Forbidden West.”

Both the PS5 and Xbox Series X have their pros and cons, but there isn’t a significant difference between the two that the average gamer could tell. If the console specifications don’t matter much, go for the one that best suits your needs.