PlayStation cloud streaming vs Microsoft xCloud

Digital foundry doing comparisons of Playstation streaming vs Xbox's cloud streaming. Come see the results.

[shinoff2183]

Even though I'm not interested in streaming what so ever. I found this interesting.

[crazyCoconuts]

PS wiping the floor with Xbox even in the streaming department? I guess Azure wasn't as much of an advantage as some thought...

[ThinkThink]

"Wiping the floor"? You watched the same video I did?

[Einhander1972]

@ThinkThink

"That brings us to the next crucial point: how PS Plus Cloud compares to Microsoft's Xbox Cloud Gaming. The service is still technically in beta, but it's been this way for years and is offered as an Xbox Game Pass perk on the Ultimate subscription. It's a fair point of comparison in this respect but, to be blunt, the Xbox cloud offering simply does not compete with the PS+ Premium service from a technological perspective, for a multitude of reasons."

"In image quality, for example, it's significantly worse, with a maximum 1080p resolution video stream against 4K on PlayStation. The bitrate is also visibly lower in step with that resolution target, something that's evident in just about every game we tested. A Plague Tale Requiem, compared running in its 60fps mode across PS5, PS+ Cloud and Xbox Cloud Gaming (image comparison further down this page), shows just how far Microsoft is behind here."

"There's an extra twist to this too. Not only is the video stream lower quality on Xbox's cloud gaming service, but users are being served the Xbox Series S versions of each game I tested - despite confirmation from Microsoft that xCloud datacentres are built on Series X silicon."

"Speaking of value, the cost of each has to be mentioned too. The PlayStaion Plus Premium tier costs £13.50/$18 per month or at a slight discount for £120/$160 a year. For that you currently get 851 games available to stream right away, 201 of which are PS5 titles. The catalogue varies by region too, but it's an impressive number. And as a bonus, specific additional PS5 titles are available for cloud streaming if you happen to have bought them through the PlayStation store already, such as Cyberpunk 2077. By comparison Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, the tier that includes streaming, costs a similar £13/$17 a month. In exchange, you get access to 402 cloud-ready games overall, including 225 for Series X/S."

[helicoptergirl]

I would not say 'wiping the floor'. But it seems the PS cloud streaming is just better at this point in time.

[just_looken]

Na this is one sided to me makes 0 sense buying a ps5 to play ps5 games on stream service.

With xbox you can stream on any device even android tv's with a controller.

They are comparing ps5 console streaming ps5 games vs a series x streaming xbox games on a remote xbox one s.

How about ps app android streaming vs xbox app android streaming no ps5 like a sane person would.

[crazyCoconuts]

@jlookin, this article is comparing streaming quality between the services, not about whether you like streaming from a console or not.

[RaiderNation]

Either way who cares. Cloud streaming sucks regardless and I want no part of it.

[ConsoleAgnostic]

Doesn't Playstation use Azure !? Lol

[crazyCoconuts]

No, PS doesn't use Azure

[shinoff2183]

Sorry about the video yall. I've never had to embed anything so I'm trying to figure it out.

[ocelot07]

That's actually fairly surprising. I had to rely on both Xbox cloud and PSN now a few months ago and both worked really well and didn't really notice any difference in them. Maybe that's because I streamed to a phone I really don't know.

[ApocalypseShadow]

Lol. Yeah. I think it was because you were streaming to a phone.

[just_looken]

@ocelot 100%

What you see here is them using a ps5 to remote stream ps5 games because that is the only way you can do that were as xbox is using a remote series S console.

psn android uses ps4 era hardware vs a series S so xbox is better there.

To me it makes no sense why i would buy a ps5 console to stream a ps5 game instead of downloading it to the hardware like a sane person.

[shinoff2183]

I prefer physical, but I'd definitely rather download to the console then to rely on the internet

[Lexreborn2]

Well if you have say a service that provides you ps5 digital games for “free” and you were on the fence or waiting for a deal and it’s there. Want to try it immediately and not use your storage the streaming makes a lot of sense.

If you are equipped to handle streaming and higher quality and the latency isn’t an issue or not twitch for say an Action or competitive game. Streaming can also work there, technology advances in options no reason to buckle down on an old method that isn’t going away.(well for Xbox it is)

[badz149]

@just_looken

what video did you watch? this is comparing streaming to PS5 and streaming to the Series X! the only thing xbox streaming is doing better here is having slightly lower controller input lag in Back4Blood and CP2077 while having worse graphics and framerates.

keep being in denial all you want but stop spreading false info.

[ocelot07]

What "sane" person takes the full ps5 console to the bathroom? Or keep moving the console to another room in the house. Or take the console to work? Doesn't sound like a sane person to me that.

[just_looken]

@lex

I have this service on my ps5 you can download or stream the game on a ps5 you already have access to every DD of each stream able ps5 game. There is 0 reason to stream ps5 games on a ps5

[Hypertension140]

DF should also test the remote play on both systems.I tried remote play on both using Batman Arkham Knight as a test.

Interestingly, the differences I found were similar to the cloud streamings. The PS5 had a much clearer and stable image, while the Xbox lagged so much more but has slightly less input lag.

[anast]

PS is better at streaming than Xbox, ha. Xbox is definitely going all Android soon.

[PhillyDonJawn]

So the difference is that PScloud is streaming ps5 hardware while for some reason Xcloud is streaming from series S hardware instead of series X.

From my experience streaming via phone is pretty much unplayable while streaming on console was very good quality that's nearly like playing natively. I don't understand why

[Deathdeliverer]

Been saying it for years. People need to realize that the Xbox Live is better than PlayStation Network days are over. PlayStations online offerings have been equal or better since PS4. I know that PS3 hack really put a sour taste in peoples mouths during the PS3 days. I know the PS3 online started off rocky as hell. Voice chat used to be a damn mixed bag. This "streaming" comparison is literally one eye opening piece for some of you that others have already realized. If PlayStation EVER let me start a game on my PC and continue it on my PS5 or 6 like the Xbox does, I would be set. That is one undeniably cool feature that I use a LOT. It would start a lot of "why get an Playstation" talk, but who cares. I have a beastly computer and like using it sometimes. Thank you for that Xbox.

[MatrixxGT]

Yeah the play anywhere feature is amazing. I get console only players couldn’t care less but for the ones who do use PC it’s pretty great and works amazingly well.
On topic though maybe it’s my setup and location but Xbox cloud/streaming/remote play has far better quality over what I can get from my ps5. Remote play on ps5 is unplayable for me. Maybe MS works better over slower internet like my situation but when you have access to good internet PS comes through. I’m not sure because I live in boondocks and will probably never experience really fast internet.

[TheColbertinator]

I'm not a fan of Cloud gaming. That "play anywhere" marketing is nice but usually when I'm outside like hitting the beach or going to a concert I have no interest in gaming right then.

But if you want to play Starfield in 4K Cloud for example, use Nvidia GeforceNow 4K. The game will look stellar and Nvidia has the best cloud gaming support over anybody on the market.

[Destiny1080]

a generation behind just like forza

[purple101]

New forza they promised 48 levels of tyre simulation

It still feels like driving a plank of wood
Over an ice rink

[Father__Merrin]

So the azure cloud compute we've been told all these years was a lie all along then? Ps5 is the better console to own although for other reasons I prefer my series x

[marioJP87]

Both - input lag.