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PS5 vs Xbox Series X: Price, release date and specs compared

By Matthew Liebl

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 16: Game enthusiasts and industry personnel walk between the Microsoft XBox and the Sony PlayStation exhibits at the Annual Gaming Industry Conference E3 at the Los Angeles Convention Center on June 16, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. The Los Angeles Convention Center will be hosting the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) which focuses on gaming systems and interactive entertainment, featuring introductions to new products and technologies. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 16: Game enthusiasts and industry personnel walk between the Microsoft XBox and the Sony PlayStation exhibits at the Annual Gaming Industry Conference E3 at the Los Angeles Convention Center on June 16, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. The Los Angeles Convention Center will be hosting the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) which focuses on gaming systems and interactive entertainment, featuring introductions to new products and technologies. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
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Comparing the price, release date and hardware of the PS5, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S.

PS5 or Xbox Series X? That seems to be the question everyone will face this holiday season.

And after months of waiting, we finally have some pertinent information that could help you determine which to buy. Both Sony and Microsoft have finally announced the pricing and release dates for their respective consoles.

Specs and hardware aside, here are how the two systems compare at launch.

PlayStation 5 Price and Specs

We already knew there would be two types of PlayStation 5 consoles launching next-gen, one with and one without a hard drive. It seems that will be the primary difference in price between the two.

According to Sony, both models use the same custom processor with integrated CPU and GPU, which supports 4K graphics and ray-tracing. Both will also have ultra-high-speed SSD with integrated I/O for fast loading.

PS5 5 Digital Edition – $399

PS5 with Ultra HD Blu-Ray Disc Drive – $499

Both consoles come with a custom 825GB SSD Storage Drive which makes sense since the PlayStation 4 installs games off the discs anyway. The only added benefit of the Ultra HD blu-Ray Disc Drive is that you don’t have to first download the games before installing, so it helps those with slower internet connections.

  • RAM: 16GB GDDR6 RAM (256-bit)
  • Memory: 448GB/s
  • CPU: 8x Zen 2 Cores at 3.5HGz
  • GPU: Custom AMD Radeon RDNA Navi 10.28 Teraflops, 36 CUs at 2.23GHz – (Supports Ray Tracing and 3D Audio via Tempest Engine)
  • Video Output: 4K, 120hz refresh rate, 8K Support
  • Storage: Custom 825GB SSD Storage Drive

Learn more about the PlayStation Plus Collection launching on PS5.

PlayStation 5 Release Date

Both PlayStation 5 consoles will be available on November 12 in the following countries: U.S. , Japan, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand and South Korea. For the rest of the world, it will release on November 19.

Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S Price and Specs

Microsoft is also offering two versions of its next-gen console: Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S.

Although both are being hailed by Microsoft as next-gen consoles, the Xbox Series X is the more powerful of the two. Both support DirectX Ray Tracing, but that’s about where the similarities stop. The Xbox Series X hardware is more powerful in every other category. This difference in power comes with a difference in price as well.

Xbox Series X – $499

  • RAM: 16 GB GDDR6 RAM
  • Memory: 10GB at 560GB/s, 6GB at 335GB/s
  • CPU: 8x Zen 2 Cores at 3.8GHz (3.6GHz with SMT)
  • GPU: Custom AMD Radeon RDNA Navi 12 Teraflops, 52 CUs at 1.825GHz – (Supports DirectX Ray Tracing)
  • Video Output: Native 4K, 8K Support, up to 120hz
  • Storage: 1 TB NVMe SSD Storage Drive

Xbox Series S – $299

  • RAM: 10GB GDDR6 RAM
  • Memory: 8GB at 224GB/s, 2GB at 56GB/s
  • CPU: 8x Zen 2 Cores at 3.8GHz (3.6GHz with SMT)
  • GPU: Custom AMD Radeon RDNA 4 Teraflops, 20 CUs at 1.55GHz – (Supports DirectX Ray Tracing)
  • Video Output: 1440p, 4K Support through playback or upscaling, 120fps
  • Storage: 512GB NVME SSD Storage Drive

Microsoft is offering a really good finance option for both consoles with Xbox All Access. For the Xbox Series X, you can pay $34.99/month for 24 months, which includes the console  pus 24 months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. The Xbox Series S with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate costs $24.99/month for 24 months.

Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S Release Date

Both consoles will be released on November 10.

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