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Console Showdown: Xbox One vs. PlayStation 4

While Microsoft showed off its console and even let us do a hands-on with it  Sony has yet to reveal the final hardware and many of the final specifications for the PS4.Take a look at the side-by-side comparison below.Will you be buying a PlayStation 4 or Xbox One when the consoles become available? What do you like about the consoles? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

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