CarolianOctober2013Issue - St. Charles Preparatory School

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The Carolian Page 8tab look a little bulky and outdated,despite it being extremely recent.There’s a fine line between beatingcompetitors out of the gate andreleasing too early. That was a riskNintendo was willing to take.I hate to dismiss them sohaughtily, but the truth is, biggerthings are coming. Let’s cut to thechase and talk about the specs.first, Sony’s PS4. The PS3 was partitionedin a kind of a limiting way,devoting only a certain amount ofspace to graphics, etc. Theychanged this with the PS4. Thissystem is not so much a console asit is a computer with Sony’s OSblanketing it to deliver us a smoothgaming experience. We’re talkingabout a 500 GB hard drive, a powerfulGPU that’s around the samelevel as the Radeon 7870, withDX11, and a really slick processor.The PS4’s claim to processing fameis a custom AMD Jaguar 8-coreprocessor. Now, in my opinion,AMD can’t be beat when it comesto gaming rigs, but this Octo-corebeast is not as powerful as Sonymight like you to think. Remember,Jaguar model processors are oftenused in high-end tablets, netbooks,and entry-level laptops, not gamingcomputers. These cores aren’t particularlypowerful by themselves, oreven paired. It’s putting eight ofthese babies together that reallypack the PS4’s punch. There’s alwaysa better processor, but forsome next generation computing,an AMD 8-core sounds pretty nice.In comparison, the XboxOne also features a heavily customizedAMD chip that combines aneight-core Jaguar CPU, a GPU tailoredfor DirectX 11.1 graphics.The Xbox One will have 8 GB ofram, rivaling the PS4, but the ram isDDR3, as opposed to the PS4’sGDDR5. These specs really are notthat different. Both machines arevery similar in hardware, but thereis one game-changing difference.The Xbox has a GPU that’s veryclose to the Radeon HD 7790,which is significantly less powerfulthan the PS4’s 7870. Overall thePS4 definitely has the upper handin terms of specs.The PS4 definitely packsmore of a punch in the technicalarea, but all students about to goand pre-order it, not so fast. Sonymay have a winner in specifications.We buy consoles for their featuresand interface too, not just specs.Let me explain some features.I’ll only go over a few importantfeatures in this article, butit’s important to remember this:The PS4 is a gaming machine, whilethe Xbox One is a multimedia center.It wants to be the one device inyour living room, with all of yourmedia needs coming through it,hence the name “One.”One of the PS4’s sellingpoints rests in the Dualshock 4controller. This is a really nice lookingcontroller, but besides that, italso has a revolutionary piece oftechnology integrated into it: Theshare button. With the share button,you can instantly share yourgaming successes in video form tosocial media sites. Say you got thatperfect headshot in Call of Duty.Press the share button, and all yourfriends can see it. Needless to say,that’s pretty awesome. The controlleralso has a headphone jack,which means you’ll be able to listento your games using any 3.5 mmheadphones you want. Not muchhas been revealed about the interface,but it looks promising, alludingto lots of online features andsocial connectivity.In comparison, the XboxOne is packed with cool featuresalso, although these are not somuch focused around gaming. TheXbox One is Skype integrated, soyou can talk with your friends whilegaming or watching TV, using theinternet service as opposed toXbox Live chat. Xbox One canalso be used as a TV, as you canroute your television through thesystem. What really excites methough, is the operating system.The Xbox One uses a clever combinationof 3 OS’s. One is Zune,the OS on the 360, albeit a veryupdated and streamlined version ofit. It also has Windows RT, the OSof the Surface and other Windowstablets, and finally, Windows 8,Microsoft’s latest OS. This willcombine the best of the three. Theinterface of Zune, the simplicity ofRT, and the speed of Windows 8.Doubtless, we’re looking at a verysnappy and quick interface, pleasingto all gamers. There are alsoreports of very powerful cloudgaming, but not many details havebeen confirmed so far.In terms of features, Ithink the Xbox One takes the cake.As I have said before, there’s no“best console”, it all depends onwhat you prefer as a gamer.Hopefully, this article hashelped clarify what next generationplatform you’ll be gaming on.When making your decision, rememberthis: PC is always better.(wink)Courtesy of Google Images
The Carolian Page 9T H E C A R O L I A NOwner and PublisherMr. James LowerFaculty Moderator:Mr. Jack GibbonsEditor-in-Chief:Stephen McFadden ‘14Managing Editors:Troy and Tanner Plewa‘14Editors:Declan McCord ‘14Ryan Meder ‘14John Browne III ‘14Christopher Mitchell ‘16Evan Meder ‘16Jacob McCorkle ‘17Colin O’Connor ‘16Front Page photo of St.Charles Building courtesy ofSteven Turville, Class of2010.Writers Featured:Declan McCord ‘14John Browne III ‘14Reed Gossard ‘16Ryan Meder ‘14Jacob Dilley ’16Scott Cooper ‘17Keaton Maisano ‘17The Carolian is the official, student-run newspaper of St. Charles Preparatory School. It ispublished monthly during the school year. The Carolian was founded in 1926, and has been oneof the school’s great traditions since its inception. For 84 years, The Carolian has been thepreeminent source of news in the St. Charles community.The Carolian may be found online at the St. Charles preparatory School official web page,StCharlesPrep.orgAny inquiries concerning The Carolian may be directed to:Mr. Jack Gibbons - Faculty Moderatorjgibbons@cdeducation.orgORStephen McFadden- Editor-in-Chiefstmcfadd@gmail.comSt. Charles Preparatory may be reached by the following means:Address:2010 East Broad StreetColumbus, Ohio43209Phone:614-252-6714Fax:614-251-6800
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