With the PlayStation 4 launch today and the Xbox One coming next week, you may be asking yourself, "What can these game consoles do that is truly new?" Let's find out.
Today is launch day for Sony's latest weapon in the war to win living rooms, the PlayStation 4. Microsoft will return fire next Friday with the Xbox One and its improved Kinect camera. Both companies are offering powerful machines that can play graphically impressive games, but what else can they do? What is the newness that makes spending hundreds of dollars worth it?