En esta comparativa técnica entre el Sony PlayStation 4 y el Valve Steam Machine, analizamos las características clave para ayudarte a elegir.
La elección entre estos dos modelos de Consoles de sobremesa suele depender de su presupuesto, con precios alrededor de $399 USD / £349 GBP y $749 USD (512 GB) / $899 USD (2 TB).
| Especificaciones |
Sony PlayStation 4 |
Valve Steam Machine |
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| Lanzamiento | ||
| Versión | noviembre 2013 | - |
| Rendimiento | ||
| Procesador (CPU) | 8-core semi-custom AMD Jaguar @ 1.6 GHz | Semi-custom AMD Zen 4 (6-core / 12-thread) Hasta 4.8 GHz |
| Procesador gráfico (GPU) | Custom AMD Radeon (GCN 1.1) @ 800 MHz | Semi-custom AMD RDNA 3 (28 Compute Units) |
| Potencia GPU | 1.84 Teraflops | aprox. 10.5 Teraflops (Comparable to an RTX 4060 / RX 7600) |
| Memoria RAM | 8 GB GDDR5 (176 GB/s bandwidth) | 16 GB DDR5 (System) + 8 GB GDDR6 (Dedicated VRAM) |
| Almacenamiento | 500 GB HDD (Standard) / 1 TB (Later models) — User replaceable | 512 GB o 2 TB NVMe SSD (User-upgradeable 2230/2280 slots) |
| Almacenamiento ampliable | External USB 3.0 Hard Drive support (Added via actualización de software) | Alto-velocidad microSD card slot; External USB almacenamiento |
| Lector de discos | Standard Blu-ray / DVD drive | None (Digital solo) |
| Salida de vídeo | ||
| Resolución | 1080p (Full HD), 720p, 480p | Native 4K (2160p); 8K support via DisplayPort |
| FPS máximo | Hasta 60 FPS | Hasta 240 FPS (via DisplayPort 1.4); 120 FPS (via HDMI 2.0) |
| HDR | HDR10 support (Added to all models via Firmware 4.0 in 2016) | HDR10+ y Dolby Vision support |
| VRR (Refresco variable) | No | AMD FreeSync Premium |
| Ray Tracing | No | Hardware-accelerated Ray Tracing (RDNA 3) |
| Audio | ||
| Formatos | Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1, Linear PCM 7.1, Optical Out (S/PDIF) | Multichannel Linear PCM, Dolby Atmos, DTS:X |
| Headphones | 3.5mm jack on controller | 3.5mm jack on controller; USB-C y Bluetooth audio support |
| Conectividad | ||
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 out | 1x HDMI 2.0 (con CEC support) |
| USB | 2x USB 3.0 (Delantero) | 2x USB-A 3.2 (Delantero), 2x USB-A 2.0 (Trasera), 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 (Trasera) |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
| Wi-Fi | Single-band 802.11 b/g/n (2.4GHz solo) | Wi-Fi 6E (2.4GHz, 5GHz, y 6GHz) |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 2.1 (EDR) | Bluetooth 5.3 (Dedicated antenna) |
| Servicios | ||
| Multijugador online | PlayStation Plus requerido | Free (Steam Networking) |
| Guardado en la nube | Incluido con PS Plus | Steam Cloud (Free) |
| Suscripción | PS Plus (Essential, Extra, Premium) | None requerido (Access to Steam Store, EA Play) |
| Uso a distancia | Compatible / Soportado (PS Vita, PC, Mac, Mobile) | Steam Remote Play / Steam Link |
| Mando | ||
| Incluido | 1x DualShock 4 (V1) | Standard in bundles (o se vende por separado) |
| Funcionalidades | Delantero panel táctil, Integrado light bar (hidden from player view), altavoz integrado, Mono headset jack, Share button | Dual haptic trackpads, TMR Magnetic Sticks (No drift), 4 Botones traseros, Gyro, Capacitive touch Sensores |
| Compatibilidad | ||
| Retrocompatibilidad | No native disc support para PS1/PS2/PS3; select digital "PS2 Classics" disponible | Full Steam Library (via Proton/SteamOS); plays thousands of Windows games |
| Soporte VR | Full support para PlayStation VR (PSVR) | Full support para Valve Index y the new Steam Frame headset |
| Físico | ||
| Dimensiones | 10.8 x 2.0 x 12.0 inches (275 x 53 x 305 mm) | 6.1 x 6.4 x 6.0 inches (156 x 162 x 152 mm) — Compact cube design |
| Peso | 6.2 lbs (2.8 kg) | 5.7 lbs (2.6 kg) |
| Color | Jet negro (standard), Glacier blanco (later) | Matte negro con personalizable 17-LED RGB strip |
| Alimentación | ||
| Consumo | 250W Max (External fuente de alimentación NOT requerido; internal PSU) | 300W Internal Fuente de alimentación (Max draw aprox. 150-180W) |
| Varios | ||
| En la caja | Console, DualShock 4, Mono earbud headset, cable HDMI, Carga por USB cable, Cable de alimentación | Console, Steam Controller 2, Charging Puck, HDMI 2.0 cable, AC Cable de alimentación |
| Precio | $399 USD / £349 GBP | $749 USD (512 GB) / $899 USD (2 TB) |
| Detalles completos | PlayStation 4 - Ficha técnica completa | Steam Machine - Ficha técnica completa |