Hi Mark, here's a list of pro's n con's to help people out
ps4
the game pad runs down quick you get about 3hours play before you need to plug it in.
Game's run at 1080p (1080p (also known as Full HD or FHD and BT.709) is a set of HDTV high-definition video modes characterized by 1080 horizontal lines of vertical resolution and progressive scan, as opposed to interlaced, as is the case with the 1080i display standard)
playstation plus £3.33 per month and you’ll get:
PlayStation 4 online multiplayer(you'll need playstation plus to play with your mates online)
24 PS4 games a year for no extra cost (you can only play theses for the time you're with playstation plus)
Exclusive discounts at PlayStation Store
Access to Share Play – so your friends can play your games even if they don’t own a copy themselves.
10GB of cloud storage for your PS4 game saves
Playstation now the only way to play your ps3 ps2 and ps1 games on a ps4 will set you back from £2.99 to 7.99 for two hours play
you'll need a tv with a HDMI socket
xbox one
most game's run at 900fps you can see it as it looks like full hd
xbox live gold is needed if you want to play your mates online at £3.99 a month or £40 a year
you can play your old xbox 360 games for free
you can play your games on windows 10 devices (so on xmas day when Granny wants the have the Queen on and the kids want to play xbox put your pc/laptop on away you play
ea access (only on xbox one) for £20 a year you get to play ea games 5 days before they hit the shop and get 10% off ea games eg fifa, and you get ea vault so you can play FIFA 15, Titanfall, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Battlefield Hardline, Battlefield 4 and Need for speed for free
you can plug your sky or virgin box into it
you can sign up to Xbox Live Rewards and get paid for playing games Whether you're an avid gamer with an ever-growing Gamerscore, or a movie buff who lives and breathes Microsoft Movies & TV, get reward for doing what you love. And the more you do with Xbox One or Xbox 360, the more you get.
I've got Both and use the xbox one the most