Xbox One Vs. PS4: Microsoft Next-Generation Console Slower Than Sony’s? Playstation 4 Rumored To Be 50 Percent Faster

The Sony PS4 is "around 50 percent faster than its rival Xbox One," according to anonymous game developers quoted in a report from the Edge, the International Business Times reports.

The report states that multiple anonymous "high-level game development sources" termed the performance differences between the Xbox One from Microsoft and the PS4 "significant," the International Business Times also reports.

A gamer with beta access to the Xbox One posted a two-minute video of the Xbox One's new dashboard and revealed that it loads games in seconds.

"From the moment he presses the 'A' button to the time that the game actually starts is about four seconds - not bad in the least," the ExtremeTech.com writes.

"As the dashboard sports a large "Insert Disc" icon, it's safe to assume the game is running exclusively from the hard drive. While there is still room for improvement with caching solutions and solid state drives, this is a massive step forward from the sloth-like speed of the Xbox 360."

Although several videos showing the capabilities of the Xbox One controller and dashboard have been leaked before, the newest clip was the first to show off an unofficial version of the console that wasn't on display by Microsoft.

One video seemingly shot by a Microsoft employee, shows a debug Xbox One running a beta version of the new console interface - it allows gamers to use the console's 'snap mode' to run  multiple programs simultaneously on the same screen, CVG.com reports.