Xbox One vs. PS4 Sales, Graphics Superior To Amazon FireTV? Set-Top Box Announcement Made

Amazon announced its long-rumored set-top box FireTV on Wednesday, but the new product may not be able to match up against its competitor Xbox One and Playstation 4.

"The FireTV is billed not as a competitor to the Xbox One or PlayStation 4, but as a way for people who wouldn't otherwise buy a console to play games," the Verge writes.

"Amazon claims it's made the FireTV three times as powerful as its competitors from Roku, Google, and Apple, giving it a dedicated graphics processor and 2GB of RAM."

Sony' next-generation console Playstation 4 has a 7:1 sales lead over its Microsoft counterpart Xbox One, Geek.com reports, leaving many gamers wondering if it is a sales, specs and graphics disaster for Microsoft.

Former Microsoft Studios chief Phil Spencer has been named head of Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox unit and has shift toward making video games the clear and primary focus of Microsoft's all-in-one Xbox One console, a strategy that rival Sony Computer Entertainment Corp. has used to edge out a slight lead for its PlayStation 4, the Financial Post reports.

Microsoft officials are beginning to review the Xbox One's games and price to improve its reputation, The Inquirer reports, emanating the possibility of a sales, specs, graphics poll boost for the next-generation console.

Michael Dunn, program manager on Xbox Live, has taken to the Microsoft blog to talk up itsnew reputation features and how you can use them to massage the virtual world view of your online character, The Inquirer also reports.

"Gaming has always been a social activity, and for Xbox One we redesigned the Xbox Live community-powered reputation system from Xbox 360 to help better inform players about their behavior in the community," Dunn said, according to the site.

Microsoft is allegedly considering dropping the price of the Xbox One by $50, Forbes.com reports, leaving many gamers wondering is sales, specs and graphics may be affected.

Famed game titles "Diablo 3" and "Reaper Of Souls" are expected to come to the Xbox One, Forbes reports, intensifying Microsoft' next-generation console rivalry with Sony's Playstation 4.

More Xbox One games will run in 1080p eventually, Microsoft Xbox director of development Boyd Multerer has said in a new interview, Game Spot reports, leaving many gamers wondering if there will be a slowdown of sales, specs and graphics.