For the most part of the next-gen console wars between the PS4 and the Xbox One, everything has been done through speculations and showdowns.

People have speculated and followed rumours of what each console may bring to the table, and awaited what new features the consoles would deliver. And then the E3 came and Sony basically took the stage by storm, though Microsoft tried a follow-up number with its policy reversal for used games and DRM.

But no one has tried to really put a number, with the closest only being the ranking in preorder sales in various online retailers. However, The Next Web reports that a poll has been created to see which console was more attractive to gamers on the web.

Without limiting for anything and basically allowing anyone to cast their votes on specific aspects of the two consoles, Polar has created a rough console war measurement, although admittedly it is by no means official nor even practical in gauging legitimate numbers.

The Next Web reports that the data for the poll has been in heavily in favor of the PS4, with only the Kinect factor of the Xbox One that sets it apart as a competition.

But even though the voters may actually be more of Sony fans than those supporting the Xbox One, it shows just how ingrained the PS4 is to these supporters.

Even in the speculative questions that puts the PS4 at a disadvantage "If Xbox One Cost 400 Dollars... Xbox One For Sure! OR Sticking with PS4," the poll has rendered a 1,011 landslide win against a 261 vote for the Xbox One.

Check out the poll for yourself and cast a vote at www.polarb.com/polls/tags/consolewar8.

The power of the Xbox One cloud rendered in Sunset Overdrive

One of the features that separate the next-gen consoles from the current ones is the restriction in content updates, and Insomniac Games will be taking advantage of the fact that the next-gen consoles have already lifted the restriction, while also putting the power of the Xbox One cloud to good use.

Sunset Overdrive, which is an upcoming game for the Xbox One, will allow for content updating based on the game's players, and using the cloud as a way to manage the updates while keeping the game's major campaign on a playable offline scale.

"Some of the hardcore data collection, correlation, and translation that we expect to do is difficult and takes a lot of horsepower, and that is one aspect of the cloud that is attractive to us," said Ted Price, CEO of Insomniac Games in an interview quoted by Polygon.

"We are going to be relying on heavy back-end services to churn through the data we get from players to understand what they're telling us and what they're doing in the game."

Of course, the problem for some gamers here might be that the need to connect to Xbox Live in order for the updates to become available via the cloud, but that's an issue that may be resolved in time.

A new reputation system for the Xbox One

Say goodbye to trash talking and trolling in the future world of the Xbox One community--because when it releases, there's an accompanying reputation system that will monitor and report your activities, which in turn will affect your standing.

The ranking has already been revealed back in E3 2013 care of Xbox Community Manager Major Nelson, naming three main categories "Good Player," "Need improvement," and "Avoid Me."

The category that you will be grouped in will be dependent on feedback from other games as well as logs of your actions to include blocking and muting. However, this is applicable to gamers who tend to play with strangers, rather than those who stick with a particular circle of friends.

"There'll be very good things that happen to people that just play their games and are good participants," said Microsoft Senior Product Manager Mike Lavin to Ars Technica.

"And you'll start to see some effects if you continue to play bad, or harass other people en masse. You'll probably end up starting to play more with other people that are more similar to you."

Basically, the new system may seem to be putting together people of the same characteristics--either a good gamer, someone who needs improvement, or someone who has to be avoided.

There ways to improve your ratings, first from just avoiding any bad reports from other players, so you'd have to behave yourself, to partaking in community programs, such as the Xbox Live Rewards.

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