Everything You Need to Know About the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 That Are Out at Christmas 2013

You can count on the Xbox One and PS4 dominating the kiddos of all ages Christmas list this year. Will it be more of the same? All hype and no real changes? here is what you need to know:

Xbox One
• The Xbox One hits stores in November with a $499.99 price tag.

• Xbox SmartGlass has been upgraded so that you can perform more console functions on your handheld SmartGlass device. That includes setting up your Xbox One multiplayer matches, and even playing a single player game on it while you wait.

• Twitch is integrated into Xbox One, which means you can stream your gameplay to share with your friends.

• Your Xbox Live Gold Membership is being enhanced and starting July 1st you'll be able to download TWO FREE GAMES each month to your Xbox 360. Some of the titles that will be available include "Assassin's Creed 2" and "Halo 3".

• Gold Membership Sharing is another new feature. It's being upgraded so your membership that will allow everyone in your house reap the benefit of your gold status, and let your family game online regardless of whether you're signed on or not.

• Unlimited Friends List: On the new console you'l no longer be limited to just 100 friends on your friends list . . . which is kind of a huge deal. Being forced to delete people to make room for a new friend has frustrated a lot of us.

• No More Microsoft Points: Everything will be priced in your local currency. That's right. No more Microsoft Points. From now on all transactions on that new Xbox One console will be done in terms of REAL money.

• Exclusive games for the new Xbox include "Dead Rising 3", "Forza 5", "Kinect: Sports Rivals", a "Killer Instinct" reboot, and of course, a new "Halo". Some of the other titles they announced are:

. . . "Project Spark" which lets develop your own games and share them with the rest of the community. That includes building entire worlds, programming enemies to fight, and sharing your upgrades with each other.

. . . "Titanfall" a mech game from the creators of "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare".

. . . "Sunset Overdrive" a cartoony shooter set in an open world environment.

. . . "Quantum Break" is a game about a failed science experiment that's damaged causes rifts in time.

. . . "Ryse: Son of Rome" where you're a Roman general fighting barbarians.

. . . And an episodic murder mystery called "D4".

PS4

The PlayStation 4 is coming out sometime during the holidays and will cost $399.99.

Some newly announced games you'll only be able to get on that system are "The Order: 1866" . . . which is a monster-slaying game set in the Victorian era . . . and a sexy-looking road racing game called "DriveClub".

In addition to coming in a hundred dollars cheaper than its main competitor, Sony announced that the PlayStation 4 won't restrict trading, selling, or lending your games. (Games for the Xbox One are locked to the account of the person who paid for it, which means you can't share discs with your cheapskate friends anymore.)

Sony also released the final trailer for the PS3-exclusive, post-apocalyptic action game "The Last of Us". You play as a grizzled survivor who ends up bonding with a young girl he protects from "infected" humans. It hits stores this Friday.

More Game Reveals:

They also announced some more games that will be coming to both consoles. Here are a few that you might be interested in: "Mad Max", a new "Star Wars: Battlefront", Tom Clancy's "The Division", "Kingdom Hearts III", "Dragon Age Inquisition" and "Just Dance 2014".