Is the Xbox really more powerful than the Playstation?

I gambled on both consoles and didn't notice much difference.

Supposedly it should be mainly through the ventilation and yes, in the heat you definitely notice a difference. While the PS4 works almost like a pan on which you can fry an egg, the Xbox is still relatively cool.

In terms of performance, however, I didn't notice any real difference and I also generally think that consoles don't give each other that much. Both have built roughly the same, both have to be able to cope with the same games for a few years and in the end it is really just a matter of personal preference, i.e. Menu navigation, where the friends gamble and possibly whether you still have old games that run on it.

The normal Xbox One or the S is no better than the PS4 or even a PS4 pro.

However, the One X is a completely different caliber. Most games look better on it than the Pro by Worlds. Native 4k and fixed 60 FPS as an example. A decent TV or monitor is of course required. You also benefit from more details or greater visibility.

Unfortunately, this is not correct. The your One is no comparison to the One X and the same applies to the PS4 pro compared to the old PS4.

There's a real difference if the games are optimized for it.

Well, we're also comparing the old consoles here and not the new ones, right? It is clear that it makes no sense to compare the Ps4 Pro with the old Xbox or vice versa.

No idea what exactly to compare here. The questioner should have formulated this more precisely.

But since he speaks generally of Xbox and Playstation, I also included everyone.

Moin, the Xbox One generation is said to be the Xbox One and Xbox One S behind the PS4 / Pro.

However, the Xbox One X is currently the "most powerful console in the world" and therefore better than the Playstation 4 and Playstation 4 Pro.

On the One X you should also see differences, it should look much better there with 4K and 60 FPS among other things. (As long as your monitor / TV and the game is designed for it.)

You can already see the difference from the other answers, but because I'm too lazy to write all of this, I'll just say it that way

There are only minimal differences for the viewer so the user of the console means in plain text:

Almost the same console only under a different name and no longer look

And oh the games