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Next-gen consoles by volume: PS5 is 5% larger than XSX, XSX is 7% larger than PS5D
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useless metric...
same depth, guess which one has greater volume.
Exactly this. Have to take into account the efficiency of the volume when fitting these consoles into a space.
useless metric...
same depth, guess which one has greater volume.
Ok, hold up.
The volume calculated in the OP is most likely just the volume of a box that would be occupied by the system's length x width x height dimensions, which are publicly known.
The real reason they're so close in volume is simply because the Series X is wider.
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OP: "it's nice to have actual volume metrics" ....but why? Is it because your useless % calculations look better for your console of choice? I love this place
Everything available was sold. Except for the Xbox series s in Germany - that still seems to be available.
On a more serious note:
I'd like to know the maximum occupied volume of these systems and by that I mean how much space is really occupied. I'll have both systems at launch but I am a bit worried about the ps5 and my entertainment cabinet...
Exactly. That 5% figure doesn't mean you need 5% more space to fit it somewhere.
You might as well start measuring the internal cavities and subtracting that, too, for the value in these figures.
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I called it (the actually minor size difference) a while back, when some people were acting like the PS5 was twice as big and therefore the XSX was a marvel of engineering due to requiring so little space for cooling. Volume = space.
Obviously to many that doesn't matter much now that they're pretty much equal :P
Obviously to many that doesn't matter much now that they're pretty much equal :P
I love those outer casing curves forced on to what is basically a simple box that transforms the shape into something far more interesting and sexy looking. I love recto-linear + subtle curves on an object. When did my pants roll down?
Its interesting that despite looking so different in size the actual space they occupy is closer. But it's not really useful information. What's important is how much space they need to fit into or around our TV.
Personally I think neither would fit into my entertainment unit. But both would sit ontop of it just fine without interfering with my TV that is wall mounted above it. Although i have my controller charging stands occupying that space at the moment.
Personally I think neither would fit into my entertainment unit. But both would sit ontop of it just fine without interfering with my TV that is wall mounted above it. Although i have my controller charging stands occupying that space at the moment.
Yeah, was going to say the same thing.useless metric...
same depth, guess which one has greater volume.
The PS5 is huge - time for people to accept that and move on.
even if ps5DE has less mass it'ss till taller and less compact than series x, making it less optimal for furniture displacement. i can't fit it into mine and i'll have to keep it on top of it
Not really. It can stand next to my tv and in one of the gaps thing no problem
Obviously the load times will be what many want to see and of course performance but you're right, everything from the UI, who has the nicer HDMI cable, and which box art looks best will be explored.
I could put my series x in sideways into my entertainment center. But i bought a little pc stand to put next to my entertainment center instead so i can stand it up
Nice.
I preordered the Digital Edition of the PS5. I always thought it looked sexier/smaller and I also don't have use for physical discs since I went full digital years ago.
I preordered the Digital Edition of the PS5. I always thought it looked sexier/smaller and I also don't have use for physical discs since I went full digital years ago.
I initially ignored this thread....but then I was bored and started doing some comparing.
For starters.....they weigh the same??? Wut?
PS5 disc - 9.9 lbs
Series X - 9.8 lbs
That alone got me to start comparing more....
PS5 in inches: https://blog.playstation.com/2020/0...499-for-ps5-with-ultra-hd-blu-ray-disc-drive/
15.35 in x 5.5 in x 10.24 in (they measured this by width x height x depth? Is this horizontal?)
Series X in inches: https://www.xbox.com/en-US/consoles/xbox-series-x#purchase
5.9 in x 5.9 in x 11.8 in (is this length, width, height vertical?)
So....at the end of day volume doesnt help us for how we place these consoles. BUT...lol, I am shocked that the PS5 is smaller in 2 measurements.
PS5 must be horizontal, Series X vertical for this to make sense. Because its not making sense. Would you have to re-arrange the PS5 and Series X measurements to match to get a better idea?
(Maybe PS5 measured vertical is 10.24 in x 5.5 x 15.35 in?)
(And Series X horizontal is 5.9 in x 11.8 in x 5.9 in?)
tl;dr, they weigh the same.....thats amazing and kinds of lends insight to the volume discussion.
For starters.....they weigh the same??? Wut?
PS5 disc - 9.9 lbs
Series X - 9.8 lbs
That alone got me to start comparing more....
PS5 in inches: https://blog.playstation.com/2020/0...499-for-ps5-with-ultra-hd-blu-ray-disc-drive/
15.35 in x 5.5 in x 10.24 in (they measured this by width x height x depth? Is this horizontal?)
Series X in inches: https://www.xbox.com/en-US/consoles/xbox-series-x#purchase
5.9 in x 5.9 in x 11.8 in (is this length, width, height vertical?)
So....at the end of day volume doesnt help us for how we place these consoles. BUT...lol, I am shocked that the PS5 is smaller in 2 measurements.
PS5 must be horizontal, Series X vertical for this to make sense. Because its not making sense. Would you have to re-arrange the PS5 and Series X measurements to match to get a better idea?
(Maybe PS5 measured vertical is 10.24 in x 5.5 x 15.35 in?)
(And Series X horizontal is 5.9 in x 11.8 in x 5.9 in?)
tl;dr, they weigh the same.....thats amazing and kinds of lends insight to the volume discussion.
I need to know how many terasplishsploshes each console produces.
It's comes down to only one metric that matters, how it's going to look in person and at their desks/entertainment centres. That's the only measurement that anyone is going to have any use for. The difference between boxy shape and the curves set up really interesting first impressions; the Series X was huge, and the PS5 was slim (with drive chonk). Yet almost everyone who gets the Series X in front of them says "Huh. It's smaller than I thought". Dimensions and smaller men holding holding the PS5 aside, I'm looking forward to people reacting to unrestricted access to the PS5 in person.
Where are you getting 5.5 in width for PS5?
104mm in inches is 4.1 inches.
Your other dimensions look right.
How are they doing these calculations?
Official specs for the PS5 are 390mm x 104mm x 260mm =10545 cm3
XSX = 151 x 151 x 301 = 6863 cm3
This actually under-estimates the PS5 buy their own admission (excludes largest projection, excludes Base) and is still larger than the estimates I was using. So the external dimensional volume is 46% larger.
Are you sure this calculation isn't displacement? That's usually calculated in liters and is not the same thing as volume.
I don't know. It looks a bit "off" when it is on its side because of the base stand.
The other benefit to getting a PS5DE, is not needing it to be accessible. If I can't fit it in my entertainment center, I have plenty of well-ventilated space behind it, so I'll just stick it there. I don't need to access it to put discs in.
The OP looks like they're using liters, otherwise I don't know what the L stands for.
You know what? Nobody is forcing you to use the disc drive in a console.
As someone who often packs things and moves things around, volume means absolutely nothing. Everything is considered boxy and the amount of space that box takes is all that matters. I don't care if it's rounded or whatever, it's cubed dimension is all that matters.
I couldn't get a DE so will doing this exact thing with my disc version and just pretending it's a DE.
Yeah, that's true for the actual use of the console. Yet people like numbers. and the volume metric will be used a lot, probably as soon as we get more in depth looks at the PS5 and at launch during the "holy crap it's huge" phase.
I agree, volume is a useless measurement if you're trying to figure out if it'll fit in a cabinet. But it's handy when people start arguing over which console is engineered better based on volume, because trust me, that's happened.
And while the XSX is certainly easier to fit in most shelving on its side, it looks a lot worse horizontally, and vertically it's still tall enough to be awkward (but at least it looks good that way). On the other hand, while the PS5 looks fine on its side, it's so wide that it's going to actually make it hard to fit it next to my PS3. That full BC could have come in real handy.
