I put consoles in an entertainment center and never think about them again so as long as it is quiet, it's great!
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What do you think about Xbox Series X design?
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As this is my computer case: https://www.fractal-design.com/products/cases/define/define-r5/black/
I love me a non-descript black box!
I love me a non-descript black box!
I wonder what happens to the Xbox One X come launch of this thing.
It muddies the water both in market position and name.
It muddies the water both in market position and name.
It baffles me that people are actually arguing with those saying it won't work with their home entertainment setups. You guys realize it's not really a "one size fits all" situation, right?
Regardless of personal setups, this thing is large. Just accept it. That said, if MS can make it compelling enough, I'm sure people will find a way to accommodate it.
And we don't even know if the power supply is integrated or if will have a brick. I suspect the latter, and it will probably be massive given the power requirements.
Regardless of personal setups, this thing is large. Just accept it. That said, if MS can make it compelling enough, I'm sure people will find a way to accommodate it.
And we don't even know if the power supply is integrated or if will have a brick. I suspect the latter, and it will probably be massive given the power requirements.
It'll likely exist, just won't be advertised in stores. If someone is looking for the new xbox, they'll find it.
You're worried about how Sony is going to sell a dev kit to general consumers?
It looks like a tiny PC. My tower is plain black box, no windows, no RGB, so the X Series is right in my asthetic sweetspot.
I want to play games on the thing, the more it blends in to the background for me the better.
That said, unless they're bringing some sweet exclusives, I'll just go PS5. I skipped out on MS for the first time this generation, mostly because I built a gaming PC before the One X hit. I'm due for a refresh next year so they'll need something compelling to get me on board.
I want to play games on the thing, the more it blends in to the background for me the better.
That said, unless they're bringing some sweet exclusives, I'll just go PS5. I skipped out on MS for the first time this generation, mostly because I built a gaming PC before the One X hit. I'm due for a refresh next year so they'll need something compelling to get me on board.
Putting this behind the TV is alright for me as I can easily get around the back but others will have their TV in a corner and many of these 55inch TVs are the same width or longer than a typical TV stand. I have no room either side on mine but this will sit nice behind the TV with a wireless controller and downloaded games.
It's not large though, in the spectrum of home consoles. It might not be paper thin for folks (apparently) wafer thin entertainment centers, but it's a small box when compared to other consoles. Way smaller footprint than anything this gen, not counting the switch.
Not sure why so many think it looks like a PC. This shape looks nothing like a PC case which are generally tall and long. While, yes, there are some cubic shaped PC cases, these are very rare boutique ones, and not associated generally with mainstream PC cases that 95% of PC gamers use.
Exactly, a lot of entertainment units are designed with compartments that are wide but low in height. Meant for things like DVD players and the traditional console design.
Just go to any furniture website and you will see.
Either way, while it can be placed horizontally, it is obvious it is intended to be place vertically.
It does kinda look like the Corsair OneNot sure why so many think it looks like a PC. This shape looks nothing like a PC case which are generally tall and long. While, yes, there are some cubic shaped PC cases, these are very rare boutique ones, and not associated generally with mainstream PC cases that 95% of PC gamers use.
But less "GaMeR!!"-y
I do not believe that and there's nothing to suggest that it is true. Design never has "barely anything to do with aesthetics." The design team would have taken many factors into consideration.
I think its fine. Looks more like a subwoofer than anything. I'm glad to hear it can lay flat. A little concerned at first because it didn't look like it would fit well or accommodate most TV stands/entertainment centers at first.
That's one part of Switch that I don't hear a lot about but has to be an issue for many of us (the console doesn't fit well with our entertainment centers, can't go on a shelf because it has to be pulled from above, and unless you have a very wide TV stand or TV mounted well above your entertainment center, its hard to find space for it on the top shelf without blocking the TV.
That's one part of Switch that I don't hear a lot about but has to be an issue for many of us (the console doesn't fit well with our entertainment centers, can't go on a shelf because it has to be pulled from above, and unless you have a very wide TV stand or TV mounted well above your entertainment center, its hard to find space for it on the top shelf without blocking the TV.
Looks fine but for living rooms I wonder how many people are just going to sit it on the floor when they find it difficult to place it on nearby shelves made for lower profile devices.
I had a hard enough time with my Switch.
edit: I realize it CAN lay flat but I'm not sure the design will speak to that possibility as much as previous consoles which would also stand upright or lay flat. And to be honest, on my living room component shelves I'm still not sure I will fit laying flat, haven't seen measurements yet.
I had a hard enough time with my Switch.
edit: I realize it CAN lay flat but I'm not sure the design will speak to that possibility as much as previous consoles which would also stand upright or lay flat. And to be honest, on my living room component shelves I'm still not sure I will fit laying flat, haven't seen measurements yet.
I hate the concave portion of the vent at the top and the fact that it shares the Xbox One logo verbatim without being reworked.
Rest of the chassis is decent. It's a solid B on the academic scale. Fixing those two issues would have put it into a B+ category.
Xbox One S and X are an +A and A respectively for their looks and branding. They look more modern and elegant than this.
Rest of the chassis is decent. It's a solid B on the academic scale. Fixing those two issues would have put it into a B+ category.
Xbox One S and X are an +A and A respectively for their looks and branding. They look more modern and elegant than this.
Not sure if serious. Sony ain't selling that, its the simple answer. Its a devkit, likely designed to be able to run the unit for long hours with plenty of cooling.
The exhaust at the top. You put it horizontally in an entertainment unit that means the exhaust is now facing the side. Normally a console will have it's exhaust at the back no matter horizontal or vertical.
I quite like the design. And that's nothing I can say about their previous consoles. Guess design is down to cooling? Wonder if the ps5 will have a similar design?
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I expected to be smaller but that's not my gripe.
Let's talk about the controller...
Xbox has big controllers historically. This controller is way too big. I expect more functionality from it. All of this could amount to early gripes but the op asked for first impressions.
Make the controller smaller and give it a display. Keep the thickness since that's a Microsoft trademark feature. That controller looks like the lovechild of the current controller and the elite controller.
Let's talk about the controller...
Xbox has big controllers historically. This controller is way too big. I expect more functionality from it. All of this could amount to early gripes but the op asked for first impressions.
Make the controller smaller and give it a display. Keep the thickness since that's a Microsoft trademark feature. That controller looks like the lovechild of the current controller and the elite controller.
It is? It looks too big to me in the promo video and pictures.
It is. They've just rounded the back battery compartment down so it's technically smaller.
I honestly love the way it looks. It actually looks like a console that is made to be stood upright
The XSX controller is actually slightly smaller than the standard XB1 controller:
"Spencer also noted that while the current Xbox One controller fits the majority of hands, according to Microsoft's research, the new design is ever-so-slightly smaller in subtle ways to increase that coverage from 95% to 98%."
There's definitely cabinets it seems wouldn't accept this. Mine is a fairly common sort of design, the slot for devices is about 2mm bigger than a CD, so anything over 5" tall wouldn't go inside.
But you're all missing the point. It's not desigend to go inside a cabinet, it's designed to sit out in the open proudly, next to the TV, where you can talk to it and ask it to do magic things for you.
Not sure why so many think it looks like a PC. This shape looks nothing like a PC case which are generally tall and long. While, yes, there are some cubic shaped PC cases, these are very rare boutique ones, and not associated generally with mainstream PC cases that 95% of PC gamers use.
Yeah it really looks very little like a PC. It's closer to a tall Amazon Fire Cube or standalone speaker.
I like the vertical design, and the mini-PC look is novel enough for the console space that I think it stands out without looking tacky. I was a big fan of the GameCube design as well. I like in the reveal how they deliberately make it seem huge, then they show the scale next to the normal controller.
Yeah I think you're right, definitely small compared to my own PC case in example. I guess all the memes altered my impressions a bit (and it being vertical in the presentation). Still looks beefy and beautiful, even if not that big.
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Tinfoilhat on: What if they intentionally made it hard to hide in tight cabinets, so it has to be visible and advertise itself to guests.
