Now that 6 months has passed, how do you feel about the designs of both consoles? Design is more than how it looks, it's how it works too.
For PS5 it does look good vertically but awful horizontally. The blue light running down the face is cool, especially at night. The massive size makes it tricky to find a spot for it in my tv cabinet. My console is afflicted with coil whine and a loud disc drive, so those take off some points.
With series x, I really dig the mini tower design. It's a simple with just the right amount of flourishes like the light up Xbox logo and the green reveal in the venting holes. The fans are inaudible unless you're right up next to it and the disc drive doesn't make a lot of noise either. On the downside it doesn't look so hot horizontally and the boxy shape might not fit well into some people's entertainment unit. Overall it's a homerun of a design that you really appreciate when it's in your home and you're actively using it.
Overall the simple but elegant design of the series x wins out for me. PS5 makes a statement, but I think that a revision that reworks the design, reduces size by 30% or so and is quieter will make a big difference.
Edit: 3rd option should be XSS lol
For PS5 it does look good vertically but awful horizontally. The blue light running down the face is cool, especially at night. The massive size makes it tricky to find a spot for it in my tv cabinet. My console is afflicted with coil whine and a loud disc drive, so those take off some points.
With series x, I really dig the mini tower design. It's a simple with just the right amount of flourishes like the light up Xbox logo and the green reveal in the venting holes. The fans are inaudible unless you're right up next to it and the disc drive doesn't make a lot of noise either. On the downside it doesn't look so hot horizontally and the boxy shape might not fit well into some people's entertainment unit. Overall it's a homerun of a design that you really appreciate when it's in your home and you're actively using it.
Overall the simple but elegant design of the series x wins out for me. PS5 makes a statement, but I think that a revision that reworks the design, reduces size by 30% or so and is quieter will make a big difference.
Edit: 3rd option should be XSS lol
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