The somewhat retro look might've been the reason. For me, it varies. I like it when a retro look is mixed in with a lot of the improvements of newer devicesyeah, most people i talked to hated the design but i dug it
the weird grooves on the top kinda gave it an older style, reminded me of an Atari or an Intellivision
kinda wish they would of released a version with fake wood panels attached to it
Honestly, something like that could've been a collector's item. I wonder if we'll get any late gen limited edition releases for the PS4/XB1