Holy crap. That's ridiculous. Yea this console was overdesigned just for the sake of looking edgy.
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Which console design do you prefer - Playstation 5 or Xbox Series X?
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Holy crap. That's ridiculous. Yea this console was overdesigned just for the sake of looking edgy.
I think people are confusing boring with familiarity. PS5 was just unveiled today while we've known the Series X design for 6 months. When revealed it was shocking, and it was called bold and revolutionary for console design. It's a monolith with venting at the top...its design is absolutely unique while still maintaining a minimalist and industrial look.
The ps5 looks worse the more I look at it. I knew it would age horribly but I was thinking in terms of years not hours.
PS5 is by far my least favorite design of any Sony console yet. It's so gaudy and over-designed. It wouldn't be so bad if it was all black like in that mockup.
I'm not keen on the Series X form factor, but it will blend right in to a living room setup and not be an eyesore.
I'm not keen on the Series X form factor, but it will blend right in to a living room setup and not be an eyesore.
I thought the PS5 looked great at first..... Then I see it laid horizontally..... And all those size comparision. Now I hate it.
If this is close to accurate, I did some just rough math and came to the conclusion the PS5 is most likely larger than XSX in volume by roughly 10-20% (i think the depth is >= 10" but less than 12")
that is also excluding the dead space you'd have if it's in horizontal posture.
I have it at about 3.9" so approx 2/3 the height of XSX in horizontal
Neither are good, but the Xbox offends me less (it would be leagues better without the historically tacky Xbox branding, with the x-treme logo and neon green and shit). The PS5 reminds me of shitty American cars from the '90s, when everything was just bulbous for no reason.
PS5 might be my least favorite console design from a major first party....ever? It's hideous.
XSX is fine.
XSX is fine.
I went with the Series X. Between the two, it's the one that at least looks like it could be a premium piece of equipment in your home entertainment center. The PS5 is doing too much. The cheap-looking plastic shell wouldn't be that bad if didn't have that collar.
Xbox because it looks like it was designed to play games and play them well.
The PS5 would be the same but for some reason they added collars? It's meant to be eyecatching and Ghost in the Shell or something, I get it but its not going to fit in most TV units. I simply don't see how the design helps performance or usability.
There were rumours awhile back that MS showing the Series X early caught Sony off-guard and I reckon it might be true so they threw a design together asap like the Boomerang controller and are forced to stick with it due to Corvid-19 disruptions.
The PS5 would be the same but for some reason they added collars? It's meant to be eyecatching and Ghost in the Shell or something, I get it but its not going to fit in most TV units. I simply don't see how the design helps performance or usability.
There were rumours awhile back that MS showing the Series X early caught Sony off-guard and I reckon it might be true so they threw a design together asap like the Boomerang controller and are forced to stick with it due to Corvid-19 disruptions.
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Size comparison. Didn't realize it from the trailer, but the PS5 is fucking massive.
And to think it needs to be on a stand just to put it on it's side.
yup, the majority of Era is extremely out of touch (just like that other place always used to be). Soc media was on fire w/ peeps loving the design. lol
Yea that's pretty ridiculous to be honest. And to think people were complaining that the Series X might not fit in their entertainment center....
There doesn't need to be a conspiracy to explain why you don't like the design.
Lol. The positive buzz around PS5 in social media definitely isn't because "Sony is buying likes". It's just way more popular than Xbox, that's it.
There's also algorithms in place to punish that kind of behaviour and buying likes is not as simple as you make it seem. The most obvious "buying engagement" -situation is when there are fake followers, but that usually can be rather easily seen because then the actual post engagement isn't comparable to your page followers.
Holy crap It's bigger than the ps3???? It better not make a sound.Size comparison. Didn't realize it from the trailer, but the PS5 is fucking massive.
No conspiracy, it does look like a concept design that was pushed out early.
Sort of like those electric car concepts that never come out.
It really couldn't, because most replies here seem to have been about which console will fit their TV unit better and be better in regards to functionality and space. Good try though.
Size comparison. Didn't realize it from the trailer, but the PS5 is fucking massive.
Holy shit. Hoping this means it runs silently.
I'm not a huge fan of either but I can live with Series X so long as I can find a place to fit it. I really don't like the PS5 design at all. I was worried they would try and make a statement and seems they have. It would be nice if they'd offer a couple of designs - a ostentatious plastic sandwich for people who want that and a more boring look for people who don't. I don't need to make a statement with a console thanks. I'm not even sure what the statement is. The digital one looks the best of the two. Hopefully we'll get a cheaper redesign in a couple of years when I plan to get one.
So you're thinking
PS5
16x10x4 ~
640 in³
Xbox
12x6x6,
432 in³
I was theorizing last week that I could see it coming in under XSX, boy was I wrong
Thinking about 15.6" for height
Mind you there's a chunk of the console that is quite a bit thinner too
This may be a stretch, but the upright PS5's shape from the front is reminiscent of the Roman numeral V to me. I think I really like it. Reminds me of Victini from the gen 5 pokemon games lol
I personally think the PS5 looks best in the images that have it sideways though.
I personally think the PS5 looks best in the images that have it sideways though.
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I like the chunky design of the X. PS5 isn't terrible or anything, but not crazy of needing a stand to be on it's side, and if it's actually that big boy it better have some great cooling.
I prefer boring looking consoles. My aurora r9 is justtt enough over the top for me to not be inoffensive.
