Xbox Series X is the best looking console of all time

BLEEN · Nov 21, 2020

LOL it's a box. A nice looking box at that!

How much does it go for? I'm still rocking my PS3 because you can mod them out the wazoo. Still waiting on the XBO to be opened up. PS4 is already done, so I'll pick that up next when I see a good deal.

On topic a bit, I am partial to the Slim PS3 design. Which, most people don't know, has a hidden LED.

I'll post it in a second.

Edit* here you go!

Sony decided last second to disable those. Every Slim has it. If you look at your own, you can see the slight translucent area there.

Trace said:
Slim PS3

My man!

Shyotl · Nov 21, 2020

Forerunner said:
S is much better.

I just can't get past how it looks like a speaker. That black circle just ruins it for me.

Anyhow, the real answer is Net Yaroze PS1, or OG PS2.

The Xbox One X also looks far better than the Series X or S, imo.

chandoog · Nov 21, 2020

DumpsterJuice said:
Man, that's an ugly console.

AVATAR QUOTE !!!!!

Anarion07 · Nov 21, 2020

nekkid said:
The quietness of the device considering its power and its overall size makes the X an exceptional design.

im talking about design optics wise, not engineering wise. This is a thread about the looks after all

TheGreatMightyPoo · Nov 21, 2020

It's boring.

But slick.

It looks very favorable compared to the PS5.

Combo · Nov 21, 2020

Jonnax said:
Hello, have you seen the GameCube?
It had a handle. 10/10 convenience.

As nice as it looks, to the masses it looked like a toy.

Trace · Nov 21, 2020

PS2, Vita, Slim PS3, original Xbox 360, PS1, DS Lite all look better IMO.

nekkid · Nov 21, 2020

Anarion07 said:
im talking about design optics wise, not engineering wise. This is a thread about the looks after all

But considering the engineering constraints they did an incredible job with the looks.

leenbzoold · Nov 21, 2020

orava said:
Project Scorpio Dev Kit

Is this real? I'd do things to have one of these

TooBusyLookinGud · Nov 21, 2020

chandoog said:
AVATAR QUOTE !!!!!

Lol...this guy.

Rick44-4 · Nov 21, 2020

It's literally a cuboid, I think it's ugly but to each their own lol.

Remk NG · Nov 21, 2020

Replicant said:
No idea how anyone can say this when the Sega Genesis still exists.

I came to post this, it truly is a thing of beauty and I still have my original Genesis on display at home.

Falchion · Nov 21, 2020

I really like it. Up there with the Gamecube for me.

Raccoon · Nov 21, 2020

sorry OP, it's the super famicom

Shyotl said:
I just can't get past how it looks like a speaker. That black circle just ruins it for me.

what speakers are you guys looking at when you say this??

Anarion07 · Nov 21, 2020

nekkid said:
But considering the engineering constraints they did an incredible job with the looks.

theres no need to defend the design. some people like it, some people dont. its purely subjective. i think its boring. you like it. good.

Cosmic Voyager · Nov 21, 2020

Personally I think it looks extremely bland and boring

Gestault · Nov 21, 2020

chandoog said:
Nah fam, PS2 slim (especially in Silver) is.

Beautiful, sleek and elegant.

^ Silver/white PS2 Slim are definitely up there.

Derkon · Nov 21, 2020

Mmm nah, kind of a boring power brick look.

Small Red Boy · Nov 21, 2020

It might be the most boring console that I can think of.

The Bookerman · Nov 21, 2020

I like the series S A LOT more than the X.

But before the Series S, there was the PS2.

Foltzie · Nov 21, 2020

Its no Panasonic Q, but it does look nice.

Wise · Nov 21, 2020

PS4 is imo

robinium7 · Nov 21, 2020

I went from disliking both of the next-gen console designs when first revealed to now loving both of them. I disliked the PS5's design even more (though it was never going to stop me getting one, day one!) than the Series X, but both of them look really nice in person, in their own unique ways. Series X is sleek, minimalistic, elegant, PS5 is bold, premium and futuristic looking. Delighted to have both sitting in my entertainment centre.

nekkid · Nov 21, 2020

Anarion07 said:
theres no need to defend the design. some people like it, some people dont. its purely objective. i think its boring. you like it. good.

I'm just expressing an opinion based on an observation. I don't think it's as easy to separate the engineering from the design.

badabeezy · Nov 21, 2020

I think it looks good. Not best ever. Now if you say best "designed" which I see as a combo of engineering and looks then I would say yes. The teardown of this thing is insane. The quality of parts in that form factor is nuts.

Dolce · Nov 21, 2020

Grey Sega Saturn is still the peak of consoles for me.

Anarion07 · Nov 21, 2020

nekkid said:
I'm just expressing an opinion based on an observation. I don't think it's as easy to separate the engineering from the design.

I dont understand why you quoted me. I simply stated that i like the series s design more. Nothing about the engineering will change what I find more pleasing to the eye. So in that regard, it is easy to separate engineering from design

Deleted member 35509 · Nov 21, 2020

Agreed. It's definitely up there and a huge contrast to the ugly and over stylized PS5. It's also an engineering wonder. Microsoft has come a long way since the original Xbox.

nekkid · Nov 21, 2020

Anarion07 said:
I dont understand why you quoted me. I simply stated that i like the series s design more. Nothing about the engineering will change what I find more pleasing to the eye. So in that regard, it is easy to separate engineering from design

Because I disagreed with the S being better. Why so sensitive?

jaymzi · Nov 21, 2020

Just like every receiver is the best looking receiver of all time as they are all black boxes.

RedOnePunch · Nov 21, 2020

It's minimal to the point of being boring. I have my One X and I feel the same way about it. It's way too safe and Sony has gone off the deep end in the other direction

g-m1n1 · Nov 21, 2020

The Bookerman said:
I like the series S A LOT more than the X.

But before the Series S, there was the PS2.

A legendary beauty!

Damn Silly · Nov 21, 2020

Nah, I like it, it's well designed, but it's no Gamecube or PS2 Slim. And I'd say the S is better designed this gen.

Dan Thunder · Nov 21, 2020

Nah, it's nice but it only looks good one way. Put it on it's side and it looks terrible.

Anarion07 · Nov 21, 2020

nekkid said:
Because I disagreed with the S being better. Why so sensitive?

Well had you actually stated that it would have made sense. I'm not sensitive

Prine · Nov 21, 2020

No lies detected.

oracledragon · Nov 21, 2020

I love my Series X, but I've always been partial to how the Neo Geo AES and the Turbo Duo looked.

Lothars · Nov 21, 2020

Na it's not even in the top 10

MeltedDreams · Nov 21, 2020

Still king.

Malcolm9 · Nov 21, 2020

Where is the poll OP? An ugly black box isn't nowhere near the best looking console.

RedOnePunch · Nov 21, 2020

My white japanese saturn is sexier

CaptainBojangles · Nov 21, 2020

It's so boring. Even the Xbox One S and X look better than it just because they have some originality to them, and I think those are a bit boring too.

The GameCube, PS2 Slim, Super Famicom, and the PlayStation are my favorite console designs. The PS3 Slim is solid too.

Dr. Doom · Nov 21, 2020

There are only TWO right answers.

1.

2.

I personally find the design of the XsX rather ugly, particularly the grill at the top.

scottbeowulf · Nov 21, 2020

Anarion07 said:
yup. series s is far better design wise

Yeah I think the S does look pretty cool

EasyCompany · Nov 21, 2020

I really like the Series X's aesthetic and its highly impressive from an engineering perspective, but it's not the best looking console ever.

I think the ps4 slim is the best looking console of past 5 years, followed by the Series S.

Lant_War · Nov 21, 2020

Nah. PSOne

Playboi Carti · Nov 21, 2020

OG PS3

aevanhoe · Nov 21, 2020

T-Virus said:
After having the console for 1 day I can honestly say that this may be the best designed console I have seen. It looks so stylish and modern yet very clean and elegant with a less is more approach.

I agree, but I have to say PS5 also looks good - much nicer in person then I expected - which is strange for such an unusual design.

Nostradamus · Nov 21, 2020

I understand how someone might find the Series X design inoffensive and minimal but definitely not best design ever. It's quite generic and it's proportions are problematic and a bit impractical. Series S is quite a bit better since it at least makes a statement with the black vents.

Ushay · Nov 21, 2020

Definitely one if the best looking consoles ever for me. The split motherboard design is what impressed me the most especially when looking at the form the PS5 landed with, they really did well to compact it as much as they have.

Xbox Series X is the best looking console of all time

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