I don't think that was the reasoning. It's pretty clear they're targeting non-gamers as much as, if not more, than gamers themselves so they wanted their device to look like the entertainment hub they hope it to become.
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Xbox One is huge
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I don't think that was the reasoning. It's pretty clear they're targeting non-gamers as much as, if not more, than gamers themselves so they wanted their device to look like the entertainment hub they hope it to become.
Spieler Eins
Member
she's not bad in that dress.
If it was full shiny black like the left side then i think it would look sexy as fuck, just a shiny black box with no buttons or anything except a very thin disk opening.
Its the only good thing about the console unfortunately.
there are other photo with other people next to it, Xbox One is just massive.
remind me of first gen blu-ray players.
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
Yeah, I seem to be one of the few that are pleased with the look.
roodiculous
Member
The camera adds 10lbs. Right?
MikeE21286
Member
It does look like an A/V receiver
the split look and all the grilling looks very bad though.
Winterfang
Banned
there are other photo with other people next to it, Xbox One is just massive.
remind me of first gen blu-ray players.
Looks really small on that picture.
The split look makes it seem like a black and grey wii glued together.there are other photo with other people next to it, Xbox One is just massive.
remind me of first gen blu-ray players.
I personally think that's a good thing. I just hope Sony brings it with the PS4 design since I'm 90% sure I'm getting one of those first.
Xbox 360S is considered big?
FUBAR McDangles
Member
To me, compared to the controller, it honestly looks roughly the same size as a launch 360. I could be wrong though.
My first thought when seeing that shot on the GT post-show was "damn, it looks huge." But then the pictures from Wired make it look much smaller than that. So I don't know what's going on.
But that man is 16 feet tall.
Anyway, i like the design. Looks like a person from the 80s came to the present, looked around bestbuy for 7 seconds and started drawing.
If that's the case, I can only imagine the excitement of the dogpiling has fueled a lot of the criticism in the last 24 hours. In the scheme of things, I think it's fairly inoffensive at least.
Maybe opinions will change, but what are people expecting from the Sony box? They share much of the same hardware, which necessitates a certain minimum amount of space and cooling.
Albert Penello
Member
External dimensions are a little less than 10% bigger than the original launch 360 with the HDD.
Now launch 360 had the curves which made the perception of size smaller. But the external footprint of Xbox One is only slightly larger.
Also keep in mind it's as quiet, or quieter, than the 360s console we have now in all modes. Which was *not* the case with the original box.
Now launch 360 had the curves which made the perception of size smaller. But the external footprint of Xbox One is only slightly larger.
Also keep in mind it's as quiet, or quieter, than the 360s console we have now in all modes. Which was *not* the case with the original box.
Fusion Pizza
Member
I.Am.Dying.
The term you're after is retro futurism.
Apart from the white front light this thing is fuck ugly. Vita remains the only attractive new gen hardware.
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Dave Meltzer
Banned
I don't think it's a good or bad design. It's just a black box. I don't really need or want anything more than that. Ultimately what matters is if the thing doesn't die in a year.
Its an illusion, those guys are actually looking down at it from the second floor.
Why would you use it as a coaster?
Jaded Alyx
Member
Looks like about 4 Wii Us duct taped together.
Good to know. It seemed bigger.
MAX PAYMENT
Member
The ladies like 'em big.
vpance
Member
Accidental spill, and because I can. But definitely wouldn't now after seeing those vents!
well 360S have huge vents on top like that too, I had to take mine to my local game shop to get the dust out(there was dust,cat hair and other crap inside it) it's really bad design and from the look for Xbox One with even bigger vents this is even worse.
Xbudz
Member
Okay so I measured the XboxOne based of the USB port on the side. A USB port is about 1.3 ~1.4 CM wide. With that knowledge I came to know that the XboxOne is about 25cm depth and 30cm wide.
Now for comparison the:
PS3 Phat: 32.5 cm (w) x 9.8 cm (h) 27.4 cm (d)
PS3 Slim : 29cm (w) x 6.4cm (h) x 29cm (d)
X360 Phat: 30.9 cm (w) x 8.3 cm (h) x 25.8cm (d)
X360 Slim: 27cm (w) x 7.5cm (h) x 26.4cm (d)
Original Xbox: 32cm (w) x 10cm (h) x 26cm (d)
Now from my calculations I get these dimensions for the XboxOne: 29.5cm (w) x 7.5cm (h) x 24.7cm (d)
Note that the scale difference between the left and right picture is about 2.111*
Yeah the size is not a problem.
vpance
Member
Yeah I can imagine the amount of dust it would suck up especially with a pet around. Maybe dust bunnies of death this time...
Teleporter
Junior Member
I tought new technology would shrink components and things overall not in this case as it seems! Man i hate that design!
Wait? I thought everyone was saying it's huge? Thread says it's huge.
A few posts up someone measured it, using the usb port as a reference. It just looks large in the photos. Probably because it black on white, makes it seem heavy.