Sweet Aunt Nancys Panties
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It's not big at all, but it's definitely bigger than a 360 slim. On the One you could fit another bluray drive to the right of the existing drive. On the slim you'd never be able to.
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Xbox One: Power Brick revealed
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It's not big at all, but it's definitely bigger than a 360 slim. On the One you could fit another bluray drive to the right of the existing drive. On the slim you'd never be able to.
Ace Harding
Member
Am I the only one that prefers the PSU in a brick rather than in the console? I'd prefer to keep as much heat away from the console as possible, and cut down on as much noise as possible.
I assume if they put it in the box it would be:
a) bigger
b) hotter
c) louder
It is annoying to have to find space for it, but that inconvenience is worth it IMO.
Maybe a hardware refresh in a few years will give us a slim version with:
* No optical drive
* 500GB or 1 TB SSD
* Internal PSU, with quiet cooling and not a tremendous amount of heat
Edit: Yeah also what Woo-Fu said re: being able to produce same hardware for different regions and just swap out the brick instead of the whole PSU - easier manufacturing. Plus as others have mentioned if an internal PSU goes bad that's a bigger deal than buying a new power brick.
Does anyone think PS4 will have an internal PSU? I would be very surprised with that much power under the hood. The thing would be a beast of a box.
I assume if they put it in the box it would be:
a) bigger
b) hotter
c) louder
It is annoying to have to find space for it, but that inconvenience is worth it IMO.
Maybe a hardware refresh in a few years will give us a slim version with:
* No optical drive
* 500GB or 1 TB SSD
* Internal PSU, with quiet cooling and not a tremendous amount of heat
Edit: Yeah also what Woo-Fu said re: being able to produce same hardware for different regions and just swap out the brick instead of the whole PSU - easier manufacturing. Plus as others have mentioned if an internal PSU goes bad that's a bigger deal than buying a new power brick.
Does anyone think PS4 will have an internal PSU? I would be very surprised with that much power under the hood. The thing would be a beast of a box.
Link to the official statement? I don't recall one.
pseudomyxoma
Member
Mine works plugged into a power strip so maybe you have a shit power strip
Just_myles
Member
Never really liked the power brick being out an exposed.
RadarScope1
Member
I prefer it, too. I can stash it away easily enough. The Xbox brick is pretty dang big, though.
Yeah, I don't really care if the brick is external, but this one is so big.
*that's what she said*
Volume calculations are a bit pointless since the PS3 isn't a brick like the XB1. At the end of the day, it's a bit wider and a bit shorter. Even these measures were taken from the image I'm thinking off, they were on the lowest range too.
BobTheFork
Member
That's a scary fucking thought.
flyinpiranha
Member
Shhh .. it's actually smaller. But people like to pretend.
GAF has become GameFAQs. Some of the posts and shit in almost EVERY XO thread are fucking pathetic.
No, they'll drop it behind their entertainment center and never worry about it again.
So all told it's actually only 2 inches wider than the 360?
Wait it's actually SMALLER than a 360!??
I don't know who's being serious and who's being sarcastic.
It is scary that some people are being serious though... it's a brave new world we live in console warriors.
Monty Mole
Member
I'd rather have a smaller console and an external power brick which I can hide away.
Uh huh.
Ace Harding
Member
Agreed. The XOne doesn't impress me and I will most likely not be getting one but the negativity for anything XOne related is getting out of hand.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
Lol I missed this thread but I love everyone demanding the OPs head when he ends up being right.
Man, say what you want about the egregious DRM or the expanded functional focus of the Xbox One... but it's a beautiful box. I really hope the PS4 looks as good, or I'll end up with the uglier of the two consoles.
Steve McQueen
Member
Where to hide that ugly piece of....?
So many hours in developing a console and still.....it comes with a brick. Sigh :/
So many hours in developing a console and still.....it comes with a brick. Sigh :/
Pardon?
I mean it is close to the size of the OG 360, but let's not call it smaller (and yes I know this is based on usb width, but this is a good starting point).
Not sure how an inconsistently patterned black rectangle is beautiful, but hey ho.
scrapplejoe
Banned
yawn... its a power brick..
they bundle it separately so it's easier to ship to other countries that use different power requirements..
like anyone really cares since its behind the tv set or in the cabinet..
they bundle it separately so it's easier to ship to other countries that use different power requirements..
like anyone really cares since its behind the tv set or in the cabinet..
Darth Pinche
Member
Ok, this made me choke on my coffee. Well done.
It's actually become my hobby surfing here nowadays. People tripping over themselves spinning everything MS does as a negative when some of the announcements are to address what the same people are bitching about in the first place.
I've been a member for a while but I must not have been here during the last console launches because this place feels like a completely different site.
Concerning the power brick, what is the actual concern, my wires are always hidden behind my AV unit or whatever, is there a situation where the brick needs to be in plain site?
I do care, the 360 power brick was one of the reasons I had to have my shelf unit pushed further away from the wall than I would have like (I wanted it flush!). Now with both the XBO and PS4 probably using power bricks, I need to do some new arranging.
Doc Holliday
SPOILER: Columbus finds America
I'd rather have a power brick then having to replace my system because the power supply fried.
It's not hard to spin a negative into a negative.
ReturnOfTheRAT
Member
"I was wrong...I guess..."
Make that his new slogan.
Make that his new slogan.
Deaf Spacker
Memb
Really? Explain why my Xbox 360 works when it's plugged into a power strip.
flyinpiranha
Member
I remember glancing at a post, maybe I'm just remembering it smaller than the PS3 which it is.
My Bad. Either way it's about the same size as a 360 and smaller than a PS3 but it doesn't detract from wonderful contributors such as:
It better be built in for how large the system itself is
SneakyStephan
Banned
I'll gladly hate on anything xbox, but an external powerbrick is good... it's a big source of heat and keeping it out of the box allows the box to be more quiet.
(not that this saved the xbox 360 from sounding like a jet engine mating with a hairdryer during a tornado)
iamvin22
Industry Verified
wait...
SquiddyCracker
Banned
Considering that the PS3 has varying height, how have they measured the H?
CurlySaysX
Banned
There is no powerbrick for the Xbox One, there is also no power supply unit internally. The Xbox One will be powered by the cloud.