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[LokusAbriss]

I've seen so many threads etc about this, but never seen any proof. lol Seriously, not a single x360 died on my. what you people even doing? I don't get it

Launch 360s died left and right. They fixed the problems with hardware revisions and the slim at a later point. But the problem was huge.

My launch 360 had the ring of death. My PS3 fat had horrible fan noise. I exchanged them for a 360 Elite and a PS3 slim. Those work fine till today.

The PS4 and PS4 Pro have many cases of extreme fan noise. Owning such broken hardware is a horrible experience.

You cant go wrong with Xbox since the 360 Elite / Slim days. But the higher performance and heat levels wont make it easier for them.

 

[meirl]

my PS4 Pro is quite quiet.

did you ever play a demanding game? or only small indie games?

 

[Gavin Stevens]

People who say their Pro is quiet, its quite clear they haven't seen the older Pro's, and haven't experienced an X. The X is stupidly quiet, and the old Pro's were jet engines.

 

[Ravix]

It looks like a PC tower with the Xbox logo slapped on it. It's about as original as it's name.

 

[Mochilador]

did you ever play a demanding game? or only small indie games?

Did you ever play MGSV? I felt like my PS4 was trying to simulate the chopper noise.

 

[ethomaz]

did you ever play a demanding game? or only small indie games?

Some consoles are indeed quiet with any game even demanding ones.

My PS4 launch model is very quiet... the opposite not situation the fans go loud is in some games where the menu have uncapped fps.

I think U4 on menus for more than 30s get loud... it is the last game I remember. Death Stranding is pretty quiet no matter gameplay or menus.

 

[GymWolf]

I don't even know if my pro is quiet or not because i use headphone or the volume from the tv speakers is always louder than some cooling fans...

 

[Gavon West]

Honestly, over the past days, the design itself has grown on me.

However, I hope the design serves a very practical purpose.

Having the heat go up may be beneficial for, well, heat distribution in the device. That again - hopefully - means that Microsoft had taken the factor noise seriously during the design process.

There is nothing more annoying than a loud console.

Its as quiet as the X according to Phil Spencer. Which is to say, "quiet AF".

 

[Panajev2001a]

did you ever play a demanding game? or only small indie games?

I play all kinds of games, MGS V, Death Stranding, Infamous: SS, DOOM 2016, Battlefront, Skyrim, DMC V, etc... without going over all the games I have played on it... it is more than small indie games only.

 

[Panajev2001a]

People who say their Pro is quiet, its quite clear they haven't seen the older Pro's, and haven't experienced an X. The X is stupidly quiet, and the old Pro's were jet engines.

I own a launch Pro, while the X can be even more quiet it does not really matter beyond ensuring a meme stay as such .

 

[LittleBusters]

TBH, mission accomplished with this design. Everyone is talking about it, it's notorious. It's cuboid, so not cylindrical like an Echo Plus but similar enough that the general consumer looks at it not totally askew.

 

[Neff]

I'm not interested in better-looking versions of car/sport/space marine shoot

 

[MilkyJoe]

The PS5 devkit looks like a toy, it reminds me of some cheap Nyko ventilated type controller or something. If the actual system shares design cues with this I wouldn't be too jazzed about having it in my entertainment system. I think we're well beyond the days of edgy toy like designs, they're impractical, needless, they become an eyesore.

Minimalism and simplicity is modern design, not this.

A great example of design failure is the PS4 and Pro, with the shape of the system the back of the console is a wedge with the inputs and outputs inset on the top and bottom of the wedge which makes the act of blind reach around hooking up of cables a total nightmare, and the only reason for this is because of their aesthetic choice. They focused on the casing design more than practicality, more than the function.

Except the PS4 and pro were some hideous chuds that even a mother couldn't love.

People say it's ugly, but if it were a PC people would say it's the best looking case on the market.

PS it's mandate was performance over aesthetics. People should be glad of that.

 

[PooBone]

I think it looks silly. The fridge memes are spot on LOL. The name is positively horrendous though.

 

[Silent Viper]

When you build a high end pc, you choose High end big Tower cabinets to contain all that power. So series X doing same. It's a Tower of Power.

Xbox Series X - Tower of Power

 

[Silent Viper]

I think it looks silly. The fridge memes are spot on LOL. The name is positively horrendous though.

You should be the last person complain about names. Mr pooBone

 

[The Cartographer]

I like the design, I'm really big on monolith-looking consoles.

I'm not interested in better-looking versions of car/sport/space marine shoot

You forgot crusty riflechainsaws.

 

[RiccochetJ]

It's going to have to sit sideways in my entertainment center. I suppose it can sit vertical behind my TV, but I have all these shelves below my tv.

Eh, I'm good. I'll figure it out. Can't wait for this E3.

 

[meirl]

I'm not interested in better-looking versions of car/sport/space marine shoot

But you are interested in movie-games, right? lol

 

[Neff]

But you are interested in movie-games, right? lol

I'm interested in anything which surprises me.

 

[PooBone]

You should be the last person complain about names. Mr pooBone

Good one. I lawled. I'm also not a product that's supposed to replace the PoBoone.

 

[Nester99]

Who cares what it looks like. Stop being an insufferable nerd

 

[Grinchy]

Who cares what it looks like. Stop being an insufferable nerd

Do you do all your shopping with that logic?

 

[Nester99]

Do you do all your shopping with that logic?

For comparable items where ascetics provide zero utility or value. Absolutely.

Computer towers
Routers
Headsets

Nobody buys a game consul for how it looks, so it intrinsically does not matter, those who think it matters are insufferable.


Let me know if you have any other questions Mr Grinch.

 

[JustP_Gaming]

I'm not interested in better-looking versions of car/sport/space marine shoot

Even though the first game they showed for the new system was Senua's Sega? Try harder, please.

 

[Grinchy]

For comparable items where ascetics provide zero utility or value. Absolutely.

Computer towers
Routers
Headsets

Nobody buys a game consul for how it looks, so it intrinsically does not matter, those who think it matters are insufferable.


Let me know if you have any other questions Mr Grinch.

How often do aesthetics provide utility? Under that logic, you shouldn't even care what your car or clothes look like when buying them. You should only care how protective the shirt is.


And I actually like the look of the Xbox Series X One S Pro Durango! But it's very strange to tell other people that they're wrong for caring what a piece of equipment that will sit next to their TV for 7 years looks like.

 

[ethomaz]

Who cares what it looks like. Stop being an insufferable nerd

So now that Xbox is ugly looks doesn’t care anymore lol

 

[JustP_Gaming]

So now that Xbox is ugly looks doesn’t care anymore lol

Just because you have an opinion doesn't mean its fact.

 

[iconmaster]

It's yuge. Reinforce your entertainment centers.

 

[Neff]

Even though the first game they showed for the new system was Senua's Sega? Try harder, please.

I'm done with Xbox until it becomes interesting again, and that hasn't happened yet. Quite the opposite in fact.

 

[JustP_Gaming]

I'm done with Xbox until it becomes interesting again, and that hasn't happened yet. Quite the opposite in fact.

The choice is yours, hopefully, they show something come E3 2020 that peaks your interest, if not, enjoy your time gaming none the less.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

It's yuge. Reinforce your entertainment centers.

If that size is accurate, it will take up an entire section in my media stand. My X currently fits, so SeX is about double the height (and a touch more).

Not even sure it will have good ventilation like that.

Might have to move it to the centre media stand shelves which are wider.