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[Mr-Joker]

Of course not, console need ample space to keep cool and they were designed to be stacked up.

I need space I would just unplug a console and plug in the console that I want to use and then either leave it in place or swap it back out.

Why would someone have a problem stacking a PS4 on a Xbox One X, say? Neither have vents out the top.

Because neither console were designed to have console stacked on top them, plus it just doesn't look nice.

 

[gelf]

I do sometimes stack my older consoles if possible depending on what I want connected at the time. I actually have used the PS2 as a Dreamcast stand.

 

[gaiages]

I'd be worried having the consoles stacked would have the heat fry one of the consoles (or more) in the stack. Thankfully I have just enough room on my entertainment center for all the consoles I'm currently playing. I'll have to pack one up if I want to set something else up though.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Haven't stacked since Gen6

 

[Dr. Worm]

I wouldn't stack, though my Wii U is on top of my Steambox using the vertical stands.

 

[cackhyena]

Because neither console were designed to have console stacked on top them, plus it just doesn't look nice.

I'm aware that's not how they are designed, and yet people do it all the time without issue. It is designed in a way where it shouldn't be an actual issue, vents not being obscured. And you don't know how good a PS4 could look on a Xbox One X or vice versa. How dare you presume, sir.

 

[Continental 0p]

Why settle for stacking when you can create art?

I was going to ask about the 2 ps2s, but then I continue scrolling down. There's more repeats than unique consoles.

 

[BareKnuckle]

The xbox one and Wii U stack together perfectly!

 

[MikeE21286]

I am pretty sure I used to when I was younger. But not since like the DC days

 

[CaviarMeths]

I've been a two console (Sony + Nintendo) person since the PS1/N64 days, but I've never stacked. Seems like a nightmare for heat dissipation. Plenty of space on TV stand for both consoles to fit nicely without stacking. Right now in the living room, I have a TV stand with 5 compartments.

1: Wii U + external hard drive
2: PS4
3: PS4 games
4: Modem
5: AV receiver

Works well enough.

Bedroom just has a smaller stand with 2 shelves.

1: Switch, Apple TV
2: PS3

 

[recursive]

Why settle for stacking when you can create art?

PS4s should be on the bottom after all those stability updates.

 

[whatever6352]

I have them all side by side. PS4 Pro, Switch, then the Xbox 1S.

 

[nkarafo]

In order to keep them small and nice looking for the living room, consoles already operate at their thermal limits. Stacking isn't going to help dissipate that heat.

 

[UncleSporky]

 

[Omegasquash]

My NES Classic is underneath my Steam Link is underneath my Echo Dot.

 

[Whizkid7]

I dislike stacking immensely, but I've just recently moved and been forced to stack my consoles now because my girlfriend is a bit....anal about space usage. I haven't used much other than my Switch in portable mode yet, but we'll see how it goes. I'm pretty anal about cleaning the things so I'll be checking them constantly.

 

[jtb]

if you can afford thousands of dollars to spend on consoles, you can afford to buy a goddamn shelf people

 

[Lunarwhale]

hell nah. I bought a three shelf TV stand to avoid this as much as I can while still having most everything hooked up. I think the worst I did was stack my Wii U on something for a short period of time in college. In general, heat issues worry me, and the aesthetic aspect is unpleasant as well.

but I used a Dreamcast as a monitor stand for a bit

 

[HamsterExAstris]

I have my PS4 on top of my UHD player, but that's the only stacking right now. I'm planning on rearranging everything once my Xbox One X arrives; so I may change things at that point.

 

[Clockwork]

No. You really shouldn't do this.

I always loved either of these things:

"My console is in an enclosed cabinet, why is it overheating?"

"My console is sandwiched below another console, why is it overheating?"

It really happens.

 

[Skeletonic]

I use a monitor stand so I can stack my PS4 and Xbox One on the same low shelf of my desk. Works great, plenty of ventilation. I play all my consoles sitting at my desk so it's a good space saving solution. Don't have a photo, but the PS4 sits on the shelf with a monitor stand over it and the Xbox one sits on there. Also gives me room to set the external HDs plugged into both consoles.

 

[AbandonedTrolley]

Rate my setup.

Are they stacked on a 3DO? Probably the closest it's been to being useful.

 

[buy teh haloz]

I store them on top of my wine cooler, of course.

 

[Chronospherics]

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Sorry but why do people use this image hosting solution? It's full of adds, doesn't link the image directly, just horrible.

As for stacking, worst I've done is put two PS4s on top of one another for while.

 

[TGO]

Nah I have wide large TV unit with shelving

 

[ShaithEatery]

Not at home so I only have this pic on me, doesn't show lower. I have my newly acquired Dreamcast on top of a GoW4 edition Xbox One S, which is on top of a PS4 Pro. To the right of that, I have my Gamecube on top of my Netgear Nighthawk R7000 router (just acting as an access point), so my Gamecube slopes forward a bit. I made sure to not cover any vent holes, which I know it's still not ideal but at least air can move through the back/top of the 1S that the Dreamcast isn't covering. Also, just for fun, my Logitech z5500 module is stacked ontop of my 8 port Cisco gigabit switch.