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[Wyndstryker]

Not the best looking console, but smaller is always better imo.

 

[hardcastlemccormick]

I really wanted this revision to be cheaper and better looking. I got negative scores on both. I'm not pleased.

 

[KalBalboa]

i'm horrible at judging these things, but isn't it about the size of a Wii U? similar dimensions at least?

It's definitely smaller than the Wii-U, based on the depth of the Wii-U alone.

 

[canedaddy]

Looks good to me... certainly not the worst given how many fugly consoles there have been.

 

[Erebus]

Yeah it's almost as ugly as PS2 Fat.

No.

 

[Sapphire Dreams]

Sony home console redesigns are always ugly. PSOne, PS2 Slim, PS3 Slim and now this.


no way, PS2 fat was amazing.

Umm,

Nope, it's ugly as Hell.

 

[Coinspinner]

I like the look of it more than I did the previous two designs or the two PS2 designs. But I don't like the look of any of those. The original PS2 is especially ugly. I'll never understand why they make the base smaller than the top on one side.

 

[Dunlop]

I have obviously been living under a rock as I didn't even know there was a new model coming out.

They are not lowering the price?!?!? What could be the possible strategy behind this?

 

[Violater]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwOsZbZYZTE&t=2m3s

it looks awful.. ugh

Garbage fucking garbage, back to the days of the lens getting fucked up in a hurry.
that sliding top, this thing looks like a cheap Chinese knockoff
Price and technology regression.

 

[Deus Ex Machina]

It looks like a pollen remover.

once you see it you can't unsee it

 

[hertog]

I like it.
For me this is an ugly console:

and this a beautiful console:

The new ps3 is just fine... like the original slim ps3 better though.

 

[MrPink93485]

Doesn't look that bad to me. Don't like the ridges at all though, and the disc tray is pretty cheap, but it's a pretty low priority for me when it comes to consoles. The decrease in size is well appreciated too, but the price increase....I don't get it.

 

[Polishin8r]

It's like the complete opposite of the phatboy, which looked expensive and elegant. This looks horrible and cheap.

dammit , damn it that's horrible design, i guess I will stick with my fat ps3 than eventual get a ps3 slim ver.1

 

[TouchMyBox]

It looks fine.

The thing is just going in your entertainment shelf anyway.

 

[Barkley's Justice]

Wow I didnt realize it may be slim but it's still f'n massive

 

[DynamicG]

It's not the worst console to me, but I do not find it aesthetically pleasing. The corrugated part on the front seems unnecessary and doesn't appeal to me.

I'm glad I didn't wait for this version.

 

[MeBecomingI]

Actually, looking at more photos and the unboxing, it looks pretty decent. Not sure I like the idea of a sliding lid, top loading based console but it looks kind of unique. I appreciate that Sony is trying something a little different. Yes, it does look a bit cheaper but it still looks decent all things considered. The white one is really, really nice though.

I think the most amazing thing out of all of this is the size... that thing is tiny compared to the original PS3 Slim. However, I'd certainly go and buy an original PS3 Slim over this, but I wouldn't hate myself for having to get this. The original PS3 however is still one of the nicest consoles I've ever seen. I can't wait to see the PS4.

 

[Baconsammy]

Wow I didnt realize it may be slim but it's still f'n massive

It shouldnt be called a slim because it's not slimmer than the last one. It's less deep.

 

[Loudninja]

Wow I didnt realize it may be slim but it's still f'n massive

Ah no its not.

 

[Azure Phoenix]

As I said in the other topic, the white system is tolerable and I wouldn't care if I had to replace my slim with it - but unsurprisingly it is Japan exclusive.

The black system is horrible however, corrugated plastic should be left in the 70s where it belongs. It wouldn't have cost much more per unit to go for regular flat matte or glossy plastic for that section and it wouldn't make potential customers feel that is a cheap (hah) cost cutting model.

The thing is, it'd be acceptable if the obvious cost cutting were passed on to the customer so that we are looking at a £149 160gb PS3 for the Christmas season, but 12gb for only £20 less than the current 120gb is an insult.

 

[jbartee]

To me The ridges give off a distinctive 70/80s vibe, which in itself isn't a terrible thing, but because the rest of it is shiny and smooth it just doesn't work.

It looks like a cheap knockoff of an 80s Bang & Olufsen, and those have some sentimental value. I know 80s is retro chic now, but this is retro sans the chic, it's like it literally could've come out then, without the contemporary knowledge of design and production materials. As such it's probably not the ugliest, stuff like Turbografx are probably uglier on face value. But it's definitely the ugliest piece of shit when looked at the timeframe of release.

laser tag prop.

Above quotes pretty much nail it for me. There's bad taste and then there's this. Doubly shocking coming from Sony, whose industrial design I usually hold in extremely high regard.

And so soon after the iPhone 5 reveal, which I also think is a relative downgrade from the 4/4S in terms of pure design, and in a similar vein too (ugly 80's / 90's two-tone texturing, huge speaker grills relative to the size of the device, etc).

Heartbreaking couple of weeks for design.

 

[ironcreed]

It would not be fun cleaning dust out of those grooves, not to mention how easy it will be to get dirt in in the disk drive with that slide top. Obviously they wanted to go the cheap route, but at this price with the Wii U about to drop?

 

[alr1ght]

Wow I didnt realize it may be slim but it's still f'n massive

not really. it looks pretty small.

 

[Huevos de Oro]

Sony home console redesigns are always ugly. PSOne, PS2 Slim, PS3 Slim and now this.

Gravy, I swear you're my nemesis. The anti-me. PSOne and PS3 slim were good. PS2 slim was alright-ish even if dull. I wouldn't pick up the originals of those consoles over the redesigns.

 

[Fonz72]

The white is the seks.
The black is pretty nice.
If the white comes to the US I may close this generation out with a black Nintendo and a White PS3!

Is it me or does it look like the media tray door is supposed to slide to the left to open?

 

[ari]

that shit is ugly. first time ever for a revision to look worst then the original.

 

[SeriousApes]

It looks okay to me. I like the current PS3 slim. The original PS3 was pretty ugly looking to me. It was just a big shiny hunk of plastic with weird angles. Not what I'd call elegant and classy, like how some would describe it.

 

[RyanardoDaVinci]

It's ugly.

Yet, strangely, I would really want one if the gloss black parts were fake wood grain.

 

[Gaogaogao]

I would be more ok with the top loading console if it was cheaper, but it looks like im paying the same for less. also the ridges should be perpendicular if you have to push it forward.

 

[Van Owen]

The OG ps2 looked cool when it first released. This new PS3 looks horrible from the start.

 

[Hanmik]

not really. it looks pretty small.

it looks like he is saying "Yours is bigger than mine.."..

I really do not hope the noise is louder.. my PS3 Fatty was loud as hell, and my PS3 normal slim is also pretty loud..

 

[Psychotext]

Really tacky looking, but I don't think it's the ugliest ever.

 

[Fruitster]

It's not a looker that's for sure. It bothers me more though in that it looks cheap and tacky. The old fattie PS3 is still the best designed imo.

 

[yellowjacket25]

Not as nice as the slim but not all that ugly either. I can't say i'm a fan of the sliding door to open it though.

 

[Fox_Mulder]

It's a sexy old fashioned console.

 

[Chavelo]

Like Slim V.1 better, but this one ain't too bad.

 

[BruiserBear]

Sony would have probably gotten another purchase out of me if they had made this console look just like it does, but without that cheap plastic slot loading top on it. I would have bought it purely because I think it's cool how small it is, but that's not happening now.

How their designers thought this looked great is beyond me. The original PS3 revision was mediocre at best IMO, and then this comes along and looks good, except for one big thing.

Sony just makes me shake my head so often it's sad. They always get things close, but then just fail in the end. I hope they get some smarter people in place soon, before the entire company just goes over the cliff.

 

[alr1ght]

They should have done this. How much more expensive could it be?

 

[a secret-boss]

good I hope the last revision is cheaper now. So I can buy a bluray player

 

[Hanmik]

They should have done this. How much more expensive could it be?

now you made everyone believe it really can do that.. :ó(

it still on my list..

 

[HardRojo]

It's not ugly but it ain't winning any beauty contests.

 

[Ricky_R]

Is this the moment where people actually start to appreciate the slim version?

 

[NeoUltima]

Without the grill marks it would be the best designed aesthetically console ever imo.

But yeah...them grill marks :/

 

[theDeeDubs]

It's actually my favorite of the PS3 models, especially after seeing the unboxing and the pic comparing it with the current slim. I've always hated how deep it was. I am not a fan of manual loading though. I don't like having to handle the disc when pushing it on to the spindle(whatever it's called).

 

[hydrophilic attack]

It reminds me of the original Playstation in that it looks pretty cool, just because it is slightly ugly.

Fulsnygg, we call it in Swedish.

 

[TheExodu5]

good I hope the last revision is cheaper now. So I can buy a bluray player

It's more expensive.

Also, you can get Blu-Ray players for like $60.

 

[therapist]

Aside from handhelds ive always found playstation consoles to be FUGLY.

The OG ps3 is the best looking imo , this one is not that bad but meh.

Who cares really tho...no one buys consoles for how they look...right? (Other than possibly a color they want)

 

[Violater]

even the ps1 had a better top loader design, this is just horrible.

 

[RPGCrazied]

I think its ugly. What is with all those rigids? And I still don't know if its an open top to put in a disc. I hate that. Leaves the laser exposed.

Saw it, not interested. If my PS3 dies. I sure hope for the PS4 to be backwards compatible, or I find an original slim, if I can't find those no more, I guess I won't be able to play PS3 games anymore.

 

[Lovegooder]

Ribbed for her pleasure.