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[Kokonoe]

Can't post a picture at the moment, but the Halo 4 360 and it's controllers are transparent, and they look quite good IMO.

Wow, this looks pretty good. Would prefer full transparency, though.

 

[ncsuDuncan]

Edit: Dammit, Kokonoe!

 

[Loomer]

This is pretty hot I think:

Butt you can't use it as a grill anymore...

Spoiler

Seriously though, that's pretty awesome.

 

[VegaNine]

I get tired of Black or White myself, I want some color.

From an older thread:

courtesy VICTORsaurio & Silent_Ocarina

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

The '90s giveth, and the '90s taketh away.

 

[rObit]

Wow, this looks pretty good. Would prefer full transparency, though.

That UNSC logo in the first pic is some kind of decal. The controllers are mostly transparent with a couple of stripes running down them, as in ncsuDuncan's pic.

 

[Kjell]

"This is COOL"

 

[Mechanized]

From an older thread:

courtesy VICTORsaurio & Silent_Ocarina

OH FUCK I want them, I want them all.

 

[Jay Sosa]

Fortunately they died out.
Ugly pieces of shit that they are.

http://app.galleon.ph/image/0/8df5aa93ba1514ce77d42d59619b002e.jpg

Nothing worse than fake wood.

 

[Wyndstryker]

Am I the only one here that likes the transparent stuff?

 

[FonkyByNature]

Fortunately they died out.
Ugly pieces of shit that they are.



Nothing worse than fake wood.

I agree. Can't stand it and i will never buy something transparent. Looks so 90s

 

[Boss Doggie]

wut

You know what's tacky? Putting logos on controller or having a Charizard decal on it.

 

[KillGore]

The Dualshock 3 is transparent (or maybe it was the SIXAXIS? both?)

 

[Dave Meltzer]

Transparent electronics look like shit. Hopefully they're forever gone.

 

[Linkhero1]

Wow haters. Jungle Green N64 is the best N64.

 

[LeleSocho]

WTH is wrong with you people? Transparent electronic looks awesome, thank god that probably with transparent screen on the way they will return to stay... forever.

 

[neverknowsbest]

Transparent electronics are one of those design trends, like structural expressionism, that look cool, but are usually aesthetically unpleasing.

 

[Fantastical]

The 21st century happened.

So ugly.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

Trends changed and people stopped buying as many clear plastic electronics, so plastic makers stopped making as much clear plastic, which meant that manufacturers who previously got big discounts from plastic supplies with their excess clear plastic no longer ordered as much since they were no longer getting huge discounts.

Basically, money.

 

[wondermega]

Hated this terrible trend. Damn you Apple iMac for launching it into the mainstream. I remember there was a time during the turn of the century when you could not buy a damned DustBuster and have it be anything but transparent plastic. So ridiculous.

"transparent plastic" might be a good name for an ironically-themed garage emo band, however (or a government whistleblower who is opening a can of worms on some kind of cosmetic surgery cover-up)

 

[Shig]

The only halfway cool-looking transparent electronics were iMacs, and even those look pretty silly in hindsight.

Transparent controllers aren't too bad as long as they've got the proper opacity and are in a tasteful color, though. The transparent Dualshock3s posted are pretty decent. A nice dark 'smoke' generally looks nice.

edit: Actually, the Crystal OG Xbox looked pretty neat. It owes a lot of that to the visible innards being a big silver box rather than a bunch of messy, clashing circuitboards and wires. Plus the standard Black & Green units weren't exactly lookers themselves.

 

[Baconsammy]

The beautiful Halo 4 console and controllers say hi.

 

[def sim]

good lord

i hope no one here did this to their console

 

[RM8]

While I prefer solid colors, I think clear systems can look really cool.

 

[SteveWinwood]

You know what's tacky? Putting logos on controller or having a Charizard decal on it.

I'd agree.

And so is cheap looking colored see through plastic.

 

[Boss Doggie]

I'd agree.

And so is cheap looking colored see through plastic.

Ahh but they seem to look cheap!

 

[jmro]

Hold your PS3 controller up to a light.

They are transparent.

I just blew your mind.

 

[Casimir]

Hold your PS3 controller up to a light.

They are transparent.

I just blew your mind.

The DS3 is fully opaque. The SIXAXIS on the other hand used thin plastic to cut down on costs which made it appear transparent when held up to a bright light. The cost saving measure is completely different than the purposely transparent controllers/consoles that the OP is talking about.

 

[jmro]

The DS3 is fully opaque. The SIXAXIS on the other hand used thin plastic to cut down on costs which made it appear transparent when held up to a bright light. The cost saving measure is completely different than the purposely transparent controllers/consoles that the OP is talking about.

does this guy know how to party or what?

 

[krae_man]

 

[Daingurse]

I think it's tacky IMO. There was a lot of novelty when I was a kid, but it really lost it's appeal as I grew older. Matte black or gtfo.

 

[Nyoro SF]

I think transparent looks cool. Granted if the plastic is cheap I can understand that it looks bad, but seeing a PCB and wiring straight through has always been really cool to me.

 

[RedSwirl]

Man fuck y'all I love transparent hardware.

Well transparent black and/or white anyway.

 

[Diablohead]

Years ago I nearly bought a brand new crystal white xbox for £99, but bought a black model instead to replace my broken original model.

I really wish I had that crystal xbox.

 

[Casimir]

does this guy know how to party or what?

I'm pretty sure my party days were more experimental than yours. But then again, I can't say I was in a state to accurately remember much about them either.

 

[chadderbox77]

I got this last week:

That is beautiful...

 

[Fonz72]

The first PS3 controllers (and at least parts of the console) were ever-so-slightly transparent.

I just realized this about a month ago. Mind = blown!

I dig the transparent style. I think it looks dated in a cool way. Makes me think of this underdog company in the pc market...........Apple or something. Hmm.

 

[chadderbox77]

Years ago I nearly bought a brand new crystal white xbox for £99, but bought a black model instead to replace my broken original model.

I really wish I had that crystal xbox.

You can find one of those crystal cases on Ebay right now for $20.

Not sure if I can link it? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Mi...ses_Bags&var=600112584995&hash=item460f2bc825

 

[SGRU]

I believe one of the retailers had a blue transparent dualshock 3.



Yep, Walmart does.

I have one of those and I really like it.

 

[Kazerei]

Don't forget this one. The milky pink looked great too.

 

[sublimit]

Thankfully they died once and for all.

 

[Rickenslacker]

I never really cared about translucent consoles, but I adore them in handhelds and accessories. I love visible guts.

I don't care about this glossy white and black Apple dystopia on gadgets and electronic colour schemes. I want to see everything, I want to see it all.

 

[Gillian Seed]

"This is COOL"

One of the best looking consoles of all time!

 

[daveo42]

Don't forget this one. The milky pink looked great too.

I have the same model sitting at my house. It doesn't look that bad, but I am glad companies have dropped the whole transparent deal. They just need to invest in more colors other than black and white.

 

[bodyboarder]

I remember I had an OG gameboy that was clear, good times. Would happily buy a clear 3ds just for the nostalgia.

 

[G0523]

I liked the transparent accessories and handhelds but not so much for consoles. Sucks now if you want a transparent DualShock 3 you'll need to go to Walmart for a blue one or Target for a red one. But they do look nice. I wish Nintendo would release transparent handhelds and controllers again.

 

[YouEnjoyMySelf]

I got this last week:

So sexy. Gotta get one of these.

My original GB Pocket.

 

[Boss Doggie]

Aren't most GBP transparent?

 

[chubigans]

I so wanted the Ice back in the day. Really loved the gold too.

 

[Gamespawn]

I used to think the controllers were cool, but for some reason, they all seem to break faster than normal. Plus, almost impossible to get cheetos from the inside.