DJ Lushious
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I suppose I'll be taking advantage of whatever trade-in special GameStop has. Looks sweet and I'm glad I have a 4K tv now.
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Xbox One S: 40% smaller, 2TB, 4K for movies/tv, internal PSU, $300
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but it's much louder. everything has a trade-off.
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
A much better design.
Considering how fucking loud my PS4 is when playing Uncharted, I'd take an XBOX One sized PS4 that is as loud as the XB1 any day of the week.
Because almost all of those TV apps always suck ass
Kagoshima_Luke
Gold Member
Hope this means it won't be super loud. XB1 is nice because it's so quiet. Not sure I'm happy with the internal power brick.
Soyongdori
Member
PS4's build quality can be improved and all that small size makes the fan noise much louder than my GTX 970 equipped PC.
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
What is streamlined about the controller?
Dee Dah Dave
Member
I would bet that this is silent too. The APU has been shrunk in half aka the hottest component.
The internal PSU wont hurt anything. They could have made it smaller with an external PSU, but I guess they want to make it attractive to the AV market. (if the UHD blu ray is true)
The internal PSU wont hurt anything. They could have made it smaller with an external PSU, but I guess they want to make it attractive to the AV market. (if the UHD blu ray is true)
no one knows. speculation is maybe a mic for voice commands
It's sure to be cheaper than the Scorpio. Plus people are bad at waiting for things.
The top plastic part is white instead of black. Streamlined.
People keep repeating the noise complaint (which is valid) but that doesn't take away from Sony's HW capability. They could have solved the noise issue and still be smaller than the Xbox One S and that too without a shrink.
If Panos was involved this Xbox One S could be top tier stuff in terms of internal design.
Different price segments.
It's a testament to why my PS4 sounds like a jet turbine.
I'm sure Microsoft COULD decrease the size more but don't want to for heating reasons.
Depends on whether they had to reduce the size of the cooling fan in the slimmer Xbox. A smaller fan would generally mean more noise, and if the power supply is indeed internal, it would now have to dissipate more heat than before, possibly requiring it to spin up faster.
Dash_Riprock
Member
I'm not liking all the holes on top, makes it look like a cable box.
thomasmahler
Moon Studios
I was hoping for a version without optical drive to make it even smaller.
If this really has UHD Blu-ray at a typical console price it's going to be very popular with AV enthusiasts.
Basically a role reversal of the early days of PS3 vs 360
Though I find it hard to believe that Sony would be significantly beaten to the punch on a UHD console given the importance of UHD to the wider Sony business. I think either Neo comes this year or jeff_rigby is right about a firmware update (very doubtful)
Basically a role reversal of the early days of PS3 vs 360
Though I find it hard to believe that Sony would be significantly beaten to the punch on a UHD console given the importance of UHD to the wider Sony business. I think either Neo comes this year or jeff_rigby is right about a firmware update (very doubtful)
I hear you. If the XB1 S is louder than the XB1, then I would rather have the fatter version.
It's not like I am carrying my console around with me and I have plenty of space on my entertainment stand for a big console. What I cannot tolerate is that passive fan noise that is clearly audible over a comfortable TV volume, and that jet engine noise it makes when I play graphically-demanding games.
The optical slot's not clear enough on the Xbones pic so I had to use the USB.
Oh wow. Did not realize how slim the PS4 already is.
Or it's just the official number that has yet to leak?
Iced Arcade
Member
Lmfao wowXbox one S
LMFAO
But if it does indeed have a 4K blu ray drive that is a nice selling point.
If it is 5400rpm again - those are dirt cheap
absoultely
The on top of the noise comparision the Ps4 build quality is shit, the console looks cheap up close and I've had to replace 2 DS4's now. I've never had controllers fail like that in the decades I have owned consoles.
Before trading in my OG XB1 for this I will definitely wait on the reviews specifically if it is as quiet
Yep depending on how much louder it is I'll be doing this as well.
shadowsdarknes
Member
Imagine how small and cool the PS4 would be if they did an external power supply like Microsoft.
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
Wow wtf?
I have been looking for a solution for the xbox in my room not having Kinect, but I don't want to do away with the Elite controller :/
I expect it to look rather similar, design-wise.
When you're going for a unified brand you're not going to make two wildly different looking consoles.
I'm very glad they didn't, I love neat cable management.
darkinstinct
...lacks reading comprehension.
It's a technological masterpiece.
That new smaller controller is very interesting.
My wife finds the Xbone controller very uncomfortable, but she LOVES the 360 controller. Hopefully this new S controller will be the perfect Xbone controller for her, and people who have the same experience as her.
PS - I also think the 360 controller is better ergonomically than the Xbone, and I use an Elite.
My wife finds the Xbone controller very uncomfortable, but she LOVES the 360 controller. Hopefully this new S controller will be the perfect Xbone controller for her, and people who have the same experience as her.
PS - I also think the 360 controller is better ergonomically than the Xbone, and I use an Elite.
Dunno about smaller, but it would sure run cooler, and quiter. Reason why I hoped for an external brick on this new slim.
The Albatross
Member
Looks great
Will probably pick it up for upstairs
Will probably pick it up for upstairs
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
Xbox One is also a better looking console. The PS4 design is going to age horribly.
KenzinFive
Member
I wonder how different the controller is, that's what interests me right now.
It looks great and a big improvement over my current Xbox One, especially since I have a white one and can more easily see the difference. But there's little point for me in picking one up with the Scorpio coming next year.
It looks great and a big improvement over my current Xbox One, especially since I have a white one and can more easily see the difference. But there's little point for me in picking one up with the Scorpio coming next year.