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[Balphon]

1994 is shaping up to be an exciting year in industrial design.

 

[SatansReverence]

Doesn't look like it supports vertical stance. I might run into space problems with my set up. Damn kinect won't help either.

 

[Vespa]

As requested

You got me hahaha sheeeeeit

 

[FlyFaster]

it looks like a VCR lol

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

My first thought when seeing that shot on the GT post-show was "damn, it looks huge." But then the pictures from Wired make it look much smaller than that. So I don't know what's going on.

well, that's actually pretty small...

Dat fan

 

[p3tran]

looks is the least of its problems

 

[Iacobellis]

I think Microsoft shot themselves in the foot with this one.

 

[Psyrgery]

I quite like the design, and don't care about size (have plenty of it)

Don't like the rest (underpowered, no used-games, etc)

 

[Bony Manifesto]

Internal power brick is why it's so big.

I don't think it's internal. That power connector looks weird and proprietary and in the internal shots on Wired you can see that it goes straight into the motherboard.

 

[LiK]

wait for the Slim

 

[watership]

with this I think its safe to say MS is abandoning the Japanese market

Yet they bought the PS3...

 

[Kikarian]

It's big and I'm not a fan of what it looks like either.

 

[Momentary]

HTPC just like I've been saying for the last year. PS4 won't be much or any smaller.

 

[Plywood]

What!!? That looks wAaaay smaller?!!

I think it's the angles and the design of the case that's making it look huge in these photos.

 

[Beermeister]

Size means power.

Nope.

 

[Canadian Psycho]

In other news, Sega Saturn (model 2) and Super Famicom STILL the kings of console aesthetics.

 

[statham]

I like the look, but it looks huge.

 

[hydragonwarrior]

I think Microsoft shot themselves in the foot with this one.

Or dropped an xbox one on their foot.

/badum-psh

 

[BrunoM]

I don't think it's internal. That power connector looks weird and proprietary and in the internal shots on Wired you can see that it goes straight into the motherboard.

You are right about that it does go into the motherboard so on top of having big foot over there we gonna game a damn big brick lol

 

[Nibel]

What!!? That looks wAaaay smaller?!!

That's just the HDD part

 

[speculawyer]

 

[neto]

The design looks meh, nothing that stands out, but the size was the first thing that I noticed, it looks huge

 

[bryehn]

Looks like my DVR and 360S were getting busy while I slept last night.

 

[Router]

I kinda like it. Reminds me of the OG XBOX. The thing is probably packed full of heatsinks and fans.

 

[maquiladora]

The size doesn't bother me. I think its ugly as fuck though. Looks like an old VCR/amp.

 

[BadAss2961]

It's big and I'm not a fan of what it looks like either.

It's just a big black box, nothing distinctive about it.

Odd.

 

[Doc Holliday]

Damn no wonder the call it Xbox One...it's just as big if not bigger than original.

 

[Monty Mole]

At a time when TVs are becoming slimmer with bezel-less designs, why the hell would anybody want that hilariously ugly Kinect thing above it? And yes, the console looks like a step back from even the original Xbox. It's huge and - in my opinion - ugly like a Chinese generic brand PC desktop case.

It certainly isn't 'cool'.

 

[legbone]

In that picture it is way closer to the camera looking a lot bigger. Look at the controller.

yeah its big though, but that OP pic is deceiving.

yeah it is deceiving. at first i thought it was huge also. then i saw those wired shots that show it from directly above. it is like two "controllers" deep. not as big as that pic makes it look.

 

[The Abominable Snowman]

When I first saw it, i saw a small shot of it in Engadget's home page and I swear I thought it was a Verizon Motorola STB. I'm sure the PS4 may not be much better, but the Xbox One is less appealing to look at than the OG Xbox.

At this point, couldn't you have just redone the OG Xbox looks?

 

[Jinko]

It wouldn't look so bad if it wasn't as deep, I guess it doesn't matter once its under your TV I'm not guna notice its size.

 

[TONX]

I feel bad for whoever accidentally covers those vents up.

 

[Rickenslacker]

It's like they intentionally design them to be ugly now to make the inevitable redesigns look that much better.

 

[Dai101]

Yep, it's a HTPC.

And with that in mind they won me.

 

[YouEnjoyMySelf]

Looks like a DVR.

 

[sqwarlock]

The size of the Kinect makes me wonder how people are going to integrate into their TV setup. All it needs is a speaker on either end and the damn thing could act as a soundbar.

 

[Gonzo The Great]

It looks like my Oreck Air Purifier.

 

[HarryDemeanor]

I don't know. Looking at the controller next to it makes it seem like it's actually not as big as I thought it would be. Looks like one half is the size of the controller.

 

[I H8 Memes]

Holy cow that thing is bigger than Don Mattricks head!

 

[DieH@rd]

I don't think it's internal. That power connector looks weird and proprietary and in the internal shots on Wired you can see that it goes straight into the motherboard.

There is zero way this console has internal PSU. It has to have brick.

 

[conman]

Looks like my family's top-loading VCR from the '80s.

 

[Frillen]

It's ugly. Not only is it huge, but the edgy half of it looks like a VCR from the 80s. Controller looks great though.

 

[Oppo]

There is zero way this console has internal PSU. It has to have brick.

Yup. It's obvious.

Man..

 

[Unspeakable Evil]

XBOX One you fat whore !!! You think any gamer boys will buy you???

 

[R3TRO]

Is it gloss and matte?

 

[Why would you do that?]

I've seen this design before....

(picture of NES toaster™)

Actually, the NES was purposely designed like that to fit in with electronics like VCRs. The goal was to make it more attractive to Americans who were in the middle of a video game crash.

I wonder if MS purposely designed the One this way for the same reason (minus the crash, of course).

 

[JesseZao]

I don't think it's internal. That power connector looks weird and proprietary and in the internal shots on Wired you can see that it goes straight into the motherboard.

Guys on GB Stream were saying it was internal.

 

[Phantom]

Using the picture with the internals showing, and comparing the blu-ray drive to a standard blu-ray drive, I've come up with dimensions of ~34cm wide and ~24cm deep.

If that's accurate then that makes it wider than both the 360 and the original Xbox but not quite as deep.

Someone with more time could probably work out more accurate dimensions from the slot size or the size of components on the back of the console.

 

[The Jason]

Looks like a DVR.

Yep

 

[Screenboy]

With the size of that thing I now understand why Sony didn't reveal their actual console, they wanted MS to take the brunt of the 'Huge Ass Console' abuse.