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[CassidyIzABeast]

Who are the weirdos thumbing down a design video? Sad stuff.

 

[PhatSaqs]

Love that controller.

 

[abadguy]

Looks ok as far as most consoles go. Better than the original Xbox for sure. Glad they finally went with slot loading but gloss? Ugh...

 

[longdi]

i think it looks boring. like a mix of 360slim and wii. and liquid black or cheap gloss is so 2001. i hope ps4 dont use "liquid black". lol.

 

[Auto_aim1]

I... I liked the video. They presented it well.

 

[jaypah]

Really! I love it.


Uhh, that's one of my other favorite console designs, lol.


I got no love for the SuperFami.

I got no love for YOU!


j/k <3

 

[Omikaru]

Xbox One is a design disaster. What a bland product. It's certainly the last thing about the console I'd be making a "meet the makers" video of, lol.

 

[Gestault]

They probably should have opened up the reveal conference with this. I really like the controller, and I think the system itself looks unobtrusive in a way I'm starting to like.

I wish they'd say "magic" less.

 

[140.85]

Exactly. I love the sleek, minimalistic, monolithic design.

I love those things too. I just think those ideas are poorly executed in this case.

 

[Durante]

no it isn't

It's a box, so its shape is simple. It's made entirely of brushed aluminum (that is, all of its surfaces are the same material), so it's elegant.

In my opinion. you should either go all out with a simplistic/minimalistic design, or make something entirely unique. The XB1 looks like a half-measure to me.

I love those things too. I just think those ideas are poorly executed in this case.

Exactly.

 

[rouken]

 

[Bluforce]

Love the look of the console. Simple, elegant. Like the monolith from 2001.

Not in this world.

 

[LeleSocho]

Makes about as much sense as the people that like the Gamecubes design.

With the difference of GameCube being an awesome design but the Xbone not.

 

[Risette]

It's a box, so its shape is simple. It's made entirely of brushed aluminum (that is, all of its surfaces are the same material), so it's elegant.

In my opinion. you should either go all out with a simplistic/minimalistic design, or make something entirely unique. The XB1 looks like a half-measure to me.

bad logo tho

Best box shaped computer is the NeXTcube

 

[RELIGHT]

I personally miss the original design.

 

[Bgamer90]

Exactly. I love the sleek, minimalistic, monolithic design.

Same here.

The console's look has grown on me.

 

[ironcreed]

Who are the weirdos thumbing down a design video? Sad stuff.

People who don't like the design or Xbox One in general so far?

 

[Shadders]

"The Xbox logo suspended in liquid black really creates a feeling of Xbox Magic in the living room."

Do they realise how ridiculous they sound?

 

[scandisk_]

Love the controller, the box though uuuugghhhhh

 

[Burli]

As a designer I love watching videos like this, so much bullshit being spewed

 

[Bgamer90]

With the difference of GameCube being an awesome design but the Xbone not.

black flat tech device >>>> purple lunchbox

 

[abadguy]

Xbox One is a design disaster. What a bland product. It's certainly the last thing about the console I'd be making a "meet the makers" video of, lol.

Not the best design for sure but a "disaster" is pretty damned hyperbolic. Maybe you need to look at console designs over the years and realize that 99.9% of the designs are awful. Including MS's own original Xbox, Wii ,PS2, fat PS3, ultra slim PS3 , Nintendo 64, Sega Master System and TG16 for some of the ugliest looking ones.

 

[kittens]

black flat tech device >>>> purple lunchbox

I love both of them, but for very different reasons. I think they're both really good at they aesthetic they were going for.

 

[plainr_]

Cool video. Got a glimpse of the browser in action.

 

[Risette]

black flat tech device >>>> purple lunchbox

black cube >>> glossy thing

 

[malfcn]

Hate it now. Love it later. That's how it will be.

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

Xbox One is a design disaster. What a bland product. It's certainly the last thing about the console I'd be making a "meet the makers" video of, lol.

"Disaster?" No way. It may not be some ridiculous transformers box or something but it's what it should be. Sleek, sexy, and invisible when it needs to be. It'll fit right into my entertainment center with my Onkyo box and PS4.

 

[Pyramid head]

I think it went like this:

"we need somewhere for the discs to go in and everywhere else needs to be where the heat comes out."

 

[Tripp Daily]

I dont think it's as good of a design as the 360 slim, but i think as part of an entertainment system it fits really well and I really like the cd loader slot and how it breaks the left edge up.

I think it went like this:

"we need somewhere for the discs to go in and everywhere else needs to be where the heat comes out."

This is probably true according to rumors.

I don't expect the PS4 to be anything but a black box either.

 

[MaulerX]

All this time I thought they managed to cram all of Kinect's sensor cameras into one. That video reveals that they wanted the RGB camera to be the focal point and the rest are hiding behind the front's three layered lense. Makes sense now.

 

[HollywoodHeroes]

It's like, how much more black could this be? and the answer is none. None more black.

 

[scrapplejoe]

They are making sure that their will be no RROD on this badboy... Massive heatsink and Fan (bigger fan = lesser noise).

Looking good.

 

[artist]

Organic? Magical? Oh my lawd ..

 

[p3tran]

the new controller, I'm getting for sure.
the new console, not so sure.

p.s.
amazing how they spend so much time to "discover" the black color and the typical rectangular shape )

 

[kvn]

Who are the weirdos thumbing down a design video? Sad stuff.

I dumbed it down, because it's a load of fucking PR bullshit with buzzwords like "Rocket Science", "magic", "liquid black".

 

[Tripp Daily]

Organic? Magical? Oh my lawd ..

Nobody should be shocked by this type of talk. All designers and design teams talk like this for real. Nothing wrong with being excited and inspired by your product and design.

 

[Durante]

I dont think it's as good of a design as the 360 slim

I don't really like the XB1 design much, but I'd still consider it miles ahead of the 360 slim. And PS3 superslim while we are at it.

 

[Risette]

yeah the 360 Slim is tacky technogadget crap. The original 360 is way better.

 

[Like2Drive]

yeah the 360 Slim is tacky technogadget crap. The original 360 is way better.

are you just gonna keep shitting the thread all day long?

 

[Confidence Man]

If you're going to divide the form do it right:

Not right down the center. Xbox One is an aesthetic abomination.

 

[BlastProcessing]

I love simple and elegant designs, but the XB1 is not that. The mid-way split and different surface materials prevent that.

This is simple, elegant and monolith-like:

Agree. The XB1 somehow manages to be boring and overstyled at the same time.

 

[artist]

Nobody should be shocked by this type of talk. All designers and design teams talk like this for real. Nothing wrong with being excited and inspired by your product and design.

Ehh, I'm tired of everybody aping Apple's lingo.

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

Really hate the way people talk in videos like these. Dipped in the purest black goo pulled from an asteroid that the design team is calling Symbiote Black, the Xbox One is the blackest of black boxes on the planet.

 

[MaulerX]

It does look sexy, I'll give it that. I love minimalist/simplistic designs.

I'm with you here. Elegance in simplicity. Looks pretty good to me.

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

I dumbed it down, because it's a load of fucking PR bullshit with buzzwords like "Rocket Science", "magic", "liquid black".

I'm talking about weirdos on youtube who subscribe to channels of stuff they don't like just to thumb down videos as soon as they go up.

 

[bj00rn_]

It really looks great, one of the few consoles so far to not look like a stupid toy. I've asked for this type of design on this very board for years (just make something simple elegant go with my other a/v equipment). And now I got it, so of course I love it.

And btw ; I hated the Xbox design and the 360 design (which however was much better than the first). The PS3 is just stupid in my opinion, but the PS2 was actually quite alright.

 

[Omikaru]

Not the best design for sure but a "disaster" is pretty damned hyperbolic. Maybe you need to look at console designs over the years and realize that 99.9% of the designs are awful. Including MS's own original Xbox, Wii ,PS2, fat PS3, ultra slim PS3 , Nintendo 64, Sega Master System and TG16 for some of the ugliest looking ones.

Xbox, Super Slim PS3, N64, Master System and Turbografix 16 were all design disasters. I would say the fat PS3, whilst not particularly pretty, had a decent aesthetic when it wasn't covered in dust.

Xbone I'd rank as somewhere slightly above the Super Slim PS3, which admittedly is the most attractive of the bunch I mentioned. That still makes it a design disaster.

 

[The Wraith]

yeah the 360 Slim is tacky technogadget crap. The original 360 is way better.

I completely disagree. The slim 360 looks much better. The halo reach themed slim is god tier.

 

[Chitown B]

Not right down the center. Xbox One is an aesthetic abomination.

^ this is split right down the center. So I'm not sure your point. It's mirrored.

I just realized what the One reminded me of. My old Tivo HD.

 

[Bitmap Frogs]

Who are the weirdos thumbing down a design video? Sad stuff.

It's not really a design video but rather a buzzword-a-thon.

I blame Apple for this trend.