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[Neo_game]

I wanted the big fat V shaped devkit. But having watched the PS5 hardware trailer couple of times already. I am beginning to like it. Pretty sure the stand will be sold separately though.

 

[Hendrick's]

The one with the drive looks laughable. The digital looks ridiculous but I could probably get used to it.

 

[Xplainin]

So many of the fan renders were so much better.

 

[Bullet Club]

It looks fugly.

 

[njean777]

I think it looks cool, kind of ugly when it is on its side though, def vertically oriented just like the XSX.

 

[kingwingin]

I like the digital version. Wish they could have hid the disc drive in the black part

 

[farmerboy]

I mean, who actually cares what a console looks like. That's like the last thing that would influence my purchasing decision.

But, if this is ugly (I think its kinda cool) then the xsex is positively devoid of all character.

 

[Kagero]

Noticed that the general public and YT channels are way more hot on the console look then GAF. I hate it but I think for the most part. People love it.

 

[ScarletSpider]

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[Max_Po]

I find that both are weird... but the PS5 has grown on me ... Multi Color + not a cube....

Anyone else notice how this resembles the phony fan based futuristic mock-ups from pre PS3/PS4 days...

 

[rnlval]

The vagina comments belong in the cringe thread in off topic.

How about cow? Moooo

 

[Mobilemofo]

How about the fact they made a digital-only version? That was really unexpected, This new leadership looks to be embracing some controversial ideas amongst the Diehard Sony fans.

It's a litmus test isn't it? See which sells better/physical vs digital for this gen, next gen quite possibly digital only. I don't want to go digital only so buy the fuckin physical discs people.

 

[MrA]

I like it, it actually looks like a console instead of another boring block.

 

[Yoboman]

Reminds me of a BLACKED video. Which is why everyone here hates it

 

[Mobilemofo]

Reminds me of a BLACKED video. Which is why everyone here hates it

I love it. But hate the incredibly dull and bland xbox. It's so fuckin boring.. Zzz

 

[Velius]

It looks like I could crack it open and cook the meat inside.

It looks delicious but as a video console it looks like ass

 

[infinitys_7th]

Hot fucking garbage. I hate white electronics, and the flimsy-looking "wings" on the the side of it look ridiculous, especially compared to the PS4. Even the shiny George Foreman PS3 model look better.

 

[Greatest Of All Time]

The hideous design has me wondering a few things.

What would it look like if you just pulled off the white clamshell?

What's the purpose of the white clamshell? I'm guessing to dampen the noise of the loud ass fans.

Does the blue led ring turn red when it overheats?

Where's all the ventilation?

What the fuck?

 

[DaleinCalgary]

I like it. I don't really care if I like it or not because I would not be looking at it.

 

[Thaedolus]

I’m thinking I’m weird in that I really give zero fucks about the appearance of a console. Like...I think it’s kinda funny Sony made it kinda weird and try hard but I don’t give a shit when it’s gonna be out of sight. I do think their optical drive is facing the wrong way based on how it flips over

 

[Starfield]

The disc version looks shit. The online only version looks OK. I'm curious if it will be cheaper

 

[KINGMOKU]

Absolutely hideous. Some may call the series X boring, but it's better then going overboard and add 50's Cadillac fins.

Good grief.

 

[LOLCats]

i guess it looks okay with the disc drive

 

[mercclass]

Sony... Zombie Kill of the Week

 

[Area61]

And people thought XSX looks bad lol. Honestly don't care if the airflow is good enough. And they will redesign it in a year or two anyways no matter we like it or not.

 

[ethomaz]

okay real talk.

would you have preferred the dev kit or the retail design?

I kinda want the dev kit.

This one is better than the DevKit.
The DevKit design was not that beautiful.

 

[Rayderism]

It looks kinda cool, in a trippy sort of way, but it really doesn't matter since it will be in a fairly inconspicuous place in my setup under the TV. I really hope they provide the vertical stand with the system. I mean, I still have to get a vertical stand for my slimline PS2. Ain't gonna be any room under there with a PS2, PS3, (maybe the PS4, depending on PS5's PS4 BC compatibility percentage) and the PS5. And at the current time, without a vertical stand for the PS2, it would be impossible.

 

[zombrex]

I hate the controller but the console itself looks nice.

 

[MaulerX]

The design is meh. It's huge and I don't think anyone imagined it being bigger that the Series X. And yet here we are,

And the fact that it needs a stand to be on it's side (vertical as well) proves how ridiculously over designed this console is.

And to think people made fun of the Series X because it wouldn't fit in their entertainment center.....

 

[sinnergy]

Looks like a vase, someone shop flowers in

 

[MetalAlien]

Looks like George Lucas went back years later and fixed it.

 

[Grand Theft Scratchy]

To me it looks as if a big muscle man squeezed the lower-half of the Phantom.

But seriously, it looks broken. I don't like this next-gen look for PlayStation.

 

[FloatingIslands]

I don't like it. I was expecting something like og PS4

Huge letdown, but I'll buy it sometime down the road

 

[Rodolink]

I think its horrendous, and those plastic plates look super fragile.

 

[Skeletron]

Horizontal looks really nice. The wavelike curves are really gonna bring the feng shui of my entertainment center together. Westerners wouldn't understand.

It's the way of the future.

The way of the future.

 

[VisualFidelity]

I'm already seeing another wobblegate

Who in their right mind would think this is a great design to put out to the masses? Consoles should be sleek and fitting with furniture and equipment. This thing stands out like a sore thumb! YUCK

 

[Chumpion]

I don't care what it looks like, as long as it's big enough to have proper cooling. Console visual design should be evaluated in decibels, the lower the better.

 

[Bullet Club]

Reminds me of a BLACKED video. Which is why everyone here hates it

2 thin white men DPing a large black woman.

 

[PSYGN]

Noticed that the general public and YT channels are way more hot on the console look then GAF. I hate it but I think for the most part. People love it.

Probably because we're all 30+ here and have grown out of the Alienware gaming look phase and want to have something that blends in with the typical living room, doesn't look fragile, and doesn't get balked at by the wifey. I'm sure if I were younger I would like the design more. I remember thinking the Alienware designs were cool when I was 15.

 

[Zog]

Its ugly but I'm sure it will grow on me.

 

[June]

This console (and the controller too) would look a lot better if the white parts were flush with the console instead of extending out and over it.

That just makes it look dumb and over designed. Just white plastic pointlessly extending outwards. Why.

 

[MaulerX]

Probably because we're all 30+ here and have grown out of the Alienware gaming look phase and want to have something that blends in with the typical living room, doesn't look fragile, and doesn't get balked at by the wifey. I'm sure if I were younger I would like the design more. I remember thinking the Alienware designs were cool when I was 15.

Not only that but you really can't tell how big it is on those initial shots. Those people are basing it on looks and nothing else. But we now know that this thing is HUGE.

And the fact that it needs a stand to lay flat (because it's too curvy) is ridiculous.

 

[Elog]

Probably because we're all 30+ here and have grown out of the Alienware gaming look phase and want to have something that blends in with the typical living room, doesn't look fragile, and doesn't get balked at by the wifey. I'm sure if I were younger I would like the design more. I remember thinking the Alienware designs were cool when I was 15.

47 here. Love the new piece - hated Alienware. This new piece fits much better in my living room next to the TV.

 

[Quartermaster]

Looks like a hardcover book standing.

 

[KINGMOKU]

Not only that but you really can't tell how big it is on those initial shots. Those people are basing it on looks and nothing else. But we now know that this thing is HUGE.

And the fact that it needs a stand to lay flat (because it's too curvy) is ridiculous.

There is no way the system is this big, your measurements have to be off. Right? I wouldn't even know where to put it.

I call bullshit. No way Sony is sending this monster out at this size.

 

[June]

5-minute edit to tone down the popped collar.

Now Edit all of this to be matte black and it might actually look pretty nice

 

[MaulerX]

There is no way the system is this big, your measurements have to be off. Right? I wouldn't even know where to put it.

I call bullshit. No way Sony is sending this monster out at this size.

It's not bullshit. It's everywhere on the internet. Lots of different people have made the comparisons and came up with the same thing.

 

[Stiflers Mom]

I mean, who actually cares what a console looks like.

Me

 

[Bogroll]

Pushing gaming back into the bedroom.

 

[KINGMOKU]

It's not bullshit. It's everywhere on the internet. Lots of different people have made the comparisons and came up with the same thing.

I refuse to believe it. I mean c'mon it would be the largest console ever released if my memory serves.

Large then the PS3, OGXbox, hell its bigger then the Magnavox Odyssey 2 I grew up with. If these size comparisons are indeed correct I'll be shocked.