Further evidence that MS is potentially having hardware issues in cooling.

[Chris Hu]

ethomaz said:

Chris Hu said:

Having an external power brick actually reduces its chance of overheating.  Also it shouldn't be too big but that all depends on how much power it uses.  They got progessively smaller on the 360 I'm curious to see the size of the brick on the just anounced 360 redesign.

I think I never have a console with bricks.. I don't remember if PS1 and PS2 had.

The fact Sony not used a brink with PS4 can means the console have a really good controls over the heat issues.

One of the PS2 slim redesigns actually had a power brick but I think it was only available in Japan.  The 360 wasn't the first console I had that has a power brick the N64 had one (not a traditional one since it actually attaches to the console) and so did my Gamecube.  I also bought a used late model Atari 2600 that had a power brick.  Of the course NES, SNES, SMS, and Sega Genesis/Mega Drive kinda had power bricks also with their power adapters.