X1 vs PS4 build quality

[Euphoria14]

Sevengen said:

Euphoria14 said:

It is the answer to your thread.

PS4 is of better build quality. That is why they have similar temperatures yet the PS4 has an internal power brick.

the X1's power brick is definitely an eyesore if you don't bury it beneath the cords in the back of your setup, but I wouldn't go so far as to say it affects the quality of the X1 overall. It's really a non-issue, you don't hold it, communicate with it, turn if on and off.... it's just an ungainly part of the power cord. If anything it's an aesthetic concern and has nothing to do with build quality, hence, not even close to being the answer to my thread.
but since you commented on it... do you think it's also a cost saving attempt on Microsoft's part not to engineer it into the console itself?

It actually has much to do with build quality. Just look at a tear down for each console and see how much Sony made use of the space available to them and how much wasted space is in the XBox One. Look at how the left little to no space and still got everything in there and kept the thing cooled well. Then consider how the XBox One can't be placed on it's side or else it could damage the console. This is not the case with the PS4, not is it the case with the PS3, XBox 360, Wii and/or WiiU.

These are all part of build quality. It isn't only to do with how it looks from the outside.

 

As for cost cutting, it might be, but that isn't really a positive for you the consumer.