Technarchy on 14 December 2019
| Dante9 said: So they went from a VCR to an air purifier with the design, wow. Ugly things. Well, it's the inner beauty that matters, right? But why would you bother with an Xbox anymore? It's built like a PC, all the games will be on PC and now it even looks like a PC. Why is this a necessary piece of equipment? |
Games being available on PC is nothing new. You could play Space Harrier on a Sega Master System, and play it in DOS. And yet console gaming is now and remains it's own thing. If a game is or is not available on PC is 100% irrelevant.
It's built like a PC? The Sega Genesis used a Motorola 68000 16-bit CPU, the same used CPU in several PC's. It's just silicon and has nothing to do with end product. The design is likely purely industrial. Simplicity is cost effective and easier to manufacture. Having a voluminous interior likely contributes to more efficient cooling. Meaning the design facilitates a purpose of engineering rather than aesthetics are a priority and then designing the technology around it after.
