Rumor: Xbox Scarlet Devkit is late behind the schedule to surprise Sony

[DonFerrari]

Imaginedvl said:

DonFerrari said:

And why that should be considered when no one really cares?

If you buy a desktop PC you expect to extract the most power of it not the smallest form factor, power consumption and thermal generation.

If you buy a handheld you want portability (good performance at a good battery life) and them sure form factor, power consumption and thermal generation is very very important.

Consoles just sit in the middle and really most people that buy console don't care about these. They would appreciate a good looking console, but heat and power consumption isn't important to them. They want the most balance on performance for the price.

I agree with that.

If a console buyer is really caring (and basing his/her choice) on how much power or heat the machine will generate, this person is part of minority.
Living room consoles are exactly that: a good middle ground

Of course console makers are trying to do their best to deliver the most powerful/green/etc machines out of their factories but at the end; buyers are really caring about having something nice, playing the good majority of games out there, plug and play and ready to go. 

Another factor are exclusives for a lot of people; While I'm using the Xbox as main console; I know that I bought the Play Station Four because of Horizon Dawn and I will buy the next one as soon as the next game is out :) I did not care a minute about the look, the power consumption, green stuff or even the specifications...

Yep, games, price and performance would probably be the most common order of priority for most of the general consumer of consoles.