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Barozi said:
would you rather want RROD?


Last gen I saw 3/4 dead Xbox 360 at my friends house who was a hardcore fan. Its better to have an working version of a bulky system than a dead one. But we cant blame people because we also have seen what other companies are doing.



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theprof00 said:
Barozi said:
would you rather want RROD?

Saying that the space is designed to prevent RROD is like saying I live in America because I'm trying to avoid falling into the sun. It's such a laughable excuse, and really, I'm shocked that people entertain that idea for a single second.

Just wait til the slim comes out and suddenly the heating issues magically disappear along with the empty space.

I was merely taking about the fan size....

It's not a big issue anyway. A few inches bigger than the 2nd biggest current gen console, so?



theprof00 said:
Well, I see strikethrough doesn't work anymore.
Vgc about as well engineered as an xb1 I'd say


whats wrong with the bulky size? i prefer the look ovver ps4 which looks like an eraser. based on my experience, the ps4 gets much hotter then the xbox  one.



sethnintendo said:

They did it because they didn't want another RROD issue.  If it happened again I would hope very few people would trust any launch systems from them.

Again, these are professional engineers with billions of dollars at their disposal.

Does the inside look like even a few hundred million worth of R&D? Does it even look like 10M$?

All you need to prevent heat from other components is a small heatsink, proper ventilation, and engineering. Look at the ps4. It's crammed tighter than the JR-East at rush hour.
How is it that one system can be packed to the brim and be able to manage MORE POWER, than another console twice the size with a huge amount of open space?
RROD concerns do not make sense. Wake up.



theprof00 said:
Well, I see strikethrough doesn't work anymore.
Vgc about as well engineered as an xb1 I'd say


whats wrong with the bulky size? i prefer the look ovver ps4 which looks like an eraser. based on my experience, the ps4 gets much hotter then the xbox  one.



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@Dane
Who said anything about shape?
You can prefer the shape all you want.
Look up the dimensions.
ps4 is only 60% of the size of the x1. X1 is almost DOUBLE in size.
wouldn't ypu prefer a console thats half the size.
im sure your response will be "I'd prefer a working console", but dont fall for it bro. X1 could have been way smaller and still perfectly functional.



After RROD and early PS3 deaths, I'm completely fine with making a few inches more space in my entertainment center.



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Xbox One - PS4 - Wii U - PC

Microsoft is definitely not a designing company. I dont think I've really liked the look of any of their products except the newest 360 version, but that took 3 tries.



VanceIX said:
After RROD and early PS3 deaths, I'm completely fine with making a few inches more space in my entertainment center.

It's not really about the system being too big. It's about the system being designed big to fake a slimline revision. MS will release a slim within a year, I guarantee that, and everyone will praise them for it. That is what this is about.



V-r0cK said:
Microsoft is definitely not a designing company. I dont think I've really liked the look of any of their products except the newest 360 version, but that took 3 tries.

Really? Because most people (at least in the US) will say that MS makes the best controllers. How is it possible that MS can perfectly engineer a controller with no wasted space, high quality parts and huge efficiency while simultaneously sporting a beautiful minimalist face design and as internally deep and imaginative as the ocean floor?

MS is not bad at hardware engineering. That is a red-herring.