There are a lot of legitimate complaints that could be leveled at the Xbox One, but its physical design is not one of them.

First of all, a game console is mostly made to be played, not looked at. So it's not a huge deal no matter how you dice it.

Second, the design actually looks grown-up, instead of looking like a toy. It looks like most other AV equipment and it will go nicely in most entertainment setups.

I sincerely hope Sony goes with a similar design. Sure, they could make it look even more elegant and interesting. But I hope it doesn't look like a toy. Video games are not for kids only and the physical hardware designs should not look like toys.

Also, fanboys who are attacking the Xbox One for being "too big" are going to be looking pretty stupid if the PS4 comes out and is even bigger (after all, it has more powerful hardware that is going to be harder to cool).

Come on, guys, I think the PS4 is the better machine for me by far, but Im not going to jump on the bandwagon of hating on every single thing about the Xbox One even when it is irrational and doesn't make sense.

Now that the developers are starting to publicly state cloud is visionary and impressive tech, that will allow Xbox One to blow past any competition Sony fans are trying to force the *Me Too* card for Sony. Or they just stay in denial and say it's not possible with "NO" tech experience in the area!

There were rumors of the Xbox One using cloud computing months before the Xbox One reveal. Sony fans think PS4 will have Cloud computing as well and have dialed down their attacks.

Xbox One is designed from the ground up for Cloud/Azure on the hardware side, the infrastructure side, and the type of server side.

The PS4 does not currently have the ability to do what MSFT is doing on the hardware side nor the system sotfware side let alone the type of cloud servers and the amount(infrastructure). It's interesting that the rest of the gaming world is finally just now catching up LMAO

Hell even Nintendo knows this is the future http://n4g.com/news/1265823...

The problem is Microsoft is leading in this tech and while Sony & Nintendo may eventually try to add cloud servers to help to improve their games, they are both years behind Microsoft in this area!

When you offload heavy computing to the cloud like A.I. and extra effects...It free's up the hardware to do more. Xbox one out of the box is capable of 4k resolutions...So obviously games will be in 1080p 60 fps, I'm sure Ps4 will be too. But, with the power of the cloud, the xbox one will have a huge advantage!

Xbox One was built for the future, not for today!

1. If you don't have an internet connection, you might want to buy a ps4 or stick with your xbox 360.

2. If you don't have an HD TV, you definately aren't ready to get the xbox one! It only has hdmi output as it should being a true next gen device.

3. If you are scared of technical advancements such as having 1080p kinnect for games & skype on your tv or giving your friends the ability to control your game LIVE when you are stuck, and your console being able to recognize you and the ability to control your conosle, tv, music, video's and games with your voice or hand gestures...then the state of the art next gen xbox one is not for you! Stay in the stone age and play your xbox 360, ps3 or ps4.

While there are always a people scared to Jump Into the next generation of tech,I'm ready for it and I have a strong feeling there is a good 40 to 50 million xbox live gamers that are MORE THAN READY!

Also, Xbox One will bring in new consumers with the added functionality of the xbox one outside of games! And that's great news!

Sure they are leaving behind the non connected, non HD, non willing to grow the industry gamers! But that's okay! They still have the ps4! It's a win win for all gamers!

"The more I look at that picture, the more I get annoyed by its bulkiness that resembles that of a VCR."

Said all the Sony fans back in FEB who said it didn't matter what the console looked like.....

It's design is like that on perpose dude, look at all the other cable boxes out there.

In all fairness, the launch and original slim model PS3's (though I love the original slim model) were just as bulky.

@jc48573

In response to everything getting smaller and more efficient, just come look at my lastest gigantic water cooled desktop pc for evidence to the contrary. The more you push the bounds of the lastest and fastest tech, the hotter it will run.

X1 and Ps4 may end having bigger cases for this very reason. They need that extra cooling.

So did you say the same thing about the first iteration of the PS3? I loved my phat model before I purchased the slim, but that is how the tech at the time progressed.....

Have you seen the size of the fan they are using?

Explains the box size.

Looks sleek to me. It will fit in nicely with my DVR and Bluray player, while retaining a sort of gaming-style sheen.

I dont understand how anyone can hate a sleek black box... Its basically the same thing as the past gens but less cheap-looking.

This was taken from the IGN post analysis I believe. In it Peter was quite critical of the reveal and MS. I didn't agree with everything he said, but he was positive about some things, and negative about others. If anything, his past relationship with MS does lend some credibility to the criticism, and as such, should lend some credibility to the praise. He was fairly balanced from what I watched.

That guy has lost it. He started all positive then did a complete 180 by the end of his response.