Feedback Does anyone else miss when game consoles were designed like chonky bricks?

[Jayro]

I really miss the days of the very VCR-like styled game consoles. They fit almost anywhere, and also usually come with the option to stand vertically as needed, while still remaining stable and not looking ugly as sin. But it seems those days are behind us, as all the newer consoles coming out are being marketed as vertical towers now, with laying sideways as an afterthought, along with the external designs being very weird, curvy, and overall not very useful.

Some of my favorites include the PS2 Phat and Slim, the Xbox One X, and the Wii with the add-on storage caddy. I actually own the storage caddy for the Wii, and find it significantly more useful than having the Wii by itself or standing upright. The storage section can hold your USB HDD/SSD inside, helping stealth the system.

Here's some example pics of what I'm talking about:




...I can't be the only one that misses this...

 

[Latiodile]

aren't the series X/S chonky bricks lol

also afaik consoles have always tried to be at least somewhat sleek and curvy, and cumbersome, the xbox 360 and ps3 had curved everywhere, the genesis didn't have a solid surface anywhere
the nes is the only one that instantly comes to mind when it comes to "chonky brick", and that's if i ignore the second revision exists

 

[Dust2dust]

The fat PS2 is the best looking console I ever had. It looked majestic standing up. It actually was outclassed by both its contemporary competitors, GameCube and OG Xbox, but not in the looks.

 

[AmandaRose]

I always find it hilarious when people heap a huge amount of praise on Sony for the design of the Ps2 Phat when in fact the case design was done by Atari fot the Atari Falcon A30 and Sony bought the design from Atari.

 

[Windaga]

Not necessarily "chunky" consoles...but I do miss being able to place my console inside of my entertainment system and it not sticking out (physically or design wise) from the rest of my set boxes. Of course, all of those DVD/sound system/audio/video boxes have since been replaced by the TV itself and a single console, so that's nice. But I do miss the overall aesthetic a bit.

 

[The Catboy]

I miss when there was a reason to be excited about or buy a console

 

[AncientBoi]

I do miss my PS2

 

[bazamuffin]

OG Xbox

 

[Lostbhoy]

Gamecube for the win!! Just had style man, chunky yet petite and the purple made it stand out... Screw your standard boring black finish that looks like the bastard child of a dvd player and a stereo amp!

 

[KingVamp]

I even prefer the fridge design over the design that someone thought how an alien would make a console. Even Dbrand's design is better.

 

[DinohScene]

OG Xbox

 

[Jayro]

You can't stack anything on top of a Sony system that's laying flat or it'll fall off eventually.

 

[Ryab]

The original Xbox prototype comes to mind.

 

[tech3475]

I prefer it when consoles are stackable and can go vertical to maximise shelf space.

The Xbone is annoying in this regard, as it's so close to being able to do both but they made it do neither.

 

[eyeliner]

The fat PS2 is the best looking console I ever had. It looked majestic standing up. It actually was outclassed by both its contemporary competitors, GameCube and OG Xbox, but not in the looks.

Excuse me. The GameCube is one of the most beautiful consoles ever designed.

 

[Dark_Ansem]

Gamecube console design still unparalled - despite Mordor PS5 being quite close

 

[ShadowbannedAllstar]

The original Xbox prototype comes to mind. View attachment 402543

I really, really want M$ to make a future console that looks like this. It's too awesome, cheesy, and awesomely cheesy to just leave as a prototye.

 

[CoolMe]

People were making fun of the Xbox One vcr design, i had no issues with it apart from it being somewhat big (for an underpowered system), the Xbox One Slim and X look much better, and definitely better than the XSX tower design..
As for Sony, the PS2 fat was maybe my fav design, i mean whether it's set vertically or horizontally it's just looks majestic, simple rectangular design with no BS.

 

[Ryab]

I prefer it when consoles are stackable and can go vertical to maximise shelf space.

The Xbone is annoying in this regard, as it's so close to being able to do both but they made it do neither.

That sounds like overheating issues waiting to happen lol.

 

[tech3475]

That sounds like overheating issues waiting to happen lol.

Obviously I dont over do it nor do I block any vents.