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Xbox One slim coming?
Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2015 6:04 pm
by NickSCFC
http://www.theverge.com/2015/8/20/91812 ... ber-rumorsMicrosoft is planning to hold a massive hardware launch event in October. Sources familiar with Microsoft's plans tell The Verge that the software giant will use the event to unveil two new Lumia handsets, the Surface Pro 4, and a Microsoft Band 2. Chinese site WPDang first reported details of Microsoft's plans, and we can confirm there will be an event to launch multiple new hardware devices.
Microsoft is also planning one or two hardware surprises for the event, we're told. WPDang claims there may be a slimmer Xbox One, but a lack of rumors around Microsoft's console plans suggest this is unlikely.
Re: Xbox One slim coming? (The Verge)
Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2015 6:19 pm
by Trelliz
So there are some rumours with no backup from some chinese website, and "a lack of rumors around Microsoft's console plans suggest this is unlikely". Can we make a rule against clickbait thread titles?
Re: Xbox One slim coming? (The Verge)
Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2015 6:21 pm
by more heat than light
strawberry floating hell Nick.
Re: Xbox One slim coming? (The Verge)
Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2015 6:28 pm
by Minto
Another quality thread mate. Well done.
Re: Xbox One slim coming? (The Verge)
Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2015 6:40 pm
by Victor Mildew
The Xbox one S IS COMING, that's a fact. There's no actual evidence for it, but it is a scientific fact.
Re: Xbox One slim coming? (The Verge)
Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2015 7:13 pm
by bear
If they were going to announce a redesign they'd have announced it before unveiling all these special edition consoles. Launching a redesign now would be incredibly foolish. Q3 2016 at the earliest.
Re: Xbox One slim coming? (The Verge)
Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2015 7:36 pm
by Steve
A redesigned Xbox One wouldn't do any harm. The console in it's current form looks hideous. After nearly 2 years I'd like to think they could put it on a diet and shed some bulk by now.
They should also include the ability to make the HDD user upgradable as per the PS4.
Re: Xbox One slim coming? (The Verge)
Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2015 7:50 pm
by more heat than light
Steve wrote:They should also include the ability to make the HDD user upgradable as per the PS4.
Why, when you can add two external drives?
Re: Xbox One slim coming? (The Verge)
Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2015 7:53 pm
by Steve
more heat than light wrote:Steve wrote:They should also include the ability to make the HDD user upgradable as per the PS4.
Why, when you can add two external drives?
Whilst a decent workable solution, it looks shite having drives hanging off a console.
Re: Xbox One slim coming? (The Verge)
Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2015 7:57 pm
by more heat than light
I guess maybe it's not the most aesthetically pleasing solution, but I don't think it's really a major issue. Also means you get additional storage instead of replacing your existing storage, and you don't have to faff around transferring your data from one to another.
I don't think MS will have a redesign for at least another year. It certainly isn't the hideous beast that some people seem to think it is.
Re: Xbox One slim coming? (The Verge)
Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2015 7:58 pm
by Floex
It could definitely do with some slimming though. It still has the power brick too doesn't it?
Re: Xbox One slim coming? (The Verge)
Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2015 8:09 pm
by Steve
Floex wrote:It could definitely do with some slimming though. It still has the power brick too doesn't it?
Yes, which is a giant monstrosity in itself. Sony managed to include the PSU and everything else in a tidy little package so I'm baffled why MS couldn't do the same.
Re: Xbox One slim coming? (The Verge)
Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2015 8:18 pm
by finish.last
I'd say Sony got the better design insofar as getting the PSU built in, but to be honest the PS4 and XBO are both ugly boxes. The WiiU is comfortably the best looking console of the generation (so far).
Re: Xbox One slim coming? (The Verge)
Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2015 8:20 pm
by Super Dragon 64
Microsoft could have done the same but it would make the whole thing louder as it would require the fans to work harder to keep everything cool as there wouldn't be much room inside the console. My PS4 gets annoyingly loud thanks to the fans going crazy while my X1 is nearly silent. I much prefer the X1's larger size because it means that the fans don't have to work faster and it stays quieter.
Re: Xbox One slim coming? (The Verge)
Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2015 8:33 pm
by Moggy
MS will be shitting themselves over the risk of another red ring of death problem. I doubt they will release a smaller version until they are 100% sure there are no problems.
Re: Xbox One slim coming? (The Verge)
Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2015 8:55 pm
by NickSCFC
more heat than light wrote:strawberry floating hell Nick.
What were you expecting to find here, a confirmation? The '?' in the title made it clear that you shouldn't get your hopes up.
Re: Xbox One slim coming? (The Verge)
Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2015 9:31 pm
by more heat than light
NickSCFC wrote:more heat than light wrote:strawberry floating hell Nick.
What were you expecting to find here, a confirmation? The '?' in the title made it clear that you shouldn't get your hopes up.
If you know that an Xbox One redesign isn't going to happen, why post a topic about it?
Re: Xbox One slim coming? (The Verge)
Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2015 11:41 pm
by Harry Bizzle
Steve wrote:Floex wrote:It could definitely do with some slimming though. It still has the power brick too doesn't it?
Yes, which is a giant monstrosity in itself. Sony managed to include the PSU and everything else in a tidy little package so I'm baffled why MS couldn't do the same.
Probably because they didn't want to risk their console melting itself like the last one did.
Re: RE: Re: Xbox One slim coming? (The Verge)
Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2015 4:10 am
by Death's Head
more heat than light wrote:I guess maybe it's not the most aesthetically pleasing solution, but I don't think it's really a major issue. Also means you get additional storage instead of replacing your existing storage, and you don't have to faff around transferring your data from one to another.
I don't think MS will have a redesign for at least another year. It certainly isn't the hideous beast that some people seem to think it is.
Another advantage though is you could replace the internal drive with a hybrid or SSD. I'm hoping a 1GB SSD will have fallen to a reasonable price by the time I need to upgrade my drive, otherwise I'll go for a hybrid.
Re: Xbox One slim coming? (The Verge)
Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2015 9:06 am
by Herdanos
Steve wrote:After nearly 2 years
Holy gooseberry fool has it been two years already!