For me, this is hands down MS best looking console, no question, as I still own the original Xbox and that thing was fugly as hell and then some. The 360 was OK, and the ONE was pretty cool, at least the S model, as I like the smaller footprint of that model. For me, this SX seems sleek, straight forward, and to the point, so I love the function and simplicity, as this would go unnoticed most places I would put it. I'm no fan of black, so I would probably opt for a different color at some point, but as is, I'm cool with it. I don't own a ONE yet, or PS4 for that matter, so I'm guessing I'll probably skip this current gen, in favor of backwards compatibility of the next(if PS5 rumors are true of course).
When it's all said and done, I find most systems to look god awful most off the time, so I'm of the view you either go with something killer looking, or something more functional, or in a best case scenario, a combination of the two. Steve Jobs(who I'm no fan of), saw things like this as looking cool and being functional, and most places, just don't follow those ideals. Which shows, as the way these system often look, you can tell the outer appearance was a later thought more often than not.
As for the name, it's whatever to me, as I don't really think consumers will be confused at retail like the Wii U debacle, as the Xbox in general is geared to a more hardcore base, and most will know what this is. Am I wanting one? Well, the fact I don't own any current gen system(NS is included as well), pretty much shows I'm in no rush for this. The only reasons I ever even wanted a ONE, have all come to the NS, so unless this SX gets a better line up of games in coming years, this unit may not get bought either, but the name and the look won't be a factor in that(just if it has games I want or not).
Chris
When it's all said and done, I find most systems to look god awful most off the time, so I'm of the view you either go with something killer looking, or something more functional, or in a best case scenario, a combination of the two. Steve Jobs(who I'm no fan of), saw things like this as looking cool and being functional, and most places, just don't follow those ideals. Which shows, as the way these system often look, you can tell the outer appearance was a later thought more often than not.
As for the name, it's whatever to me, as I don't really think consumers will be confused at retail like the Wii U debacle, as the Xbox in general is geared to a more hardcore base, and most will know what this is. Am I wanting one? Well, the fact I don't own any current gen system(NS is included as well), pretty much shows I'm in no rush for this. The only reasons I ever even wanted a ONE, have all come to the NS, so unless this SX gets a better line up of games in coming years, this unit may not get bought either, but the name and the look won't be a factor in that(just if it has games I want or not).
Chris
