Do Console Cinderellas Need A Fairy Godmother?
I wouldn’t call the Xbox 360 a pumpkin per se, but one wouldn’t have been irate had one seen rather less beige casing and a touch more, well, flair. And with all my drooling at the screenshots from Final Fantasy XIII, I do admit I’ve been a little too breathless to really suss out how I feel about the PS3’s sartorial… um… splendor…
So it was a relief to see Slashdot pose the question flat-out: What’s Wrong with Modern Console Design? The story points to a larger piece of the same name from Next Generation, in which author Eric-Jon Rossel-Waugh argues that the latest batch of consoles have lost their identity and lobs a fat one at the PS3, saying it “looks like you could top-load a side of bacon.”
While I’m suspiciously mum on the words “top-load” and “bacon” appearing so very, very close together, I can’t help but agree. Maybe these design doldrums are the reason behind such snooze-worthy case mods as the pictured Xbox 360 alarm clock and tissue dispenser, courtesy of the lovely souls at Engadget.
tiny dancer
Posted to Video Games on 4 August 2006
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