Microsoft's SSD will always be expensive
pcie gen 4 ssd for the ps5 will cost peanuts within 2 years - and don't forget that the ps5 SSD is DOUBLE THE PERFORMANCE of the Xbox!
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Microsoft's SSD will always be expensive
pcie gen 4 ssd for the ps5 will cost peanuts within 2 years - and don't forget that the ps5 SSD is DOUBLE THE PERFORMANCE of the Xbox!
The PlayStation headsets are most definitely not comfortable, don't buy the pulse if you want comfort
Soldato
The XBox storage upgrade is literally half the speed for a similar cost.
Yeah it works in either orientation. Had mine horizontal since launch.
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I think the design is compact, understated and stylish. I guess it's down to personal preference but I much prefer the series x design to the PS5. The ps5 design seems to have gone backwards and feels closer to a ps3 than anything really next gen. It's bigger than I feel it should be and looks like the console equivalent of a Japanese boy racer car, which is fine if that's your thing, but it isn't mine.
If we are going to talk technical design, the series X is well ahead in my view. A compact and efficient solution. Sony seem to have gone down the route of massive form factor = more space for airflow so fans don't have to sound like jet turbines. Feels like it lacks innovation.
Don't get me wrong I love the performance of my ps5 but I don't like looking at it. It stands out like a sore thumb. On the other hand my series X fits in well and is super stylish - I would say classy and mature vs the PS5's garish and attention seeking form.
Personal choice, obviously, but those are my thoughts.
Caporegime
Sony's design screams of someone sitting in front of a desk with a blank piece of paper and asked to design a new shape for the console, the appearance, without thinking about function. And then once the design was born, then tried to fit the function inside it. It's size was stretched/scaled to fit the function.
The Series X was function first, form second. It's form came from a simple idea that heat travels upwards and a natural and best way for best ventilation is upwards.
Most consoles in the past are designed in the former category, the Series X IMO is the first one that is designed with its functions in mind. But most consoles for the first couple of decades didn't produce as much heat back then, consoles like SNES or PS1 didn't have massive fans, they only had heatsinks or small fans if there was one, like the one on the side of the Game Cube. If you give engineers a blank slate to design an enclosure to fit everything in, they would design it in a way to best dissipate heats in a more natural way.
I have both the PS5 and Series X. I don't mind how they both look. The Series X is a much more discrete console, especially if you put it sideways (then not taking full advance of its design), the PS5 will dominate any room it's in and screams "Look at me". The only thing I don't like about it is the gloss black personally, I hate gloss black.
The Series X was function first, form second. It's form came from a simple idea that heat travels upwards and a natural and best way for best ventilation is upwards.
Most consoles in the past are designed in the former category, the Series X IMO is the first one that is designed with its functions in mind. But most consoles for the first couple of decades didn't produce as much heat back then, consoles like SNES or PS1 didn't have massive fans, they only had heatsinks or small fans if there was one, like the one on the side of the Game Cube. If you give engineers a blank slate to design an enclosure to fit everything in, they would design it in a way to best dissipate heats in a more natural way.
I have both the PS5 and Series X. I don't mind how they both look. The Series X is a much more discrete console, especially if you put it sideways (then not taking full advance of its design), the PS5 will dominate any room it's in and screams "Look at me". The only thing I don't like about it is the gloss black personally, I hate gloss black.
Soldato
I've gone for a SN850 1TB and then bought a separate heatsink which I'll fit.
That's the one the Cerny has tweeted about earlier. I guess that's a pretty high recommendation then!
These things aren't as expensive as I imagined they'd be.
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Does the series X run hotter when it's sideways then?
I wish I knew this before buying it. So uncomfortable
Associate
How about just taking off the 2 white side panels and spraying them black? Looks a lot better imo.
Caporegime
i don’t have probes to confirm but logic dictates that it will. Air flow is now moved by the fan rather than acting like a chimney design which is self cooling.
Soldato
Not according to the thermal testing on gamers nexus. They tried both orientations and it made no difference, as long as the extraction vent isn't impeded.
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Just like the Silverstone PC cases that use the same orientation, the amount of air moved by the fans is so great as to make the effect of the principle that hot air rises negligible.
Not true, it's already £179.99 on some sites. Besides, Major Nelson has previously said:
On paper, but most comparisons are either marginal or in favour of the Series X. Only Sony's first-party exclusives will take full advantage of the SSD, whereas most multiplatform developers will cater to the lowest common denominator.
The Ascent takes 14 seconds to load on the Series X, it takes 6 seconds on my PC with a 980 Pro. A faster drive does make a difference
Soldato
How is that comparable because there would be other factors involved on a PC v Console
how fast does it load on the PS5 