Fans have already begun creating comparisons between the Xbox Series X and PS5 following the latter's hardware reveal last night, and so far, it looks like the Xbox Series X is significantly smaller.
The mock-up you see above (thanks Lucas Liaskos) is based on the size of the disc drives (he says the controllers might not be accurate), suggesting the PS5 is much taller than the Xbox Series X and PS4 Pro. A user on Reddit has also put an image together using the disc drives as reference:
Of course, none of this is official yet and we don't have the exact dimensions for Sony's PlayStation 5 at the time of writing. But even so, it definitely looks like the PS5 is a beefier design than the Xbox Series X, and both consoles are ultimately larger than their PS4 Pro and Xbox One X counterparts.
Does the size of both consoles matter to you? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.
[source twitter.com, via reddit.com]
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Taller, but thinner, standing up the PS5 seems like the most optimal way. Series X can be later down or stood up.
It’s taller & less powerful. Interesting.
More empty space to help with cooling??
Okay, some people say that Sony will have better exclusives according to them and that will always be subjective because I think that Sony's exclusives are overrated but the truth is that Microsoft made the best console: specifications, design and controller. Proof is that the new PS controller looks more similar to the Xbox controller than ever before and even has the haptic rumble in the triggers like the Xbox One controller.
I expected the PS5 to be smaller than Series X and also noisier (like PS4 and Pro) and full of fans. The PS5 prototype has six fans. Anyway, I didn't expect PS5 to be bigger than Series X overall. The PS5 design looks like a modern and huge Wii.
That’s clearly over exaggerated unless the ps5 controller actually is bigger than the duke controller
Someone said that PS5 was designed by Homer Simpson.
If you look at that picture above you'll see that the PS5 is significantly bigger than the original Xbox One so is this the biggest game console ever?
It looks alot taller than the Series X
Indeed. They tried to make the console look thinner by using white in the sides and black in the centre and presenting the console in vertical position. They even chose to end the camera panning at the other side of the disc drive side because they know that hump looks like someone attached the part in the last minute and thus the console is asymmetrical and resembles a humped alien in a white coat.
The curved top with the vents seems to be a dust collector and the blue light is over the top. Yes, it looks relatively thin but just because it's mainly white and the background is white as well but if you consider the stand is not much thinner than Series X and it's much taller.
Holy, yeah they definitely used aesthetics to hide the size of this monster. I have no where to fit the XSX, I'd definitely have no where to fit the PS5. Standing it up outside my entertainment unit would be the only way.
@BlueOcean through the OG xbox and 360 I have enjoyed the MS exclusives more than the Sony ones, but with this gen, MS dropped the ball hard. Halo, Crackdown, and State of Decay, have all hard worse iterations, and there has been no other great 1st party titles like Perfect Dark, Fable, or Alan Wake, or 3rd party (timed) exclusives like Mass Effect or Bioshock to round one out the library. All the while Sony has released games like Horizion, GoW, and Spider-man, which are really great games.
That said, MS have bought up some of the best talent in recent years, and MS would have to try very hard to not get some good content out of inXile, Obsidian, Double Fine and Ninja Theory.
@Richnj I agree somehow but as a PS4 owner I'm not as excited as others about what I've been able to play on it. I'm sure that Microsoft has a lot to offer during the next generation thanks to what they've learnt and all the new Xbox Game Studios. I was trying to leave games aside in that comment because it's more subjective and we have had discussions about them many times.
PS5 might be thiner than the XSX, but look at the base the PS5 needs to remain steady. It requires as much horizontal space regardless.
Also, this is just the front view. That PS5 goes WAY back. The XSX is cube shaped, do not going to take too much room going back. I might fit the XSX behind my TV, accessing the disk drive from the side.
No clue where I’m fitting that PS5, unless I get rid of my entertainment center PC.
The PS5 design I will admit is growing on me, but I didn't realise it was that big.. On that size comparasion chart it's a monster.
Not that keen on it, you can put it horizontally with a special stand, which I guess comes with it. But it leaves a gap at one end. So possible stability issues. Also when on its side the disc insert is at the bottom left of the console under a curved part. Inserting disc issues. I think they went for shock and awe and definitely not practical usage in a family home. My Xbox one x is stable when horizontal, no gaps or special stand required and the disc insert is at the top right and easy to get to, the same as the new series x. Simple practical, stable, robust and good for the family home.
The PS5 is like mutton dressed as lamb.
Once you start using it, you soon release it’s all show and no go.
oh thank goodness. One of the things I was worried about was the SeX being this huge, bulky, blocky console that wouldn't fit anywhere. But if the comparisons are correct this is great!
Being the size of a shoebox or so makes me like it even more.
@ThePrettySenshi PS5 is bigger. It takes as much horizontal space as Series X with the stand and it's significantly taller and deeper.
Microsoft said that Series X is 151mm x 151mm x 301mm. PS5 has a similar width with the stand (around 15cm) and it's 33% taller than Series X so around 40cm (!) tall. PS5 is also deeper than Series X but that is more difficult to calculate at the moment.
@BlueOcean yeah, that's crazy. It actually kind of looks like a heater I used to have when we lived in a house that had poor ventilation and would get really cold in the winter. lol.
Giant, two toned with fins... And I thought the PS3 was a hideous bloated monster when it came out.
I'll wait for the mid gen revisions for both and see which one I like better.
@ThePrettySenshi Yeah it's a monster LOL. At least, Series X is a bit more compact. PS5 is around 40cm tall!
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