X-box 2's appearence (pics included) [Archive]

Evolution

07-25-2004, 17:57

on the first pic where are the B & W buttons, unless they are on the top but thats just like a ps2 controller. the analogues in the position of the ps2 control, start and back are.
oh and like in the second pic, would anyone want an x-box with GC colours.
the third one looks like a bread bin.

Blake

07-30-2004, 22:59

I think I could be more creative then some of these people. 3rd one defintally sucks and yea the 2nd one is just an Xbox colored like a Gamecube. Bleh, Im glad M$, Sony, and Nintendo dont ask people to submit their ideas for the design of their consoles.

cOwpander

07-30-2004, 23:23

HOLY HELL those things are ugly. The 5th one especially, it looks like a 70's record player, and or the first model of the VCR. Whats funny is that most of those are huge like the current X-box model :lol:

Hey check it out the real X-BOX 2 Specs on the first model LOL

Dragonlance

08-01-2004, 22:44

#2 is just a purple xbox.

richjwild

08-01-2004, 22:52

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Nightmare

08-01-2004, 22:56

i voted for #1 because xbox is certainly not that small, it should be 10x the size of that, hell xbox2 might be 2x bigger than xbox :lol: ... i see the console xbox as a big brick with electronics inside that plays games :lol:

Dragonlance

08-01-2004, 22:58

Yeah, but #1 has a creepy design...................kinda like awalkman with sharp edges. I hate it.

richjwild

08-01-2004, 23:11

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Dragonlance

08-01-2004, 23:13

Thats cuz the design was taken from a laser printer, and there prolly isnt much size dofference either!

Seb

08-01-2004, 23:15

number 3 looks like a laser printer-

http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:-IH9U6DbjicJ:www.sh.newmail.ru/translation/13.gifhttp://www.xboxgazette.com/i/fake_xbox_02.jpg

Thats almost as comical as this PS3 concept:

http://www.ps3land.com/images/concepts/joke1.jpg

Nightmare

08-01-2004, 23:17

number 3 looks like a laser printer-

hahahaha i totaly agree with you there... microsoft should really start to make some good, and i mean good designs for the xbox2.

Dragonlance

08-01-2004, 23:19

Sarcastic comment:
I sure hope that pic morph posted of the PS3 is the final design, completely hanmade! Lets see MS put consoles like THAT into mass production. GO SONY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nightmare

08-01-2004, 23:23

Sarcastic comment:
I sure hope that pic morph posted of the PS3 is the final design, completely hanmade! Lets see MS put consoles like THAT into mass production. GO SONY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

haha joka yea if it did go through it would probably still sell the most :lol: :lol: :lol: but still some1 just got some tape, a bunch of toys and stuff and put em together maybe changed the specs of it to the ps3's lol

Dragonlance

08-01-2004, 23:26

This actually was the VERY FIRST PLAYSTATION. Damn, i still remember that thing. I wish sony would make a mini ps2 instead of the PSX, remember the PS1 console? The small one ruoghly the size of a book?

Nightmare

08-01-2004, 23:39

I wish sony would make a mini ps2 instead of the PSX

sony are making a mini ps2, the psp remember... its got roughly the same specs, but i dont know what the hell the psx is meant to represent.

Dragonlance

08-01-2004, 23:41

I dont consider the PSX to be another console. Ill always remembre it as a computer with no screen that plugs up to your tv and is 5 times larger than xbox.

Nightmare

08-01-2004, 23:44

I dont consider the PSX to be another console. Ill always remembre it as a computer with no screen that plugs up to your tv and is 5 times larger than xbox.

bloody hell is it that big!!!!! damnit man that wont fit into some peoples houses for god sake. :lol: i just thought of it the size of ps2.

Dragonlance

08-01-2004, 23:46

PS2 is to PSX as Gameboy is to Xbox.....You catch my drift?
A slight exageration, but just about right ;)

Nightmare

08-01-2004, 23:53

PS2 is to PSX as Gameboy is to Xbox.....You catch my drift?
A slight exageration, but just about right ;)

nahhh it cant be that big comon, you wouldnt be able to fit it in your room man
imagine it 5x the size of xbox in your head ... you'll be thinking impossible!!

Sir.Laughsalot

10-15-2004, 23:40

the fith one lokks so cool. But i dont think im gonna get one

siren

10-18-2004, 19:16

Wow, I am always amazed by how off people are.

People always model what looks cool to them. Has anyone ever tried to model something that looks cool and pratical at the same time? Something that over 50 Million (hopefully) people will want in their living room?

The actual design blows away anything I have seen from the community.

watashi

10-18-2004, 21:46

well...if you've seen the layout of the actual design, describe it to us in words we can't understand :D

Seb

10-18-2004, 22:02

Microsoft need to improve the design on the Xbox if they wan't to rival PS3 come the next generation. My advice is make it less box-like, perhaps taking a page out of Sony's book and making it slim or at least make it a bit smaller.

siren

10-19-2004, 08:27

I would love to comment further, but this is one area where I can't. I do know too much.

Daysra

10-30-2004, 22:32

I like the 2nd one :)

FmanFORPS3

11-24-2004, 00:09

i wonder how people would react if the xbox2 would be shaped as a rectangle...that would be funny in my opinion

SessDMC

12-29-2004, 01:33

this is a hilariouse thread, bread bins, lazer printers... wow morph u got me crackin lol, purple Xcube lol the thing these idiots that deny that they have too much time on their hands just make us all laugh...

i choose 5 cuz it looks disgusting... really sloppy and cheep... like sending you mother to do your cloths shopping!

FmanFORPS3

12-29-2004, 01:40

... like sending you mother to do your cloths shopping!

lol, thats a perfect way to say it.

PS. Try not to bring up old threads...

Daysra

01-03-2005, 10:43

nearly all the designs sucks man

Have Microsoft ever considered designing something that isn't so... you know, Star Wars? (overly ahead of it's time).

Evolution

01-03-2005, 12:18

nearly all the designs sucks man

Have Microsoft ever considered designing something that isn't so... you know, Star Wars? (overly ahead of it's time).

Microsoft didnt design those. There just concepts someone made for the heck of it.

Blake

01-03-2005, 16:41

Concepts by fans, what is so hard for people to understand about that I wonder...

Anonymous

01-03-2005, 16:58

i could whip out some more for your guy's enjoyment :wink:

Dragonlance

01-05-2005, 04:16

number 3 looks like a laser printer-

hahahaha i totaly agree with you there... microsoft should really start to make some good, and i mean good designs for the xbox2.
microsoft didnt make those designs.
actually now that i think about it #1 has a good controller, #2 is horrid, #3 looks like a toaster oven with controller ports :P

FmanFORPS3

01-05-2005, 04:40

IMO if the controller looked like this :http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v226/FmanFORPS3/controller.jpg
it would look a little cooler...

Epsilon-Zero

01-05-2005, 05:36

that controler does look neat but the left joystick needs to be moved to the top. also the idea of 2 shoulder buttons plus the triggers is good idea

FmanFORPS3

01-05-2005, 20:03

check this out: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v226/FmanFORPS3/controller2.jpg
only if the purple parts were green it would be perfect :D

siren

01-05-2005, 20:06

Except that it would be completely uncomfortable and give your thumbs strain trying to reach for the analog sticks... but yea it would "look" cool.

FmanFORPS3

01-05-2005, 20:12

siren, i dunno if oyur allowed to tell us this but is the color of the Xbox 2 a dark colour/s or a light colour/s?

siren

01-05-2005, 20:23

Light colored.

FmanFORPS3

01-05-2005, 20:27

o ok then...i hope the next xbox isnt round; i dont know why but i just dont like how round systems look

siren

01-05-2005, 20:31

It is curvy but not round. It is quite small compared to the current Xbox, but not quite on the level of the original playstation or dreamcast. More around the size of the original PS2.

Blake

01-05-2005, 20:51

o ok then...i hope the next xbox isnt round; i dont know why but i just dont like how round systems look

In the history of gaming consoles, when have we ever seen a round system? The PSONE might be the closest we have seen to it considering it's edges are sorta curved.

watashi

01-05-2005, 21:35

Actually it's edges are curved, the psone took out the parallel port I think. and is oval-ly shaped....

Blake

01-05-2005, 22:11

That's what I just said watashi, but it's not round by any means.

Epsilon-Zero

01-06-2005, 00:30

i kinda liked how large my xbox is. i affectionatly call it the Tank. I had a news story once where sombody got so mad playing a multiplayer game they left the room and returned with a 9mm handgun and shot the Xbox twice. The cops arrested him because the ppl in the room were not too happy about that but the xbox still ran fine. Wish i had the pictures of that still, but anyway... :lol:

A smaller rounded look would be fine. something that doesnt take up a shelf and half in my entertainment system. Also wireless controlers standard would be a big plus. I dont really mind the batteries as long as they dont get drained very quickly.

Dragonlance

01-06-2005, 01:08

check this out: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v226/FmanFORPS3/controller2.jpg
only if the purple parts were green it would be perfect :D
all you did was invert the colors.
http://img38.exs.cx/img38/9738/parody7gh.gif
http://img38.exs.cx/img38/2531/woo2mg.gif

FmanFORPS3

01-06-2005, 02:08

i did just invert to colour, you cant do much with paint :|

oh ya, i got another question for you siren :?: :D is microsoft sticking to the famous green color for the Xbox2?

you are one lucky person...i cant believe you know all this info. so have you actually worked on the xbox2? oh and if you can tell us any other information about the xbox2 and you wouldnt get fired that would be great :D

Dragonlance

01-06-2005, 04:05

Epsilon-Zero

01-08-2005, 07:14

they already built the xbox logo though as that recognizalbe green X. its kinda hard to change colors

Dragonlance

01-08-2005, 21:52

they already built the xbox logo though as that recognizalbe green X. its kinda hard to change colors
No its not, there was a big difference between the ps1 and ps2 logos

Epsilon-Zero

01-09-2005, 01:54

i think you can still find the old playstation logo on the back of games in the small print. they could change the xbox logo and everything but Microsoft is known for so many other things, i think it would be important to marketing to keep some aspect of the logo intact.

c.a.p

01-21-2005, 00:54

What I want to know is the real of XBox 2. So, what is it, XBox 2, Xenon, or something completely different? It's driving me crazy hearing everyone call it something different.

PS, I think the logo will have most of the same features of XBox, yet be only slightly different.

FmanFORPS3

01-21-2005, 00:56

well, there is no official name for the Xbox 2...as for the specs it has been posted before, all you need to do is look around

c.a.p

01-21-2005, 00:58

i think you can still find the old playstation logo on the back of games in the small print. You can find it on the front of the box to the right of where it says PS2.

PeanutButterMunky

01-21-2005, 03:23

well, there is no official name for the Xbox 2...as for the specs it has been posted before, all you need to do is look around
The specifications I posted were "unofficial," and should be taken as that. The name hasn't been revealed either, like you said.

FmanFORPS3

01-21-2005, 03:25

PeanutButterMunky

01-21-2005, 03:49

what specifications did you post?
The ones you were talking about...:?

FmanFORPS3

01-21-2005, 04:03

lol, oh, i got confused when you wrote
The specifications I posted

PeanutButterMunky

01-21-2005, 04:26

I just meant I started the thread about it. Sorry for the confusion there, buddy ;)

FmanFORPS3

01-21-2005, 16:20

:lol: lol, ya dont worry bout it :wink:

ares1010

01-30-2005, 02:59

See i hope they the X-Brick Design...huge bulky ...and for fat people..in addition i was at a hotel once and me and freind were leaving to go out so we tried sticking the xbox in the safe and well the freakin thing wouldn't even fit...its crap and the next one well we'll have to see.

FmanFORPS3

01-30-2005, 03:08

siren has stated that the Xbox 2 isnt as big as the Xbox, but close to the size of the PS2

PeanutButterMunky

01-30-2005, 03:14

Yes, I think I remember him saying that it's in-between both. But he also said the design has gotten even sleeker the last time he checked. Microsoft wants to appeal to the Japanese market this time, because they failed miserably last time. It will most certainly be smaller. Same goes for the controllers.

FmanFORPS3

01-30-2005, 03:20

i wonder who actually designed the controllers for the Xbox. they must have been pretty big people :shock: .

PeanutButterMunky

01-30-2005, 03:31

It was a branch off the Microsoft Sidewinder controllers, and those are pretty big.

siren

01-30-2005, 09:24

Ahh, the console design, it is amazing to what lengths they are going to keep it underwraps.

Don't be surprised to see some "leaked" pictures (someone always takes pictures and leaks them) of the initial development kits based on near final hardware. The funny thing, these will in no way represent the actual design of either the console itself, or of the final development kits (which will look very similar to the console)

Constantine827

02-02-2005, 08:07

PeanutButterMunky

02-02-2005, 10:28

the second one :P, but i wonder what the xbox2 will look like, lets just hope it isnt another giant brick like the first one. microsoft can finally shed the image of "the one-ton x-box" :D, the ultimate deadly weapon (use it as part of a mace).
I'm sure they've learned their lesson this time. No need to have a console that you must turn vertically to get it through your front door. ;) Just kidding.

cyrusmg

02-04-2005, 00:39

Since it is safe to assume that both the PS3 and Xenon will be comparable in features (heavy duty processing, amazing visuals, 4 controllers, and rumours of wireless of different types) i'm iterested to see what exactly xenon will do to distance itself from the PS3 design.

Obviously MS is not going to allow their console to be anyway misconstrued with Sony's, but if many features end up being the same, its logical to think that the size will be similar, and there are only so many designs that allow for eas acess dvd loading, easy access controller ports, storage, etc.

Username

02-08-2005, 16:55

hmmm am I the only person who doesn't care how big it is or what it looks like? :lol:

It can be a big octagon for all I care as long as it works good and is a big improvment(graphics,load times,features,etc) from xbox.

Performance is all I care about.

cyrusmg

02-09-2005, 00:44

hmm i dont think youd be saying that if it was the size of an air conditioner and made a louding poping sound everytime you turned it on, but i get your point.

From a marketing perspective though, if MS doesnt do something different from Sony, then people who go to the store are going to say "hmm, whats the diference..?" and then they will start reading the box which is not what MS wants if the PS3 is as pwerful as we think it might be. MS wants to make sure that their console will look nothing like anything else, and im sure it does. Im just wondering how they can do this exactly if there are only so many ways that the public will like to put in a DVD, plug in a controller etc.

Username

02-09-2005, 01:27

hmm i dont think youd be saying that if it was the size of an air conditioner and made a louding poping sound everytime you turned it on.

just pops once or all the time :wink:

I don't think xbox is that big and I am sure it'll be sized down a bit since a lot of people don't like it that big.

siren

02-09-2005, 07:11

Username, please don't flame others.

On that note,

The next xbox will not be big, it will look unique and still be highly functional.

Username

02-09-2005, 15:47

Flamming? I was just joking around hence the wink.

cyrusmg

02-09-2005, 18:09

i dunno, I didn't sense any flaming there.

And i am sure that it will be perfectly functional, i just wonder what they are dong to make sure that it looks considerably different from Sony, and the other side of that coin, i wonder what Sony is doing to make the PS3 notably different from the PS2.

siren

02-09-2005, 18:14

Being that I don't know how Sony's PS3 is going to look, it is hard for me to say how they are going to look different from each other.

All I can state is that the Xbox2 looks completely different from any other console currently on the market. In my opinion, it is darn near a piece of art.

cyrusmg

02-09-2005, 18:35

I'd say it is safe to assume it will be mostly flat, angular, possibly with a brushed metal look, and most likely have an obvious, yet understanded X on it somewhere. (Not like the big one on top, just a nice face plate or something)

I would assume it will stick with the green light from the inside sort of motif and have a nice easy to interpret brushed smooth front.

That's where i'm putting my money. Brushed aluminum look, trimmed with neon grren glow from the inside.

siren

02-09-2005, 18:41

Nothing regarding the Xbox2 design is "safe to assume". Trust me when I say that it does not follow sony in anyway.

moe

02-09-2005, 23:14

anyonw know wat the resolution will be on for the hd dvd?

siren

02-09-2005, 23:25

Resolution of video is not in and of itself dependant on the media that it is recorded to.

Example

You could put a two hour 720p movie on a Dual Layer DVD using WMV9

The_One

02-10-2005, 06:54

Put simply: It's more or less dependant on the combination of: resolution + compression + codec used to compress. Well, of course, the media still does matter to an extent (afterall, a 30GB HD-DVD can obviously store more than the 15GB version).

cyrusmg

02-11-2005, 01:39

Final verdict on the appearance form me, im gonna go with flat top, flat with an X carved in a smooth line in the front, with bent legs (like little triangles cut out of the top and bottom and the two sides of the face plate, to make it look like an X) trimmed with green or green neon from inside. Of course, all dark brush steel.

EDIT: whished for of course, but not a prediction by any stretch

siren

02-11-2005, 01:52

Just the case itself that you called out would cost over 45$ to make. From complexity to using brushed steel.

On top of this it would have excessive weight which would increase the shipping costs thus increasing the overall cost of goods.

The neon light would risk annoying users of the system and would draw extra power. This would increase the power requirements of the Powersupply. This would thus increase the cost of the system for nothing more than a novelty. On top of that, Neon light generate high amounts of heat. This would cause them to have to increase the size of the system to compensate.

Not going to happen.

bustabusta196

02-11-2005, 23:22

Why do people feel the need to pimp there console with unnecessary neon lighting lol.. are you going to spend 200+ dollars on something just cause it lights up a certain color?? Highly doubt it.. but if you feel the need to have lights on it or any really cool colors there are plenty of sites online that show you how you can do stuff like that.

Kojo

02-16-2005, 01:17

I like the first image the best.

Chaotic_King

02-16-2005, 17:00

Heh. So what do you mean "curvy"?

5th.

(I really wish we knew someone who worked for Sony, I'm really interested in what they're cookin'. It's either going to be really great, or "meh". :wink: )

cyrusmg

02-16-2005, 18:18

Well, im sure it will be different, and i HOPE it will be great.

It would be cool if they managed to make it so small it looked like one of those new Apple computers. Sleek and tiny. I suppose it would have lots of apllications too, be able to put it in a car easily and whatnot. I wonder if they are trying to go as SMALL as possible this time, or just co for a classy look that happens to be a little smaller? Cause either way would be cool looking and different.

siren

02-16-2005, 22:14

From what I have seen, they could actually make it smaller than it is going to end up being, but to enhance the design aspect of it, it ended up a little bigger.

cyrusmg

02-16-2005, 22:43

That shows a real dedication to make sure that it looks spectacular, when they could just be safe, make it supersmall and then compare to Sony, but they want to make sure that it looks great. Im really looking forward to have such beutiful pieces of machinery in my apartment (ass oppossed to hiding game machines under TV behind closed doors most of the time)

muchuukuri

02-24-2005, 17:26

Well, Siren, keeps saying its a peice of art, its a piece, of art... 1st off I wonder what his taste in art is... if its modern M$ can kiss the X2 goodbye! ^^ No, nom seriously, I'm guessing it'll be a standard rectangle with all the corners and edges rounded and smooth. The colors with be perl white and a deep blue. YES, no more green! The blue parts will be that see through plastic kinda stuff tinted blue, obviously, and have maybe a small place on front. If the Xpod resurrection rumors are indeed true then the Xpod will also follow these lines of colors, and maybe will have a small light blue lcd on the bottom so when it connects to the x2 you'll gain a small LCD display. It'll sit on top of the X2 and connect some how... maybe a hidden plastic piece that pops on and off to show the connection port. There'll be a slide out DVD drive in the front that when retracted will have a thin black silouette that out lines it on the front and will be barely visible, because its been worked into the front design. There'll be no controller ports... just a smooth rounded surface... since it'll be wireless... and a small blue LED will light up for each controller connected to the sys... e.g. 4 controllers 4 LED lights. Maybe they'll have an X shap as well?? so assuming 4 controllers it'd be something like....
x x X x x

Also, there'd be no buttons to open the DVD drive... you'd touch the big X and it would open... pressure sensitive perhaps??

cyrusmg

02-24-2005, 17:34

As much as i like blue, Xbox can't go with it, Sony already used it in all their packaging for the PS2. People have a connection there, and as such, MS doesn't want people thinking that the XBOX2 is copying ANYTHING that Sony has done.

The more i hear about those pressure opening doors like touch lamps, the more i like the sound of it. ealy uturistic. unfortunately im willing to bet that it would break down easily and get messed up by dirt and such.

muchuukuri

02-25-2005, 05:09

Baaahh, ok, so it can't be blue.... I guess a light green then?? I dunno the green just doesn't work, IMO, but well, I guess they're stuck. The reason I say this, is if you put light green up to white or say silver (the brushed metal look is popular with many) is looks underscored and there's poor contrast... I can't see it looking all that great in green, but who knows.

heerokenshin

05-12-2006, 21:01

Need for Speed Carbon trailer at E3

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Need for Speed Carbon was unannounced this year, but is making an appearance at EA's booth, and had a short showing at Sony's Pre-E3 conference.
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