Comment on A funny thing in Iran is how they repackage old PlayStation consoles

Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• PerfectDark@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I guess I have the fact that I wasnt alive for that ‘era’ of gaming, so its maybe a bit more fascinating to me to see a more utilitarian design over what we get now.

  I dislike the move in PCs and consoles where everything has RGB (you’ll see it everywhere on SBC retro handhelds), or just looks garish. To me this boxy-box just looks BEAUTIFUL. Gray/beige hardware wins me over every time

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  • MurrayL@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Similar to how the NES was made to look like a VCR, the PlayStation was made to look right at home as part of a fancy 90s home hi-fi setup. Functional/industrial grey was the aesthetic du jour, and gave it a look that said this isn’t just a toy; it’s the future of home entertainment.

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    • A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      And dude us kids LOVED the hatch-opening design. That felt so freaking FUTURE at the time

      We were easily amused

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  • acosmichippo@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    gray, whatever.

    beige, no. never again.

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• TheTechnician27@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Yeah, to me, the PlayStation might seriously be one of the ugliest major home consoles of all time (beaten out by the PSOne which looks like a cheap toy). And this isn’t even a generational thing: a grey N64 and Sega Saturn stand head-and-shoulders above the PlayStation in terms of looks. Cool how compact it was, at least.

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  • MurrayL@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I think the Atari XEGS probably wins the battle for ‘ugliest grey box’

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    • PerfectDark@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Pastel pretty colors?

      Okay judging by all these anti-gray/beige comments I’m an outlier in what I find lovely, but even this looks nice to me!!!

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    • ZeroCool@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Yeah, that’s pretty damn ugly.

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    • ALoafOfBread@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I kinda like it. Brutalist console

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  • FryHyde@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I dunno. I think you just prefer rounded aesthetics. IMO the Saturn just looks like an oversized CD player. Boring and no personality. The little ridges and whatnot on the PlayStation were just plain neat to me , and I greatly prefer boxy to rounded. It’s why the PS One was such a disappointment by comparison.

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