Aesthetic Appeal
It may not be the most important aspect for everyone when purchasing a console, but the way a piece of hardware looks when sitting in an entertainment unit is often a checkbox on consumers’ lists. Thankfully, none of the current consoles are ugly or anything of that nature. The Xbox One’s biggest issue in the past was the fact that it was hilariously large, especially when sat next to a standard PS4, but that’s been rectified with the Xbox One S.
Yet there are still a few things to consider when purchasing a console and how they look next to all of your other devices and hardware. The Xbox One still has a blocky presence even if it is smaller, and that may not go with your design choice. The PS4 slim also lacks the form factor that the standard did, which can be a deal breaker depending on what you like. The standard of both the PS4 and Xbox One work well with most setups thanks to their solid coloration and pretty lights.
The Nintendo Switch actually, for lack of a better word, switches things up from what we had with the Wii U. The Wii U console looked fine, for the most part, but its appearance sort of screamed kid console. The Switch’s dock, on the other hand, has a nice, black and gray finish which doesn’t appear to take up much area on your counter and fits in with the environment. It’s not necessarily better than the competition, but it’s definitely a more mature presentation than what we’ve recently received from the company.
