The PS5 is the first console I refuse to purchase due to how ungodly ugly it is

I really hope there is a slim or Pro model soon. I would have purchased one by now but that thing is so huge and unsightly that I refuse to have one in my entertainment center.

Did any of you ever avoid purchasing a gaming device because of its size/design?

I just refuse to buy Sony cause they censor creators art. They are scum of the earth.

Why does it matter how ugly it is? You're playing the games on it, not looking at the system as your gameplay.

Just hide it behind your tv stand or TV.

Yeah, it’s certainly an ugly looking behemoth. Still though enjoy having to play some of its games on it. There’s never been a console that I haven’t purchased based on its design though.

You would think some thoughts would go into design built around people's decor and TV set up????

It's hideous and if you don't think so,then I bet your lass is 30 stone and has a face like a chewed toffee

Put some kitty stickers on it. Problem solved.

It’s gotta be the ugliest system ever released.

Sucks for you.

That's just silly

You sound like a very shallow person. 😉

I think it looks awesome.

ps3 on steroids

My option changed once I actually got the system it has grown on me. Looks very futuristic.

guess you never seen the 90's game consoles. 3do and more.

have you seen it in person? it grows on you

True. You are ugly and people still play with you.

Yes, I usually tend to wait for a slim model.

I own a Playstation. No such thing as being ugly when you own one.

Yes, and no one could have prepared me for how monstrous this thing is. It turned out to be even larger than I had anticipated.

I agree it is a hideous looking and oversized console. While I mainly play PS4Pro versions of PS4 games that I skipped at release on it as I just owned a launch PS4, the system itself is a decent console. It isn't killing it with exclusives due to PS4 support, but overall I find it to be a console worth owning. If not right now, very soon. I imagine PS4 support will be ending soon and Sony games will be exclusive until they get their PC release 6 months to a few years after release. I don't think the looks would be a reason to not get the console since it can be hidden behind a tv or in a stand.

@Juub1990: As opposed to the shoe box design of the XSX?

I care about the console's appearance the first day... maybe. Normally, I am playing games, not staring at the console.

In my current setup, the PS5 is barely noticeable. But, it also barely used.🤷‍♂️

So you must think I am hot.

It's not an invalid argument. I originally felt the same about the original Xbox, because it was so big.

However I was glad I got one, only because I didn't like the Gamecube at all.

It was so bad it turned me from being a sheep. I was a total sheep with the SNES and N64. The best thing about the GameCube is how valuable the games are second hand.

The PS5 is different though. Not only are most games on the PS4, they're also showing up on the PC and both you and I are disappointed with Spider-Man in ways. And Spider-Man would have been the Sony game that appealed to me the most. The movie games, I'm fine playing on PSNow on the PC.

I'm not convinced you're missing out on much so far. The PS5 is kind of pure hype so far. It's just being used as a more powerful PS4. This is the first gen I can remember that barely has any games of its own nearly two years in. It's embarrassing. People are complaining about the Series S like we aren't still playing 8th gen games.

I would actually say, you're fine if you just wait until the PS5 has a slim model and a big library of its own games. For myself, I'd go further and say, I wouldn't get a PS5 or a Series X until the price comes down significantly. You're paying for 9th gen consoles, that barely have 9th gen games between them.

Not excluding last gen gamers is admirable, but it's insulting to current gen gamers who are paying for a current gen system. And the gaming media is going along with this like it isn't a shit show.

So far Series S owners are the only ones who made the right choice. Okay it's last gen, well that matches, we're all still playing last gen games. At this point I know I'd feel pretty frustrated if I had a Series X/PS5 with the lack of current gen games. Waste of money.

You own an Xbox, so you're very very ugly.

Well that makes me sad.

Put a brown bag over it .

This.

Yeah, hopefully I can wait long enough for some serious design revisions. I'm in no rush yet though.

Most 3DOs are horrible. But as a 90s console, the original Panasonic FZ-1 wasn't too bad. For me the main unit has a certain retro appeal as a 90s console. It's a tricky one. You got me thinking with it though.

The people who like PS5 design the most are desktop PC gamers who are used to having giant machines to play on. It’s 2022 yet we can’t play on a system that’s smaller than a pregnant cow?

It's really just the size. A PS5 slim with the same design would look pretty decent I think.

This seems like a stupid reason to not buy a console.

It is ugly, but not as ugly as the PS3 was.

I also think that the design is an insult to all senses but that's not my reason for not owning one.

I mean they went from PS4 which actually had a great and simple design to this garbage? I'm curious to see the slim design.

@Juub1990: so large equals ugly? Ow well think it's slick and not a sqare or ret. Love the blue led lights on it. But you have your opinion and I not going to change your mind. Maybe the slim.

@lebanese_boy: thought the ps4 was boring looking.

The PS5 has a stupid form factor. It's not an efficient use of space. I think we will see a much smaller, more reasonable PS5 slim at some point.

Still not much reason to buy one for those of us who have a PC - and that's good because buying a locked box just to play a few games is a big FU from Sony to its potential customer base.

What has the Series X got to do with this?

@gifford38: Ok, well I happen to think there's beauty in simplicity. Same reason I'm also a fan of the Xbox One S and XSX designs.

Nah, it's both. It's huge and hideous. If it was one or the other, it'd be fine.

This is what Lems have been reduced to? Talking about console looks while having a giant brick for a console? No need to be jealous. Just look at that, one sexy console! Stay mad.

Compare that to this...

@mesome713: scum of the earth? Nintendo did for years. Heck they refused mature games at one point. Took them until game cube before a resident evil was on a ninvsystem just to get third party support. Its ok for them to do it? Refusing the game all together instead of censorship. Sony censors half naked school girls in most of the censorship. Art? a perverted game designer in his 40s making games with girls in short skirts. They're the scum. just like tic tok. Just saying.

Did they censor witcher 3 or God of war?

Don't feed the troll.

I've got a nice PS5 wall mount already installed on my wall in my game room. Now waiting for one to actually be in stock. And no, I'm not jumping through hoops, creating a Twitter account, following an influencer with my alerts set to on while racing to try and beat bots for 5 minutes in the checkout pages of websites.

I'll wait.

@Sagemode87: yeah the ps5 is a sexy console lol.

That is why you have to hide the monstrosity.😂 To make things worse,the system is audible when running despite being that large. 😒

@Sagemode87: yeah it's not bad vertically. looks like it's been designed that way. that after thought wobbly stand you need to sit it horizontally probably proof of that. either way it's not going to be the centrepiece of an entertainment centre. i just have a tv cabinet so once it's sat snug in there how it looks doesn't really cross my mind. how it sounds when i put a disc in and it tries to out-helicopter the ps4 is another matter