I'm not going to jump on the gossip bandwagon here, I'm just going with what we know: how the console looks. It looks like something we would see from a early 90s CD-ROM based console like the 3DO or Philips CD-I, except even more ugly and unattractive.

I also have a small nitpick: I prefer consoles that are set up vertically, as it leaves more space on the floor, but this big piece of crap is going to take up a lot of precious space.

Really that's all I can say about the console right now. But who knows, it may be a great piece of hardware.

I think it looks fine.

Honestly, I think one of the only things I LIKE about the new Xbox is the design. Maybe I'm just weird though.

It's a huge brick, which is unappealing, but I think it looks fine other than that.

I should've made this a poll, as I'm rather curious as to what people think of the design.

I actually love the clean look to it. Will it not stand on its side though?

I looks a bit like my old, old VHS player but I kinda like the design.

It's an ugly console but a nice looking entertainment center

I think it's ugly lookin too, two different shades of the same color rarely works well.

At least do black/dark green or something.

It's not PS2 ugly or original Xbox ugly, though.

We've seen worse.

Eh. It looks like something you'd shove into an entertainment center. It's fine.

I like it. That no-frills 90s vibe (while still looking modern) is really cool. I don't care for the alternating matte/gloss look, though.

I think I mostly like it because I was fully convinced that they would go in the other direction and make it look ridiculous. This looks... I hate to use this word, as it implies things I don't mean it to, but... "respectable". Better yet, it looks solid. The 360 always gave off a fragile vibe (and not because of its reliability issues), whereas this looks like it was built to last. I'm sure that was intentional, for obvious reasons.

Looks ugly, like an old VHS or Betamax. But from the side it looks a bit like one of those things Jawas drive around in, so that's neat.

I will like it if it doesn't have a power brick.

Who cares what it looks like? It's going to sit in your entertainment center and you'll never see any part of it except the disc tray.

@andorski: There are vents on one side, plugs on the other, so highly doubt it.

And i agree it looks ugly. The way they change the matt and gloss finish on the top and front annoy me greatly for some reason, but there are far uglier consoles.

Looks alright to me.

Heck, this shot of it looks kind of nifty.

I don't think it looks too hot but it'll mostly be out of sight anyway. What worries me more is that giant ass Kinect sensor. I've decided that I don't want it anywhere near my TV so I guess I won't be using half of the features shown today.

Nice hard clean lines. Looks great to me.

Not that Id ever buy one because I already have a PC, but the hard cut between matte and glossy on the front panel is a pretty fugly feature.

It's bulky and huge. It looks like a VHS player. That picture doesn't seem to be the most faithfully representative of the console though. Here's another one.

It's clearly designed to not look like a video game console, but to instead look like all the other boxes underneath the television.

Whether or not that is a good thing or not is debatable, me personally I don't give a fuck.

i actually really like the look of it. the solid box feel to it. feels functional.

Like it looks like it'll be super reliable and never break. just by the box design, sure it could be the whole RROD thing again, but it LOOKS like you could throw it out the window and it'll still work. I like that.

Kinect is required for Xbox One. It won't function without Kinect plugged in. So you will have to have it somewhere close to your TV.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/05/21/xbox-one-will-not-function-without-kinect-attached

I think the best way to describe it is clunky. That could be seen as both positive or negative based on your perspective, but I'd say it's overall not a design that will sell the machine to the masses in the current environment. I might be wrong but I'm fairly confident in saying people in general still prefer small and slick design.

It's abhorrent, I can't believe that in 5 years a design team couldn't come up with something that wasn't so uninspiring and awful to look at.

...crossed with an AC unit.

What the fuck, is this for real?! I wonder if it'll work if I just bury it somewhere behind my amplifiers. If not, fuck that bullshit.

EDIT: to be clear, for me it's not about the functionality of the Kinect--even though I couldn't care less about it--it's just that I think that it looks hideous and I don't want shit cluttering up the space around my TV.

I think it has been designed to look like something that can sit in your TV cabinate alongside DVD players etc and not look like a games console. I don't love it but it don't hate it either.

I really like the design and name, actually.

The focus on media I will never use, on the other hand.....

I kind of like that it looks like a 3DO or a Nuon or something.

It's appropriate since their current approach is basically a 2013 version of "multimedia".

I hate how its just split down the middle

It's not outlandish enough to be ugly, at it's worst it's conservative and boring, but It's clean and the lines are consistent throughout all the peripherals, I much prefer some of the prototypes wired is showing but when it comes down to it, it's a big black rectangle, how bad can it be?

Not sure I'm digging the checkerboard thing, but whatever, It's a box. Also, that looks like a feed drive as apposed to the crappy disc tray that kept breaking on my 360, so that's good i guess.

It is a game console does not matter what it looks like on the outside it's the stuff that shows up on the TV that counts.

It seems like an all in one device no more power brick I make this assumption due to the power cable port being similar to the original Xbox and all of the Playstations.

None of what they said surprised me at all.

Pretty much what I expected for being 20 days away from the electronic 3.

While I agree with OP, I think it will look amazing and relevant when they come out with color schemes (which match the flat design on Win8/XboxLive). And... white with black trim will be StormTrooper Edition of my dreams.

Aside from the dual-tone and dual-finish of it, and the grating (vents?) on half the top, I think it looks fine. They should really make it single-tone and single-finish, as well as fix that fuckin' gross-ass vent shit on the top. In terms of actually purchasing it, though, the looks would only ever factor in for me if it was a giant pink cock, and I'd probably still buy it even then. If it's worth buying, I'll buy it.

...Doesn't look worth buying, though...

I think it looks ugly as sin (though it looks okay from one or two angles, much like an ugly member of the opposite sex can sometimes have a good angle or two).

Ergh.

I like it. But I still have and use a 1971 Kenwood Amplifier. Retro Electronic styles just do it for me.

Looks great to me. The name on the other hand.

The look is the only thing I like about it.

I like it. It looks like a motherfucking box that plays games.

It looks like a PC case that got squished down a little so it's not as think and flopped over on its side. I keep expecting to see an Alienware logo on that thing somewhere. Also, holy fuck that thing is HUGE! Maybe they will bring back the Duke to go along with it?

Anywho, the only thing that got me even slightly interested during that Stream was the Halo TV series and when they implied that it's going to be exclusive to live that excitement instantly went out the window. Still have not seen a reason to get this thing yet. Maybe at E3 they will reveal a bunch of awesome games that blow me away, but so far I'm a solid pass on the X-Box 3.

People are finding the stupidest things to bitch about with this console.

It's ugly in a 80's VHS tape player kinda way. So, I sorta like it.
I do not however, like the half matte/half piano black look.

I don't think it's the best looking console but overall I'd say its fine.

I miss the inhale

I doesn't look too bad. It's nice and square and chunky. Squares are cool.

Eh as long as it doesn't overheat ... I don't think I've ever cared about the look of any console after a while you just kinda forget about it.

Love how half of the console is a heat vent. They learned their lesson this time around. Surprised it doesn't come with a meat locker and a guarantee that you will not put this on without a Coors Light in hand.