PC Magazine - USA (2020-12)

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from vertical to horizontal and the rounded, stack-proof surfaces are the

same kind of arrogant bordering on antagonistic design we saw with the

original, George Foreman Grill PS3. Don’t dare put anything on top of

this box! Bow before your king and its obnoxious footprint.

Again, games remain the most important thing. Sony’s PS5 launch titles

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And at least the DualSense controller seems neat. But don’t try to

convince anyone the PS5’s appearance is one of its strengths. And it was,

somehow, originally going to be bigger?

EYE OF THE BEHOLDER

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bother me so much. I’m not Jony Ive. Like I said, weird-looking

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something so indulgent about how huge and hideous these next-gen

consoles are—next-gen consoles that are already indulgent purchases

that many may not have the privilege to purchase in the middle of a

pandemic. I look at the PS5, and it says to me that Sony doesn’t care

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center, ridiculous no matter how you lay it, because what else am I going

to do? Not buy it?

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