Pocket-lint - When Microsoft shed light on the next-generation Xbox One at the E3 gaming trade show earlier this year it simultaneously announced that it was revamping the current-generation Xbox too.
Despite being the launch platform for next-gen, current-gen is set to have a bumper year with some huge titles on the horizon. It makes sense that Microsoft - like Sony - is still plugging its existing gear in a fresher way.
But is the Xbox in any different than before; is it a console solely for the last-minute deal-hunters or a console worthy of upgrade? In the same way that the Xbox S was different from the original "original" Xbox , the new Xbox model gets a huge revamp in terms of its look and feel. But inside? There is no real difference at all. That's right, the console is effectively the same, even if some interior parts have been remodelled to fit the smaller footprint. It powers up just the same, it runs the same operating system, it comes with the same processor, memory, storage space and DVD drive.
It's a purely cosmetic revamp. Which brings us to the exterior, where it's a whole different story. Gone are the jaunty angles and the full gloss effect of the earlier , to be replaced by a solid-looking, more rectangular affair that ultimately mirrors the style of the forthcoming Xbox One. It's almost like an Xbox One mini - perhaps Microsoft is thinking next-gen adopters will want to have that streamlined, matching look under their tellies.
Makes sense to us. Just like all releases before it, the model still has those strong grilles to the side - the console needs to be cooled after all - whereas everything else about the design is visually softer. The rectangular box is now approaching a squarer format, but rolls off the edges with a rounded finish.
Pictured next to the Xbox One and it's clear that the Xbox mimics much of the forthcoming model's design format, including a dividing line - which sits perfectly in-line with the edge of the DVD disc tray - about a third of the way across the console where matte and gloss exterior finishes are separated. Interestingly, and probably to define one console from the other, the matte and gloss effect has been flipped compared to the Xbox One. Right for left, left for right.
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