Xbox Agrees With Some Memes Dragging Series S’ Design, But Doesn’t Care
By Mikelle Leow, 10 Sep 2020
Image via Xbox
After masterfully handling leaks ahead of the Series S launch, Xbox’s social media account continues to be on a roll.
As with most product reveals bearing radical design changes, the Xbox Series S was roasted by social media users for its white rectangular appearance with a black circle.
Oreo couldn’t unsee an Oreo, while others likened the design to a speaker, stove, washing machine, and more.
On the other side, some people did see the beauty in the compact design. A Jony Ive parody account pointed out that it could have been designed by industrial design legend Dieter Rams.
Fortunately, the brand is making light of the jokes, and it’s because it has the last laugh.
After noting some memes about the Xbox Series S’ design, the company uploaded a video revealing how it could pack so much horsepower into the smallest Xbox console yet.
“You’ve meme’d the design,” Xbox acknowledged. “Now find out how we fit all the next-gen load times, high framerates and dynamic worlds in our smallest Xbox ever!”
For its size, the Xbox Series S is a true powerhouse. It shares the same speed, performance and audio as the Xbox Series X and is similar in CPU. It also manages to deliver three times the GPU performance of Xbox One—all that for just US$299.
Xbox series Stove🍳 y’all pic.twitter.com/PjqPdg46E9
— Scary Taco (@scary_taco) September 8, 2020
#Xbox has announced its Xbox Series S and can't help but think I've seen the design somewhere before.#XboxSeriesX #XboxSeriesS pic.twitter.com/gYzGWbjcFj
— Brugaled (@Brugaled) September 8, 2020
Man Xbox Series S is a nostalgia trip pic.twitter.com/C5qSMoSmay
— the goat in felghana (@kevhnmay94) September 8, 2020
The new @Xbox Series S reminds me of the Braun L2 speaker by Dieter Rams, and this is not a bad thing. #Design pic.twitter.com/wfE8p74sVE
— ᴺᴼᵀ Jony Ive (@JonyIveParody) September 8, 2020
It's all we can see now... https://t.co/9YObAoJxrp
— OREO Cookie (@Oreo) September 8, 2020
独り言(ゲーム関連)
— ダン・アンドロイド (@Dan_Android_st) September 8, 2020
米マイクロソフト社の次世代ゲーム機「Xbox Series S」
一見するとエアコンの室外機っぽい見た目ですが,
インテリア的には意外と悪くなさそうな印象. pic.twitter.com/XG8ZK9m1CH
kitchen almost finished thanks to the xbox series s pic.twitter.com/6cpxazRImn
— Maisey - Triss Merigold Stan Account (@Foxhound_Maisey) September 8, 2020
Didn’t know if we should Say Anything but FYI the S doesn’t stand for Speaker. https://t.co/20Il7KgHNO
— Xbox (@Xbox) September 8, 2020
You’ve meme'd the design. Now find out how we fit all the next-gen load times, high framerates and dynamic worlds in our smallest Xbox ever!
— Xbox (@Xbox) September 9, 2020
Take a look Inside the Xbox Series S 👀: https://t.co/rUGcZKrzs2 | #PowerYourDreams pic.twitter.com/wTbjfCrVsE
[via Comicbook, cover image via Xbox]