I loved the PlayStation 5’s design until I saw it in my house

I got my hands on a PlayStation 5, and man, it is big. And the size makes the PS5's quirky design look less beautiful than I was hoping.

[Hellcat2020]

The ps5 looks great but that hideous web of cables on this dudes wall is the real problem

[Dirtnapstor]

Lol, yes. That looked bad. At the very least, grab some zip ties and consolidate.

[poleerollee]

ill just wait for a ps5 s

[4Sh0w]

Its not the mportant thing but yeah ps5 is huge, doesn't look like premium hardware imho but whatever.

[Muzikguy]

I have the same cable issues lol

[The_Sage]

They make stick on track to hide cables if you're afraid to or can't run them through your wall. I used it to run speaker wire across my ceiling for my rear channels at my old place. I painted it to match and it looked really good.

[FinalFantasyFanatic]

@The_Sage,

Just be carefully with that stuff, it'll peel the paint off as well if you ever have to remove them for some reason, but I agree it's a good method for hiding stuff.

There's also a zip up mesh sleeving you can buy for cables:

https://www.bunnings.com.au...

https://www.bunnings.com.au...

https://www.jaycar.com.au/c...

https://www.amazon.com/Best...

[Atticus_finch]

I had a better set up when I was in highschool. My room was a mess but my TV stand and PS3 were neatly organised and dust free.

[MadLad]

Here's a cookie.
You managed to keep a TV stand a console relatively clean, going into adulthood.
You're next level, my friend.

[demonseye]

its a she though... also all her articles are pretty shit.

[Seraphim]

XD thank you. only reason I even bothered clicking. yeah, I'd say the least of his concerns should be how the PS5 looks in his house. The more pressing matter is that cable management; or lack thereof. just looks like an entirely bad setup to begin with imho from the stand housing the PS5 and Switch on up.

Anyway my first thought was it's not like we're talking about a tv here. It's a box that goes in your entertainment cabinet or on a stand. There are limits to this but I can care less what the console itself looks like. I think a remedy for this situation would be simple. Just place it horizontal instead of vertical. If necessary on the shelf below. Or, maybe just drill a hole in the wall and put the thing in the other room if it's that ugly to you. At least that would lead to 1 less cable being visible and running up the wall. lol

[lelo2play]

PS5 is a ugly console... but what matters are the games.

[drunkenspy007]

yep, unorganized dirty people deflecting that it's the PS5 that's wrong, it must be!

[TheEroica]

Definitely an ugly console. I'm actually not sure of where to put it in my home. Ultimately it doesn't matter, but yeah not a good look.

[NeoGamer232]

Personally, the real problem here is that this is a story at all...

A console is about games, hardware capabilities, and services/subscriptions... Not how it looks on the shelf.

[thorstein]

It looks even more amazing next to the PSVR and dual sense controllers.

[ArchangelMike]

Entitled gamer 1st world problems. Put the thing on it's side and your problems are solve.

Dude seriously does need a cable tidy though. Failing that just get some black duct tape and couple your cables together. You need to worry about your cables more than the size of the PS5. 😂

[Neonridr]

in all fairness he did acknowledge the mess.

Not everyone wants to put it on its side though.

[NealGamby]

Not that it matters, but the author is a girl.

[Neonridr]

@NealGamby - sorry if it was, that was a generalization and I apologize.

[RedDevils]

@billy are you one of those people getting offended, just cause someone say that person gender is base on her/his appearance? You need help if that the case.

[Atticus_finch]

In my opinion the ps5 is the best looking console ever made.

[sin7279]

Yup!

[WelkinCole]

fatty ps3 still for me

[OptimusDK]

And the biggest ever - dont forget. Design is one thing size is another.

Design is not to make it look nice it is also about industrial design to make something powerfull as small as possible. We all know that the console look should not be important - as we dont really want to look at it just game. But the WAF (Wife approval factor) is definitely not good with this one based on size alone.

[Gunstar75]

Nah. It's a bit garish. I want stuff to blend in to my AV set-up

Maybe an all black version would look better and without the high gloss centre part.

[BrettAwesome]

@OptimusDK
Er du under tøflen? 😂

[Zhipp]

Literally every gaming issue is a 1st world problem.

That said, It addition to implementing some basic cable management into her setup, I feel like getting black or purple(for Spiro) plates for her PS5 whenever they launch would go a long way to helping it blend with the rest of her enternainment center. Also Black PS5 looks better on its side than OG imo.

[RedDevils]

She need to watch setup war on youtube. Would definitely help her cable management lol

[medman]

I'm just hoping I don't throw my back out carrying my ps5 up the stairs to my front door.

[Atticus_finch]

Don't skip leg day.

[SmokinAces]

Just read somewhere Sony will be selling officially licensed back braces for anyone needing to lift the PS5, you know with it being so "obscenely big" and all. ;)

[xHeavYx]

Lift with your knees.

[FinalFantasyFanatic]

I'm just gonna use a hand trolley.

[RedDevils]

Put it on your shoulder, like those villagers it help.

[BrettAwesome]

Try not lifting it with your vagina

[Patrick2]

Omg...I was eating lunch when I read this and nearly choked laughing so hard. Lol...I was thinking kind of the same thing, though you said it so much better.

[SockeyBoy]

Wow look at it beside the switch!!! Oh it's hideous. The controller looks amazing though.

[Muzikguy]

I think you mean beautiful? Think of it as a power comparison maybe that'll help

[DARK_WOLF]

Hard disagree. PS5 is beautiful. Cant wait to see what sort of custom side plates come along 😍

[DFresh]

Most people would kill to own either a PS5 or a Xbox Series X but this guy has one complaining about the most first world problems ever.
Be grateful you even have the PS5 because hella people got scalped on pre orders on the PS5.

[RememberThe357]

How many of the people complaining about the size of the PS5 complained about the fan noise on PS4? 🤔

[naarmi]

Hes got more cables hanging around than spiderman can throw.

[Wilwon]

Cable management might help!

[NealGamby]

I guess she forgot how her living room looked until she got a PS5 ./s

"OMG, this won't fit on my table horizontally. I'm gonna have to use it vertically, instead. Guess I'll write a story about it."

If this is the kind of hard hitting journalism it takes to get game companies to send me consoles in advance, I'll have a website by next generation.. bet.

[tombfan]

Yup, the ugly thing is his cables behind, not the PS5, lol.

[Aussiesummer]

It is big and ugly, at least it will have killer games.
I'm amazed that Sony couldn't get it at least as small as the X, I truly thought it would be the other way around. It will be interesting to see the slim version.

[uGLYmE]

I would have passed on the PS5 and bought a better house 😂

[Atticus_finch]

Hahaha
Damn!

[MadLad]

You can visualize someone's living conditions by one section of one wall.

That's an amazing ability, there.

[Silly gameAr]

Can't wait to see it in my house. I already know where I'm going to put it.

[ziggurcat]

I measured the spot I can put mine, and I can do either orientation, but barely haha.

[Silly gameAr]

I had to clear some space in prep for mine, but I think it will be enough. The only thing I'm really worried about is if I'll even be able to get one lol.

[Muzikguy]

Don't like it? I'll take it! I'd be more annoyed with the lame design of the Series X myself. People keep praising it but I find it uninspired and boring. Who cares if it "fits" with other components. Nobody really should be worried about that. The original Xbox looked better

[Aussiesummer]

Fitting any powerful new tech into a compact form factor is always impressive.

[Btf_1991]

Someone tell this person that size doesn't matter. It's how you use it.

[isarai]

Sucks for you i guess🤷‍♂️

Can i have it then?

[Inverno]

Because it made your house look uglier in comparison? Huehuehue

[FlavorLav01]

Complaining just to complain. The PS5 is a beauty, and still less than a 1/3 the size of my gaming PC. That cable management in this person’s living room is the real eye sore. Personally, I prefer consoles on there side but that’s just my usage. The SeriesX on its side will take a taller shelf but I’m not bitching about it’s thickness. If you love to game I’m sure you’ll find a space.

[anast]

Dude/ette's got some electropus action going on. Are you sure the design of the PS5 is the problem?

[gamer7804]

They are both basically units in which to play games. Yo should be able to take either and easily place them in a spot that workS nicely. If you can’t you need to rethink your entertainment center

[SmokinAces]

"if anything, I downplayed the scale. Here’s a picture of it next to a docked Switch."

Yeah comparing it to a handheld system seems like a fair and completely unbiased comparison. Honestly I'm shocked this is the very first time I'm hearing the system is so big, honestly first time.

[Knightofelemia]

They get a PS5 before everybody else and decides to be an interior decorator and he complains about the design what do you want matching drapes and a throw rug. You ask me Sony stepped outside of the box when designing the PS5 when I see the design I see something out of the future the PS5 doesn't look like a box like previous consoles looked like. If you hate the design so much put it up on Ebay I am sure someone else would welcome the console and it's design with open arms.

[headshotfrosty]

Agreed. I’m a more mature gamer and prefer an aesthetic that looks like my other high end toys. Sleek and streamlined.

[potatoseal]

Sony should come take it back off this ungrateful complainer. Managed to squeeze out a whole opinion piece on how it looks, just for clicks. SAVE IT for your console review.

[Harryvok]

Jeez, learn about cable management dude.

[gammaray13]

then you dont deserve one and should give back so someone else can enjoy it that does deserve it

[Petebloodyonion]

Why just not take a picture of the ps5 next to a PS4?

[ziggurcat]

I think this is more a problem with their living environment than the design of the console.

[OB1Biker]

Oh my God. My console doesnt fit on my crappy table the way I want to it to be VERTICALLY ON TOP OF IT.. The problem is definitely the console. /S

[Father__Merrin]

Ah poor little baby...

[Nacho_Z]

It's big because it's designed around a massive cooling fan and carefully planned airflow, this is a good thing. If it was big just for the hell of it I'd understand the complaints more.

[garos82]

im super excited to get my hands on a ps5, but i too think its ugly. Not that it matters anyway if the game and experiences keep being great

[Dfooster]

Why not lay it down then if its tickling the bottom of your TV?

[Smitty2020]

Ugly set up

[DJStotty]

I do not see how an opinion would change just because you see it in your house? If anything your love for the design would reaffirm itself.

I'm just gutted the Series X went with a plain design, i prefer the PS5 design style especially with changeable plates. I suppose i can get some stickers lol. (i was a big fan of the 360 faceplates back in the day)

[Bender6502]

The design is quite nice, especially since you will be able to customise. The size though, that's maybe a little too big for the average media shelf or rack.

[bloodyspasm]

I still have no clue where I'm going to put it. My TV-furniture can't fit it comfortably when lying down and I can't very well put it in front of the TV or behind it.

[Futureshark]

NOGAF!

[gold_drake]

how the pst looks in ur house should be the least of ur lroblems. look at ur mess lol

[RaiderNation]

"looks at images." Yikes! You have bigger issues than the PS5! Two words! Cable Management!

[CWheatley]

Go Browns 😉

But yeah that cable mess needs some major management.

[TheOtherMoon]

This is not a comment on exclusives nor how well the system will play games - the PS5 will be in extraordinary in both aspects. With that said, the PS5 is ugly and large. It looks like something I would find at the Citadel. Again, the games will be great, and the hardware is impressive. This system is ugly.

[Vithar]

stop fucking whining, there's million of people that wish that had a PS5

[tulholdren]

Can I have your PS5 since it's too big for you? I got plenty of space.

[DarXyde]

Looking at it next to the Switch made me look at my own Switch for reference and... damn. This thing is big. It has a very commanding presence in the living room. I do agree with the author in saying that you don't really know how big it is until you're given the right context and I think that is the first photo I've seen that really has me seeing it in a different light.

Don't get me wrong, this does not change my intent to get one. Still very much on board with PS5 and I'm super excited about what it's going to bring. I'm just looking at this thing and speculating to myself about what a slim version of this console is going to look like. I still really like the design and I'm very okay with the size if it cools better. I'm just making an observation and yeah... it's not small.

[Nodoze]

I might be the minority, but I do not like it. The fact that it is white further accentuates the design, and the size. If it were black, it would look 100% better. Also not a fan of glassy black plastic on any electronics.

[n-skyline]

Just buy a bigger table so it looks a little smaller haha

[RgR]

By all means if you don't like it I think it will look great in my house.

PM me for my address and I'll make your problem go away

: )

[Acecalibur]

That's your problem.

[Einhander1971]

Going to look amazing next to my white ps4 and ps3.

[CrimsonWing69]

First thing: get a real entertainment center, not some tiny table.

Second: Cable Management, my man. Also, lay the damn thing on its side.

[FanboysKiller]

"The Alison Tyler of Consoles! "
Give me a f break , can't hold my breath out of earlier stupid impressions about its design.

[Fuzzybacon]

We are really going to complain about that. Its a big console yes but if it works who cares. And lets really look at this. Xbox has always been we are most powerful baddest ever but console design has always been a box. plain and there. Playstation has always done different things. Commercials, thoughts, game ideas in some cases, to the point that PlayStation is weird, so do have design that is weird is not surprising. Both are great systems

[Shane Kim]

It's ugly but who cares? We want the games.

[lnfiniteLoop]

look at the size of it, you could kill a man with that...

[rogerrus3]

Console enthusiasts are so weird.. Why do people care so much about what consoles look like? "Oh this PS5 doesn't match my bed spread and wallpaper, guess I can't play it!" When I built my PC, I bought the cheapest case that I could find with the most room and best airflow capabilities. It's ugly and looks like a case from the early 2000's but my PC always runs cool. Console enthusiasts reek with first world problems and complaints.

[tarekhaig]

Dude fix your media setup

[Lutherravid]

Stop crying. There's always something to say and now that a console has an audacious design, amazing architecture, and addressed everything to be expected in a new generation we have to read things like "It is too big". Right...

[ILostMyMind]

Funny! 😂 For me it could look like a pineapple.

[Mroc13]

I'll gladly take. Don't mind looking at it

[Bleucrunch]

hmmm his issue is not the PS5, it's his setup...needs better management of his setup....could use some cable management as well.

[quarkist]

who wouldn't like BigOnes :-D
PS5 looks big and beautiful !!!!

[CWheatley]

First world problems. Be thankful you have one

[iplay1up2]

The PS5 is fugly! It doesn't blend in with a room it sticks out. Series X definitely looks better. Hopefully the PS5 slim, will get a redesigne!

[ILostMyMind]

The funny part of the comments from people who say they think the PS5 is ugly and big is that they pretend that the XSX is cute and small.

[mcstorm]

I am not a fan of the ps5 desgn but then again I have not liked the deign of many of the sony consoles. Loved the psone design as well as the psx but I have not liked any other. Loved the PSP and PSV designs though.

But that said I have never bought a console because it looks the best as I never look at it when I am playing on it.

[Fonsecap]

This guy just have to be happy to have one is house, probably we won't have any in our houses any time soon :(. But I admit, it's huge, when I get one i'll put it next to my desktop and compare wich is bigger :D

[LucidIllusion]

People can have everything in the world and still won't shut the fxck up about something while being disorganized.

[S2Killinit]

Why? Was it rude to your parents? 😂

[sourOG]

I thought it was an abomination when I first saw it but it has grown on me lol. Horizontally it still makes me puke in my mouth a bit. Vertically it looks futuristic and neat.

[godashram]

Strange to see how the PS5 design brings out the extreme in people. Some love it, others hate it.Personally I think it's hideous and I will stick out like a sore thumb in my entertainment center (yes, I have it preordered as it's about the games) but Sony should have designed it to better fit a rack mount profile like other AV hardware. Not saying it needs to be a brick at all, but better suited to fit most entertainment centers and AV racks.

[Kaedro]

The console is fine. It's just your cable management that is horrendous Mr. "Gaming Journalist".

[chobit_A5HL3Y]

unless you physically can’t fit it into your gaming space, then the actual novelty of the look will wear off in a month or so. as long as it does what it’s supposed to do, and does it well, i’m ok with consoles being big. not only that, it’s still smaller than pretty much an pc tower you’ll ever get.

[Positivelypositive]

He should have just bought the Xbox he obviously wanted.

[Profchaos]

If you actually click in and view his setup wall mounted tv with a what I suspect to be a small beside table space for consoles and the ps5 is vertical yeah you're going to have space issues with his setup I would place it horizontal

[redrum06]

Hahaha, the amount of people on here defending and praising the design of the PS5. It’s unbelievable.

[niiopi]

There is nothing to defend because there is no problem here. The PS5's design and controller are innovative, that's just a fact. If you don't like it than that's your own personal opinion and that is what would most likely need defending.

[Putnum]

Maybe buy a bigger house then

[Gameplayer1]

Then sell your house dude,wtf!!!

[niiopi]

The "setup" this girl has, with the wires and the small end table holding up the system is the problem not the system itself. With a PROPER set up she could lay the PS5 down which would improve the overall look and design of her "setup".

[moriarty1889]

It’s a beautiful futuristic looking console imo. Bigger helps with the cooling.

[neomahi]

Waaaaahhhhh waaaaaaaaaaa! Big baby just wants to complain. It's an attempt to shuffle PlayStation's deck, but it's not gonna work, gamers are gonna love the PS5 once it's available. You'd think someone that gets free stuff from Sony would kiss butt a bit more to keep getting free stuff, this is a good way to get scratched from Sony's list.

[niclas27]

Xbox will match almost in every room cus it's black cube but i still think that PS5 is way prettier.

[andydalum]

I mean as far as working well with an entertainment center the series x works great in not looking super out of place. I'm not sure that can be the case with the PS5. I'm sure some people will find a way to make it work but I'm glad the Xbox is gonna be easy to place.

[BlindMango]

Taking a look at the mess of cables lazily scattered behind the TV and the IKEA table under it and the un-vacuumed carpet, I find it hilarious that the PS5 is the problem here, lmao

[DaniMacYo]

People complaining about how big it is when my gaming PC is a freaking mountain compared to this. Can't we just play some games and enjoy what this thing can do. Do we all game in a room the size of a toilet or something.