why aren't translucent consoles a thing anymore? these things

Because it’s not the late 90s or early 2000s anymore

While I agree they look cool, I’m aware that it’s mainly based on nostalgia for my childhood.

>>382703508
They remind people that they're using a toy which makes them uncomfortable. A solid black console can blend in with the aesthetics of a room so normies can buy them.

>>382704196
Nah nostalgia aside colored translucent shit is always goat

>>382703508
It drives the point even further that it is shiny toy, companies have been trying to pass the idea that you just don't own a video game anymore, but a full media center for all ages, for those who love video games and those who are touching it for the first time.

Well that's it, sad shit; I really loved my orange N64.

>>382703508
Those things were for literal children, if you haven't noticed video games are supposed to be some professional business now, colors and translucent things are for babies to drool over.

>>382704468
This seems pretty accurate

>>382704468
>>382705062

Tru. Marketing took note that translucent electronics made expensive items seem cheap as shit. Looks like plastic kid toys.

Everybody wants shiny and sleek for their consoles and electronics. Not opaque. "Everybody" being general consensus. Marketing is dangerous.

>>382705757
>Marketing took note that translucent electronics made expensive items seem cheap as shit.
Steve Jobs made lots of translucent Macs back in the day and they were seen as premium and sexy products

>>382706026
That was back in the era when it was considered new and innovative 20 years ago

Good riddance. Translucent electronics are shit tier.

It's true. If you make it look like a toddler toy, no one will buy it. They sure as shit aren't putting it in their expensive home entertainment centre.

>>382706026
Those macs were a flop and almost killed Apple. They went back to sleek, metallic modern looks right after that.

>>382703508
Because companies think that everything needs to look as "modern" and "High tech" as possible. Which apparently means that consoles can only be black or white rectangles. All that being said the new atari box better have that wood finish.

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>>382706378
>Those macs were a flop and almost killed Apple

are you fucking nuts? pic related brought Apple back to life you mong, what are you talking about?

>>382703508
>why aren't translucent consoles a thing anymore?
Sony doesn't want you to see all the dead bugs in your console.

>>382706613
Steve Jobs got fired after those launched. Then he came back with the iPhone.

>>382706698
>Nintendo has living spiders
>Sony has dead bugs
NINTENDO ALWAYS WINS!

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>>382706796

it was never a thing. who the fuck actually had one of these?!

>>382704468
>Translucent coffee maker makes you feel like you're playing with a toy

>>382707875
>>Translucent coffee maker makes you feel like you're playing with a toy

It does, you ever used a French Press before? You gotta squish it down like a baby's toy. It's nothing like using a Espresso MACHINE.

>>382706920
Steve Jobs was fired from Apple and jewd over so fucking hard too, you must be a retard or a ten times folded normie to not know this, he returned later on and took over the entire thing, not with the iPhone tho.

Translucent Joy-cons when?

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I like translucent plastic on electronics, but sometimes it can be ugly a shit. Picture related, just look at this.

>>382708580
Dreamcast controllers are already ugly looking blocky uncomfortable things, the color doesn't matter

>>382708580
>chinese shit is ugly
you don't say

>>382706613
I saw one of those bad boys is used electronics shop and almost bought it. I would had bought it if I had more room for ye olde computers.

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>>382708580
to be fair it's not like the dreamcast controller was ever that pretty to start with.

>>382706613
>The hot game Nanosaur
w-what?

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>>382708816
That's because that one isn't the right colour

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>>382703508

because people will literally eat shit up and doing anything out of the way that costs money is a waste of time when its gonna be sucked down already like a mean dick

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>>382709014
He never got the high score in the HOT game Nanosaur

>>382708727
>>382708816

I disagree. The D.C. controller is aesthetic as fuck. It's just shit in every other regard

>>382710139
I can't even comprehend having taste this shit

>>382706613
>that frieza color

>>382711119
its easy, your living it

>>382711243
I'll take your word for it

>>382703508
Translucent consoles are always and will always be cool. Whoever thinks not seeing the insides of electronics is cool is a flying fucking faggot.

>>382711327
youll take my word that youve got shit taste?

lol, okay

>>382703508
Just get a PC and get a case with a transparent side (which is probably most of the gayman cases nowadays). Then you can even buy some guts with a bunch of RGB leds and set them to change color depending on temp or whatever, I dunno.

Most older consoles didn't have cooling fans, modern consoles being transparent would just be full of dirt

>>382711796
They're already full of dirt, at least being able to see it would tell you when to clean it out.

>>382711796
ops picture is LITERALLY an xbox with a cooling fan

>>382711458
i see the inside of your girlfriend all the time but that dosent make vacuum cleaners interesting