And maybe a subconscious glitch on how Sony really feels about the external design. Weakest in the lineup history IMO. And I'm keeping the discussion polite :)

I have to admit, I gained a lot of respect for the console's industrial design team after seeing this teardown.

Really hoping they put all that into a case that actually looks like it belongs in a grown adult's living room for the next revision.

I felt the same - the interior looks so much sexier than the exterior.

The exterior case looks like it was designed by some random small ultra-low-cost Chinese company.

I think it looks by far the best. It's not random brick #4.

it's fugly.

I understand what you say but even bricks have more taste than this.

That was my first impression. It seems pretty brilliant to me—a design that looks so simple [and still works] cannot have been simple to engineer. And all said, it's just a video game box so I'm not sure I grasp the controversy.