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Engineer Combines Xbox One, PS4 Into Epic 'PlayBox' Laptop

Posted by timothy on from the bipartisan dept.

MojoKid writes We can finally stop arguing over which is the superior game console, the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One. Quite frankly, it's a pointless debate, and it took a self-taught engineer to put the argument to rest, which he did by combining both game systems into a 22-inch laptop. Meet the "PlayBox," a gaming laptop that's equal parts Xbox One and PS4 rolled into one. The PlayBox wins the argument because it allows you to play games on either system, and when it comes down to it, the ability to play games is all that matters. Built for a "specific customer," the owner of this prototype system needn't worry about exclusives since he now has a system that can play them all, and do it while taking up no more space than a single console.

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  1. ... Ok? Who cares? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    All he did is basically put the guts of both consoles into one box.
    I'd be more impressed if it was actual custom hardware that could run both system.

  2. "Engineer" by carbuck · · Score: 5, Insightful

    An actual engineer would have at least figured out a way to make 1 optical drive read discs from both systems. At least use the electronics from each optical drive with the lasers mounted on opposite sides, so they don't bump into each other. Wait, I don't get paid enough for this sort of thing.

  3. "self-taught engineer" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    So a tinkerer is now an engineer. How sad. Maybe someone who learns how to treat the common cold with chicken soup is also a doctor.