The new Playstation 5 is a topic of discussion among gamers.
It's gotten a bit big - too big for many TV shelves.
Even Ikea therefore mocks the PS5.
The new game consoles
PS5
and
Xbox
are in
great
demand.
The size of the
Playstation 5 in
particular
poses problems for many users and consumers.
Ikea
wants to
solve a problem
in a branch with dummies of the
PS5
and
Xbox
.
Offenbach - The fact that the latest generation of the
PS5
and
Xbox
Series X
game consoles
from
Sony
and
Microsoft turned out to be
very large caused a lot of talk among numerous fans shortly after their release.
In particular, the fuss about the very large PS5 prompted manufacturer Sony to react quickly.
Big PS5: Ikea uses problems from Playstation 5 and Xbox for its own purposes
After various discussions among gamers immediately after the console was released, the electronics company justified the large construction of the
Playstation 5
shortly after its release by stating that the size of the PS5 would ensure better heat conduction.
The Swedish furniture store chain
Ikea
has also taken up the topic and found a humorous solution to the core problem of the new
PS5
and
Xbox
consoles
.
Because: Despite all of Sony's justifications, the
Playstation 5
causes
displeasure among users mainly because many TV shelves are unsuitable for the size of the console.
Dimensions of the Sony PS5 (standing) |
Xbox Series X dimensions (standing) |
|---|---|
39 cm (height) x 10.4 cm (width) x 26 cm (depth). |
30.1 cm (height) x 15.1 cm (width) x 15.1 cm (depth). |
"Oversized" Playstation 5: Ikea with top against Sony and the PS5
The design of the
PS5
was not without controversy among fans from the start.
On social media,
Playstation 5
fans
were increasingly asking whether the new
Sony
console would
even
fit
into an Expedit, a well-known standard shelf from the
Ikea
range
.
The employees in an Ikea branch have apparently dealt with this question and found a solution.
Playstation 5 made of cardboard: Ikea causes laughs with dummies of PS5 from Xbox
On Reddit, a US social media platform, a picture from an Ikea branch popped up showing a scale replica of the
Playstation 5
and the
Xbox
made of cardboard.
Including the dimensions of the two consoles.
Ikea
could not resist
a point against Sony
when designing the cardboard replicas: “In which Ikea media shelf will my meme-like oversized game console be?” Reads on the cardboard PS5 page.
"Which IKEA media storage unit will be able to fit my new, meme-ishly oversized, game console?"
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The whole thing wasn't just meant to be a joke, of course.
Rather, the cardboard replicas of the
PS5
and
Xbox
are intended to
help
the customers at
Ikea to
decide which piece of furniture is best suited to accommodate the
Playstation 5
.
At least when users are thinking of aligning their living room furnishings with the appropriate console.
Decision-making aid with humor: Ikea finds a solution to the problems of PS5 and Xbox
The cardboard replicas of the
Xbox
and
PS5 are
particularly popular with Reddit users, who commented on the photo from the Ikea store in large numbers.
"You can see whether it looks better upright or lying down and whether it even fits on the shelf," says the comments.
After all, nobody takes their console to
Ikea.
In future, the cardboard models in
Ikea's
furniture stores
could help many console users to find the right place in the living room for the new next-gen game consoles
PS5
and
Xbox
.
Because: Despite the fuss about the size of the latest consoles from
Sony
and
Microsoft
, it is difficult to get hold of a PS5 at all due to the extremely high demand.
There is now even a new luxury version of the
Playstation 5
.
(Yannick Little)
