{"id":71377,"date":"2015-01-14T14:00:32","date_gmt":"2015-01-14T12:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=71377"},"modified":"2015-01-14T14:01:43","modified_gmt":"2015-01-14T12:01:43","slug":"ps4-and-xbox-one-combined-in-one-gaming-laptop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/71377-ps4-and-xbox-one-combined-in-one-gaming-laptop","title":{"rendered":"PS4 and Xbox One combined in one gaming laptop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are struggling to choose between the PS4 and the Xbox One, we have the solution &#8211; the PlayBox.<\/p>\n<p>Made by the same man who brought us the <a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/69935-the-playstation-4-laptop.html\">PlayStation 4 notebook<\/a>, the PlayBox is a thick laptop with a 22-inch screen that houses the innards of both the Sony and Microsoft consoles.<\/p>\n<p>Ed Zarick, a self-taught engineer, made the PlayBox after receiving a request from a customer, and was kind enough to show it off to the world.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_71381\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/PlayBox.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-71381\" class=\"size-large wp-image-71381\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/PlayBox-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"PlayBox\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/PlayBox-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/PlayBox-267x150.jpg 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-71381\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PlayBox<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The PS4 sits on the left hand side of the unit, and the Xbox One is on the right side,&#8221; Zarick explained. &#8220;The whole unit still only takes one power cord\u00a0and only one unit can be powered on at the same time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a red switch at the back\u00a0of the machine which alternates power between the two console, while another switch changes the signal feed.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately the PlayBox cannot be built off the shelf just yet.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fdKmiKKNv44?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More gaming news<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/71267-corsair-wants-to-keep-your-pc-icy-cool.html\">Corsair wants to keep your PC icy-cool<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/71305-meet-the-tetris-master-the-ultimate-gamer.html\">Meet the Tetris Master: the ultimate gamer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/71229-dells-34-inch-curved-monitor-can-now-be-yours.html\">Dell\u2019s 34-inch curved monitor can now be yours<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We kid you not &#8211; 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