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** The DS systems are a rather bizarre form of this- first, the DS was released, then it was updated to the DS Lite, which was a smaller version of the same thing. Then came the DSi, which was about the same size as the DS Lite but with different features- and finally the DSi XL, which is a ''larger'' version of the DSi. So, is bigger better or not?

*** The [[D Si]] XL was made predominately for use by [[Cool Old Guy|seniors who could benefit from a bigger screen, and different lighting]]. It's an interesting sign of the change in Nintendo's target demographic from the time of the DS Lite release to the XL's.

*** A "Family Edition" of the Wii will also be released soon, which is smaller and designed to sit horizontally, but with all [[Game Cube]] backwards-compatibility removed.

** After 2 months as the industry's worst-kept secret, the slimmer, cheaper [[PlayStation 3]] has been officially announced.

* The [[PSP]] was redesigned as the ''PSP Slim & Lite'', gaining a better screen and TV-Out capability along with losing some weight. A second revision has been announced, the main changes apparently being a better analog stick and a microphone for Skype.

* Although their aesthetics remain mostly the same, both the [[PlayStation 3]] and [[Xbox 360]] have been released with numerous different configurations, mostly revolving around hard drive size. The [[PlayStation 3]] models also have varying levels of backwards compatibility, memory card slots and USB ports.

** The newer versions of the XB360 are also desired by some simply because their revised design supposedly means less of that console's infamous overheating failures.

* Non-videogame example: this is common practice in the automotive industry, where cars will have their appearances "refreshed" every few years. Many cars (the Ford Mustang, the VW Beetle) have gone over a decade on the same platform, having their body work periodically updated.

** Sometimes this works in reverse to the console version. For example, the VW Golf has got progressively larger over the years. According to some, this is deliberate: the idea is that someone fond of the Golf brand started out in [[The Eighties]] with a small cheap fun hatchback, then every five years as they grow more prosperous and settle down they can keep buying the new Golf but every time it's bigger, more family-friendly and more sensible. In turn, VW releases new smaller cars to replace the older Golf as the first-adopter option, such as the Polo and Lupo.