Awful article. It’s incoherent, badly written and top it off only seems to make one point: the author would rather have a bigger console than a smaller one. While that’s fine for him, I’d guess that he’s in a minority there.
I agree, it seems to escape him that Sony don't make business decisions on aesthetics alone: judging by the past Sony does this sort of thing when it's beginning to think about another product. This miniaturization also normally means the price comes down. Either of these ought to lead to excitement rather than a rant about the box.