The first PS4 concepts are radically different from the final version.

The gaming segment knows almost nothing about how the latest generation Sony console was created. He knows nothing about how the company came to an angular design. Not so long ago, an interview with a man who designed the PS4 came to light, and it sheds light on the origin of console aesthetics.

Sony behaved quite openly and did not hide the internal components of the PlayStation 4, specifications, allowed dozens of sources to rob data on the graphics, on the frequency of the processor, on other technical characteristics. Millions of gamers around the world spent enough time analyzing the smooth aesthetics of the PS4, but to find out the full story about how to create an angular design, you need to go to the person who made the console.

In a recent PlayStation Blog interview, Tetsu Sumi, the PlayStation 4 designer, spoke about his experience in creating one of the most exciting consoles in the entire history of games.

First, by creating a PS4 design, Sony wanted to create a flagship device that would not only represent the iconic PlayStation brand, but also redefine it:

“When we started creating the PS4 design, we didn’t think about the form. We thought more about the new brand identity, which will be embodied in the product, ”recalls Sumi.

The chief designer of the UX Platform Design Group pointed out that the original PS4 concepts "were completely different" from the modern look, but unfortunately did not specify what it was. The first concepts and the final design had something in common: they both reflected the simplicity for which Sumii was in favor, and it remained at the heart of the design philosophy - what the PS4 should look like.

“I just wanted to make a simple living room object. Sometimes the products are too bloated. They should be simple. This is my vision, ”continues the designer.

The final PS4 form factor unambiguously fits into any living room, and its sharp contours, no doubt, will underline any space.

While things should be simple in form and design, Sumy believed that the console should look good on all sides and at the same time reflect the same style.

“I was thinking about the horizontal, not only about the vertical,” he says. - “I was thinking about a 360-degree review. The reverse side should also be beautiful. ”

The design of the PS4 reflects the traditional style of Sony, including its new vision, which applies not only to the box, but also to the controller and other accessories. All of these products scream about the new face of the PlayStation, which, like a phoenix, has revived and gave birth to a new generation of gaming consoles:

“One of my tasks was to create a single PlayStation identity,” says Sumi. “I was not just thinking about the console, but I was also thinking about the DualShock4, the charging station DualShock 4, the vertical stand, the PS Vita, the Mono headphones — everything. I think that the face of the PlayStation brand should have changed a bit, because the console is new, and we had to show that we are looking to the future. Therefore, I regarded the console as the most intelligent, cool and intelligent product from Sony. Not just from Sony Computer Entertainment, but in general from the entire company. It was supposed to be the best, the coolest, the most complex product of all that we did. This is what we fought for, ”he recalls, speaking about the new PlayStation brand.

The new PlayStation brand is obviously different, but fans can still see the shades of the old consoles - like the PS2 - as well as the design of the next-generation consoles. Sumi's design is bright and catchy, but still simple in its trapezoid shape and dark shade.

It would certainly be cool to take a look at the first sketches, sketches, PS4 drawings - at least in order to compare. PS4 specifications and additional content, like Gaikai cloud, cross-platform PlayStation App and PS Vita remote game features should not just sweeten the fate of the new console, but give Sony enough momentum to bypass Microsoft in the coming months.

Sony will release the PlayStation 4 on November 15, 2013 at a price of $ 399.

The article is based on materials https://hi-news.ru/consoles/pervye-koncepty-ps4-kardinalno-otlichayutsya-ot-konechnogo-varianta.html.