PlayStation 5 Concept.
As part of a personal project I wanted to explore a potential styling route for the new PS5 Console. Building on the current brand language that has been implemented by Sony and Ootori the aim was to push the console a little further while still retaining its simplicity, ease of assembly and focusing on ventilation to cool the internals. The design has been visualised alongside the DualSense controller, built by Colin Gin and visualized by myself.
DualSense.
The DualSense controller was fully built by Colin Gin, and sent over for visualisation to explore the concept in 3D based on current 2D images. The DualSense helped provide some styling direction and gives a glimpse of the potential design language hat may be implemented with the new generation console.
Playstation 5.
Design Iteration 01
Based on the styling of the DualSense, an initial set of concepts were produced which were visualized and published to gain feedback. Generally, feedback on styling route 01 highlighted that the design direction was too dated for a next generation console. Gamers expect a clean and futuristic design that places its focus on cooling and shifts Playstation into the next generation.
Design Iteration 02
Feedback helped to shape the console into its next phase, with a particular emphasis on showing the ventilation as a styling feature and integrating the playstation controller symbols as a core branding element. However, the design seemed to lack balance, and further feedback suggested that the ventilation was too bold, and that the side step looked visually unbalanced.
Design Iteration 03
The final design iteration took into account feedback and further refined the concept to a sleek and minimalist console design that was sharper in appearance while being visually balanced in horizontal and vertical orientation. This concept has been designed around simple assembly, customisation and functionality of the internal components. Two USBc ports have been integrated into the slit that splits the body, while and LED indicator beams through the console offering sensory feedback. Sensors are utilized to power on and eject, with emergency buttons on the back.
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