PS4 Concept: True innovation

A while ago Sony released the PS3 slim which got mixed reviews. Many people talked about the reduced fan noise and it operating faster on the menu, whilst other people talked about the ‘below-budget’ materials used in the design and referring to the texture of  the PS3 as ‘taken from a Nintendo 64′.

Introducing the Playstation 4 Concept from designer Tai Chiem. Now, we may be a while away from even contemplating the release of such a console, but Tai Chiem does think otherwise and I thought what they hay when given an opportunity to write about it.

For me Sony’s first game console the Playstation was inspiring. After playing on one straight from a Nintendo 64 the graphics were immense as was the gameplay, the games may not have been as fun (Mario Kart 64) but hell the Playstation took the world by storm.

Then the Playstation 2 was released and I bought one almost immediately (although I didn’t queue up and camp outside a shop). It was brilliant and played my favourite DVD’s! I even sold my DVD player to cover the cost a little bit.

Then came the XBOX – This alien console was new to me and an invader, to me nothing was better than the PS2 and I didn’t want to believe the reviews. The reviews were true it was simply a better console.

And now we are all square, with the PS3 and the XBOX 360 being ‘as good’ as each other (both have good points). I prefer the PS3 just because it has a blu-ray player and a free network, but also because it does not feel like a hollow cheap thing to pick up I (no offense MS XBOX fan boys).

And so here we are with a new concept. And my is it strange. It draws on inspiration from a minimalist design and the console itself (the circular black thing) looks like the eye from big brother which ‘constantly watches’ :O.

The controller however has no faults – I mean look at it, it has the exact same layout PS users have come to love and admire and this concept has modernised it. I would particularly love the PS button and the like to be touch sensitive.

I doubt there would be much of a safety issue with the console being glass – they certainly would not use standard glass they would use super hardened stuff developed by NASA or something .

I do not think this design will ever hit shelves in the future. At the moment I’m sure its a case of hardware not housing, but the glass is a nice touch even if the ‘all seeing eye’ type center console is a bit weird. Take a look below for a size guide against a 37” television;

Nicely sized isn’t it? a little bit dinky and as it is see through and incredibly thin it would be classed as space saving. I have an idea for it though – wouldn’t it look absoloutely fantastic on a wall like televisions are put up? Imagine it sitting landscape orientated below your LCD television .

The controllers could also have their own little metal plate which attaches to the wall (rectangular) and the controllers could have magnets in them as to stick (keeps the minimalist design and saves space) – also with the new and soon ‘could’ be more advanced wireless charging mats the rectangular metal plate could have the same technology.

The console will also preview game trailers and demos on the glass space which looks blank when the console is off.

So there we are – no hardware specs I am afraid as none have been released – a nice thought from Tai Chiem though *thumbs up from Technology Blogged*.

Tags: concept, Gaming, Playstation, ps4

Category: Gaming, Playstation 3, Technology Concepts