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PlayStation 5 “Pro” edition concept looks like a shiny Roomba-shaped gaming console
It says a lot about the PS5’s design that concept artists are still trying to reimagine its aesthetic as something more traditional and less alien-like. The PS5 “Pro” comes from the mind of Anesthétique Projets, who also developed the PlayStation 5G, a handheld PS Vita-styled concept that made the most of the console/mobile gaming crossover. Now, the NY-based designer is back with an overhaul of the ‘polarizing’ PS5 design. Titled the PlayStation 5 Pro, the console borrows from the circular elements seen on the 1st gen PlayStation and its younger sibling, the curvier PS One. Its back-to-basics design even sports an updated version of the DualShock 4 controllers that pair well with the console’s flat cylindrical design.
It’s safe to say that Anesthétique Projet’s approach to designing the PS5 involved bringing a sense of ‘normalcy’ back into the console’s design language. The PS5 Pro’s design language takes on a very “if it isn’t broken, don’t fix it” vibe with its simple circular design that pays a hat-tip to the original PlayStation. It does, however, have the proportions of a Roomba, although with that glorious brushed metal finish, that’s a Roomba I would gladly own. The front is rather simple, with a CD slot and two USB-C ports (to charge your controllers), while the back is where all the magic is, with an 8K HDMI out, ethernet, USB-A, and even a digital audio output (there’s no 3.5mm jack in sight).
The controllers should really please PS purists, as they give the DualShock series an upgrade rather than adopting the DualSense style. The base of the controllers play around with a transparent-on-opaque finish, as do the trigger buttons on the back. Titled the DualShock 5 Pro, the controllers come with USB-C ports on the front and the back, and sport the signature Stormtrooper-style black-and-white color-way.
The PlayStation 5 Pro isn’t the first circular concept we’ve seen. In November last year, designer Riccardo Breccia designed a circular PS5 concept too.
Designer: Anesthétique Projets
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This snake-inspired floor vacuum uses special hinges to clean any corner or cluttered space!
If you went online to purchase a robot vacuum cleaner, you would likely see several variations of a circular design. Although the curved shape allows the device to rotate and change directions with ease, the wide circumference prevents it from cleaning narrow gaps and corners.
The long, thin design of the folding robot vacuum can reach the tight spaces that other products can’t reach, including the corners of a room and the gaps in-between chair legs. Its shape gives the product its flexibility. Most robot cleaners consist of one fixed unit. In contrast, the folding vacuum, true to its name, has three sections connected by hinges, which allow the device to bend its body around obstacles in its path. Once done, the robot returns to its minimal charging stand, and one of the hinges stores the collected dust that can be popped out by pressing a button!
We’ve discussed the folding vacuum’s clear advantage when cleaning crowded spaces, but how would it fare in a large, unobstructed area? Would its narrow shape cover less ground than a standard cleaner? In reality, the folding vacuum would take advantage of its length, locking itself into a straight line and sweeping horizontally across the floor. This method could easily cover more surface area than a circular cleaner.
The folding vacuum is still in the conceptual stages, so we don’t know how a physical product would work in practice. I wonder how a prototype would map out and clean a space. I assume there will be directional sensors in the “head” and “tail” of the device, but perhaps the designer has a different solution in mind. I’m also curious to see what will change as the design progresses from concept to creation. But I think the folding vacuum could reinvent the standard design for future cleaning products.
Designer: 승민 김
