If you thought, Sony's boomerang controller for the PS3 was a wild idea, you may be in for a surprise. Two years ago, some early Wii controller prototypes were made public. Now, PS3center has released images of early PS3 console and controller designs, only some of which have been published before.
The ball controller is a fan-made sketch. It is unknown whether the others are meant to be internal concept designs by Sony or whether they are mock-ups. While they all appear more professional than average mock-ups, the site offers no explanation other than the following description.
Here's a short compilation of whacky PlayStation 3 concepts that never made it.
In my mind, the images could very well be authentic. The website publishing them may not be expected to land such a scoop. But there are some good reasons to believe they are real nonetheless.
The Blu-ray disc inside a cartridge shown in the first image fits with the format's professional equivalent Sony uses in XDCAM cameras. As it is a professional broadcast format, only few people are aware of Blu-ray discs housed in cartridges or that Sony planned to bring the consumer version to market in a cartridge as well. Also, all images appear to be photos or high quality renders. And all prototypes bear the same early PS3 logo.
Either way, it should come as no surprise that Sony put a lot of effort into designing its third home console. If authentic, some of the above ideas are very interesting and offer an insight into which way the console may have headed. I very much hope we get some early Xbox360 prototypes soon.
Source: PS3center
Thanks to: N4G
44 comments:
Yes, but do you think there is such a thing as a "casual" or "Hardcore" gamer?
I bet the Wii's prototype was a piece of shit. Oh wait, it is a piece of shit.
Wii fails!!
- Kony
If these are real, then I find it interesting that the PS3 was almost "Wii-like" in appearance at one point, with its slim profile, clean exterior, and sleek white coat. It really looks leagues better than the monolithic ovoid they decided on. :)
The "grey box" reminds me of some of the early Blu-Ray players that hit the market.
Personally I'm interested in how the Wii prototypes looked - considering some of the controller protos, they had to have cycled through a ton of potential designs (especially with that star disk controller... yowza!).
By the way... I think I hear a pesky monkey nearby. ;)
Hi M. Ferreira.
If these are real, then I find it interesting that the PS3 was almost "Wii-like" in appearance at one point, with its slim profile, clean exterior, and sleek white coat. It really looks leagues better than the monolithic ovoid they decided on. :)
I agree. Let us not forget that Sony's industrial design is legendary and the first two PlayStations and the Dual Shock controller are the best examples for that. They were clearly the best looking consoles of their generation.
The actual PS3 was a letdown, though. I particularly shudder at the decision to copy the Spiderman logo's font. The PlayStation logos were so strong as visual brands that the product lost a great deal of its unique appearance by copying something else.
"Yes, but do you think there is such a thing as a "casual" or "Hardcore" gamer?"
Casual gamers don't exist.
As for the designs, it really doesn't matter as long as there are good games. The PS3's huge size was an issue at first, but it's the games that helps everyone overlook it's bulky exterior, while the Wii is a piece of shit all around. It looks like a white doorstop and all the games are shovelware. I wonder if the Wii's purpose and use has been mixed up because it's not really a gaming system.
Wii fails!!
- Kony
I think the ball controller looks really cool......the second ps3 design though reminds me of a toilet somehow;). Also, I'm having a blast with Okami Wii - it's truely a massive game....My safe file shows I've spent almost 40 hours with it....I never expected it to be of such scope to begin with and since zelda adventures usually take me around 20 hours to complete and I still haven't quite reached the end I'd say it's easilly twice the size of Zelda(or maybe it's because I'm not rushing through it and doing side quests because it's such a joy to play the game)I highly recommend this Wii game to all who missed the ps2 version and to all who like action-adventures remeniscent of Zelda. IALS
I sold my Wii about 5 months ago and I haven't looked back since. Everytime I went to buy a game there were nothing but mini-game gallery to shop. I had already played all there big titles and they can't hold my attention long enough for the next great title to come out when I have a 360 and PS3. After it went like 3 months without being turned on it was time to go. I had gotten over my hang up with the fact that they opted out of making their system not output graphics in HD or even support digital sound. In the end it ended up being another factor in me not even caring to own a Wii anymore. I bought my first HDTV because I knew that the 360 was going to be HD and the first system out so I invested in one. Then after I got the PS3 I went and built my home theater since Blu-ray offers high resolution audio. After saving around 10Gs purchased a 50" 1080p Panasonic a Pioneer Elite VSX92TXH receiver and a set of Definitive Technology speakers. With that setup the system offers the quality of a VCR in comparison to the other systems. When you make that kind of investment you really want everything to be top notch. A shame when I think the graphics would really look great if the system output the video at a higher resolution. The cheapest of DVD players have at least an optical output for audio some have digital coax along with that. That should've been on their system since I would figure that the big N would want us to have a great audio experience with their games since they usually make a good effort to make music and overall sound design that fit the tone of their games. Right now being in between Fallout3, Fable2, LittleBigPlanet, Gears of War2, and Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix. I'm having a far greater time owning the competition. I'm sure I'll be buying more games too since quality games are dropping on a weekly basis.
Nintendo did make a smart move this generation and are making sales and I do wish Nintendo luck. They are bringing videogames into more people's lives like senior citizens and 30 and 40 year old couples. Which is a great thing for the gaming industry.
Why doesn't Wii have more games like "Gears of War 2, Mirror's Edge, Fallout III, Left 4 Dead, Dead Space and Fable II"? Because it's not 360, Matt. Get a transfer to the Xbox section of IGN already, why don't you? Sheesh...
Truth is, "core" gamers are much too easily impressed by bright lights and shiny objects and as a result, today's developers are one trick ponies who rest their hats on photo-realistic graphics that distract from the fact that they are churning out the same tired ass space marine first person shooter over and over again.
Take those same jokers and ask them to develop for Wii, and they don't have the graphics to hide behind. That's when their success is dependent on their ability to create an engaging game experience with substance that goes beyond visuals. And most of them can't do it.
What is a "core" gamer anyway? Nintendo is doing fine--they are selling tons of systems and games to real people with real jobs and real families. Gaming was left in the hands of the "parent's basement" dwelling recluse for long enough. It's time for the "core" to come out into the sunlight, breathe some fresh air, read a book, heck, maybe kiss a girl hehehe. They're only games. Play them, have fun, move on to something else. If you're whining and stressing about video games, you've lost perspective.
"Great GameCube Depression"? Mr. Casamassina, if the last nine years of Nintendo gaming have been so unbearable, you might consider a career change.
The Wii is a complete failure. Just because Nintendo makes money off of it doesn't make it productive. A homeless bum can make money by begging random people on the street, but that doesn't make it a job or a career, which is what the Wii's blue ocean strategy is the equivalent of, laziness.
As for core gamers being impressed just by the bright lights and shiny objects, have you played any of those games or is that what you see? Yes, these games have awesome graphics (even though I don't see anything wrong with that), but they always have substance to go with it, great gameplay and depth. The Wii's games are just nothing more than mini-games and dead genres (light-gun shooters). It has no substantive value and no quality, and it has no resources for developers to make any real games.
Wii fails!!
- Kony
If you guys really care about Nintendo and want their next system to be more aggressive and competitive, so that it can get some real good titles, you have to show them what a piece of shit the Wii is by heading to the New Mexico landfill and bury the Wii with all those shitty Atari games. It's the only possible way Nintendo can get the message since they have incredibly thick skulls.
Wii fails!!
- Kony
Hehe, I should carry on. Everything is going according to plan. I'm accomplishing my goals, hehe, I'm convincing people that the Wii is a gimmicky piece of outdated shit and that games can't be good unless they have the capabilities of 360/ps3. And all the people who disagree with me have their heads in their asses because they are people who don't matter in this industry, hehe yeah that's right. We all know by now that the Wii has the power of a 1940s typewriter, he he, Wii FAAAILS. They are making money off of people who are actually thinking there might have been good games before the next gen era launched, people who don't matter, he he, those stupid dumbos,wii faaails. So yeah, I will change that, trust me,the degree of denial is astounding thus I will make post after post, I will keep on spewing forth my incredible knowledge, wisdom and understanding until all this incredibly shifty gimmicky crap stops on a blog that maybe 00,000000001% of the gaming population reads and it will make all the difference. People will stop supporting gimmicky crap and will eventually transform into people that DO matter in this industry when they finally start listening to me, he he, viva la revolutione,Wii faaails. So to conclude, I think I'm filling the gap that the now unemployed Irrelevant Annoying Laughing Stock left perfectly, he he. I'm truely a worthy successor with the only difference between us being that HE ACTUALLY HAD SOMETHING TO SAY BACK IN THE DAY. But I guess that doesn't matter as long as Wii fails, HAHA, Wii FAAAAIIILS ;-))))). -PHONEY
Har, har. Like, impersonating me is going to prevent the fact that the Wii just sucks!
Wii fails!!
- Kony
... ... ... it's times like this where I WISH I had some popcorn ready. Seriously, after a long day at work, watching Mr. Bip prance around just puts a smile on my face. :)
For now... I'm just going to leave this here again. :) Says everything that needs to be said and then some.
to Kony ballony
Muramasa: The Demon Blade -
in your face BOOOOOOOOOM!!
to Mr falafel
you know what mr falafel!?! since you called me unemployed and continue to disrespect me....you know,..I might be dead broke, I might be some bum on da streets I might be whatever you want me to be you know am sayin!!
But you know what!?! the thing is... I listen to Moving Shadow!!!,Reinforced!!!!,Metalheadz!!!, Foul Play, Bizzy B, Remarc, 4 Hero, Storm and Kem R.I.P., Goldie- Rufige,A Guy Called Gerald, Dj Gunshot, Dj Rap, Bug Kann and the plastic jam, L Double, Fabio, Grooverider, Source Direct, Ellis D , Criminal Mindz, Dillinja, Hidden Agenda, Marvellous Kane, Commix,Cool Hand Flex, D Bridge, Lemon D,Maldini,On 1 Crew, Hype, 2 Bad Mice, Omni Trio, Doc Scott, Sci Clone, Docc Scott, Pugwash, JMJ and Richi, Nookie , Blame, Ray Keith and all the old school jungle massive mad respect
And YOU cannot take that away from me FALAFEL MAN!!!
no matter how much you hate me
no matter how much you disrespect me
no matter how much you ignore me,
no matter how much more successful you are than me!!!
YOU- CANNOT- TAKE- THAT - AWAY- FROM - ME- MR FALAFEL!!!!
Because I listen to Foul Play Moving Shadow!!!!!!nuff said!!!
And you can't do shit about that in your pink shirt!!Just so you know!!
-The Original Unemployed Irrelevant Annoying Laughing Stock
kony I love you man ;)) keep on mate
paaaaaaaaiiiiiiice
That's to be expected, you all are in complete denial that you don't take anything seriously.
Wii fails!!
- Kony.
Those pics of those prototypes are sooooo old! Like last year old.
Fal, any news on wheter Nintendo will release a more powerful DS, and or WII? In the near future. With all the financial crisis going on Nintendo is doing well nonetheless. Much respect Fal.
Rafael Navarro
USA
Kony, you should try sticking your dick into something other than your XBOX or PS for a change. You might like the feeling and realize that what game console you own doesn't really matter to anybody. Well, anybody who gets laid on a regular basis anyway.
The denial machine is still running and the Wii is still sucking!
Wii fails!!
- Kony
Demon blade is the awnser to your existence kony. IALS
Whatever happened to tactics the superfan, d bone and cubeboy btw??they don't seem to be around anymore as of late!?! IALS
What the hell is Demon Blade? Oh, is that a Wii game, because I've never heard of it!
Wii fails!!
- Kony
I just checked for that Demon Blade, and all I have to say is that I feel sorry for the Wii because it's falling faster than I expected. Marumasa: The Demon Blade looks like a first-generation PlayStation 1 game.
Oh, wow! Between Gears of Wars 2 and Fallout 3, I have a side-scrolling hack-n-slash that looks like it was decades behind in gameplay standards. Jesus Christ! I can't believe Nintendo has created a piece of shit system that's beyond of what I expected, a black hole of shit!
Wii fails!!
- Kony
demon blade and chrono trigger ds will destroy every atompixel of your 1080pixel existance kony ballony that's mighty old school liquid sword samurai power slicing you til you vanish into thin air or better yet into infinite nothingness HAHA wii faaaiiiils ;))))))). IALS
You have no more examples but a DS game? Thanks for proving my point, IALS!
Wii fails!!
- Kony
Kony,
You're an asshole.
Just go away and let the Nintendo fans have their fun.
Hi Rafael Navarro.
Fal, any news on wheter Nintendo will release a more powerful DS, and or WII?
We asked Miyamoto about a Wii revision or even a successor. Check what he had to say here.
What? No examples, but insults? This further proves my point that the Wii will bound to take Nintendo down.
Wii fails!!
- Kony
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Aw, Mr. Bip. :) You KNOW that only good little boys and girls get civilized argument. Silly monkeys get treated like their namesake. ^_^
It seems like you've been a very NAUGHTY monkey lately, Mr. Bip... the others don't seem to like or respect you much more than I do. :)
...nyoro~n :3
You only avoid arguments because you simply disagree with me and can't face the facts.
Wii fails!!
- Kony
hey kony the wii is cool.....you got to try galaxy....it's pretty innovative controllwise....I don't think it would be possible on the other consoles...you should really try it out....it got some very high ratings from respected magazines and sites. Cheers
The Wii is a completely useless system that doesn't live up to the standards of this generation, so I don't know why it would not be possible on other systems other than the motion sensing which Microsoft and Sony are on their way making. The processing power and limited resources hamper developers from making any fun and useful games. Hence, all the games just suck.
Wii fails!!
- Kony
Hey IALS check this track-
This is probabaly the best hardcore track ever produced:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=azQeUN1vAMQ&feature=related
;))
"You're like those people fighting to get Creationism introduced as part of the US science class curricula - annoying and loud, with no real point. :)"
lol good one Ferreira ....or better yet republicans ha ;)
@Voluntary Compliance
Yeah mate Manix/4Hero are true legends
Big up da uk massive!
IALS
Hey Mr Falafel I advise you to do everything in your powers to ecourage your TV channel 3sat to broadcast Aaron Russo's documentary America: From Freedom To Facism!
and Rockefellers 9/11 revelation to him
It is of utmost importance to inform the public about what's really going on and why the war on terrorism is essentially the war on freedom and souverignity!!
The recent Mumbai Attacks just reaffirm how ruthless and coldblooded the NWO (banksters coorperations, elites, secret services) operates to reach its goals namely a NWO controlled one world government police state where everybody is enslaved, chiped and revoked of their civil rights.
The Irak war(and soon to follow Iran war) is essential for them to tie the middle east in to their NWO plans.
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?
context=viewArticle&code=CHO20081129&articleI
d=11217
The war on terrorism is a FRAUD!
This is real Falaf. It is happening as we speak. This ain't some made up conspiracy crap. Do your research and use your broadcast connections to wake up the public!!!
9/11 was basically the event that got the ball rolling. And it's so obvious
The WTC doesn't transform into dust from a plane hitting it. Tragically yet revealingly, there's a picture of a woman standing at the impact hole
http://911research.wtc7.net/wtc/evidence/photos/wtc1hole1.html
which clearly implies that the tempretarues couldn't have been THAT high to make all the steel beems melt and transform everything into dust to begin with( which btw anyhow would be completely ridiculous to even consider a possibility if you think about it-how can a buiding transfrom into dustfrom a plane htting it????-simply ridiculous) . And then there's the signal of a firefighter reaching the upperfloors shortly before the collapse where he stated the the fires weren't that big and that they could easily slack them and that the big explosion took place outside of the building upon impact.
Also, WTC7 doesn't collapse in free fall speed because of north tower debris hitting it.LOL.
Cdi(controlled demolitions Inc.) was in the twin towers the weekend before 9/11 and the whole power suply was turned off on that weekend . This is well documented fact that you can research. There have been eyewitnesses and radio interviews with WTC employees spilling the beans on this.
The FEMA(federal emergency management agency)was reported to have been on hand in New York THE DAY PRIOR to 9/11 ALREADY!!!!
These are just a few tiny examples of a long list of truely massive overwhelming evidence that forms the big picture and points to a conspiracy, and you'd have to be extremely narrow minded and ignornant to not doubt the offial version that the government has provided us with.
The federal reserve system needs to be shut down.
Many many people belong in jail. Fuckig mass muderers go to hell!!!
IALS
@ Kony
Hey dude have you ever gotten laid?
If you have, you must be the one taking a huge dick because of the way you bitch and moan the same thing over and over...
LOL
TuPapi
Kony is a stupid asshole! :(
The dude is completely just, and there is no skepticism.
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