Microsoft explored 75 Xbox One prototypes

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Microsoft's senior industrial design manager Carl Ledbetter revealed that the company examined more than 75 sketched and 3D-printed prototype Xbox One designs before settling on the console's final look.

The Xbox One's Kinect sensor additionally saw more than 100 drafted designs before Microsoft decided on a physical shape for the console's camera peripheral. The Xbox One's controller was even more painstakingly crafted, requiring designers to draft more than 200 potential gamepad designs during development.

"We were extremely thorough," Ledbetter said, speaking for a Microsoft-published profile feature. "We were trying to push boundaries, to do something new and inventive, but there was so much at stake that we had to be really careful as well. The reason why there was so much at stake is that people really, really care about Xbox."

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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2014/01/21/microsoft-explored-75-xbox-one-prototypes-before-deciding-on-fin/

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IntPosted:

all consoles should have a mouse and keyboard ..

CrossfitPosted:

I think they did a good job and chose the right one

SwiftPosted:

And they made the best decision on the model. Its just amazing.

PwhPosted:

I Love the final design i think they should keep it.

xxxvrEverPosted:

I think they could have settled on a better design than the one they have now haha

DissPosted:

I think Microsoft did a very good job with their final design on the Xbox One, the controller and the Kinect.