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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TorrerPosted:

Dorkus That's crazy how they invested $100 million in the controller alone.

http://bgr.com/2013/11/20/microsoft-xbox-one-controller/


Even though I know it's true, I still can't believe they did that since they changed so little with the controller

mattstecPosted:

Dreams legend has it the pic that they settled on was nothing more then a comcast cable box


That was a good comment. I'm proud of you.

DreamsPosted:

legend has it the pic that they settled on was nothing more then a comcast cable box

CrownsPosted:

Dorkus That's crazy how they invested $100 million in the controller alone.

http://bgr.com/2013/11/20/microsoft-xbox-one-controller/


Wow! I couldn't imagine that much money.

XboxPosted:

that's kinda a lot but then again not so much

EthicsPosted:

that's not too many! still quite a bit though. I wonder if they will release the other designs?

SIKSPosted:

That's crazy how they invested $100 million in the controller alone.

http://bgr.com/2013/11/20/microsoft-xbox-one-controller/

AdamuPosted:

Thats a lot of prototypes lol

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Crowns
Craigyy 75, that must have cost a fair bit.


I'm sure it wasn't that much.
That's 75 models. They will have had to produce hundreds in not thousands of each of these 75 for testing (should they pass all the tests)


Well they must of look at the pic ;)


The xbox's were 3D printed and sketched, they never said anything about producing any of the models. From what they said, it sounds like they didn't spend a whole lot on the design, but rather put many hours of work.

UrthPosted:

75 prototypes. Wow thats a lot

CocaBamPosted:

UMF
Crowns
Craigyy 75, that must have cost a fair bit.


I'm sure it wasn't that much.
That's 75 models. They will have had to produce hundreds in not thousands of each of these 75 for testing (should they pass all the tests)


The xbox's were 3D printed and sketched, they never said anything about producing any of the models. From what they said, it sounds like they didn't spend a whole lot on the design, but rather put many hours of work.


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