So you are telling me SONY managed to make a HW design that needs an external stand when in vertical position AND in horizontal? Sorry, that alone is an antithesis of good design. The most basic aspect of the machine: SITTING IN PLACE, it can't do properly on it's own without a cumbersome extra plastic piece. That already shows SONY has got their heart in the wrong place design-wise.
Making flashy and bold shapes is easy. Amateur college kids create flashy bold concept renders by the dozens. By all all means, this PS5 does not look bad at all. Despite the imense size, I think it does look aesthetically pretty. But does that make the design good? No fucking way.
Product design should service USE and UTILITY first, aesthetics second. Just like games should prioritise GAMEPLAY first, graphics second.
I, and I believe most consumers, want a product that can disapear in the living room. Let the games impress, not the machine. I'll take care cf decorating my home with artwork and furniture of my personal chosing. I really hate to have a mass produced consumer product that will look the same in millions of other homes be competing for the place of most stand-out object in the room. That is not what consoles are for.
