After a long wait, Sony finally revealed the look of its new console, the Playstation 5. Are people happy with the design? Well, yes and no.
Although CEO Jim Ryan says the company was going for a ‘bold, daring and future-facing’ look, people can’t help but notice similarities between the new PS5 and old bizarre objects, even characters.
The new console comes with exciting new games, like much-anticipated sequels to Marvel’s Spider-Man from 2018 and Horizon: Zero Dawn from 2017. But the console design? Well lets see what the internet actually thinks of it.
Everyone who saw the reveal looked around their house and found that they already had something similar to the new Sony console. Let’s find out what everyone thinks it looks like:
Old CPUs, routers, and other household electronics
The PS5 design memes have started strong pic.twitter.com/C7nwEg4W17
— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) June 11, 2020
https://twitter.com/ProZD/status/1271189291150925825
Me: I want a PS5
Mom: We have a PS5 at home.
PS5 at home:#PS5Reveal pic.twitter.com/SCkPvBL76A— Halb /👁️ (@henry_lancheros) June 11, 2020
Got the #PS5 early 😍😍😍 pic.twitter.com/eo2PaNWMFt
— nemnom (@NemSumeragi) June 11, 2020
https://twitter.com/Kranzl/status/1271189544692400128
Knew I'd seen it before pic.twitter.com/RGSw9MNv6V
— Michael John (@mijoh4) June 11, 2020
https://twitter.com/josephfcox/status/1271188782167932928
— bilal (@justatme8) June 11, 2020
https://twitter.com/Hamster41/status/1271195705215004672?s=19
Some thought it looks like the replica of an arena:
I’m crying LMFAOOOOO pic.twitter.com/5r6YL8qppy
— jc (@AIRSTEVEJOBS) June 11, 2020
the ps5 looks like a new expensive campus performing arts center that replaced three academic arts departments and cost $60 million dollars pic.twitter.com/mLwL921kRs
— matthew ellis (@matthiasellis) June 11, 2020
And others even drew comparisons with a… duck’s beak?
https://twitter.com/plante/status/1271199588804853765
Move over Switchdog! We have the PS5Duck now! pic.twitter.com/u5gpbpLWYh
— Mig (@wtfmig) June 11, 2020
Maybe you’ve seen this design on TV?
https://twitter.com/Samurai7500/status/1271201258293145601
— Follow me on the one not run by a nazi – bye! (@stevenmessner) June 11, 2020
This thing looks like it fell out of the sharper image https://t.co/sIVN35iM6g
— chris person (@Papapishu) June 11, 2020
just remembered what the ps5 reminded me of pic.twitter.com/eZ4s0tTInt
— Joshua Rivera (@jmrivera02) June 11, 2020
https://twitter.com/70_drago/status/1271208820505825280
I gotta say, modeling the PS5 after Sauron's Tower is an odd design choice for the console. Let's see if it pays off for them. pic.twitter.com/NcGYJHKGU3
— Roger Barr (@imockery) June 11, 2020
https://t.co/HzYRNZJYnh pic.twitter.com/hbNLJ3GFvm
— AmericanTruckSongs9 (@ethangach) June 11, 2020
Wii as Batman?
Playstation 5. The Wii cosplaying as Batman. pic.twitter.com/BDt38ttayB
— Richard Cobbett (@richardcobbett) June 11, 2020
We even have the design inspiration…
PS5 reverse image search reveals inspiration for console design pic.twitter.com/rtlCzrxOP6
— Tina Amini (@TinaAmini) June 11, 2020
What do you think the new Sony Playstation 5 (PS5) looks like? Let us know in the comments section.
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