Xbox One: the console had over 75 drawn concepts and 200 prototypes of joystick

In an article posted on Microsoft.com, Carl Ledbetter, designer of the Xbox One is income throughout the design of the machine which took 75 sketch for the console itself, more than 200 prototypes for the joystick and 100 for the Kinect sensor.

He explains that the design of the console process took two years. It is in 2010 that he was commissioned to design the visual aspect of the next generation of Kinect and Xbox. For him it was a daunting task:

It was a real mystery that we met in order to satisfy the desires of the hardcore gamers and fans of the Xbox, and at the same time we also wanted that Xbox means something for the general public. From a design point of view, how can we get there? It was a great challenge.

Throughout these two years, Ledbetter and his team designed concept on concept in 3D.

We have truly deepened the thing. We tried to push our limits, to do something new and inventive, but there was so much at stake that we should also be very cautious. The reason why there was so much at stake, is that people really care about the Xbox.

We wanted to take all the components of the Xbox that people love and amplify. But also make it invisible in the lounge - it remains in the background, robust and reliable.

He also explained have toiled on the contours and the edges of the Xbox One, as on the startup of the sound. The joystick also has given trouble.

There has never been a direct request to make it better. People were a little worried, as: "we have a great lever, if it is like that, do not change". Regardless, the new controller includes 40 improvements.

We had over 1000 pairs of hands who tested the knobs throughout the race to design assessments. To ensure that the triggers were, that the general shape was well and that people could use it so that it is as well, or even better, than the former. We designed it in detail.

Many people have given the best of them so we offer the best console in their eyes. Do you have the same feeling of accomplishment or what is the appearance of the Xbox One disappoints you?