Sony's next gaming system is an out-of-focus black rectangle

Back when Sony's February PlayStation 4 unveiling concluded without actually showing what the console itself would look like, I actually defended the company. After all, the look of the plastic shell surrounding the new PlayStation hardware didn't actually matter as much as the games on display. After seeing today's teaser trailer promoting the PS4's E3 press appearance, though, I have to think that Sony is just trolling us at this point.

I mean what other conclusion is there to draw from the 39 second trailer above? It shows the system as a far off black rectangle that looks like it was shot through a jar of vaseline. What are we supposed to make of intercut split-second extreme close-ups of things like a shiny PlayStation logo against a Matte plastic background or a numeral 4 etched into more matte plastic? Is that a set of circular air vents or a colander? It's hard to say for sure.