If you wanted to give the side panels of your PlayStation 5 a different color, there are now hardly any options – at least for now. After a threat from Sony, the only major Custom Plates seller is giving up.
What’s the deal with the faceplates for the PS5? So far, the PS5 is only available in white. In a video, Sony disassembled the PlayStation 5 and it became known that the white side covers, known as faceplates, are interchangeable.
Since then, some have wanted to give their new Sony console an alternative color, as soon as the PlayStation 5 is released. However, Sony itself has not announced any further color options yet, but there was already the first third-party retailer offering such custom faceplates for $39.99 in various colors – Customize my Plates.
This retailer now has to give up – at least when it comes to colorful side panels for the PS5.
Therefore, the faceplate retailer is giving up: As Customize my Plates has now informed Videogameschronicle.com in an email, all orders will be canceled. The reason for the withdrawal, according to the retailer itself, is a threat of legal action from Sony.
The company emphasizes that it was confident that there would be no issues with Sony patents. However, Sony’s lawyers saw it differently and informed the company that the faceplates would also be considered Sony’s intellectual property. If Customize my Plates were to sell or distribute them in any country, it would end up in court, according to the lawyers.
Therefore, they will now cancel all orders worldwide and refund customers. They are extremely disappointed about this but see no other option, the faceplate retailer said.
There have already been issues for the retailer: Customize my Plates had previously had trouble with Sony. The company initially launched under the name PlateStation5. However, just one day after starting the business, they were asked by Sony’s lawyers to change the name, as it would violate a protected trademark.
The company changed the name and assumed that everyone would be happy now. However, Sony evidently saw it differently in the end.
What’s next for the retailer? Customize my Plates will no longer sell faceplates. Currently, they offer skins for controllers and consoles. These are essentially vinyl stickers.
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No chance for colorful side panels for PS5? After this incident, it seems unlikely that new faceplate offers from third-party suppliers will arise again anytime soon. However, the demand is definitely there, and it would be surprising if Sony missed such an opportunity to earn extra money – especially in light of the action against the provider.
Many believe it’s only a matter of time before Sony itself offers optional side covers for the PS5 or then releases licensed products. However, the PS5 will likely remain white at launch.
What about you? Are you satisfied with white, or would you have preferred another color? Would you be happy about side panels in other colors? By the way, according to the patent, Sony might surprise its fans again at the PS5 release
