Months after its debut, the PS5’s the design remains highly divisive, and while Sony has already closed an accessory manufacturer that tried to make replacement panels for the PS5, Dbrand is now challenging Sony to sue because of its new matte black PS5 faceplates.
Called Darkplates, Dbrand’s new PS5 add-on is not just a sticker you can use to cover the PS5’s standard white exterior, they are all-black matte plastic replacement panels that attach to the PS5 using the same slots as Sony uses to protect the standard white side covers.
While some people may worry about tampering with their expensive new console, Dbrand jokingly states that “99.98% of humans can successfully install Darkplates”, suggesting that even people afraid to modify your gaming console should have no problem switching the PS5 stock side panels to Dbrand black boards.
But where things get more spicy is all the extra language that Dbrand spread on Darkplates website practically begging Sony to sue Sony for patent and intellectual property infringement (or at least send a cease and desist) – a fate found by another accessory manufacturer Customize my cards last year.
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Just below the Darkplates header image, Dbrand even added a line saying “Go ahead, sue us”, while the Dbrand microtexture feature on its side panels serves as another stroke at Sony, with Dbrand replacing the circle, triangle icons , ex square from Sony with a “familiar, but legally distinct apocalyptic twist, in classic PlayStation button shapes”.
Available for the standard PS5 (with an option for the PS5 Digital Edition “coming soon”), Dbrand’s Darkplates seem to be exactly what many players have been asking for since Sony first unveiled the controversial two-tone black and white facade of the PS5. However, they won’t come cheap, as the two matte black side panels plus an adhesive middle layer (available in six different patterns) currently cost $ 61 (apparently at a discount of $ 79). It’s basically the same price as a game, which can force people can choose to buy a new title for their PS5 or update its appearance.
But I have to admit, the PS5 looks pretty smooth all black, and it looks like I’m not the only one who thinks that way, since the first three waves of orders have already sold out, with the next available wave being launched sometime in May .
Still, for those who don’t really support the standard PS5 design, you may want to act fast. DDespite Dbrand’s confident taunts, it’s hard to say how long Darkplates will be available before Sony’s legal team decides to get involved.