Replacement plate 'Dark plates' that transforms PS5 into black is now available



Accessory maker

Dbrand has announced ' Darkplates ', a replacement plate that can turn your PlayStation 5 ( PS5 ) into a black one.

Get an all-black PS5 with Dbrand's replacement Darkplates --Polygon
https://www.polygon.com/2021/2/12/22279877/all-black-ps5-dbrand-faceplate-playstation-5

Company sells replacement PS5 plates, tells Sony: 'Go ahead, sue us' • Eurogamer.net
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-02-13-company-sells-replacement-ps5-plates-tells-sony-go-ahead-sue-us

The PS5 features a two-tone color of black and white, and the white plate on the side can be removed.



Dark plates are the original black plates that replace this white plate.

The white parts of PS5 are engraved with a very small ○ × △ □ ...



In the case of Dark plates, a slightly different icon is engraved.



When this is attached to the PS5 body, it looks like this, and the PS5 that is completely black is completed.



Dark plates for the regular version and digital edition of PS5 will be on sale, but at the time of writing the article, only the regular version is sold, not the digital edition. Dark plates are $ 49 per set (about 5100 yen), and shipping is free. Demand for Darkplates seems to be high, and Darkplates for the regular version are already sold out, and at the time of writing the article, it is scheduled to ship around May 2021.

CustomizeMyPlates.com , which was trying to sell a black PS5 replacement plate like Dbrand, received a report of legal action from Sony in November 2020, canceled all orders and sold the product. I was forced to cancel . CustomizeMyPlates.com named the replacement plate for PS5 'PlateStation 5', so it seems that Sony's lawyer requested a name change due to trademark infringement.



On the other hand, Dbrand said on the official website about Darkplates, 'It's completely legal.' 'If the surface of Darkplates had the classic PlayStation button icon engraved, it might have been contacted by a lawyer.' 'Please, Please sue us, 'he said, saying that Darkplates is not worried about being legally taken by Sony.

in Hardware,   Game, Posted by logu_ii