PS5 could finally get official swappable faceplates — here's the proof
PS5 could finally get official swappable faceplates — here's the proof
The PS5 could finally get official swappable faceplates, thanks to a new Sony patent around faceplate designs for its games console.
Granted a just over a twelvemonth after the PS5's release, the patent is straightforward and showcases removable side panels for the PS5. But the non-finalized patent could not only give Sony more legal ammunition to scare third-party vendors with, but open up the door to official Sony faceplates, letting owners change their PS5's color scheme.
Although Sony has never announced plans to offering official alternating PS5 plates, it feels most inevitable that something volition happen eventually. Not only is the console designed in such a manner that the existing plates easily snap off for simple replacement — something that has to be done in order to upgrade your PS5's internal storage — just a former Sony designer boasted that the PS5 was "customizable in ways previous gens weren't" alee of launch.
Sony has also released both black DualSense controllers and a headset with no console to match. Unveiling some black plates would grant those lucky enough to rail down a PS5 restock the ability to color coordinate. And it feels like a no brainer, given early on adopters are unlikely to trade in their white PS5 the 2d a special edition is released.
Merely customizable plates aren't completely without their risks from a commercial perspective. You lot may recall that Microsoft allowed limited customization with the Xbox 360'due south faceplate, which could be replaced with any number of designs ranging from swish to gaudy. Those, it turned out, were a flop in terms of sales.
"Turned out nobody bought it. So [we stopped] making them," Microsoft's so director of global marketing, Albert Penello, explained in 2010. "We killed that one pretty quickly.
"The thought wasn't bad... people used to put faceplates on their cell phones," he continued. "Rewind five years, faceplates were what everybody wanted to do."
Eleven years is a long time in hardware style, and perchance people are ready to customize their consoles all once again. The fact that lawyer-baiting accessory maker Darkplates has filled orders up until adjacent year suggests that there is at least some demand. And that demand will surely only increase if and when Sony manages to keep the PS5 on store shelves for a decent menses of time.
Source: https://www.tomsguide.com/news/ps5-could-finally-get-official-swappable-faceplates-heres-the-proof
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