PlayStation 5 in a new look: exchange side panels can be pre-ordered

Source: Hardware Luxx added 26th Oct 2020

At the 19. November the long-awaited PlayStation 5 will be available in Europe. The futuristic design in black and white represents a completely new design direction and is very different from its predecessor.

There are many supporters of the new look, but for some it may be a little too sterile. The website Theplatestation has taken on this problem and is now listing side panels in five different colors in its own shop. These can be easily exchanged with the standard ones if necessary. The side panels are available in two versions, one for the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition and one for the conventional edition of the PlayStation 5. This has a UHD Blu-ray drive and therefore requires differently shaped panels. A set, consisting of two panels, costs the equivalent of just under 35 euros.

The choice of colors ranges from matt black, chrome, red, camouflage to Blue. To attach the new panels, simply remove the old ones, no screws or the like are used here. Instead, a clip mechanism engages. If you want a completely different design and have a fable for superheroes, the design by the Spinelli artist group should also be interesting. This transformed the PlayStation 5 into a Hul