Not every player likes the design of Sony’s new Playstation 5. Many fans on the internet repeatedly express the desire to have the option of replacing the white side panels with other color variants. Plain black seems to be particularly popular. Sony does not officially offer any alternative panels for replacement at the moment, and there is no information to suggest that this will change in the near future. Fortunately, however, there are third-party providers who have recognized the need and want to open up the niche in the market.

In the past an attempt to sell alternative side panels was stopped by Sony. At that time the company asserted that the name “Platestation” was chosen too similar to its own products. It remained unclear whether Sony was only interested in the name or whether the Japanese group wanted to prevent the sale of alternative panel designs in general.

Independent of Sony’s Another third-party provider has announced intentions to sell custom side panels for the Playstation 5 in the future. The company with the name Dbrand would like to start mass production at the end of this year, a market launch is to follow 2021. The first model presented comes in matt black, further colors and alternative designs are to follow. The company stated: “ The skills that we have honed over the past few years in the development of the Grip Case have put our company in a unique position To produce faceplates in OEM quality: those with all the presentation, the attention to detail and the unnecessarily complex packaging that you expect from Dbrand “.

At the same time, the possibility of pre-ordering is excluded, so the product should only be sold as soon as the side parts are actually in stock and ready for dispatch. You don’t want to sell an unfinished product, says Dbrand. Interestingly, the company explicitly mentions CD Project Red as an example of a rash, with the well-known consequences. Interested players can also register for a mailing list via the official website, which will notify them as soon as a launch date is announced.