PS5, Sony forces the creator of the customized panels to cancel the pre-orders following a legal action

A third-party company that produced custom faceplates for PlayStation 5 was forced to discontinue production following a legal action by the Japanese giant

Since its initial unveiling last summer, PS5 attracted a lot of attention for the unusual design (and very large) system that departs from previous PlayStation consoles. With a futuristic black and white design, the console stands out in particular for its white “plates” which are found along the left and right sides of the system. A company sensed the profitable business on the particular console panels and wasted no time in producing customized ones but unfortunately ran into legal action against Sony.

As reported by Video Games Chronicle, the company that produces peripherals that was initially known as "The Plate Station" and "PlateStation 5" had to face a legal action by Sony, which resulted in the same not being able more produce and sell custom PS5 faceplates. Originally, the company had a range of replaceable “bezels” in different colors and designs, which customers could purchase and replace the standard white ones that came with the system at launch.

However, Sony had threatened legal action shortly after the sale of the unofficial products began, forcing the site to change its name to “Customize My Plates” and completely cancel all pre-orders of its line of replaceable PS5 panels. According to a website statement to VGC, the team initially acted "due diligence" as Sony had some patents on the PS5 faceplates but they were pending, so there would be no problems. However, shortly after the site was launched, Sony's legal team took action and sued the site for trademark infringement in manufacturing the panels, threatening the company that it would face legal action if it manufactured and shipped the accessories to any country. .

Since then, Customize My Plates has canceled and refunded all pre-orders, stating that "we are extremely disappointed with this, but we have no other option". At the moment, the company's website is still selling a variety of skins for both PS5 and DualSense controllers, offering some flexibility to customers who may want other color options than the system's standard black and white color scheme. However, it's important to note that these are custom third-party items and it wouldn't be surprising if Sony already had plans to produce original faceplates with alternative colors for PS5 in the future.

We remind you that PS5 will be officially launched on November 19, 2020.