Sony is going to start selling faceplate covers for the PlayStation 5 after trying to stop a third-party dealer from doing the same.
The products go on sale on Jan. 21 for $55 each. However, the company isn’t calling the new accessories faceplates. Instead, Sony is marketing them as official “console covers” for the PS5.
On Monday, the company dropped a brief video that shows the console covers will arrive in five colors including “Midnight Black, Cosmic Red, Nova Pink, Starlight Blue, and Galactic Purple.” So if you’re tired of the default white cover on the PS5, you can now spice things up.
The five console covers make up the “Galaxy Collection,” which suggests Sony is preparing to launch a whole range of faceplates for the PS5.
The black and red version of the console covers are already up for pre-order on Sony’s PlayStation Direct website. The company plans on selling the pink, purple, and starlight blue versions during the first half of 2022. Customers will also be able to buy matching PS5 controllers with the covers.
“These new console covers are beautiful and easy to use—simply remove your original white PS5 console covers and click your new ones into place,” the company wrote in a blog post. “The PS5 console covers will be available for both the PS5 with the Ultra HD Blu-ray disc drive and the PS5 Digital Edition.”
The covers also offer an alternative to the PS5 “Darkplate” covers from Dbrand. Earlier this year, Sony sent a cease-and-desist letter to Drand, alleging the faceplates infringed on the company’s design patents. In response, Dbrand created a new Darkplate 2.0 cover with vents and rounded corners, which it says doesn’t violate Sony’s intellectual property.
