PS5 Sony does their own PS5 Teardown

Ash said:
Yeah, I'm going to have a lot of fun trying to remove that faceplate. It looks easy but I'm going to be worried about messing it up
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I'm still trying to bring myself to remove my PS4 pro lid to dust it out.
 
Read from dualshockers and videogameschronicle on the ps5 custom faceplate maker got into trouble with Sony:


“PlateStation 5” has faced legal action from Sony, preventing the company from producing and selling custom PS5 faceplates. Originally, the company had a lineup of replaceable faceplates for the PS5 in different colors and patterns, such as a black option and other color schemes, that customers could purchase and swap with the standard white plates that come with the launch systems.


“Before we launched, we did our due diligence and were of the opinion, that because Sony only had pending patents on the faceplates there would be no problem,” CustomizeMyPlates told VGC via e-mail.

“But after only a day of our website being live, Sony’s lawyers asked us to change our name (at the time PlateStation5), due to trademark infringements. We thought this switch would be enough to keep everyone happy, and honestly were hoping so since we were already underway with our product development.

“But then Sony’s lawyers told us it was their opinion, Sony’s intellectual property extended to the faceplates, and that if we continued to sell and distribute them in any country, we would end up in court.”

It added: “This all came to light yesterday and we are now cancelling and refunding all faceplate orders worldwide… we are extremely disappointed about this but we have no other option.”

The firm said that moving forward it would be “wiser” on trademark and patent laws and focus on offering legal console skins and other products.
 
I wonder what would happen if someone made plates for the PS5 but never actually mentioned the console when selling it.
 
cm2 said:
Read from dualshockers and videogameschronicle on the ps5 custom faceplate maker got into trouble with Sony:


“PlateStation 5” has faced legal action from Sony, preventing the company from producing and selling custom PS5 faceplates. Originally, the company had a lineup of replaceable faceplates for the PS5 in different colors and patterns, such as a black option and other color schemes, that customers could purchase and swap with the standard white plates that come with the launch systems.


“Before we launched, we did our due diligence and were of the opinion, that because Sony only had pending patents on the faceplates there would be no problem,” CustomizeMyPlates told VGC via e-mail.

“But after only a day of our website being live, Sony’s lawyers asked us to change our name (at the time PlateStation5), due to trademark infringements. We thought this switch would be enough to keep everyone happy, and honestly were hoping so since we were already underway with our product development.

“But then Sony’s lawyers told us it was their opinion, Sony’s intellectual property extended to the faceplates, and that if we continued to sell and distribute them in any country, we would end up in court.”

It added: “This all came to light yesterday and we are now cancelling and refunding all faceplate orders worldwide… we are extremely disappointed about this but we have no other option.”

The firm said that moving forward it would be “wiser” on trademark and patent laws and focus on offering legal console skins and other products.
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Yeah they didn't last long, Sony was on a hunt.
 
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