Dbrand no longer selling PS5 faceplates after Sony threatens legal action

01Fyh83PRMdYEFlybucKJSl-1..1634410607.jpg

Selling faceplates for the PlayStation 5 seems to be a lost cause. Last year, a storefront called PlateStation, which was selling customized faceplates for the PS5, was forced to stop after threat of legal action from Sony. A few months later, Dbrand, known for their tech decals decided to get in on the market, by offering their own black faceplates called "darkplates" for the console, even going so far as to joke about the matter by advertising them and saying, "go ahead, sue us" to Sony. The latter took it seriously, as they've done just that. A cease and desist order was issued by Sony to Dbrand, which resulted in the latter being forced to remove their PS5 faceplates from sale; if you now attempt to visit the store page link for them, it redirects you to a list of news reports specifically about Dbrand taking the darkplates off the market.

Quotes from the letter were posted by Dbrand's marketing team to the brand's subreddit, with a breakdown of the incident from their point of view. Sony alleges that the shapes used on the darkplates infringe upon their trademarked PlayStation face button symbols. Dbrand clearly uses a cheeky spin on the PlayStation look by using the same square, circle, triangle, cross look: a cross-shaped skull and bones, a circular radioactive symbol, a square robot head, and a triangle with a rune in the center. That isn't the only issue with the darkplates, though, as further on in the letter, Sony's legal team mentions that "the two vertical faceplates has become exclusively associated with [Sony] in the minds of consumers, and has come to symbolize considerable goodwill", meaning they find the sale of third-party faceplates to be an issue regardless.

Quote from Dbrand:
While we strongly believe in the consumer's right to customize and modify their hardware with aftermarket components, your Darkplates are now a collector's item. You know what they say - you either die a Darkplates owner, or you live long enough to see yourself become the scalper.

In closing, fuck you and especially fuck Sony. Talk soon.

:arrow: Source: Legal document (courtesy of Vox Media)
 

Kioku

猫。子猫です!
Member
Joined
Jun 24, 2007
Messages
11,987
Trophies
2
Location
In the Murderbox!
Website
www.twitch.tv
XP
16,076
Country
United States
Basically. Companies like Sony count on people caving to threats of legal action regardless of whether Sony has a case. This is a company that only kept their online store up because it got out that when the servers go down and the CMOS battery dies you can't play any games, and it affects both PS3, PS4, and allegedly PS5, which even has a digital only version that'll become a paperweight. There's no way they haven't known about that issue for years.
The thing that gets me more are the apologists. Not just for Sony.. But ANY company that pulls shit like this.
 

RedBlueGreen

Well-Known Member
Member
Joined
Aug 10, 2015
Messages
2,026
Trophies
1
XP
2,538
Country
Canada
The thing that gets me more are the apologists. Not just for Sony.. But ANY company that pulls shit like this.
The only good move is to send out one final EOL update for the PS3 and PS4 when their servers shut down disabling the DRM on the consoles since they won't be making any money from them. Also to just F off with frivolous lawsuits and threats thereof. Half the reason I don't have a PS5 is because of Sony's crappy practices in the last 5 or 6 years or so.
 

Kioku

猫。子猫です!
Member
Joined
Jun 24, 2007
Messages
11,987
Trophies
2
Location
In the Murderbox!
Website
www.twitch.tv
XP
16,076
Country
United States
The only good move is to send out one final EOL update for the PS3 and PS4 when their servers shut down disabling the DRM on the consoles since they won't be making any money from them. Also to just F off with frivolous lawsuits and threats thereof. Half the reason I don't have a PS5 is because of Sony's crappy practices in the last 5 or 6 years or so.
Pretty much how I see it too. Sony can find a cliff with their bullshit. The CMOS battery deal really is just the tip of the iceberg. Oh well. People will continue to feed them money, so.
 

SS4

Well-Known Member
Member
Joined
Jan 13, 2010
Messages
568
Trophies
1
Age
42
Location
In front of my Computer
Website
Visit site
XP
1,828
Country
Canada
Console gaming is getting worse every year and BS like that are great exemple . . .
I used to own most console since the Atari days but the PS3 and Wii are the last console i ever bought and i'm pretty much only on PC nowadays although i still have my older consoles including some modded ones.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Impossible_Igntiz

x021

Member
Newcomer
Joined
May 10, 2021
Messages
5
Trophies
0
Age
28
XP
64
Country
United States
Every big company is evil nowadays, yet we continue you to buy their product like some NPCs. Makes me sick.
 

LeyendaV

The One and Only
Member
Joined
Jun 5, 2020
Messages
855
Trophies
1
Age
32
Website
heylink.me
XP
2,299
Country
Argentina
When Nintendo does this kind of stuff, everybody lose their minds. When Sony does it, everybody laughs. But then they go and say they don't aren't Nintendo haters.
 

Impossible_Igntiz

Well-Known Member
Member
Joined
Nov 16, 2018
Messages
419
Trophies
0
Location
Bonerville
XP
1,169
Country
United States
Console gaming is getting worse every year and BS like that are great exemple . . .
I used to own most console since the Atari days but the PS3 and Wii are the last console i ever bought and i'm pretty much only on PC nowadays although i still have my older consoles including some modded ones.
Same, last playstation consoles i touched was PS4 (launch) and Vita years before finally getting parts for my PC and the only console i own nowadays is a modded Switch and that's it.
 
  • Like
Reactions: SS4

Spider_Man

Well-Known Member
Member
Joined
May 28, 2015
Messages
3,915
Trophies
0
Age
38
XP
5,137
Country
United States
This is a ?? Story, sony taking action against custom cases is a new.

Sony dont have any right unless it is using their branded name as promotion.

But if true, then fuck me, theyre as bad as nintendont finding ways to sue everyone rather than focus on making games.
 

kehkou

does what Nintendon't
Member
Joined
Dec 19, 2009
Messages
798
Trophies
1
Location
The Duke City
XP
1,092
Country
United States
how are faceplates illegal? i mean there are faceplates for 3ds consoles for years, phone covers and so on, and a faceplate is just plastic so i dont think sony can stop anyone from making plastic plates that happen to fit into a ps5 console... unless they pust ps logo on them i dont see any grounds to forbid anyone imo.

switch has so many custom stuff to buy like buttons and covers and shells and whatnot and now sony doesnt want to allow ps5 to be costumizable?

im guessing they really want to sell those special edition ps5 consoles down the line where the only difference will be faceplates.
Yes, it's the logo they used; the thing about the vertical shapes is baseless.
 

tabzer

This place is a meme.
Member
Joined
Feb 15, 2019
Messages
5,844
Trophies
1
Age
39
XP
4,910
Country
Japan
Sony's legal team mentions that "the two vertical faceplates has become exclusively associated with [Sony] in the minds of consumers, and has come to symbolize considerable goodwill",

Sounds like they are pretty liberal when it comes to rationalization.

Nobody who gets a 3rd party plate is thinking of Sony's good will. Quite the opposite really.

In other news, I have Sony goodwill dark matte PS5 plates for sale.
 

Dr_Faustus

Resident Robot Hoarder
Member
Joined
Mar 25, 2021
Messages
680
Trophies
0
Age
34
Location
The Best State on The Best Coast
XP
826
Country
United States
Chances are they plan on releasing a Black Version of the PS5 probably this coming holiday season and thought that these third party shells are some how going to cut in on their potential sales, because you know that is really going to slow the sale of these already limited and overly scalped consoles.


Same as it ever was, fuck Sony for their anti-consumer practices.
 
  • Like
Reactions: 64bitmodels

Site & Scene News

Popular threads in this forum

General chit-chat
Help Users
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    We just question @AncientBoi
  • ZeroT21 @ ZeroT21:
    it wasn't a question, it was fact
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    He said he had 3 different doctors apt this week, so he prob there. Something about gerbal extraction, I don't know.
    +1
  • ZeroT21 @ ZeroT21:
    bored, guess i'll spread more democracy
  • LeoTCK @ LeoTCK:
    @K3Nv2 one more time you say such bs to @BakerMan and I'll smack you across the whole planet
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    Make sure you smack my booty daddy
    +1
  • LeoTCK @ LeoTCK:
    telling him that my partner is luke...does he look like someone with such big ne
    eds?
  • LeoTCK @ LeoTCK:
    do you really think I could stand living with someone like luke?
  • LeoTCK @ LeoTCK:
    I suppose luke has "special needs" but he's not my partner, did you just say that to piss me off again?
  • LeoTCK @ LeoTCK:
    besides I had bigger worries today
  • LeoTCK @ LeoTCK:
    but what do you know about that, you won't believe me anyways
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    @BigOnYa can answer that
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    BigOnYa already left the chat
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    Biginya
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    Auto correct got me, I'm on my tablet, i need to turn that shit off
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    With other tabs open you perv
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    I'm actually in my shed, bout to cut 2-3 acres of grass, my back yard.
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    I use to have a guy for that thanks richard
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    I use my tablet to stream to a bluetooth speaker when in shed. iHeartRadio, FlyNation
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    While the victims are being buried
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    Grave shovel
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    Nuh those goto the edge of the property (maybe just on the other side of)
  • K3Nv2 @ K3Nv2:
    On the neighbors side
    +1
  • BigOnYa @ BigOnYa:
    Yup, by the weird smelly green bushy looking plants.
    BigOnYa @ BigOnYa: Yup, by the weird smelly green bushy looking plants.