As maybe known,the Case/Plate from the PlayStation 5 is very easy to open/remove:
a company called CustomizeMyPlates saw it as a business idea, reports "Video Games Chronicle".
The company set up an online shop that sold PS5 case parts in alternative colors - and thus attracted numerous pre-orders.
The hustle and bustle did not go unnoticed, however - also because the company had secured a website name that Sony did not approve: PlateStation5.com.
http://www.platestation5.com/ (No longer working)
Sony's lawyers referred to trademark protection and patent law, whereupon the provider changed the Internet address.
But Sony's lawyers did not go far enough, according to the company they obtained a sale of the alternative PS5 housing parts for around 40 US dollars.
Numerous pre-orders had to be canceled.
The pre-orderers are disappointed: Many were looking forward to giving their PS5 an unconventional look with the alternative plastic plates in blue, black or with a camouflage pattern.
But nothing will come of that for the time being. In view of the fact that there is obviously a demand for alternative PS5 housing parts and that these can also be exchanged easily and without tools, it would not be surprising if Sony would meet this demand in the medium term.
Source: https://www.krone.at/2267328
(German)
a company called CustomizeMyPlates saw it as a business idea, reports "Video Games Chronicle".
The company set up an online shop that sold PS5 case parts in alternative colors - and thus attracted numerous pre-orders.
The hustle and bustle did not go unnoticed, however - also because the company had secured a website name that Sony did not approve: PlateStation5.com.
http://www.platestation5.com/ (No longer working)
Sony's lawyers referred to trademark protection and patent law, whereupon the provider changed the Internet address.
But Sony's lawyers did not go far enough, according to the company they obtained a sale of the alternative PS5 housing parts for around 40 US dollars.
Numerous pre-orders had to be canceled.
The pre-orderers are disappointed: Many were looking forward to giving their PS5 an unconventional look with the alternative plastic plates in blue, black or with a camouflage pattern.
But nothing will come of that for the time being. In view of the fact that there is obviously a demand for alternative PS5 housing parts and that these can also be exchanged easily and without tools, it would not be surprising if Sony would meet this demand in the medium term.
Source: https://www.krone.at/2267328
(German)
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