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Re: PS2-Style PS5 Consoles Withdrawn From Sale After Company Receives 'Credible Threats'

ShikabaneHime13

Initially I was ready to throw my money down for one if I could but I kept thinking about it and something seemed a bit off so I never even bothered. After the story about cancellation popped up on Siliconera, I went to read the tweets and, lo and behold, they erased their Twitter account. Add on that how many people were mentioning that after the fiasco they couldn’t remove their CC info from the website. Yeah, I’d say it was a scan from the get-go...

Re: PS5 Custom Faceplates Are Already Available to Pre-Order

ShikabaneHime13

@Wormold

On their twitter, they’ve been answering these questions. The plates are not 3D Printed, made from industry standard plastic. They will also be ensuring proper fit and dimensions upon having a unit on hand prior to shipping any sets to consumers but Sony did already provide the dimensions to them. I mean, SkinIt has the dimensions to make form fitting skins already, just like most accessory makers get dummy units or dimension outlines prior to product releases to ensure stuff fits properly.

If Sony made the whole potential for interchangeable plates possible on purpose, I fail to see how the warranty will be voided unless one improperly removes/installs the plates (and damages the console) or sends a unit back for repairs and doesn’t put the original plates back on.

So, on that note, I don’t see why the site can’t share the news about the product. The makers already claim the plates are unofficial and many people have clearly expressed wishing to customize their systems given many are not impressed with the base color scheme alone, so 3rd party accessories and plates are going to be a huge market