Following the launch of the PlayStation 5 in November 2020, companies quickly started selling console-specific cases like the PlateStation, including the black version, when Sony didn’t even reveal hardware color options. As of today, only the original white version exists, but Sony has already released their DualSense controller and Pulse 3D headphones in black. encourage the community to ask for the same tone for the console. From the start Sony tried to prevent companies from selling coversby threatening them with infringement of their patents.
Due to the “pending” status of the cap patents, the companies continued to sell the caps, claiming that they did not violate the registration. And since then, PlateStation has continued to sell covers, as you can see on its Web site…
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Sony’s patent, described as a “Leather Case for an Electronic Device”, is now disclosed in registration of a patent USA, referring to PlayStation 5. The patent details it is 15 years old and was filed on November 5, 2020 (a week before the console’s launch) and was recently issued. , on November 16, 2021, more than a year after filing, No. D936.149 S.
The patent specification is an ornamental design for an electronic equipment cover showing the PS5 from different angles. Probably due to the fact that it did not have an approved patent, Sony has yet to announce plans to create alternative covers for the console. As such, it is possible that a black version will soon be announced, which matches the color of the remote control and headphones.
