Fresh Off Legal Skirmish, Sony Secures PS5 Plate Patent - Kotaku
If Thanksgiving week is all about setting plates, here’s a tidbit you can feast on: Sony appears to have been granted a patent earlier this month from the United States Trademark Office for plate covers, spurring some observers to speculate that alt-colored PS5 plates could be in the works.
In addition to the console itself, it’s flanked by two protective plates, which are only (officially) available in a matte white.
In light of Sony not selling official plates, third-party manufacturers have stepped in, though they have faced no shortage of legal trouble from Sony as a result.
No colors appear in the patent, and it’s unclear whether or not Sony would even opt to sell potential plates with colors in the first place, or what colors those would be.If Sony ends up releasing multi-colored PS5 plates, it’s a safe bet they’ll be available in those colors—synergy and all that.