Sony Black PS5 Faceplates May be Coming Soon, According To A Patent

Sony recently patented its faceplate design, indicating that new colour options are on the way.

[{"selector":"#anim-c3e1a2e5-855e-4323-a3cc-ca193b792cd4","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(114.82649%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-638987d8-9827-4dd5-a043-916ca646ab24","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-04e52a22-0932-44d5-8d84-50ca347c0613","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-972cc961-4200-44dc-8e9c-df3596198165","keyframes":[{"offset":0,"transform":"translate3d(0, -161.36222%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)"},{"offset":0.29,"transform":"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)"},{"offset":0.45,"transform":"translate3d(0, -45.375056264%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)"},{"offset":0.61,"transform":"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)"},{"offset":0.71,"transform":"translate3d(0, -15.426228232000001%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)"},{"offset":0.8,"transform":"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)"},{"offset":0.85,"transform":"translate3d(0, -5.792903698000001%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)"},{"offset":0.92,"transform":"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)"},{"offset":0.96,"transform":"translate3d(0, -2.517250632%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(.5, 0, 1, 1)"},{"offset":1,"transform":"translate3d(0, 0%, 0)","easing":"cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1)"}],"delay":0,"duration":1600,"fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-587b69e8-e676-41f0-84b1-7e75940322ac","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-13e31400-c3be-4224-9f86-c31cdc80583a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 191.30721%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Read more

The patent was filed on November 16, 2021, almost a year after the console was released

[{"selector":"#anim-f4f5db94-d2bc-494d-9999-645bae21b82c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(22.656249834079183%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.14,.34,.47,.9)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3cfce894-d73d-4f73-89d4-a600fa82667c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2e38b672-6167-4106-a001-0eabd42711bb","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Read more

With Sony filing patents for their faceplate, a slew of new PS5 colour options appears to be on the way.

[{"selector":"#anim-828191b2-61de-4599-8548-7b0cace2b83b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-50619333-4688-4be1-99ba-fdebe54ad0f5","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5aeb8ca1-54c2-427c-8877-d71d330294a0 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-52.217784287816094%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Read more

It's unclear whether this is a one-off limited edition console or custom faceplates that will be sold separately.

[{"selector":"#anim-d74da4e4-582d-470a-9937-dd2520fff7d5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-aebb7284-b8f1-4de9-a77b-e82b41e390bc","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-26db2a8c-7e99-4741-88f6-a78b6572367f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(34.16346144236604%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.14,.34,.47,.9)","fill":"forwards"}] Read more

In the coming years, it will be interesting to see how Sony approaches colour variants for the PS5.

[{"selector":"#anim-efe09873-c28a-4817-8083-8c0feb5675d6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(107.37463%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-75a41011-c1ad-4bcc-ab9b-b146e750a14f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-36eb2f74-1a04-40c9-9467-1c0b7b051fa5","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d885e92b-683b-40b1-856d-254b77ecae8b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.179687404002955%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Read more

To know more detailed information on Sony Black PS5 Faceplates

[{"selector":"#anim-0a2e298b-7470-41d9-8ea9-0564066dce75","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8e4dfbe2-2e6e-4f70-b979-695118211d81","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -226.42933%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-07ae5258-76ea-42f8-8f6a-ed2c96208899","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0053bfd0-a13f-4f8d-88dd-2b4bed6e33b1","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d4916274-2291-4a5e-9c6d-2dd62b7c7c99 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(22.656249834079183%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.14,.34,.47,.9)","fill":"forwards"}] Read more