PS5 faceplate company is forced to cancel orders following a complaint from Sony
A company selling custom PS5 faceplates has been forced to cancel pre-orders and remove its products following legal ac…
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PS5 faceplate company forced to cancel orders following a complaint from Sony
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Two options here, I think.
Either Sony are planning on selling their own replacement shells and this would be in direct competition with them, ooooor...
Sony can't guarantee that someone won't.make a shell that somehow impedes airflow, preventing the system from being cooled properly and doesn't want to deal with the claims in relation to that.
Or bonus third option, lawyers gonna lawyer.
Either Sony are planning on selling their own replacement shells and this would be in direct competition with them, ooooor...
Sony can't guarantee that someone won't.make a shell that somehow impedes airflow, preventing the system from being cooled properly and doesn't want to deal with the claims in relation to that.
Or bonus third option, lawyers gonna lawyer.
This is me just guessing but maybe there is some issue that we don't know about custom plates?
It is probably not that and Sony doing this for some weird shit.
It is probably not that and Sony doing this for some weird shit.
OP, the correct source is right there in the second para :)
We're likely talking design patents here, which allow you to protect the ornamental/aesthetic appearance of something.
In contrast, utility patents allow you to protect, well, the utility of something - an inventive machine, a manufacturing process, a computer-implemented method, etc.
This is really anti-consumer. Nintendo doesn't even go after Etsy sellers for making customized joycons.
with Liksang in the past it's probably just Sony being Sony
So I can't buy an aftermarket screen for a phone then?
Apple has tried to make aftermarket parts illegal, and just like this, it's bullshit
When you design them 1 to 1 like the original and your name almost sound like playstation i see the issue.
Phone covers are actual covers which by itself does not look like the backside of the phone. They are a total unique design changing the look of the phone.
If they had designed their own faceplate with their own cooling flow etc to make sure it live up to the standard i would see no issue
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So only Sony wants to be the one to squeeze their consumers for more money with officially licensed crap.
It is crazy how far away they are moving from being consumer friendly versus how their competition is handling things.
Not at all surprising when their diehard fans will fall all over themselves to make excuses for them.
It is crazy how far away they are moving from being consumer friendly versus how their competition is handling things.
Not at all surprising when their diehard fans will fall all over themselves to make excuses for them.
companies can sell car kits that change the look of the car. doubt they are having to sign agreements to make them. unless sony was threatening to sue if they created molds using sony's faceplates and the company had to shut down because that was their plan.
Probably the former, also prevents companies just copying special edition panels/consoles and the like. I do wonder how long they'll try and keep control over selling them though, feels like that's a losing battle long term for not that much.
No, Nintendo allows custom Joy-Con shells to be sold, even entire replacement kits to add d-pads and the like.
This. Surprised more people didn't see this coming. Sony doesn't want every mom and pop online store selling things that haven't been tested, which could lead to cooling/warranty issues. Those things would cost Sony money. Besides, I'm sure they want the market all to themselves. They're likely taking their cues from Apple.
This reminds me of Sony vs Bleem. Just like here, Sony wasn't in the right. And just like then, they've used their power as a giant corporation to shut down a way smaller business. The only difference is that in this case they aren't even trying to fight back, while Bleem did and won but ultimately went bankrupt.
I never said that and I'm not siding with a corporation. I was one of the people that ordered a faceplate off of them as soon as they went up.
Let's hope if the latter is true someone doesn't design a car part that makes it go faster without the original manufacture's input or blessing.
My guess is that Sony is planning or already had made some licensing agreement with other companies, or sees an opportunity to do so now.
Sony legal is probably foreseeing the custom plates affecting the cooling system I bet and are trying to avoid any liability. I'm not saying it would but that's probably the excuse I would pull out of my ass if I were Sony lmao.
Probably an indication that Sony is going to sell these themselves.
As long as you don't ascribe any PS logos or indications, how exactly can Sony go against the form factor itself though?
As long as you don't ascribe any PS logos or indications, how exactly can Sony go against the form factor itself though?
Yeah, that was very dumb.
If they use their own design then there is no problem . So if they have a square shape with hard edges or something.