when sony announced that they will be releasing their own official ps5 covers late last year
in any other circumstance i would have been genuinely upset because like a lot of ps5
owners i had rushed out to buy the dbrand 1.0 dark plates on the surface it appeared that this was
an even safer bet for someone like me because i didn't land a ps5 until seven months after release
so the consensus at that point was pretty much third party where the original stock
placed the ship because who waits over a year to release their own official ps5 covers sony does
and the only reason that i'm not pulling my hair out over now is because dbrand 1.0 stock
has really gone up but nevertheless i now have three sets of playstation 5 plates or is it covers
the original stock white the official midnight black and of course the og dbrand dark plates 1.0
so logically the very first thing that i had to do was mix and match the two official sets
try not the midnight black on the right and then on the left would it come out looking epic and
unique or just plain ridiculous definitely not as bad as i was expecting but now i can't stop
wondering if it might look a little bit better with the matte black skin in place of the white
which i still have yet to pick up only because it feels like everybody is going full matte black
before we take a closer look at these three sets i have to show you guys this super cool custom
dual sense controller that hex gaming sent over my way everything from the shell the d-pad triggers
touch pad etc i hand-picked using the hex gaming customizer via their website this controller even
ships with three different sets of interchangeable thumb sticks that are extraordinarily grippy and
comfy if you're not familiar with hex gaming simply put they buy official authentic gaming
controllers and flip them customizing the body the buttons thumb grips and even modifying the
triggers if you desire for increased fast shots and competitive shooters though if you do opt for
hair triggers this will bypass the dual sense adaptive trigger functionality
for example when playing returnal and firing some weapons the triggers use a resistance
mechanism that allows for a secondary fire mode when more pressure is applied but when using
the hair triggers that secondary fire mold will be immediately activated but my favorite mod for this
dual sense controller is the back paddle system featuring four remappable buttons k1 k2 k3 and k4
these buttons can be used on the fly to reassign any of the 15 controller buttons l1 l2 etc even
the touch pad when it comes to remapping buttons i personally been using k1 as x and k2 is o
primarily as those are the buttons that are predominantly used for jumping and dashing
this allows me to cover the sticks at all times during combat eliminating that fraction of a
second that it takes to remove my right thumb from the right stick and back if you guys are
interested in either customizing your dual sense or xbox controller you'll receive five percent off
by following the link and using the code in the description getting back to the ps5 covers when
comparing the original ps5 stock covers to the official midnight black as you'd expect every
meticulous detail from the playstation logo cutout to the micro playstation logos on the reverse
side are identical however something that's less discernible is that the midnight covers
have more of a textured feel to them whereas the ones that originally ship are silky silky smooth
to the touch this is probably due to the factory paint finish on the midnight covers and they'll
probably start to feel more like the originals over time it doesn't bother me either way but
it is noticeable and i could close my eyes and still tell which of the two sets that i'm holding
the dbrand plates on the other hand felt a lot closer to the originals fresh out of the box now
probably the biggest advantage that the official midnight covers have over the dbrand dark plates
1.0 is that glorious playstation logo cut out on the left plate i'm one of those guys that
really enjoys a playstation logo sticker and the dbrand plates absent the cutout render logo
stickers completely useless the next detail that's really only discernible under harsh scrutiny is
the playstation logos on the underside of the ps5 covers versus d brands robots on the dark plates
but the differentiating factor that i was most surprised to discover between the two is that the
official midnight covers actually have a bit of a bluish tinge most easily spotted under natural
daylight the dbrand plates on the other hand are much closer to jet black and they actually appear
to have a little more sheen to them than the official i haven't picked up the dbrand 2.0 plates
with the rounded corners and fan cutouts but i suspect that the finish is very similar to the 1.0
if you happen to own the dbrand 2.0 dark plates though drop me a comment down below
i personally prefer the deeper black finish on the dbrand covers but i really like that the official
plates have less of that sheen effect either way when each of these covers are installed on the ps5
and assuming that you're not gaming outside you'd be hard-pressed to differentiate one from
the other other than the ps logo of course let me know what you guys think about the midnight covers
paired up with my pre-existing dbrand white skin do you think it works or should i break down and
matte black everything like a lot of people are doing or do you actually prefer the all-white
look i think the matte skin paired with the midnight plates actually looks pretty cool
it's essentially reversing the original color scheme with the white plates in the black middle
but for my setup specifically i do feel that the black covers make the ps5 jump out at you
a lot more considering that my countertop and my backdrop is fully matte white but i have to admit
it looks great against the black slat wall to the right i hope you guys enjoyed this one and found
it useful and if you already own the midnight black or the cosmic ray ps5 covers i'm curious
to know are you using a custom skin with them as well and if so what color or design specifically
i'm also interested to learn if anyone is considering picking up the nova pink starlight
blue or galactic purple covers which we'll be releasing later on also don't forget to check
out the hex gaming website to play with their custom build tool you could literally lose hours
with building out a single controller with all of the various customization options at your disposal
as always thanks for watching and supporting the channel and i will see you guys in the next one