Hello everyone it's SpawnPoiint and welcome back to another video. And today we're unboxing the new
official covers for the playstation 5. we've got the midnight black and the cosmic red which both
launched this week on the playstation's website. Now if you've followed me for a while you'll know
that i've been using the dbrand dark plates for the last year but i'm really looking forward to
swapping them out for the official sony ones. So we'll get these unboxed and we'll take a closer
look at the covers then i'll show you how easy it is to fit them by removing the old ones first and
i'll even compare them to the d-brand plates that i have to show you what the main differences are
well we've all seen what it looks like in black with all those third party plates that
are available so let's start with the cosmic red the box in the packaging is pretty basic
it's got a simple sleeve with a white box inside this is pretty similar to the controllers for the
playstation 5. oh wow this this looks awesome this color really pops and actually feels quite
nice as well i bet this will look awesome when it's fitted in a minute but just like
with the cosmic red controller it definitely has a more dark pink and almost magenta red
rather than a solid red but it still looks nice so this is the front panel and this has
got the playstation logo in the top corner and then on the inside we've got the sony
logo which you can still see when fitted when it comes to fitting the plates it's
really really easy now it does actually come with some instructions in the box but to be
honest it's pretty simple just pull the top corner here and pull down at the same time
just make sure you're sliding the plates down instead of up and they will pop right off
and then fitting the new ones is just the opposite so you place them on the side and you push up
and in and they will click into place if you hear that clicking sound you know you've done it right
oh wow so now these are actually fitted these look so nice i mean it's probably not the color
that i'm going to keep on my ps5 but i can really appreciate just how good this looks
this red is such a nice contrast against the black centerpiece and the playstation cut out
on the side really stands out here but let me just grab the cosmic red controller and we'll
put that next to it and it shows you just how good they look together as well but what do you think
is this the color that you would go for are you holding out for the black or a different color
right okay so that was the cosmic red but let's have a look at the midnight black cover next
now we've seen loads of third-party covers or plates over the last year but
this is definitely the one that i've been waiting for okay let's get this opened up
and first impressions this is a lot nicer than i was expecting so we've already got the midnight
black controller but i've always felt it's got a really dark blue shade to it which meant i
was a little bit worried that the plates would be the same but nope this is definitely a matte
black cover i'll have the playstation cut out on the side and again the sony logo on the inside
okay let's get this fitted so same as before we need to pull out and down at the same time to
remove the faceplate now once we've got the new plate we just need to push and slide up to fit it
actually hold on while we're here let's have a look at what it looks like with one black and
one red plate fitted if you can't decide which one to go for maybe this is the answer a nice two-tone
but anyway here's how it looks like with both of the black covers fitted
yep this is definitely the one this is what i've been waiting for since day one the fact it now has
the proper playstation logo cut out on the side is just perfect i also think the all black look
is clean and pretty stealthy looking not that there's anything wrong with the white plates
but i just prefer the black ones i actually reckon this is probably the color that most people will
go for if they want a new look so as i mentioned i have been using the black plates in my setup
for the last year so this isn't new to me but i still think this definitely looks awesome if we
grab the controller too to see what it looks like together so this is the midnight black jewel sense
okay yet this is nice this really finishes off the whole setup now you might be wondering how the
official sony plates compare to the d-brand plates i've already got well i've got both sets here so
i've got the original plates that d brand launched last year and the second version that they
released last month the packaging that dbrands send their plates in is actually very impressive
i mean if you want a nice package to open on something that feels more premium than it is
this is definitely it but the plates themselves obviously lack the detail of the official sony
plates things like the playstation icon the sony logos and the little icons on the inside then
there are the 2.0 plates which have changed the entire shape and design of the plates and added a
vent on the side these are more rounded but still lack the official details and comparing them side
by side unless you want to change the shape of the plates or go for a custom color that sony
doesn't do yet i don't see any reason you would choose the dbrand ones over the official covers
the only thing that i have done that you might have noticed already is i've actually changed
the center piece with a matte black vinyl i did actually buy this from d brand and i think it
looks so much nicer than the glossy finish so along with the new plates that sony released
this month we've also got the new controllers we've got the nova pink and the starlight blue
which i did a video about last week then we've got the galactic purple which arrived a day late so i
didn't get to show you it but this is it and this purple is definitely my favorite color right now
i'm not sure if it's because it's giving me a cadbury chocolate vibes but i like this one a lot
so these three new colors join the cosmic red and the midnight black that we saw last year and
not forgetting the original white controller too and here's the entire lineup that we've got now i
think this is a pretty strong collection of colors i wonder if we'll get a dark blue or green next
as for the other covers like the pink the blue and the purple plates we'll be getting
those later this year it is listed on the playstation website as the first half of 2022
oh and one more thing that i nearly forgot to mention at the moment these plates are only
available for the disc version of the ps5 the digital ps5 plates will be available next month
so if you have got a digital version you'll need to wait a little bit longer to get these now the
official plates cost 45 pounds or 55 dollars and are currently only available to purchase
from the playstation's website so that means from january the 21st until february the 17th you'll
need to head to the official website before they go on general sale on february the 18th
okay well that was a very quick look at the two new official plates for the playstation 5. will
you be picking up either of these two new colors or will you stick with a third-party plate instead
well you just made it to the end of today's video so thank you for
watching and if you drop a ps5 covers with a color heart depending on the plate that
you would go for i will give you a thumbs up for staying until the end
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