While the PlayStation 5 is officially only white with a black centerpiece as standard, that hasn’t stopped people from retrofitting their new next-gen consoles. While many attempts have been made to provide third-party faceplates with varying degrees of legality, the most common modifications seem to be simply modifying the base model’s white faceplates. Case in point, a Marvel fan has gone so far as to create a beautifully custom model with Iron Man’s repulsor on the side.
More specifically, Reddit user DGR8EST-1987 recently shared their handiwork on the platform, posting pictures of the progress from simply painting the thing to adding the repulsor itself. Broadly speaking, it looks like the faceplates have been removed, painted red and then a ready-made Iron Man night light added to the side with some extra details to make it look like it was off the side of the thing. You can view the finished result below:
Ironman theme PS5 from r / playstation
For what it’s worth, customizing the PlayStation 5’s faceplates seems relatively easy, but be warned that messing with things like this usually voids the warranty. Also, there is always the possibility that you will irreversibly break something during the process. The PlayStation 5 itself is available now with the $ 499 disc drive version, while the all-digital console costs $ 399 – if you can find either of these in stock. You can check out all of our previous coverage of the PlayStation 5 here.
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