UPDATE 01/11/24: In a press release offered to IGN, it has been confirmed by PlayStation that the Reddit poster beneath was right, and the PS5 console covers at the moment in the stores – some even from Sony – aren’t appropriate with the PS5 Professional.
“PS5 console covers aren’t appropriate with PS5 Professional,” the assertion says. “Nevertheless, gamers will be capable to swap out completely different console covers for PS5 Professional once they change into out there sooner or later.”
In order anticipated, there are particular console covers coming that’ll be designated as “PS5 Professional appropriate,” that PlayStation will certainly promote you within the close to future.
However as acknowledged beneath, the underside half of the present PS5 console covers are nonetheless appropriate with the Professional, which implies that any of the covers you already personal are nonetheless half-useful, if you happen to’re planning on grabbing a PS5 Professional.
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The PS5 Professional is out subsequent week – in reality every week and a day, at time of writing – and loads of individuals are wanting ahead to the mid-gen refresh, with their present PS5’s midway out the door.
Midway can also be how far you’ll get you probably have any particular console facet plates in your PS5 Slim and need to use them on the PS5 Professional. A photograph on posted to the PlayStation Reddit web page (noticed by Wario64 on Twitter) exhibits that whereas the underside half of the covers used in your PS5 Slim can nonetheless be used in your Professional, the highest covers is not going to work.
“I had some Cobalt blue plates so I made a decision to strive them out on the Professional and I can affirm the underside plates match the slim nonetheless the highest plates don’t match,” wrote consumer Zrorro. Within the picture, you may see that the underside plates have clearly been hooked up to the Professional mannequin, however the high is naked.
The straightforward fact, as Zrorro factors out, is that regardless of the covers for the highest plates showing to be the identical dimension, “The tooth that connect with the system are and barely completely different locations. So you may’t join the highest half.”
In addition they make clear that the entire purpose for this put up is to warn soon-to-be PS5 Professional house owners, who could have thought their Slim version plates could be transferable, or anybody who merely thought they may order the Slim covers for his or her Professional.
So the plates aren’t wholly appropriate, and if you happen to actually desire a matching set you’ll have to purchase PS5 Professional-specific console covers. However if you happen to already personal a set of plates for the PS5 Slim, you would nonetheless mix-and-match with completely different high colours, if you happen to needed.
None of this issues if you happen to’re going from a launch mannequin PS5 to a PS5 Professional, after all, for the reason that design of the facet plates modified with the Slim. So if that’s you, simply ensure you purchase the appropriate plates.
Supply – [Reddit via Wario64 on Twitter]
