Highlights
- Sony offers customizable PS5 console and controller covers, including collaborations with LeBron James and Hogwarts Legacy.
- A gaming fan's custom Hulk Smash PS5 design has gone viral, impressing users and sparking interest in similar customizations.
- The design features the Marvel character appearing to smash out of the console, completely with green lights and a "cracked" faceplate where the character is breaking out.
A highly creative gaming fan gave their PlayStation 5 console a complete makeover, redesigning it to look like The Incredible Hulk. The PlayStation 5 is currently enjoying its best year in terms of sales, with the numbers surpassing the 40-million mark in July 2023. The ninth-generation console is currently outperforming its direct competitors, including the Xbox Series X/S and the Nintendo Switch.
Sony offers console and controller covers for the PS5 in various colors, such as Volcanic Red, Cosmic Red, Cobalt Blue, Sterling Silver, and Gray Camouflage to allow players to customize their system. The company also collaborated with NBA legend and Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, unveiling the limited-edition custom LBJ PS5 console faceplate and controller. Sony also jumped on the bandwagon by introducing the custom Hogwarts Legacy PS5 controller. While there are many custom wraps and faceplates available by third-party manufacturers, some gamers decide to take matters into their own hands by giving their console a makeover.
LeBron James Shows Off Custom PS5 Console and Controller
NBA superstar LeBron James shows off his custom limited-edition PS5 console and controller, which will soon be available to the public.
Recently, Reddit user playstation-gamer shared an image of their Hulk Smash PS5 design. The photo shows the console decked in the signature Hulk green color, and it depicts the Avenger, who has appeared in several Marvel games, blasting through the faceplate in a fit of maniacal rage. What makes this PS5 design more realistic is the burst of green light emanating from within the console, as well as the cracks all over the faceplate. The intricate detailing and layering on the custom console is quite clever and suggests that the OP spent a fair amount of time in conceiving the design and building the faceplate from scratch.
The Reddit post is quickly becoming viral, getting thousands of upvotes and hundreds of comments from users who think the build is unbelievable and one of the finest they have seen. Others commented on how this may be one of the best custom PS5 consoles they have ever seen. There were also several hilarious comments to the post, with one user joking, "Sorry that your PS5's smashed!" Needless to say, the Hulk Smash build clearly has many fans who want one for their consoles as well.
The creativity of gaming enthusiasts knows no bounds, be it the custom Hogwarts Legacy gaming PC or the Xbox Series X console that resembles Thor's hammer, Mjolnir. The user, playstation-gamer, hasn't shared any details of the time or resources they invested in this project, but many fans are curious about what goes into such an epic redesign.
PS5
Sony's PlayStation 5 ninth console generation and debuted with a launch lineup that included Demon's Souls and Astro's Playroom. The console comes with a Blu-ray disc, although a digital-only edition is also available for a cheaper price.
- Brand
- Sony
- Original Release Date
- November 12, 2020
- Hardware Versions
- PS5
- Original MSRP (USD)
- Disc Edition: $499.99; Digital Edition: $399.99
- Weight
- Disc Edition: 9.9 LBS; Digital Edition: 8.6 LBS
