After five years, the PlayStation 5 is getting experimental with color. While we’ve gotten special edition designs and colorful faceplates in the past, this week, Sony announced a new line of “Hyperpop” faceplates that give the PS5 some especially bold new looks. Considering that this console generation has been disappointingly black and white, I for one welcome the return of loud gaming devices that you can’t hide from a date. No one’s going to believe that your toxic waste green PS5 is a router, Jerry. You better own it.
While it’s a step in the right direction, there’s room to get weirder before the next console generation begins. I won’t rest until the PS6 launches in some ungodly hue that one-ups the GameCube’s creamsicle orange. So Sony, let’s talk: I’ve got a bucket full of good ideas for new PS5 colors. Well, ideas, at least. Pull up a chair and let me paint you a picture.
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Drunk-Tank Pink
Look, we know that some players have a bit of an anger problem. How many times have you had to hear someone screaming in your ear during a round of Rematch? We need something to help gamers calm down, and the PS5 itself can help with a little bit of color. Drunk-Tank Pink, also known as Baker-Miller Pink, is a muted shade of pink that’s said to reduce aggressive behavior. It has a history of being used in correctional facilities to try and calm inmates down. It sounds like farfetched psychology, but consider this: Kirby is pretty much Drunk-Tank Pink. No further evidence needed. Slap that color on every PS5 faceplate and you’ll never meet a hostile Arc Raider ever again.
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Neapolitan
Even since it was first revealed, I’ve struggled to describe what the PS5 looks like. Sort of like a rectangle? But wearing a high-necked cloak? Call it Dracula’s modem. But after years of staring at it in my entertainment center, I think I have it: ice cream sandwich. Okay sure, it’s a pretty misshapen one, but you can see it right? Let’s lean into that dessert motif with a full-on ice cream collection. I’m talking pistachio, coffee, mint chocolate chip — you name it. But the tastiest treat of all would be a Neapolitan flavor, giving the PS5 that distinct strawberry/vanilla/chocolate mix. You would, of course, run the risk of people licking their PS5s, but gamers never needed an excuse to lay tongue on their Switch cartridges.
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Neutral Roach Hotel
Whenever a conversation about console designs comes up, you’re bound to hear a millennial pine for the age of translucent tech. You really want to see the inside of their PS5 and watch the fan whir? Okay, fine, enjoy your brand-new roach farm. If you’re not aware, modern consoles are basically hotels for cockroaches who are attracted to warm, dark places. If you make the entire console transparent, there’s a good chance you’re going to see an army of insects marching around like Pikmin. Is this what you want? Will that finally satiate your unquenchable tech nostalgia!?
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Master Chief Green
In 2025, the long-raging “console war” between PlayStation and Xbox nearly came to an end. Games like Gears of War: Reloaded, Microsoft Flight Simulator 24, and Forza Horizon 5 all came to PS5, putting just about every one of Xbox’s big franchises on its biggest competitor’s console. Microsoft’s final concession will happen this year when hell freezes over and Halo: Campaign Evolved comes to PS5. How about we celebrate Sony finishing the fight with a green PS5 to match Master Chief’s iconic armor? Call it PlayStation 5: Xbox Edition, or Xbox Series P.
