Given the continued scarcity of next generation consoles, most of the people who have been luckily enough to actually get their hands on one likely wouldn’t even dream about taking it apart; let alone attempting to modify it. As his YouTube username might suggest though, DIY Perks is not “most people.” In his most recent video he did just that with a PS5 and, while a little scary to watch at times, the results are pretty spectacular.
Rather than just a basic PS5 teardown and rebuild, however, Matt Perks fabricated his own custom parts to completely change both the look and feel of the console. Gone is the white outer plastic casing and in its place are hand made brass panels that have been painstakingly bent and shaped to match the console’s original design. He also made new buttons for an all brass aesthetic.
The video itself lasts for only 16 minutes, but the entire process took considerably longer to complete. The final result is arguably worth the effort though, with the well polished brass almost creating the illusion that the PS5 is made out of gold. Of course, creating an entire console out of the world’s most precious metal would be incredibly expensive and more than a little wasteful, but it has actually been done before.
In a recent series of YouTube videos, the Linus Media Group detailed the process of creating an 18 karat gold Xbox controller which was reported to have cost the company a staggering $87,500 to produce. Unsurprisingly, perhaps, its 1.5 kg weight and stiff shoulder buttons apparently make it terribly impractical to actually game with; as too does the need to wear gloves while handling it to avoid ruining the finish.
With this in mind, it’s no surprise that DIY Perks opted to use bronze instead of gold as it’s a material that Matt has plenty of experience crafting with. He recently mad a brass monitor and last year created a brass PC. That said, he’s open to working with just about any material he can get his hands on. One of the earliest videos on his channel shows off a wooden PC build and he’s used plenty of other metals and alloys in his many other projects.
For as detailed as his tutorials are though, those hoping to build their own brass PS5 may want to think twice; at least until the console is a little more readily available, that is. Sadly, that doesn’t seem like it’s going to be anytime soon, with recent reports suggesting that the ongoing global GPU shortages could mean that the scarcity of PS5 and Xbox Series consoles continues well into 2022.
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