This is some bullshit from Sony, unless they were putting the PS or Sony logo on these things
It really isn't. I'm dumbfounded by the amount of people who think this is okay.
Several issues:
Sony have patent pending on the aesthetic and functional design.
The website name is too close to the brand name of PlayStation 5.
Sony have no proof or have not licensed this company to create faceplates that will not adversely affect cooling, air flow etc. If a PlayStation 5 were to have a fault with one of these plates on, Sony doesn't want to be liable.
It is Sony's express right to make their own or license companies to make faceplates based on their specification - this company is not licensed and did not ask Sony's specification.
Just because people want something to be okay, doesn't mean that it is. That isn't anti-consumer. Sony are protection their patents and reputation by doing this - that is their right. This company had no right to do what they did. It is that simple.
Personally I liked their designs, but they were always going to end up like this.