Console discolouration?

[alxbly]

I'd thought this was a thing of the past, but the recent trend for white consoles and handhelds has me slightly worried. I've already noticed a yellowing of the 360 controller where hands are in contact with the plastic. The same thing has also happened around the d-pad, shoulder buttons and plastic "feet" of my DS. I got the DS and 360 for my birthday so both are only about four months old.

I make sure i have clean hands before I use either the DS or the 360 (I like to make sure all my gaming equipment is kept in the best possible condition), so I'm not sure why the plastic is discolouring. I'm also the only person who really uses the DS and the 360, so I can't blame it on friends with grubby hands.

Is anyone else experiencing similar problems? And does anyone know how to remove this discolouration? I used a little surgical spirit (rubbing alcohol) on the DS which seeme to partially remove the yellowing, but it also leaves the plastic looking dull.

I'm guessing that the only way around this is to buy black controllers and handhelds... :(

[dylan0228]

I`ve had my 360 since the release date & haven`t had any discoloration on any of my stuff. Maybe it was a bad batch of plastic used in making yours. That`s all I can think of & I have never heard of anyone else having that problem.

[Jorpho]

I'm guessing that the only way around this is to buy black controllers and handhelds... :(

For the DS, at least, there's a number of skins and snap-on products available for purchase.
http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=98677

(I still want one that makes it easier to hold.)

[wufners]

Funny you should post this now as I just noticed the shoulder buttons on my DS Lite are a greyer than the rest of the DS. And that's with what I would consider pretty light use on a system I've had less than a year. I was trying to remember if the shoulder buttons had always been a different shade of white (because it actually doesn't look that bad) or if it was age related discoloration.

[alxbly]

The shoulder buttons on my DS Lite seem okay, a little yellowed but only very slightly. It's more around the d-pad that has been affected. This doesn't seem to be a common problem so it looks like I'm stuck with it. Don't mind so much with the 360 controller (it's easily replaced) but the DS discoloration just looks bad. :(

[Daria]

The thumbstick on my wii classic controller is a bit yellowed. Annoying but nothing serious.