[BLOG] Sony Give PS4 a Retro Makeover to Celebrate PlayStation's 20th Anniversary
Posted: 03 Dec 2014, 14:42
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Hard to believe, but as of today, it has been exactly 20 years since the very first PlayStation console first graced the space beneath gamer's TVs. To celebrate this landmark anniversary, Sony have decided to take gamers on a trip down memory lane, announcing a limited edition design for the PS4. The special 20th Birthday PS4 design decks the PS4 console, controllers, PlayStation Eye camera and even the cables connecting it all in the original PlayStation's grey colour; and incorporates design licks from the olden days such as bringing back the original Red, Green, Yellow and Blue colouration of the PlayStation logo. In tribute to the December 3rd Birthday, just 12,300 consoles are being released in the new design.
Sony is also giving the PS4's firmware some retro love as well, with a brand new PSOne-style theme becoming available in the latest firmware update - and even if you already have a PS4 or don't want (or don't manage to get) the limited edition design, you'll be able to get the new theme too. It even comes complete with the vintage PSOne-era start-up sound! The firmware update for the internal nostalgia makeover should be live already, while pre-orders for the limited edition PS4 design are expected to start December 6th.
Hard to believe, but as of today, it has been exactly 20 years since the very first PlayStation console first graced the space beneath gamer's TVs. To celebrate this landmark anniversary, Sony have decided to take gamers on a trip down memory lane, announcing a limited edition design for the PS4. The special 20th Birthday PS4 design decks the PS4 console, controllers, PlayStation Eye camera and even the cables connecting it all in the original PlayStation's grey colour; and incorporates design licks from the olden days such as bringing back the original Red, Green, Yellow and Blue colouration of the PlayStation logo. In tribute to the December 3rd Birthday, just 12,300 consoles are being released in the new design.
Sony is also giving the PS4's firmware some retro love as well, with a brand new PSOne-style theme becoming available in the latest firmware update - and even if you already have a PS4 or don't want (or don't manage to get) the limited edition design, you'll be able to get the new theme too. It even comes complete with the vintage PSOne-era start-up sound! The firmware update for the internal nostalgia makeover should be live already, while pre-orders for the limited edition PS4 design are expected to start December 6th.