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    PlayStation 30th Anniversary Collection

    As we continue our celebrations leading up to the 30th anniversary of the first PlayStation console launch, we have a special treat to reveal today that brings the past together with the present.

    Introducing our PlayStation 30th Anniversary Collection to celebrate this wonderful milestone.

    PlayStation has absolutely nailed this vibe, with the classic PS1 grey theme and iconography.

    But if you thought the PS5 Pro RRP was eye-watering, get a load of the inclusions for this special edition:

    • PlayStation 5 Pro Console – 30th Anniversary Limited Edition BundIe
      • Includes the limited edition PS5 Pro console with 2TB SSD, Wi-Fi 7 in territories supporting this standard, and matching limited edition accessories – DualSense wireless controller, DualSense Edge wireless controller, DualSense Charging Station, and a Console Cover for a Disc Drive (Disc Drive sold separately).
      • It also includes a Vertical Stand and special collector’s Items:
    • Original PlayStation controller-style cable connector housing
    • Four PlayStation Shapes cable ties
    • PlayStation sticker
    • Limited Edition PlayStation Poster (1 of 30 possible designs)
    • PlayStation Paperclip

    Still no disc drive (lol) but the Dualsense Edge alone is already already a $199 item, not to mention the charging dock and other inclusions. USD $999 would be a nice looking price point, but tbh it’s possible this pack will break well into the thousand dollar range.

    With only 12,300 units available, good luck getting one, even if the bank approves the loan.

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    Sony belches the PS5 Pro into the world

    They are high on some crazy shit if they think I’m dropping 800 euros for a standless, digital console with a blink and you’ll miss it graphical boost during a console generation that’s been so stale in terms of first party exclusives that most of the games they used to promote this are on fucking PS4.

    What the fuck, Sony?

    – d0ntm1ndm32 (Reddit)

    Sony finally presented their long-rumoured PS5 Pro, and the response from gamers seems to range from bemusement to outright astonishment.

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    PlayStation’s Astro Bot controller clears a low bar

    On Monday PlayStation revealed a themed PS5 controller for their highly anticipated Astro Bot.

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    Sony’s bumbling cloud gaming strategy

    Apropos of nothing in particular today…

    Sean Hollister writing for The Verge in 2019:

    Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: a video game platform that lets you play games with the press of a button, no need for discs or downloads… Experience the latest and greatest games on your ancient laptop, phone, or tablet, thanks to remote servers instead of having to buy a console or build a powerful gaming PC. Fire up a game on the TV, then seamlessly pick it up on your mobile device…

    If that sounds like the lofty pitch for Google’s Stadia cloud gaming service, you’ve been paying attention. But every single one of those things was promised years ago by a startup named Gaikai — a startup that Sony bought in 2012 for $380 million. At the time, Sony gave every indication that it would harness the full potential of a PlayStation cloud. It even bought Gaikai’s closest competitor, OnLive, in 2015 and launched a service called PlayStation Now that finally hit 1 million subscribers this October. But half a decade later, the company has barely tapped into cloud gaming’s promise, and competitors like Google seem poised to attract the gamers that Sony failed to convert.

    Sean Hollister

    How Sony bought, and squandered, the future of gaming [theverge.com]

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    The PS5 External Disc Drive is Alive

    In September Tom Henderson broke the news that Sony have been testing an external disc drive for their PS5 console. Today he confirmed the device is in testing and “works flawlessly”.

    The design of the PS5 is fucking weird.

    Pope Hat

    It baffles me that generally people have come to accept and even prefer the design of this thing. It’s obviously a very capable console, but the industrial design of the device is all over the place.

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