PlayStation UK Celebrates 20th Anniversary Of PS4 With A LE Steelbook

Sony has announced a limited edition steelbook case to be released in celebration of PlayStation's 20th anniversary in the UK. The case is available for pre-order now for £59.99, ($92.87 US) the steelbook will be released on October 23 and will be bundled with a £20 PlayStation Store voucher, a 12 months of PS Plus membership and a collector's booklet. Only 20,000 copies of the steelbook will be made and five of these will contain a Golden Ticket. Find a golden ticket and you've win a 20th Anniversary Edition PS4 console. 

Sony Auctions The First 20th Anniversary PS4 For Charity

Sony has recently  auctioned off number 00001 of 12300 of the 20th Anniversary PlayStation 4 for a charity. The console sold for ¥15,135,000 ($128,538) after 1,585 bids. Sony will be donating the purchase price and a matching gift to the charity Save the Children Japan. The 20th Anniversary PlayStation 4 consoles are decorated in a color scheme meant to match the look of the original PlayStation.

Another 20th Anniversary PS4 Sells For A Hefty Price On eBay

Those who were able to purchase a 20th Anniversary PS4 are turning to eBay to sell there consoles. The PS4 system went on sale the evening of December 6 during PlayStation Experience. Sony manufactured just 12,300 of the consoles, with each unit individually numbered. A 20th Anniversary PS4 sold for $20,100, while another went for $15,100 which you can read about here. The system original sold for $500. The 20th Anniversary PS4 is modeled after the Original PlayStation, which went on sale in Japan on December 3, 1994. This most likely won’t be the last 20th Anniversary PS4 we see sell for a ridiculous price. Have a look for yourself on eBay.

20th Anniversary PlayStation 4 Sells For Ridiculous Price On eBay

A Playstation 4 20th Anniversary Edition has sold for 15K on eBay over the weekend. The listing for the PlayStation 4 received 106 bids which eventually brought the price up to $15,100.00. The PlayStation 4 for only up for bidding for a single day. This isn’t surprising as Sony has said that there will only be 12,300 of the 20th Anniversary Playstation 4 made. The only way to get your hands on the 20th Anniversary Playstation 4 now is through eBay, as when the console went on sale over the weekend it sold out within the first minute of its release on Sonys website. The console is a tribute to the 20th Anniversary of the first Playstation released on December 3, 1994 in Japan.

PlayStation Experience Schedule Revealed

Sony's PlayStation Experience fan convention is this weekend, read below to see the complete schedule of events. The events below will be livestreamed on the PlayStation Twitch channel.  Are you excited for PlayStation Experience ? What games do you think will be announced ?  

Saturday, December 6th

10:00am PlayStation Experience keynote

11:30am Dying Light live gameplay

12:00pm Destiny: The Dark Below gameplay

12:30pm Virtual Reality: A New Era for Games (live panel)

1:30pm The Tomorrow Children live gameplay

2:00pm God of War: Retrospective (live panel excerpt)

2:30pm World Wide Studios Town Hall (live discussion)

3:00pm No Man's Sky gameplay and discussion

3:300pm The Journey of Diablo III on PS4 (live panel excerpt)

4:00pm Tearaway Unfolded PS4 live gameplay

4:30pm LittleBigPlanet 3 Community Creations

5:00pm Inside the Dev Studio (live panel)

6:00pm Hohokum Live Music Jam - Featuring Ghostly International DJ's Shigeto & Michna

9:00pm A Night Under No Man's Sky

Sunday, December 7th

10:30am Opening welcome and recap with special guests

11:00am The Witness live gameplay

11:30am Grim Fandango Remastered live gameplay

12:00pm The Tomorrow Children live gameplay

12:30pm Prototype to Product (live panel excerpt)

1:00pm Lara Croft & The Temple of Osiris live gameplay

1:30pm World Wide Studios Town Hall (live discussion)

2:00pm Far Cry 4: From the Developer's Mind to the Gamer (live panel excerpt)

2:30pm Amplitude live gameplay

3:00pm Tearaway: How Media Molecule Built a Living Papery World

4:00pm Secret Mystery Game live gameplay

4:30pm Axiom Verge live gameplay

5:00pm Story Time (live panel)

20th anniversary PS4 Console To Celebrate 20 Years Of PlayStation

Today is the 20th Anniversary of the release for the PlayStation 1. To celebrate this anniversary Sony is releasing a 20th Anniversary Edition of its PS4 console. The new model, which comes in the same 'Original Grey' finish as the first PlayStation that first launched in Japan on December 3, 1994, will be available in extremely limited quantities for $499/€499. Just 12,300 of the consoles will be released worldwide, to reflect the launch date of the original console. Sony has yet to say how you'll be able to get your hands on the console, full details about how and where you'll be able to place a pre order will most likely be revealed at this weekend's PlayStation Experience, during the opening keynote on December 6 at 10am PT / 1pm ET.

PlayStation Turns 20 Next Month

Next month (December 3 to be exact) Marks the 20th anniversary of the PlayStation one release in Japan. This is definitely a milestone for an iconic gaming brand and with that Sony has released a video on YouTube showing the history of PlayStation. Since the launch of the PlayStation 1 in December 1994, Sony has released many devices on it's release including the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 as well as a number of portable devices PSP, PSP GO and PlayStation Vita. The PlayStation brand has changed games forever with the release of the PlayStation 1 and will be the devices that changed it all.