PlayStation: The First 30 Years book pre-orders open at $125
Read Only Memory's 400-page anniversary book ships in November, with a $325 Deluxe Edition limited to 1,994 copies.
Read Only Memory has opened pre-orders for PlayStation: The First 30 Years, a 400-page anniversary book priced at $125 for the Standard Edition and $325 for the Deluxe Edition, according to screenrant.com. The book is scheduled for release in November.
The large-format volume covers the history of Sony's console line through sketches and development models of console and controller prototypes. It also includes insights from PlayStation creator Ken Kutaragi and designers Teiyu Goto and Yujin Morisawa, with photography by Benedict Redgrove.
The Deluxe Edition is limited to 1,994 copies, a print run that commemorates the original PlayStation's Japanese release in 1994. Each copy features an exposed binding, a foil clamshell presentation box and a photographic print signed by Redgrove and Goto.
From cartridges to discs
The original PlayStation launched in Japan in 1994 and in the US in 1995, moving gaming from cartridges to discs. The PlayStation 2 followed in 2000 and brought the DVD format to households, while the PlayStation 3 introduced Blu-ray in 2006. The PlayStation 4 arrived in 2013 and the PlayStation 5 in 2020.
Quick answers
How much does PlayStation: The First 30 Years cost?
The Standard Edition is priced at $125 and the Deluxe Edition at $325.
When does the PlayStation anniversary book release?
It is scheduled for release in November. Pre-orders for both editions are open now.
How many Deluxe Edition copies will be made?
The Deluxe Edition is limited to 1,994 copies, marking the original PlayStation's 1994 Japanese release.