PlayStation celebrates 30 years with $325 deluxe photo book that Sony says is "sure to become a coveted collectors item" instead of answering fans' prayers for more retro games

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A photo shows a page in the upcoming photography book PlayStation: The First 30 Years that shows a green and grey controller
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Happy 30 years of PlayStation! To celebrate, Sony got you exactly what you wanted: the opportunity to pre-order a $325 deluxe photography book. That's what you wanted, right?

"We're excited to announce PlayStation: The First 30 Years," Sony vice president of global marketing Isabelle Tomatis writes in a new PlayStation blog. "Players will get a glimpse into never-before-seen prototypes, concept sketches, and design models that shaped hardware development at Sony Interactive Entertainment."

The book is $125 to now pre-order its standard edition and $325 for its "deluxe," which includes "exposed binding, a clamshell presentation box, and exclusive prints" according to British video game book publisher Read-Only Memory. It's due to ship in spring 2026, but its deluxe version – there are only 1,994 copies of it, to commemorate the PS1's 1994 launch – is already close to being sold out just two hours after its reveal.

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Ashley Bardhan
Ashley Bardhan
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Ashley is a Senior Writer at GamesRadar+. She's been a staff writer at Kotaku and Inverse, too, and she's written freelance pieces about horror and women in games for sites like Rolling Stone, Vulture, IGN, and Polygon. When she's not covering gaming news, she's usually working on expanding her doll collection while watching Saw movies one through 11.

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