Summary
PlayStationhas announced a brand-new 30th Anniversary Sale that will discount nearly 500 games.PlayStationis celebrating the company’s 30th anniversary in style, releasing specially-themed PS5 consoles, controllers, and more.
The hot ticket item when it comes to PlayStation’s 30th anniversary celebrations is thePS5 Pro 30th Anniversary Edition console, which gives the souped-up hardware a retro color scheme inspired by the PS1. The PS1-themed DualSense controller has also proven to be popular with fans. And now, PlayStation gamers have yet another way to celebrate the company’s 30th anniversary.
Sony has announced a big 30th Anniversary Sale that runs from Monday, December 2 to Friday, December 20. The sale will see discounts for nearly 500 PlayStation games, including some of the platform’s biggest titles. Exact pricing information for the PlayStation 30th Anniversary Sale is unavailable at the time of this writing, but prices and discounted games may vary by region. Fans are encouraged tovisit the PlayStation Storeonce the deals go live on December 2 to see if anything catches their eye. In the meantime, Sony is also discounting hardware and peripherals, so fans may want to give those a look as well.
PlayStation Store Discounted Games
With 490 games confirmed for the big PlayStation Store 30th Anniversary Sale, gamers on PS4 and PS5 have a lot to choose from.The Last of Us Remastered,The Last of Usremake, andThe Last of Us 2are all part of the sale, as is the popular racing gameGran Turismo 7. The sale extends to third-party games as well, with Rockstar’sGrand Theft Auto 5andRed Dead Redemptiongames also enjoying discounted prices from December 2 to December 20. Of course, these games are just the tip of the iceberg, with hundreds of others discounted between December 2 and December 20.
If this giant sale wasn’t enough, PlayStation Plus gamers should note that there’s even more on the way. Sony has confirmed that, also as part of the PlayStation 30th Anniversary celebration, it isbringing some classic PS2 platformers to PlayStation Plus Premiumon December 10.Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy,Sly 2: Band of Thieves, andSly 3: Honor Among Thievesare all coming to PS Plus Premium that day, completely independent of the scheduled PS Plus update that will come later in December. It’s possible Sony has even more planned when it comes to PlayStation’s 30th Anniversary, so fans should definitely keep an eye out.
PlayStation 5
Sony’s PlayStation 5 is part of the ninth console generation and debuted with a launch lineup that included Demon’s Souls and Astro’s Playroom. The console comes with a Blu-ray disc, although a digital-only edition is also available for a cheaper price.