Sony Gears Up for PlayStation's 30th Anniversary Celebration! [VIDEO]

General news News PlayStation PlayStation News 09/06/2024

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Sony will be celebrating the launch of the PlayStation in Japan in December 1994 with a number of things, so this year marks a round anniversary!

Sony has announced on the PlayStation Blog that the celebrations will begin on December 3. You can take a 30th anniversary photo at the Astro Bot Central Hub (where the rescued bots will reside). A free demo version of Gran Turismo 7 will be released at the end of the year. My First Gran Turismo will try to cover all player skill levels. It will feature your favorite cars, tracks and events, and will try to recreate the nostalgia and excitement of your first GT experience. It will be available on both PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4.

From October to January, Spotify will feature a selection of fan-favorite PlayStation franchises via Sony Music, but you can also buy soundtracks from God of War, God of War II, God of War: Ghost of Sparta, Twisted Metal, Starhawk, Warhawk, Unit 13 on Amazon Music or Apple Music. Then there’s the new Shapes of Play collection, created by the team behind PlayStation consoles. It gives you the chance to create fun moments with Sony’s iconic shapes.

Shapes of Play: Battle is a board game where you can challenge a friend to line up four different shapes of the same color on the board to win. Shapes of Play: Create is a set of magnetic blocks that you can arrange in any direction to create fun shapes. Shapes of Play: Recharge is a new way to recharge between games, especially after a tough boss battle. Shapes of Play will launch in December 2024 exclusively on direct.playstation.com in the US, UK, France, Germany, Austria, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Benelux.

There will be a free PlayStation Plus weekend on September 21 and 22 when online multiplayer will be open to all. Meanwhile, there will be a series of eSports tournaments for several PlayStation 5 games (NBA 2K24, NBA 2K25, Madden NFL 24, MLB The Show 24, EA UFC 5, Tekken 8, Guilty Gear: Strive), with participants eligible to win a special 30th Anniversary Avatar and other prizes that vary from game to game. You can enter via the Game Hub or the PlayStation Tournaments button in-game.

Not a bad place to start.

Source: Gematsu, PS Blog

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