recall the 20th anniversary limited edition PlayStation 4? No, I didn’t get one, either. But what if Sony were to port that same sweet retro look from the PS1 to the PS5? Look no advance than the farewell gift which SIE (Sony Interactive Entertainment) President and CEO Jim Ryan — who is retiring in March 2024 — received yesterday.
In a photo posted by Yuichi Haga, the Global Diversity, Equity, Inclusion guide at SIE, the “one of a kind” PS5 console — not the slim model — was customized with the PS1’s retro gray finish, along with the classic quad-color “PS” logo. Even the DualSense controller was given a DualShock 1 makeover, complete with a cable and a cute plug cover that goes over the PS5’s front USB-C port. Ryan’s team went the extra mile to make a special packaging design — one that pays homage to the PS1’s box art.
At yesterday’s thank-you party, the outgoing PlayStation boss was honored by many industry legends, including the “father of PlayStation” Ken Kutaragi, Gran Turismo’s Kazunori Yamauchi, Team Asobi’s Nicolas Doucet and, of course, Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida. PlayStation’s BAFTA-winning indies guide, Shuhei Yoshida, was notably absent as he had to attend The Game Awards (while nabbing the “Games for Impact” award on behalf of Awaceb, the developer behind indie title, Tchia).
It’s unclear as to whether us mere mortals will get to own a version of this special edition PS5, but considering that it’ll be PlayStation’s 30th anniversary next year, perhaps Sony will consider making one for the PS5 Slim then?
