Sony to Celebrate PlayStation's 25th Anniversary All This Week

Ooh, I’d love a theme, I still have the 20th anniversary one on my Vita.

@nessisonett Me too and my reaction was "...was that 5 years ago already!?"

It's been 25 years? Man, I am old.

I never actually owned the original PlayStation. I wanted absolutely nothing to do with it at all.

It's kind of a shame I was so stubborn back then. I did own a few PC ports of PlayStation titles: Resident Evil, Resident Evil 2, Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy VII, and Final Fantasy VIII. If it wasn't for my mom having a console at her house, I would have completely missed out on Silent Hill, Crash Bandicoot, and Symphony of the Night.

Happy 25th, PlayStation.

Ps1 is my favorite console, there's so many good memory on that console, playing ff7 non-stop, finishing tomb raider and resident evil all night with my friend (alternating between one playing and the other one sleeping), playing street fighter alpha 1 & 2 until my thumb sore, amazed by metal gear solid 1 graphics and voice acting, and many many more

i wonder if we will get anything to celebrate it?

@FullbringIchigo some stealth dropped ps5 info would be nice ofcourse.

tbh i'll be happy with a new theme or avatar.

25 years and still going strong.

maybe celebrate by making online gaming free

@jdv95 i think a theme is pretty much a given

i'm gonna throw this out there but even though it has virtually no chance of happening, Backwards Compatibility with PS1 games would be an awesome way to celebrate and it's not like the PS4 couldn't do it even the PS3 could emulate PS1 games

either that or adding some PS1 games to the Store

Oh man, I still remember the day I got my PS1. My younger brother and I were so excited. We couldn't afford any games but I had a few demo discs for a while that we played to death. Then over the years we acquired so many games! Some of our favorites were syphon filter, resident evil 1,2, and 3. Tony hawk 1 and 2, silent Hill, Spyro, crash bandicoot, twisted metal, metal gear solid, Tekken 3, gran Turismo 1 and 2, ape escape, parappa, driver.... The list goes on.... Good times. Happy 25th PlayStation! You know how much money I've spent on you in 25 years??!!??!!

@thefirst I think the 25th Anniversary PS4 will be called 'PS5'
But yeah, they may reveal a 25th Anniversary version of the current hardware too.

25 years since i ordered my 1st one from toys R us, seems like last year.. .. I remember being blown away by 'loaded', 'jumping flash' and 'teken' ... I was 21 at the time, the world was at peace and the future was bright ... Video games have always been a big part of my life. When times have been tough they've helped me get through things, better than other stimulants. Thank you Sony! Happy birthday 👍

You have to wonder where games would be today without Sony....far and away the best at what they do.

That's why Playstation Access is doing an all day stream (11-5) playing on all 4 playstation consoles then.

Been a fan of Playstation since PS2. Loved the brand but very disappointed by Sony in recent years, ever since they moved headquaters and became more Western focused.

Japanese games were what appealed me to the brand and its annoying to see them backstab japanese devs with unnecessary censorship. Hopefully they reverse this nonsense.

I like this bit:
'We can’t wait to celebrate what comes next with you!' 🤔

It doesn't even feel that long ago that we celebrated the 20th Anniversary.

It's been about 19 years since I got my PS1 and ever since a PlayStation has been my main console. I've owned almost every system, in particular I've owned every version of the PS3 at some point, and also still have my PSP. Only system I never owned was the Vita, as it came out while I was strapped for cash and faded away before I had my first job.

I'd say my fonder memories are with the PS2. I didn't exist in 1994 and was only a few months old when the PS1 hit America. But the PS2, I experienced for almost all of it's lifespan, and played some of my favorite games, like Metal Gear Solid 2, Devil May Cry 3, Gran Turismo 3, Kingdom Hearts I and II, Tekken 5, Persona 3 & 4, Final Fantasy X, the Sly Cooper Series, Jak I & II, and the Ratchet & Clank series, still my favorite PlayStation series.

@nessisonett ooh yeah that vita theme stayed on my vita too! Was a good one...

@Neolit

I didn't have that one. Mine had legacy of Kain, Spyro, twisted metal, metal gear solid. I actually had a few of them because at the time I was subscribed to PlayStation magazine and they sent a demo disc every few months

PS1 was the system that brought me back into gaming in my twenties after getting bored with Mario and Yoshi games. I played my first JRPGs on my PS1 and got into Madden and many others. PlayStation opened the door to make gaming what it is today by pushing to use Discs, then DVDS, pushed the use of dual sticks as a standard too. I would hate to imagine what gaming would be today with the PS1.

@Neolit a PS2 one would be nice but i would settle for a PS1 right now

it'a too late in the life cycle to expect full BC intergration

although to be fair even the XB1 launched without it and IF the XB1 hadn't fallen flat on it's face i doubt MS would have added it either even as limited as it was

Some psone classics on PS4 - launch titles would be a lovely touch.

I’m dreaming I know.

Have they mentioned if they're doing the 12 deals of christmas again this year? If so, has it leaked like it has before?

Uhhh.. I think just yesterday they celebrated 20 years anniversary with those dope blue ps4's with transparent plastics. Where did 5 years go???

edit: I think I am mixing up something. Maybe those blue ps4's with transparent plastic were not for 20 years anniversary

edit2: nvm, it was 500 000 000 edition

@JoeBlogs I had something similar. There was a chip that went into the back and a spring that connected to the lid and always kept it open. You’d load a regular game and then swap out the regular for a burned game. It was wonderful.

Happy birthday to the PS1. I remember my brother did some modding to our PS1 so we could play the Japanese version of Dragon Ball Final Bout.

Good times lmao

I still don't think you can beat the power on sound of a PlayStation 1 game the Sony golden diamond that noise as it moves over to the PS sign and fades out and loads the game....

https://youtu.be/rdjYk-fle1o

It always still to this day brings the hairs on neck, I was so bloody happy when I got my first PlayStation. Toys R Us with 2 pads (non dual shock) 2 memory cards and 5 games which was Worms, Total Drivin, Rayman, True Pinball and Actua Tennis.

But then I got probably my fave game of that genre Final Fantasy 7, I loved the PS1 and 2 era the meeting up for gaming nights at friends oh my god the late nights playing Worms with banned Ninja Rope lol or chatting at school about games etc. Meeting up in the city centre to go buy new releases and talk to staff in the good old days of Electronics boutique lol

That long is it? I remember getting excited for PS1 release... there we go.
A good run. Nice round number.

@JJ2 what comes next is another iterative $500 machine. I'm done shelling out.

I remember playing Team Buddies on ps1. Wish I never swapped it. It was cheap back then. Now it's £100 upwards online and I never shop online (not counting the closed digital ecosystems of Xbox and ps4 through the console).

I remember buying the Playstation to play Doom as it was a lot cheaper than buying a pc at the time. Best thing I ever bought and have owned ever PlayStation since. Does anyone remember the save system was after every level you would get a code to write down and that was your save file?

Crazy how time flies. I was 12-years-old back in 1995, walked into KB Toys at the mall and saw this new system from Sony. Obviously had Sony products in my house before, a tv that lasted 17 years and at least 4 moves, the walkman, the first portable cd player I ever bought was the discman. But, figured there was no way Sony could compete with Nintendo and Sega. After playing the original Twisted Metal, I was singing a different tune and when stuff like Resident Evil (kickstarted what is my favorite entertainment franchise in games, movies or tv shows) hit, it was clear the game changed and the two old guards were in trouble. Two and a half decades later, Sony is still riding a wave of unprecedented success in the home console market. When the biggest 'failure' is a console that still sold upwards of 80 million units - which Nintendo, Sega and even a company that has thrown money around with reckless abandon in MS, could only dream of when it comes to their disappointing consoles - you know you're doing something very, very right.

@Rick_Deckard i don't know and i'm not sure i want to know but i imagine it's a lot

@Rick_Deckard yep whatever it was it was worth it

PS1 legit has a ton of amazing games even now I haven't played yet