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Sony Unveils 'Original Grey' PS4 to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Console

Sony Unveils 'Original Grey' PS4 to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Console

By Robin Sinha | Updated: 4 December 2014 17:20 IST

Sony to mark the 20th anniversary of the launch of its iconic gaming console, PlayStation, has announced a special-edition PlayStation 4 in limited quantities.

As per the announcement made by President of Sony Worldwide Studios, Shuhei Yoshida, the limited PlayStation 4 20th Anniversary Edition is available in 'Original Grey' colour and comes priced at EUR 499 (roughly Rs. 38,000). The console is only available in 12,300 units worldwide and together with the price, the numbers denote the date of the launch of the first PlayStation - December 3, 1994. Not only the console but the console's chassis, controllers and other accessories sport the same grey coloured 1994 signature style.

The console is not available as of yet. Yoshida states that the PlayStation 4 20th Anniversary Edition will not be available with all the traditional retail channels in the SCEE region. "Look out for more information soon on how you can get your hands on one of these highly collectable consoles," he added on the company's blog post.

To recall, Sony after launching its PlayStation console, launched the PlayStation 2 after six years in 2000. The PS2 was then followed by PS3 in 2006 and PS4 in 2013. The Japanese tech firm also launched its PSP (PlayStation Portable) and PS Vita handheld gaming consoles in 2004 and 2011 respectively.

The firm last updated its PS4 console in October by rolling out the software 2.00 update for the gamers. It in November, also announced that players will soon receive the system update version 2.01 soon. The update is likely to fix certain bugs that came with the 2.00 update for the PS4.

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