Sony to release a book on the history of PlayStation for $325 — you can even put it on a shelf
Translated with AI from the Russian original.
People are mocking the company, saying it will not last another 30 years.
Sony, in collaboration with the publisher Read-Only Memory, has unveiled the book PlayStation: The First 30 Years, dedicated to the history of the PlayStation console. The 400-page collector’s edition will chronicle the brand’s evolution and showcase previously unpublished materials from the company’s archives. The standard version is priced at $125, while the limited collector’s edition will cost $325.
The book comes in an oversized 375 × 295 mm format, features a hardcover, and weighs around five kilograms. The creators call it an exhaustive visual chronicle of Sony’s gaming console that reshaped the video game industry.
The book’s standout feature is access to PlayStation’s R&D archives. Readers will be able to see rare prototypes of consoles and controllers, concept sketches, experimental models, and design developments never before shown to the general public. The materials span the brand’s history from the earliest stages of creating the original PlayStation to the modern PS5.
Alongside photographs and archival documents, the book features commentary from engineers and designers who played a key role in shaping PlayStation’s identity. Among them are Ken Kutaragi, often referred to as one of the platform’s creators, designer Teiyu Goto, and Yujin Morisawa, who worked on the visual design of modern Sony devices.
Photography was handled by Benedict Redgrove, known for the project NASA: Past and Present Dreams of the Future. Michael C. Place served as art director, and the book was designed by Nicole Motby. They previously worked together at Studio.Build.
How the two editions differ:
- The $125 standard edition will feature an embossed and debossed cover, foil lettering, and four ribbon bookmarks
- The $325 collector’s edition will be limited to just 2,000 copies. It will feature an exposed spine, a foil-stamped presentation box, and interior detailing printed with five-color neon inks. The package will also include a 365 × 285 mm photographic print signed by Teiyu Goto and Benedict Redgrove
Pre-orders for both versions of PlayStation: The First 30 Years are already open. Book shipments are scheduled to begin in November.
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