PlayStation is getting a big, fancy art book full of unused designs

PlayStation: The First 30 Years provides a rare look at what could have been. | Image: Read-Only Memory It’s been 30 years since the original PlayStation was released in North America and Europe after first debuting in Japan nine months earlier. To mark the occasion, Sony has announced a “large-format photography book” featuring 400 pages filled with photos of prototypes of controllers and consoles the public hasn’t seen before, as well as concept sketches and design models that helped shape the look of Sony’s consoles, according to the PlayStation Blog. PlayStation: The First 30 Years won’t be available until spring 2026, but it’s currently available for preorder through Read-Only Memory’s online bookstore. You can order the Standard Edition of the book for $125, or if you’re feeling extra you can splurge for the $325 Deluxe Edition that includes a foil-stamped presentation box and an exclusive print signed by PlayStation designer Teiyu Goto and photographer Benedict Redgrove. It’s limited to a run of just 1,994 copies, which are slowly selling out. If you’d rather celebrate the PlayStation’s 30th anniversary by wearing something instead of reading something, Sony also announced a collaboration with Reebok for new sneakers featuring details that pay homage to the original PlayStation consoles, including matching gray color palettes. The PlayStation x Reebok collection will launch in October 2025 and features three sneakers with retro designs that were popular 30 years ago. Each pair corresponds to a different PlayStation launch region, including the InstaPump Fury 94 for Japan, the Workout Plus for the United Kingdom, and the Pump Omni Zone II for the US. Pricing and availability aren’t known yet.