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PlayStation celebrates 30 years with exclusive content and events

Belmin Kopic

Published: 13:20, 06 September 2024

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PlayStation celebrates 30 years with exclusive content and events

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From September 21 to 22, there will be a free online multiplayer weekend and esports tournaments, allowing all PS4 and PS5 players to play online without a PlayStation Plus subscription.
PlayStation is preparing a free trial of Gran Turismo 7 for all PS5 and PS4 players in time for the holidays, featuring selected but popular cars, tracks, and races.
Digital music from iconic PlayStation games will be released every month from October to January, available on Spotify, Amazon Music, and Apple Music.
Shapes of Play, a new collection of products inspired by iconic PlayStation shapes, will launch in December 2024.

PlayStation celebrates 30 years with exclusive content and events

Sony is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the PlayStation's launch in Japan with a month-long celebration that includes digital game music, PlayStation-themed toys, and exclusive content.

This December marks 30 years since the original PlayStation launched in Japan, and Sony has revealed how it plans to celebrate the milestone. The celebration starts already this month and brings digital game music, PlayStation themed toys and other exclusive content.

From September 21 to 22, there will be a free online multiplayer weekend and esports tournaments, during which all PS4 and PS5 players will be able to play online without a PlayStation Plus subscription.

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PlayStation is preparing a free trial of Gran Turismo 7 for all PS5 and PS4 players in time for the holidays. This version of the game will feature selected but popular cars, tracks and races.

Digital music from games

From October to January, PlayStation in collaboration with Sony Music will release music from iconic PlayStation games every month.

The music will be available on Spotify, as well as on platforms such as Amazon Music and Apple Music, and titles include:

God of War
God of War II
God of War: Ghost of Sparta
Twisted Metal
Starhawk
Unit 13

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The "PlayStation 30th Anniversary" playlist is available now on Spotify

PlayStation 30th Anniversary Playlist

The specially created "PlayStation 30th Anniversary" playlist is available now on Spotify, and contains the most listened songs among PlayStation players around the world.

Shapes of Play

A new collection of products called Shapes of Play will launch in December 2024. The collection will include fun games and products inspired by iconic PlayStation shapes, such as:

Shapes of Play: Battle - a board game for two players
Shapes of Play: Create – a set of magnetic blocks for creative stacking
Shapes of Play: Recharge – a way to relax between gaming sessions

Free online multiplayer weekend and esports tournaments

On September 21 and 22, PlayStation is organizing a free multiplayer weekend for all games on PS4 and PS5, even without a PlayStation Plus subscription.

At the same time, esports tournaments are held for titles such as NBA 2K24, Madden NFL 24, Tekken 8 and Guilty Gear Strive, with special prizes for participants.