To celebrate PlayStation’s 30 years in the gaming industry, Sony has unveiled a nostalgia-inducing redesign of the PS5 and upcoming PS5 Pro. Along with the classic grey colour and old-school logo, it also comes with a similarly styled DualSense controller and a thick, retro-style cable wrapped around the quintessential USB-C connector.
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The PS5 Pro bundle also includes retro covers for the standard controller, DualSense Edge, optional disc drive and charging stand, and the PlayStation Portal also sports the 1994 colorway.
Preorders will be available through the company and partner retailers from September 26th, with the console launching on November 21st. Sony has tricked me. If it’s designed in the colors of my childhood gaming memories, I’ll probably buy it. Especially since early impressions of the PS5 Pro suggest that the game engine’s performance could be exponentially improved.
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