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Playful PlayStation team celebrates local Ryogoku culture and takes a PS5 to Kanda Shrine for a traditional autumn event.
Official pop-up shop opens as part of PlayStation’s 30th anniversary celebration, and its fukubukuro is a tremendous value.
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Gifting a Valentine’s Day PlayStation 5 instead of chocolates in the classroom after school might not go so smoothly.
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Even before you can buy a PlayStation 5, Sony draws a deadline for fixing certain PlayStation 4s.
Turn your room into a Sony shrine with cute button-shaped lights and all manner of controller-shaped appliances!
A two-fifths-scale inside look at what made Sony’s original video game system work brings back some full-size reminders of something we should never forget.
An exciting, fresh development for the PlayStation line, but also the end of an era for a controller many were fond of.
Fashionable pieces feature the console’s logo, iconic controller button designs, and prints from flagship Sony games.
Some see it as backwards or upside-down, but others remember it as the AC grip.
Mind-blowing wedding goals include a personalised video game and RPG character sketches for each guest.
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