PlayStation: The First 30 Years images ebook introduced

Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced PlayStation: The First 30 Years, a 400-page, large-format, hardcover images ebook due out in spring 2026.

Pre-orders for the ebook can be found now within the following editions:

Here is an outline of the ebook, by way of writer Read-Only Memory:

PlayStation: The First 30 Years is the definitive visible chronicle of Sony’s world-changing videogame console, marking its thirtieth anniversary with unprecedented entry to the corporate’s archive of R&D prototypes, idea sketches, and improvement fashions. Across 400 large-format pages, the ebook showcases never-before-seen consoles, controllers, and design research—from experimental early mockups that by no means left the studio to the finely honed types of the PlayStation console by means of to the PlayStation 5 console.

Alongside these placing pictures are insights from the engineers and designers who formed PlayStation’s identification, together with Ken Kutaragi, Teiyu Goto, and Yujin Morisawa, revealing the inventive and technical choices behind among the most iconic {hardware} in gaming historical past. Available in a Standard Edition and a Deluxe Edition restricted to 1,994 copies, the latter that includes uncovered binding, a clamshell presentation field, and unique prints, PlayStation: The First 30 Years is an important celebration of three many years of design innovation and cultural affect.

The ebook’s gorgeous visuals have been captured by photographer Benedict Redgrove, chosen for this venture following his celebrated 2019 publication NASA: Past and Present Dreams of the Future.

PlayStation: The First 30 Years is artwork directed by Michael C. Place and designed by Nicole Motby, working collectively at Studio.Build. Place is famend for creating the long-lasting packaging for the PlayStation launch title WipEout, in addition to its sequels WipEout 2097 and WipEout 3.

This publication has been produced in direct collaboration with PlayStation and is unique to Read-Only Memory.