PlayStation: End of an Era

30th Anniversary Edition PS5 Pro, with only 12,300 units to be released, marks the end of an era. As much as it hurts me, this truly signifies the end of PlayStation for me.

Before owning a PS1, I had a Sega, and before that, an NES. I have spent countless hours having fun (Twisted Metal is one of my all-time favourites). I feel privileged to have had so much fun, to be honest.

But it saddens me deeply that now it’s all about marketing. What’s the reason for releasing only 12,300 units? This is a treasure trove for scalpers. I remember how hard it was to get my hands on a PS5 after scalpers were buying and inflating the price of the console.

But what I don’t understand is why Sony is limiting the joy that could have been shared. At the end of the day, isn’t this about the PLAYERS? It doesn’t seem so anymore.

Sunsetting disc drives, paywalling to play games online. You can colour things grey as much as you want (like they did for the 25th anniversary), but those days are gone when PlayStation was, to me, about having a lot of fun.

It truly hurts. I don’t enjoy playing my PS5 like I enjoyed playing my PS1, and I won’t enjoy the PS5 Pro or any other limited edition because that feeling is gone, marking the end of an era of fun. The PS1 will forever be the console that was new and felt different.