In case you somehow didn't know, PlayStation is about to celebrate its 30th anniversary. It's already marked the occasion in a number of ways, but it seems the brand's UK team is pulling out all the stops for this important milestone.
Over on X, PlayStation's UK team has revealed that, for a limited time, London trains on the Victoria line have been decked out with PlayStation iconography:
Yes, from now until 7th January 2025, commuters can take a rest on some freshly reupholstered seats flying PlayStation colours and symbols.
It looks great (and not just because we're used to tube trains looking much less clean than this), and it has us wondering what more the company has in store as we draw closer to 3rd December.
Sony has pulled publicity stunts like this before, and fans have also been treated to 30th anniversary consoles and accessories, a soon-to-be-released trial version of Gran Turismo 7, and much more. It really does feel like PlayStation is throwing everything it can at this special occasion, and we're excited to see more.
Are you excited for PlayStation's 30th anniversary? Will you be riding the hype train in London? Alight for the comments section below.
[source x.com]
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Totally tubular, dude.
How about they throw some love for games like WipEout and Motorstorm at the occasion? Thought not.
This is the cleanest those seats will ever be.
How about making some more 30th anniversary ps5slims instead?
That's half the budget of a new Ape Escape right there.
So… is this a PlayStation?
I wonder if the cost of changing it back will be done by Sony or the taxpayers
@Haruki_NLI You must be fun at parties.
Yeah maybe produce more than 12k 30th anniversary Pro’s instead of this crap. Unless the idea was to piss off loyal gamers that have been there since the beginning.
I love Sony's marketing machine, but I'd rather Sony work to lower operating costs so that we aren't paying $80 per game next generation simply because the advertising department loves to make a giant spectacle over everything.
Dec 3rd baby, just have to BELIEVE. There WILL be a showcase!!
@Haruki_NLI does it matter? You think the cost of doing that is more than what Sony paid for the promotion? Either way commuters profit as the seats needed doing.
PS Direct had some more stock of the PS5 Disc drive this morning and a few other retailers briefly had stock over the weekend. I didn't want to pay £160+ to scalpers on Ebay. A little patience and £99 instead, just in time as I picked up FFXVI for £15 from Amazon.
If anyone is still looking for one I can recommend the HotStock app which sends an alert when there is stock. I'd recommend making sure you are logged into each of the stores so you can check out quickly on your phone if they become available as they don't last long.
@GamingFan4Lyf I mean, Sony doesn't set the price of third-party games, which represent like 95% of the games available on the PS5.
@get2sammyb No, but it sets its own prices. Plus, you know, reports it spends the GDP of a whole country for a game which includes all of the money Sony spends on advertising like it does.
Look, it's fared Sony very well as PlayStation absolutely dominates the premium console market thanks to advertising the way it does. But there is no doubt that Sony spends A LOT of money to release games - and part of that is painting trains with PlayStation ads.
Maybe if Sony culled back spending, it wouldn't be trying to chase the Live Service Dragon so hard.
@get2sammyb As someone who lives just around the corner from Walthamstow Central station (the very beginning of the Victoria Line) I can absolutely confirm the seats aren’t usually particularly clean. I actually avoid the London Underground wherever possible as it sometimes makes me super claustrophobic, but as a PlayStation fan, I must admit that I now kinda want to jump on a tube to see it for myself.
Oh, so THIS is the PS5 Slim!
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