{"id":41814,"date":"2024-12-20T15:53:32","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T06:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=41814"},"modified":"2024-12-20T15:53:34","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T06:53:34","slug":"mini-playstation-controllers-and-handhelds-released-as-capsule-toys-for-playstation-30th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/mini-playstation-controllers-and-handhelds-released-as-capsule-toys-for-playstation-30th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Mini PlayStation controllers and handhelds released as capsule toys\u00a0for PlayStation&#8217;s 30th anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Those who want to carry around a piece of PlayStation history will be interested to know that Bandai Namco has released a \u201cPlayStation Signature Accessories\u201d collection of PlayStation-inspired keychains as Gashapon\/capsule toy prizes. Each keychain is priced at 300 JPY (roughly $2 USD) and will be available at special Gashapon machines nationwide in Japan. A comprehensive list of locations can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/gashapon.jp\/products\/detail.php?jan_code=4582769708909000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">PlayStation\u00ae\u306e&quot;\u3081\u3058\u308b\u3057\u30a2\u30af\u30bb\u30b5\u30ea\u30fc\u304c&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E3%82%AC%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%9D%E3%83%B3?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u30ac\u30b7\u30e3\u30dd\u30f3<\/a> \u306b\u767b\u5834\uff01<br>\u6b74\u4ee3\u30b3\u30f3\u30c8\u30ed\u30fc\u30e9\u30fc\u3084PlayStation\u00aeVita\u3001\u300e\u30a2\u30b9\u30c8\u30ed\u30dc\u30c3\u30c8\u300f\u306a\u3069\u3092\u542b\u3081\u305f\u51689\u7a2e\u3092\u30e9\u30a4\u30f3\u30ca\u30c3\u30d7\uff01<br><br>\u898b\u304b\u3051\u305f\u3089\u662f\u975e\u56de\u3057\u3066\u307f\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\ud83d\udc4d<br><br>\u8a73\u3057\u304f\u306f\u3053\u3061\u3089\u21d2 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LhSxaoaoZy\">https:\/\/t.co\/LhSxaoaoZy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YK6YvxAq5g\">pic.twitter.com\/YK6YvxAq5g<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u30d7\u30ec\u30a4\u30b9\u30c6\u30fc\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u516c\u5f0f (@PlayStation_jp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PlayStation_jp\/status\/1869231116646768806?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 18, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Post translation: \u201cPlayStation Signature Accessories&#8221; are now available as Gashapon! The lineup features 9 types in total, including past controllers, PlayStation Vita, and Astro Bot! If you come across the Gashapon machine, please give it a spin!<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coinciding with <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/playstation-and-yoasobi-to-collaborate-on-30th-anniversary-song-based-on-players-gaming-memories\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PlayStation\u2019s 30<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary celebrations<\/a>, the 9 unique keychains feature iconic controllers, game handhelds, the PlayStation Portal PS5 add-on , and everyone\u2019s new favorite <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/astro-bot-has-significantly-widened-the-ps5-playerbase-according-to-sony\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PlayStation mascot, Astro Bot<\/a> (sorry, LittleBigPlanet\u2019s Sackboy). Each keychain measures about 1.8cm in height and comes with a lobster clasp chain that allows you to clip it onto essential items like your bag and water bottle.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241220-41814-001.jpg\" alt=\"Sony PlayStation 30 anniversary mini controller capsule toys from Bandai Namco\" class=\"wp-image-41824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241220-41814-001.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241220-41814-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241220-41814-001-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/nintendos-latest-keychains-contain-real-controller-parts-that-can-be-used\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nintendo \u201cController Button Collection\u201d capsule toys<\/a> that Bandai Namco released earlier this year, the miniature PlayStation keychains do not have working parts that can be used as replacements in the real controllers. This is a shame, considering PlayStation controllers have been known to suffer from issues like stick drift and unresponsive shoulder buttons.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, the accessories are a nice way to commemorate 30 years of PlayStation. Younger generations would be surprised to know that the original PlayStation controller didn\u2019t have any analog sticks, and that succeeding controllers didn\u2019t deviate much in terms of design until the PlayStation 4. It would have been nice to see a keychain that features the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/2008\/12\/01\/the-boomerang-what-might-have-been\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">infamous boomerang controller<\/a> for the PlayStation 3, but seeing as the design was canceled, it\u2019s probably for the best.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"667\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241220-41814-002.jpeg\" alt=\"PS3 boomerang controller\" class=\"wp-image-41823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241220-41814-002.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241220-41814-002-380x211.jpeg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/20241220-41814-002-768x427.jpeg 768w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The early PS3 prototype&#8217;s &#8220;boomerang controller&#8221; (Image: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/gaming\/comments\/bszz7i\/playstation_3_prototype_with_boomerang_controller\/?rdt=37741\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reddit<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To tie in with PlayStation&#8217;s 30th anniversary celebrations, capsule toys featuring iconic Sony handhelds, controllers and Astro Bot are coming out<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":41822,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-41814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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