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[rikwebb]

PizzaStation 5 Development Pizza Kit sold for $6,500 — thinly-disguised Sony PS5 dev kit slips past Sony

Complete with a slice of frozen pizza and a spatula sporting a PlayStation logo

www.tomshardware.com

Recently, user consolevariations on Twitter reported on the story of a Sony Playstation 5 development kit being sold as a thinly disguised PlayStation 5-themed pizza oven dubbed the "PizzaStation 5 Development Pizza Kit."

In console gaming, development kits are pieces of pre-release console hardware with added development features. Their release is usually strictly controlled—actually reselling a development kit from a console manufacturer is a surefire way to get developers or studios blocked, so it doesn't happen, especially not like this, though this clever disguise likely prevented automated systems from detecting the dev kit listing.


Of the details in the original development kit listing, the use of thin-crust frozen pizzas may not be the most amusing. Instead, one can't help but notice the custom spatula pictured with the unit, which features a classic PlayStation logo emblazoned just under the head of the spatula. With today's exchange rate in mind, this presentation ultimately earned the lister €6,050, or roughly ~ $6,500.

 

[Valhoven]

PizzaStation 5 Development Pizza Kit sold for $6,500 — thinly-disguised Sony PS5 dev kit slips past Sony

Complete with a slice of frozen pizza and a spatula sporting a PlayStation logo

www.tomshardware.com

Cowabunga.

 

[Valhoven]

Henderson apparently sourcing below. Pro reveal incoming end of summer with holiday season 2024 being launch window:



Multiple insider reports claim Sony is planning to reveal the PS5 Pro this year and release it this November.

Speculation currently is there will be a big reveal event at the end of the Summer showcasing new games running on the PS5 Pro.

 

[Valhoven]

Of course, it did. SotE has been great and in turn reminded the House of Miyazaki of the greatest game of all time:



Bloodborne Saw 57% PlayStation 4 Player Count Spike From Elden Ring DLC Release!

 

[Valhoven]

GT7 free update incoming in about a fortnight and change – incl. new rides, new physics, new tyres, and a new track to player excitement: (Trailer time to watch: 1m)



Next update coming Thursday, 25 July!

The #GT7 July Update trailer was revealed during 'Gran Turismo World Series' 2024 Rd.1, currently taking place in Montréal, Canada !

This update will include a variety of content such as new cars and a much-anticipated new track

#GTWS #GTWorldSeries
#GT7 #GranTurismo

 

[Zazen]

Henderson apparently sourcing below. Pro reveal incoming end of summer with holiday season 2024 being launch window:



Multiple insider reports claim Sony is planning to reveal the PS5 Pro this year and release it this November.

Speculation currently is there will be a big reveal event at the end of the Summer showcasing new games running on the PS5 Pro.

I wonder if this is the reason for their return to Tokyo Game Show, maybe a reveal a week prior and then a hands on demo for people that attend

 

[Valhoven]

I wonder if this is the reason for their return to Tokyo Game Show, maybe a reveal a week prior and then a hands on demo for people that attend

O, nice. Like that.

 

[Dizzy]

I’ll be upgrading almost certainly, it just seems like this is the new norm.

 

[TribalDrumz]

I’m still waiting for a ps5 game to match forbidden west graphics. Been a bit disappointing

 

[Zazen]

I’m still waiting for a ps5 game to match forbidden west graphics. Been a bit disappointing

You weren't impressed with Demon's Souls Remake or Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart?

Guerilla engine does seem to be on another level though. Did you see the latest trailer for Death Stranding 2? Same engine as Forbidden West and it looks crazy.

 

[Zazen]

Oh I'm so buying this. I love this genre and it's been years since I played one.

 

[Valhoven]

Oh I'm so buying this. I love this genre and it's been years since I played one.

You sure unearth some cool stuff, Z. Is this a twin-stick shooter essentially or something else?

 

[rikwebb]

PS stars is back on the PS App, may need to either force close the app or pause it then unpause it

 

[Zazen]

PS stars is back on the PS App, may need to either force close the app or pause it then unpause it

For Europe, not NA yet. They doing a regional rollout. My guess is they don't want to get slammed with game sales and point rewards so they testing it up from smaller to larger regions. That's why SEA was first.

 

[Zazen]

You sure unearth some cool stuff, Z. Is this a twin-stick shooter essentially or something else?

It's a shmup (shoot'em up) which is a genre that started a while ago with the release of Space Invaders in 1978. Some of the more difficult titles in the genre are called bullet hell games because there's so many projectiles on the screen that you have to fly very carefully while avoiding hundreds of bullets on screen. One of my personal favorites is Ikaruga.



Back to Cygni, there's a blog with more details on it if you're interested in learning more.

https://blog.playstation.com/2024/07/08/cygni-all-guns-blazing-redefining-the-shoot-em-up/

They also released a dev video so it's nice to see there's a marketing push behind it. Maybe they're confident it will be good.

 

[Valhoven]

DS Edge is on sale now at Walmart. Best controller I've ever owned with rock-solid build; must-own for FPS play:



Sony PS5 DualSense Edge Wireless Controller is $174.99 on Walmart+ (available later this afternoon for everyone else)

 

[My Spot]

Henderson apparently sourcing below. Pro reveal incoming end of summer with holiday season 2024 being launch window:



Multiple insider reports claim Sony is planning to reveal the PS5 Pro this year and release it this November.

Speculation currently is there will be a big reveal event at the end of the Summer showcasing new games running on the PS5 Pro.

Finally.
I hope that's what it looks like too so I don't have to waste money on black plates and a black controller.

 

[Valhoven]

Finally.
I hope that's what it looks like too so I don't have to waste money on black plates and a black controller.

Thought that looked pretty slick too. Going midnight would be a cool way to contrast the glacier-white of vanilla 5, too.

 

[rikwebb]

@Zazen
Another Shmup for you



Raiden Nova coming for PS5/PS4 (and switch) - no news on a EU/US release yet though

 

[Zazen]

@Zazen
Another Shmup for you



Raiden Nova coming for PS5/PS4 (and switch) - no news on a EU/US release yet though

Looks like they made it a twin stick shooter. Interesting, I'll keep an eye on it.