We have already talked on other occasions about the special versions of video consoles for lovers of collecting. But at what point do those editions go from being special to weird? We’ve collected the rarest special editions of consoles ever made , from gold-plated versions to some complete aesthetic transformations.
PlayStation Special Editions
We start with Sony consoles, which has been responsible for attracting attention on several occasions for their anniversaries and special releases.
PS4 Ed. Hitman
In this first model, we started strong with a complete redesign of the Sony PS4, based on the design of Agent 47’s briefcase in Hitman . A single model could be won in a North American exclusive drawing on the Square Enix website.
PSone with display
This PSone was somewhat strange and innovative for the date it was purchased. Really the aesthetics was the final version of the first PlayStation but, with the difference that you could connect an LCD screen to play without needing a television . Why wasn’t it too successful? Perhaps it was because its price was 199 euros, which was launched when the PS2 had been on the market for more than a year or that other manufacturers put this version of the LCD panel on sale long before Sony and at a much lower price. Let’s leave it to a series of catastrophic misfortunes.
Sony Bravia PX300
And from consoles with screens, we move on to screens that integrate video consoles. Sony put on sale this Bravia PX300 television that, attention, incorporated a PS2 on the base itself. Curious to say the least, although you can imagine that not many units of this article were sold, which was exclusively in the United States.
The Golden PlayStation
In the absence of a single model of this brand’s gold-plated consoles, there are several of these. Some with 22 karat gold, others with 24 carats and options that included diamonds and personalized logos in different colors. Too eccentric? We think so, at least for the “normal” audience.
Xbox special editions
Now we are going to give a review of the rarest special editions of Microsoft consoles , which also does not escape having some eccentric and striking models in its history.
Xbox One X Shadow of the Tomb Raider
This is perhaps the most striking version within the “normality” of special editions. It is a modification of the Xbox One X inspired by the game Shadow of the Tomb Raider . It incorporates a design finished in stone with runes and roots that come out of the console itself. This design also comes at the command of this one, which follows the same aesthetic finish and branches that cross its body.
There is only one single model of this Xbox that was auctioned for charitable causes for a price of 8,300 euros.
Xbox One Game of Thrones
Although we are not going to detract from the design of this Xbox One in special collaboration with the Game of Thrones series , especially if you were a fan of the series. The design included the series’ own logo next to the shield of the House of the Targaryens and the Greyjoys.
These models were available in 2016, when the series was in full swing, in a drawing of 6 unique units between Xbox France and HBO.
Xbox Hello Kitty
We now turn to a version of the original Xbox quite striking? This was launched together with the Hello Kitty Mission Rescue game , which revealed a transparent console with the X-shaped logo on the top with a pink finish and the images of this game.
Only 550 units were manufactured that could be purchased when buying a television that was priced at $ 5,000. Let’s say it came as a “gift” with this one.
The most eccentric and expensive Xbox
These Microsoft teams also do not escape the hands of jewelers and experts who, on request, bathe them in gold and jewels to turn them into their higher-priced versions.
There are several Xbox models that have suffered these transformations, among which we can tell you about an Xbox 360 bathed in 24-karat gold for a price of $ 4,999.
Nintendo special editions
Now we do a review of those versions of the strangest or most striking Nintendo consoles that have been available throughout their history.
Nintendo 3DS Metal Gear Solid 3
Sold exclusively in Japan, the arrival of the Metal Gear Solid 3 game came to the consoles of this brand accompanied by a limited edition with a black upper case imitating the skin of a snake. At the time it could be purchased for only $ 300.
Nintendo 64 Ed. Pikachu
The Nintendo 64 also had its most striking versions in which this special edition stands out with the Pikachu on the upper case . Many of us remember this edition fondly, especially if you lived at the time when the Pokemon phenomenon had its heyday.
Nintendo Supreme
Once again, as with the rest, some of the Nintendo console models also have their most resplendent version.
An example can be this Game Boy Advance SP in its special version of The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap. The history of this console is very special, since 25,000 plastic models with a gold finish were manufactured and, only in 7 of these, could you find a ticket that awarded the winner with the version bathed in real gold.
Or also, the version made in 24 carat gold and diamonds of the Nintendo Wii , which fetched a price of 340,000 euros. Of course, there is only one unit in the whole world.
These are some of the rarest and most striking versions in the history of game consoles . Anyone can play with them, but if you are a true collector, you will appreciate what each of these models means, however eccentric some may be .
