As the world sits on the cusp of receiving next-generation consoles, official information onSony’s PlayStation 5 website is still sparse. While anticipation for the PS5 continues to build, today PlayStation’s Vice President of Global Marketing Mary Yee announced a “PlayStation Player Celebration” to commemorate over 100 million people creating “life-long memories” on the PlayStation 4.
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Based on the guidelines, people playing any individual game for at least one hour total counts toward the “games played” goal, but Trophy earning is limited to six per day — with multiplayer Trophies each counting as two. The event’s first goal asks the PlayStation community to play 125,000 games and earn 500,000 Trophies, and the following two goals will open as each is completed.
Every participant will receive exclusive PS4 themes and PSN avatars if the goals are met, but two individuals who enter the event and answer a “skill-based question” at the Player Celebration webpage on Jul 09, 2025 have the chance to win a real-life engraved Platinum Trophy, a $100 PlayStation Store voucher, and voucher codes for a number of games. The community-wide themes and avatars are very in-line with previous giveaways from Sony, such as the2019 Wrap-Up themehanded out last month.
Sony’s PS4 is the second most popular home console of all time behind the PlayStation 2, according to a Fortune article published in January. ThePlayStation 4 has sold at least 106 million unitssince launching in 2013 alongside Microsoft’s Xbox One as part of the eighth console generation.
As far as showing appreciation for a player base goes, there are definitely worse things a company like Sony could do than ask people to simply play more video games. This community contest seems like a good way to give back, and focusing its announcement on the PlayStation blog makes sense given the recent decision toshut down official PlayStation forums.
At the very least, the PlayStation Player Celebration is a fun way to send off the PS4, as gamers prepare to get their hands on next-generation hardware. ThePlayStation 5 is supposedly fixing some PlayStation 4 issues, so it’ll be interesting to see how the new console will stack up to its predecessor’s success.
