{"id":79373,"date":"2015-08-01T11:30:54","date_gmt":"2015-08-01T09:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=79373"},"modified":"2015-08-01T11:43:23","modified_gmt":"2015-08-01T09:43:23","slug":"top-5-modern-limited-edition-consoles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/79373-top-5-modern-limited-edition-consoles","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 modern Limited Edition consoles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some modern limited edition consoles are beautifully made and make you want to own them from the first time you lay eyes on them.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s sort of the point, really; otherwise, why would you buy one?<\/p>\n<p>That said, we can&#8217;t help but love &#8217;em, nuture &#8217;em and collect &#8217;em all.<\/p>\n<p>So, we thought it would be great to take a journey through some of the limited edition consoles we have loved throughout the years.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Stars Wars Kinect Xbox 360<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/10475257-1333097507-481685.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-79389 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/10475257-1333097507-481685-e1438347719726.jpg\" alt=\"Star Wars Kinect Xbox 360\" width=\"600\" height=\"352\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Xbox 360 Limited Edition Kinect <i>Star Wars<\/i> bundle is an amazing piece of fan service.<\/p>\n<p>The console came with both the console and Kinect sensor in R2-D2 colours. The controller, however, was as gold as C-3PO&#8217;s posterior.<\/p>\n<p>The only addition that isn&#8217;t worth anyone&#8217;s time is the <em>Kinect Star Wars <\/em>Xbox 360 game, which is truly abysmal.<\/p>\n<p>This Xbox 360 is truly visually appealing and really looks like its part of R2-D2 in some shape or form. We wish we had this in our collection.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>20th Anniversary Edition PS4<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/special_edition_gallery_04-e1438346474341.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79383\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/special_edition_gallery_04-e1438346474341.jpg\" alt=\"PS4 20th Anniversary\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This PS4 is a thing of beauty and celebrates 20 years of PlayStation with a limited edition bundle aptly named by Sony as PlayStation 4 20th Anniversary Edition.<\/p>\n<p>The sleek and iconic grey tone of the original PlayStation is reinterpreted into this limited edition PS4.<\/p>\n<p>Each PS4 bundle was uniquely numbered, and restricted to a production run of 12,300 units.<\/p>\n<p>The console, itself, has some nice little touches with the original coloured PlayStation logo, an individually numbered etched aluminum plate.<\/p>\n<p>All the PlayStation symbols can be found along the body of the console and the DualShock 4 controller.<\/p>\n<p>It really is a nifty limited edition if you can manage to get one.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>One Piece Limited Gold Edition PS3<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Sony-PS3-One-Piece-Limited-Edition-Omega-Gadget.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79399\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Sony-PS3-One-Piece-Limited-Edition-Omega-Gadget.jpg\" alt=\"One Piece Limited Edition PS3\" width=\"600\" height=\"418\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fully titled the <em>One Piece<\/em> <em>Kaizoku Musou<\/em> Gold Edition, this limited edition was packed with the <em><span id=\"ui-id-2\" class=\"ui-dialog-title\">One Piece: Kaizoku Musou<\/span><\/em><span id=\"ui-id-2\" class=\"ui-dialog-title\"> PS3 game and was only released in Japan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t already know, <em>One Piece <\/em>is a fantastic pirate-based anime which is immensely popular among anime fans. This PS3 is <em>One Piece<\/em> fan heaven.<\/p>\n<p>The console features the main character of <em>One Piece <\/em>name Luffy in a white silhouette with a map of the world in the background. The <em>One Piece <\/em>logo is also emblazoned on the PS3.<\/p>\n<p>The console itself is a brilliant gold, as is the controller too. This would be a great collector&#8217;s piece for fans of the anime and PS3 aficionados too.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Gunmetal Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/mgs4bundle_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79403\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/mgs4bundle_2.jpg\" alt=\"MGS 4 PS3 Limited Edition\" width=\"600\" height=\"530\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The original fat PS3 wasn&#8217;t a thing of beauty, to be perfectly honest. Some gamers even compared it to a printer.<\/p>\n<p>But this Limited Edition <em>Metal Gear Solid 4 <\/em>PS3, a Konami website exclusive, really changed our minds with its gun grey metal sheen.<\/p>\n<p>With an accompanying DualShock 3 controller, this console makes the old fat PS3 look far more appealing.<\/p>\n<p>The console originally came with a 40GB hard drive, which was quite small when compared to other PS3 variants at the time which came with an 80GB hard drive.<\/p>\n<p>However, the gun metal grey look of this PS3 really sells it for us.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Limited Edition Halo 4 Xbox 360<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/161196_detail_v5-e1438351886104.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79405\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/161196_detail_v5-e1438351886104.jpg\" alt=\"Xbox 360 320GB Limited Edition Halo 4 Console\" width=\"600\" height=\"347\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nIf you&#8217;re a <em>Halo<\/em> fan, then the Limited Edition <em>Halo 4<\/em> Xbox 360 must have been right up your alley.<\/p>\n<p>The console features a really cool colour scheme consisting of greys, blues and whites all together in a schematic reminiscent of a spaceship design or even the Halo rings themselves, from the <em>Halo <\/em>universe.<\/p>\n<p>What was great about this bundle is that it came with two controllers and a 320GB hard drive, which was great at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Along with the blue LED light in the power button, this Xbox 360 is just great to look at.<\/p>\n<p>So what did you think of our list of modern limited edition consoles? We certainly think there is a striking collection of modern consoles here.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any you would love to add, why not share your recommendations in the comments section below.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">\u00a0<strong>More Of The Latest News<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/79375-u-s-building-first-exascale-supercomputer-thats-514033-ps4s.html\">U.S. building first Exascale Supercomputer: that\u2019s 514,033 PS4s<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/79369-windows-10-downloads-responsible-for-8-percent-of-all-internet-traffic.html\">Windows 10 downloads responsible for 8 percent of all internet traffic<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/79249-intel-core-i7-6700k-is-faster-than-6-core-i7-5820k-in-gaming-benchmarks.html\">Intel Core i7-6700k is faster than 6 core i7-5820K in gaming benchmarks<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Collect &#8217;em all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":224,"featured_media":79409,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[3180,15085,129,1239,15399,1853,79],"class_list":["post-79373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","tag-feature","tag-limited-edition-consoles","tag-playstation-3","tag-playstation-4","tag-ps3","tag-playstation4","tag-xbox-360"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/224"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79373"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79373\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79439,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79373\/revisions\/79439"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}