As most gamers should already know by now, 2024 marks the thirtieth anniversary of the original PlayStation. To celebrate the occasion, PlayStation Stars has a couple of special challenges that players can complete to get their hands on some unique digital collectibles based on one of the brand's past mascots.
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At first glance, these puzzles seem impossible to solve, with players having no real hints on how to decipher these complex strings of symbols. But those who look a little closer will see that there is actually a pattern that can make it much easier for players to solve PlayStation Star's 30th Anniversary Challenges.
If using the PlayStation app, players can simply click on each puzzle to be taken directly to the game's store page.
How to solve the PlayStation Stars 30th Anniversary PS4 & PS5 Challenge
To legitimately solve the PlayStation Stars 30th Anniversary PS4 & PS5 Challenge, players must use a replacement cipher. X indicates a new character and Square marks the beginning of a new word, with the Triangle and Circle symbols between them forming letters depending on the order in which they are placed (△O is A, △ is E, OOO is O, etc). PlayStation gamers can use the table below to solve the puzzle themselves or scroll down a little further to find the PlayStation Star 30th Anniversary PS4 & PS5 Challenge solutions ready and waiting.
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△O |
A |
|---|---|
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O△△△ |
B |
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O△△ |
D |
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△ |
E |
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△△O△ |
F |
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OO△ |
G |
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△△△△ |
H |
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△△ |
I |
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O△O |
K |
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△O△△ |
L |
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OO |
M |
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O△ |
N |
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OOO |
O |
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△OO△ |
P |
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△O△ |
R |
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△△△ |
S |
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O |
T |
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△△O |
U |
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△△△O |
V |
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△OO |
W |
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△△OOO |
2 |
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△△△OO |
3 |
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△△△△Oh |
4 |
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OOO△△△ |
: |
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△OOOO△ |
' |
PlayStation Stars 30th Anniversary PS4 & PS5 Challenge Solutions
△O△✕△✕O✕△△O✕△O△✕O△✕△O✕△O△△ – Return
– Resident Evil 4
△O✕△O△△✕△O✕O△✕☐✕△OO✕△O✕O△O✕△✕☐△△OOO – Alan Wake 2
OO △OO – Baldur's Gate 3
O△✕△△✕△✕△O△✕OOO△△△✕☐✕△O✕△△O✕O✕OOO✕OO✕△O✕O✕△O Nier: Automata
o △O✕△O△✕O✕☐✕△△OOO – The last of us part 2
Players only need to play one of these games to get the Polygon Man Variant collectible.
How to solve the PlayStation Stars 30th Anniversary Classics Challenge
Like the PlayStation Stars 30th Anniversary PS4 & PS5 Challenge, the Classics Challenge uses a replacement cipher, with the X again indicating a new character and the square marking the start of a new word. However, there are a few things that might throw players off this time around, the most notable being that the second word in the second puzzle appears to have been incorrectly transcribed by someone at Sony. There is also a space that shouldn't be there in the third puzzle, as well as a 2 at the end. Beyond that, though, players should be able to use the table below to figure out the PlayStation Star 30th Anniversary Classics Challenge solutions easily enough.
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△O |
A |
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O△O△ |
C |
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O△△ |
D |
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△ |
E |
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△△O△ |
F |
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OO△ |
G |
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△△△△ |
H |
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△△ |
I |
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△OOO |
J |
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O△O |
K |
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△O△△ |
L |
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OO |
M |
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O△ |
N |
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OOO |
O |
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△OO△ |
P |
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OO△O |
F |
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△O△ |
R |
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△△△ |
S |
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O |
T |
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△△O |
U |
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△OO |
W |
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△△OOO |
2 |
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O△O△OO |
! |
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OOO△△△ |
: |
PlayStation Stars 30th Anniversary Classics Challenge Solutions
OO✕△△✕△△△✕O✕△✕△O△✕☐✕OO✕OOO✕△△△✕OO△O✕△△O✕△△O✕△△ Mr. Mosqueeto
△OOO✕△✕O✕☐✕OO✕OOO✕O✕OOO✕☐✕△△OOO – Jet Rider 2
O✕△△✕OO✕△✕☐✕△△△✕△OO△✕△O△△ ✕△△✕O✕O✕△✕△O△✕△△△✕☐✕△△OOO – Time splitters
O△△✕△O✕△O△✕O△O✕☐✕O△O△✕△O△△✕OOO✕△△O✕O△△ – Dark cloud
OOO OO – Jumping Flash!
LLC ✕O△✕OO△ – OKAGE: Shadow King
Players must play all six games listed above to unlock the Polygon Man collectible. Thankfully, all six are available via the PS Plus Classics Catalog, which is free for all Premium subscribers.
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FAQ
Q: What are the solutions for the PlayStation Stars 30th Anniversary Classics Challenge?
Players can complete the PlayStation Stars 30th Anniversary Classics Challenge by playing Mr. Mosqueeto, Jet Rider 2, Time splitters, Dark cloud, Jumping Flash!and OKAGE: Shadow King. All six of these games are part of the PS Plus Classics Catalog, which is free for all PS Plus Premium subscribers.
Q: What are the solutions for the PlayStation Stars 30th Anniversary PS4 & PS5 Challenge?
Players can complete the PlayStation Stars 30th Anniversary Classics Challenge by playing Return, Resident Evil 4, Alan Wake 2, Baldur's Gate 3, Nier: Automataor The last of us part 2.
