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, which players can complete to get their hands on a few unique digital collectibles based on one of the brand's former mascots.
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At first glance, these puzzles seem like they're impossible to solve, with players provided with no real hints as to how they're supposed to decipher these complex strings of symbols. However, those who look a little closer will see that there's actually a pattern, which can make solving the PlayStation Stars 30th Anniversary Challenges a whole lot easier for players.
If they're using the PlayStation app, players can just 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 solve the PlayStation Stars 30th Anniversary PS4 & PS5 Challenge legitimately, players will need to use a substitution cipher. X indicates a new character and Square marks the beginning of a new word, with the Triangle and Circle symbols in between them making up letters depending on the order in which they're placed (△O is A, △ is E, OOO is O, etc). PlayStation players can use the table below to solve the puzzle by themselves or scroll down a little further to find the PlayStation Stars 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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△△△△O |
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△△ - Returnal
△O△✕△✕△△△✕△△✕O△△✕△✕O△✕O✕☐✕△✕△△△O✕△△✕△O△△✕☐✕△△△△O - Resident Evil 4
△O✕△O△△✕△O✕O△✕☐✕△OO✕△O✕O△O✕△✕☐△△OOO - Alan Wake 2
O△△△✕△O✕△O△△✕O△△✕△△O✕△O△✕△OOOO△✕△△△✕☐✕OO△✕△O✕O✕△✕☐✕△△△OO - Baldur's Gate 3
O△✕△△✕△✕△O△✕OOO△△△✕☐✕△O✕△△O✕O✕OOO✕OO✕△O✕O✕△O - Nier: Automata
O✕△△△△✕△✕☐✕△O△△✕△O✕△△△✕O✕☐✕OOO✕△△O△✕☐✕△△O✕△△△✕☐✕△OO△✕△O✕△O△✕O✕☐✕△△OOO - The Last of Us Part 2
Players will 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 makes use of a substitution cipher, with X once again indicating a new character and Square marking the beginning of a new word. However, there are a few things that may throw players off this time around, the most notable of which being a space that shouldn't be there in the third puzzle. Even with this minor mistake, though, players should be able to use the table below to figure out the PlayStation Stars 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 |
Q |
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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✕OOO - Mister Mosquito (Mr Moskeeto in PAL territories)
△OOO✕△✕O✕☐✕OO✕OOO✕O✕OOO✕☐✕△△OOO - Jet Moto 2 (Jet Rider 2 in PAL territories)
O✕△△✕OO✕△✕☐✕△△△✕△OO△✕△O△△✕△△✕O✕O✕△✕△O△✕△△△✕☐✕△△OOO - TimeSplitters 2 (TimeSplitters in regions where Timesplitters 2 is unavailable)
O△△✕△O✕△O△✕O△O✕☐✕O△O△✕△O△△✕OOO✕△△O✕O△△ - Dark Cloud
△OOO✕△△O✕OO✕△OO△✕△△✕O△✕OO△✕☐✕△△O△✕△O△△✕△O✕△△△✕△△△△✕O△O△OO - Jumping Flash!
OOO✕O△O✕△O✕OO△✕△✕OOO△△△✕☐✕△△△✕△△△△✕△O✕O△△✕OOO✕△OO✕☐✕O△O✕△△✕O△✕OO△ - OKAGE: Shadow King
Players will need to play all six of the games listed above to unlock the Polygon Man collectible. Thankfully, all six are available through the PS Plus Classics Catalog, which is free for all Premium subscribers.
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 Mister Mosquito, Jet Moto 2, TimeSplitters 2, Dark Cloud, Jumping Flash!, and OKAGE: Shadow King. All six of these games are part of the PS Plus Classics Catalog in the US, which is free for all PS Plus Premium subscribers. It's worth noting that Timesplitters 2 isn't available in certain regions, in which case, players will need to play the original Timesplitters instead. Also, Mister Mosquito and Jet Moto 2 are known as Mr Moskeeto and Jet Rider 2 in PAL territories, so those living outside of the US should keep this in mind.
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 Returnal, Resident Evil 4, Alan Wake 2, Baldur's Gate 3, Nier: Automata, or The Last of Us Part 2.