As most gamers will already know by now, 2024 marks the thirtieth anniversary of the original PlayStation. To celebrate the occasion, PlayStation Stars is offering some special challenges that players can complete to get their hands on some unique digital collectibles based on one of the brand's former mascots.

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At first glance, these puzzles seem impossible to solve, as players are given no real clues as to how to decipher these complex strings of symbols. However, if you look a little closer, you'll see that there is actually a pattern that can make solving the PlayStation Stars 30th Anniversary Challenges a lot easier for players.
When using the PlayStation app, players can simply click on each puzzle to go directly to the game's store page.
How to complete the PlayStation Stars 30th Anniversary PS4 and PS5 Challenge
To properly complete the PlayStation Stars 30th Anniversary PS4 and PS5 Challenge, players will need to use a replacement cipher. X denotes a new sign and square marks the beginning of a new word, whereby the triangular and circular symbols form letters in between, depending on the order in which they are placed (△ o is a, △ is e, ooo is o, etc.) . PlayStation players can use the table below to solve the puzzle themselves, or scroll down a little further for the solutions to the PlayStation Stars 30th Anniversary PS4 and PS5 Challenge.
△O |
A |
---|---|
O△△△ |
b |
O△△ |
D |
△ |
E |
△△O△ |
F |
OO△ |
G |
△△△△ |
H |
△△ |
I |
O△O |
K |
△O△△ |
L |
OO |
M |
O△ |
N |
OOO |
O |
△OO△ |
P |
△O△ |
R |
△△△ |
S |
O |
T |
△△O |
U |
△△△O |
v |
△OO |
W |
△△OOO |
2 |
△△△OO |
3 |
△△△△O |
4 |
OOO△△△ |
: |
△OOOO△ |
' |
PlayStation Stars 30th Anniversary PS4 and PS5 Challenge Solutions
△O△✕△✕O✕△△O✕△O△✕O△✕△O✕△O△△ – return
△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△✕△OO OO△✕△△△✕☐✕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 only need to play one of these games to get the Polygon Man Variant collectible.
How to complete the PlayStation Stars Classics 30th Anniversary Challenge
Like the PlayStation Stars 30th Anniversary PS4 & PS5 Challenge, the Classics Challenge also uses a substitution cipher, with X again indicating a new character and square marking the start of a new word. However, there are a few things that might put players off this time around. The most notable of these is that the second word of the second puzzle was apparently mistranscribed by someone at Sony. There is also a space that shouldn't be in the third puzzle, as well as a 2 at the end. However, other than that, players should be able to easily figure out the PlayStation Stars 30th Anniversary Classics Challenge solutions using the table below.
△O |
A |
---|---|
O△O△ |
C |
O△△ |
D |
△ |
E |
△△O△ |
F |
OO△ |
G |
△△△△ |
H |
△△ |
I |
△OOO |
J |
O△O |
K |
△O△△ |
L |
OO |
M |
O△ |
N |
OOO |
O |
△OO△ |
P |
OO△O |
Q |
△O△ |
R |
△△△ |
S |
O |
T |
△△O |
U |
△OO |
W |
△△OOO |
2 |
O△O△OO |
! |
OOO△△△ |
: |
PlayStation Stars 30th Anniversary Classics Challenge Solutions
– Mr. Moskeeto
△OOO✕△✕O✕☐✕OO✕OOO✕O✕OOO✕☐✕△△OOO – Jet Rider 2
O✕△△✕OO✕△✕☐✕△△△✕△OO△✕△O△△ ✕△△✕O✕O✕△✕△O△✕△△△✕☐✕△△OOO – Time shards
– Dark cloud
△OOO✕△△O✕OO✕△OO△✕△△✕O△✕OO△✕☐ ✕△△O△✕△O△△✕△O✕△△△✕△△△△✕O△O△OO – Jumping lightning!
OOO✕O△O✕△O✕OO△✕△✕OOO△△△✕☐✕△△△✕△△ △△✕△O✕O△△✕OOO✕△OO✕☐✕O△O✕△△✕O△✕OO△ – OKAGE: Shadow King
Players must play all six games listed above to unlock the Polygon Man collectible. Luckily, all six are available in 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. Moskeeto, Jet Rider 2, Time shards, Dark cloud, Jumping lightning!And OKAGE: Shadow King. All six of these games are part of the PS Plus Classics catalog, which is free to all PS Plus Premium subscribers.
Q: What are the solutions for the PlayStation Stars 30th Anniversary PS4 and 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.