Rejoice, Japanese Frozen fans: A PlayStation 4 embossed with your favorite characters is coming soon.
The black console features a laser stencil of Elsa and Anna from Disney flick on the top, along with the Frozen logo and several snowflakes. The special edition is being released July 16 and will be priced at 42,980 yen (about $424). The traditional version of the PS4 sells for $390 in Japan.
Unfortunately for international devotees of the Scandinavian-themed movie, the custom device is only on the market in Japan. Intentions to expand the product base to other countries have not been disclosed.
While Sony has not publicly explained its reasoning for limiting the console's availability, GameSpot notes that Frozen has been number one at the box office in Japan for 16 weeks in a row. In comparison, the film stayed in the top 10 in the U.S. for 16 weeks but did not hold the top spot for that long.
This is not the first time Sony has released limited editions of consoles: Versions of PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable were sold with Final Fantasy designs, among others. However, a Disney theme differs widely from those of the past, which have been centered primarily on gaming.
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