If you're as old as I am, then you'll remember the day Sony launched its first PlayStation way back in 1995 (1994 in Japan). It was a turning point for the gaming industry because Sony produced a console and games that appealed to adults as much as it did to younger generations. Now, 24 years and four generations of hardware later, Sony is celebrating selling 500 million consoles.

More specifically, Sony has sold 523.3 million PlayStation systems worldwide (and counting), and what better way to celebrate than to try selling even more with a very special limited edition PS4 Pro!

It's called the 500 Million Limited Edition PS4 Pro and Sony is only making 50,000 of them available worldwide. What makes it special is the translucent dark blue casing with matching DualShock 4 wireless controller. On the front of the console you'll find a commemorative copper plate with the limited edition serial number etched into it. Inside, Sony installed a 2TB hard drive. Also included in the special translucent packaging will be a PlayStation Camera and vertical stand for the console.

It's going to be difficult to secure one of these PS4 Pro simply because stock is so limited. If you want one, Sony is pricing it at $499. Separate to that, you can buy the Limited Edition DualShock 4 controller for $69.99 and a Limited Edition Gold Wireless Headset for $99.99, which matches the design of the console. So buying the console, an extra pad, and the headset means spending $668.98.

Sony intends to make stock available to retailers on August 24. However, if you are only interested in the DualShock 4 or Gold Wireless Headset, then expect to wait until early September for those to appear. I suspect the limited edition consoles will sell out long before all the controllers and headsets disappear.