One of my favorite low-key traditions in gaming isn't a trailer, a shadow drop, or a surprise demo. It's this. The end-of-year holiday greeting cards from game studios. Every December, developers quietly remind us that behind the patches, crunch, delays, and patch notes, there are actual humans who love this medium just as much as we do.
PlayStation just shared a massive collection of seasonal greeting cards from studios across the industry, and it's exactly the kind of thing you didn't know you needed until you started scrolling. Some are cozy and sweet. Some are unhinged. Some feel like tiny pieces of concept art from games we already love. A few look like they escaped straight out of a marketing brainstorm that went off the rails in the best possible way.
You've got giant mechs wrapped in Christmas lights. Mascots running through snowy wonderlands. Superheroes wishing you happy holidays like it's the most normal thing in the world. It's playful, sincere, and honestly a little emotional if you've been gaming long enough to recognize the studios behind the art.
This isn't about selling you anything. It's just a collective "thanks for playing with us this year" from the people who made your favorite games. Grab some cocoa, scroll through the full collection on the PlayStation Blog, and enjoy this small, joyful corner of gaming culture before the hype cycle starts all over again in January.
I'm sorry but this one is kind of hideous
