RELEASED: 1994 // SONY

Sony PlayStation

Name: Sony PlayStation
Brand: Sony

The grey box that changed everything. It brought CDs to the mainstream, made 3D gaming the standard, and expanded the gaming demographic to adults.

Legacy & History

Released in 1994, the PlayStation was born from a failed partnership with Nintendo. Sony went solo and dominated the industry, selling over 100 million units.

Cultural Impact

The PlayStation made gaming "cool." By using CDs, it allowed for full-motion video (FMV) and CD-quality audio (Wipeout's techno soundtrack), aligning gaming with club culture and cinema.

Modern Legacy

It established the DualShock controller layout (two sticks, four triggers) as the industry standard. It also proved that disc-based media was the future, ending the cartridge era for home consoles.

Under the Hood

The PS1's secret weapon was the Geometry Transformation Engine (GTE), a coprocessor dedicated to 3D math. It could handle lighting, scaling, and rotation of polygons at high speeds. However, it lacked floating-point precision (using fixed-point math instead), leading to the characteristic "wobbly" textures and polygon jitter seen in PS1 games.

CPUR3000A (32-bit)

MEMORY2 MB RAM

DISPLAYUp to 640 x 480

AUDIO16-bit 24-channel ADPCM

Defining Titles

Final Fantasy VIIRPG • 1997

Metal Gear SolidStealth Action • 1998

Castlevania: Symphony of the NightAction-RPG • 1997

Resident Evil 2Survival Horror • 1998

Tekken 3Fighting • 1998

Best Selling Title

Gran Turismo

PS1 Games

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Sony PlayStation

Legacy & History

Cultural Impact

Modern Legacy

Under the Hood

Defining Titles

PS1 Games

A Ressha de Ikou Z: Mezase! Tairiku Oudan

Breeding Stud: Bokujou de Aimashou

Card II

Chou Hatsumei Boy Kanipan: Hirameki Wonderland

Chou Mashin Eiyuuden Wataru Another Step

Cinema Eikaiwa Series Dai-3-dan: Arashigaoka

Click Manga: Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu 2: Iserlohn Kouryaku

Cross Tantei Monogatari 1: Kouhen

Cross Tantei Monogatari 1: Zenpen

Cyber Daisenryaku: Shutsugeki! Haruka Tai

DX Jinsei Game V

DX Okumanchouja Game: The Money Battle

Daikoukai Jidai IV: Porto Estado

Derby Jockey R

Dig A-Dig Pukka

Digcro: Digital Number Crossword

Dotsubo-chan

Doukyuusei Mahjong

Fever: Sankyo Koushiki Pachinko Simulation

Final Fantasy VII Survivor

Fire Woman Matoigumi

Formula Grand Prix: Team Unei Simulation 2: 1997 Han

Ganso Family Mahjong

Gekitou! Crush Gear Turbo

Golgo 13 Vol 2: Mienai Guntai

Gran Turismo 2 Plus

Gran Turismo 2: A-Spec

Hanafuda Graffiti: Koi-Koi Monogatari

Heiwa Parlor! Pro: Dolphin Ring Special

Heiwa Parlor! Pro: Inakappe Taishou Special

Hissatsu Pachinko Station

Hissatsu Pachinko Station 6: Gakideka & Jamaica

Honkaku Yonin Uchi Pro Mahjong: Mahjong Ou

Hunter X Hunter: Maboroshi no Greed Island

Ide Yousuke no Mahjong Kyoushitsu

Idol Janshi Suchie-Pai Limited

Interactive CD Sampler Disc Volume 2

Interactive CD Sampler Disc Volume 4

Itsuka Kasanariau Ashita e: Shirou Side

Iwatobi Penguin Rocky x Hopper 2: Tantei Monogatari

J.League Soccer: Jikkyou Survival League

Jang Jang Koi Shimashow Separate 2: Koi Koi Shimashow

Jikkyou Kyousouba Ikusei Simulation Game: Breeding Stud '99

Jikuu Tantei DD2: Hangyaku no Apsara

Jissen Pachi-Slot Hisshouhou! Single: Super Star Dust 2

Junclassic C.C. & Rope Club

K-1 Ouja ni Narou! King of Kings

K.O.: The Live Boxing

Keiba Eight '98 Aki Fuyu

Keiba Saisho no Housoku '97 Vol. 1

Kids Station: LEGO no Sekai

Kids Station: Oja Majo DoReMi Dokkan! Maho-dou Eigo Festival

Kids Station: Yancharu Moncha

King of Bowling

Kogepan: Pan mo Game o Yarurashii...

Kowloon's Gate

Kuma no Pooh-tarou: Sora wa Pink da! Zen'in Shuugou!!

Kuro no Jyusan

Kurukuru Twinkle: Onegaioho Shisama

Kurumi Miracle

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