PlayStation
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Who Invented PlayStation?...of the hardware inherent in the system. Nintendo felt that Sony was getting too much from the deal, and Nintendo withdrew from the partnership the day after Sony announced the PlayStation in 1991. The PlayStation in its original... In this article: PlayStation, Sony Corporation, Nintendo, Ken Kutaragi, Wii, PlayStation 3, Sony Music, and Revenue |
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Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide | October 13, 2009
Super Rare Sony SNES CD-ROM Controller on eBay Again, Still Looks Uncomfortable [Gaming]
...controller that never got released. Before the PlayStation, Sony and Nintendo teamed up to create a CD-ROM add-on to compete with Sega, who was experimenting with their own (destined for failure) add-on. This would have been the controller...
In this article: EBay, Sony, Nintendo, Sega, Cd-rom, and Sega CD
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Wikipedia | November 04, 2009
PlayStation 2
...through a custom micro-controller + DSP chip. 24x speed (PlayStation 2 format CD-ROM, PlayStation format CD-ROM), 4x (Supported DVD formats) - Region-locked with anti-copy protection. Can't read "Gold Discs" i.e., normal CD-ROMs.
In this article: PlayStation 2, Sony, DVD, Cd-rom, Silver, North America, Nintendo GameCube, and Microsoft
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Wikipedia | October 31, 2009
PSX (DVR)
...(video mode, VR mode) Reproducible media - DVD-VIDEO, DVD-R (video mode), DVD-RW (video mode, VR mode), Music CD , CD-R (JPEG), Memory stick, "PlayStation" standard CD-ROM, "PlayStation 2" standard CD-ROM / DVD-ROM Length of video that can...
In this article: Sony Corporation, PlayStation 2, Dvd-rw, Dvd-r, Cd-rom, PlayStation Portable, Dvd-rom, Dvd-video, and CD-R
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Wikipedia | September 01, 2009
Final Fantasy Anthology
...from North American audiences, who tended to be especially critical of the loading time inherent in the CD-ROM format utilized by the PlayStation but not in the original cartridge format utilized by the SNES . Players could expect a 2-4...
In this article: Final Fantasy Anthology, Final Fantasy VI, Final Fantasy V, Final Fantasy IV, Final Fantasy Chronicles, Final Fantasy, Europe, and North America
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Life123 | August 19, 2009
A Brief PlayStation History
...game cartridges, but was never released to the general public. In 1994, Sony released the PSX, which could only play CD-ROM based games, and the PlayStation was born. Nintendo resisted the release of a CD-ROM based video game console,...
In this article: Sony, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Nintendo, Wii, Cd-rom, Blu-ray, and PlayStation Portable
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Wikipedia | August 24, 2009
Discworld II: Missing Presumed...!?
...for the PC , and ported in 1997 for the PlayStation and Sega Saturn. It was published by Psygnosis for the PC and PlayStation, and by Sega for the Saturn (only in Europe). The game, on two CD-ROMs (one for the console versions), features...
In this article: Discworld II, Eric Idle, Discworld, Dibbler, Crocodile, Unseen University, Cd-roms, Discworld, and Psygnosis
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BBC News | September 14, 2007
BBC NEWS - Business - PlayStation's creator to retire
Huge costs Mr Kutaragi, 56, designed the original PlayStation, which was born out of his frustration from a cancelled deal for Sony to create a CD-Rom drive for Nintendo's Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Super NES). It has been an...
In this article: Ken Kutaragi, Sony, PlayStation 3, Nintendo, Sony Group, Sony Computer Entertainment, Wii, Revenue, and DVD
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Wikipedia | November 01, 2009
Keep case
Before the standard, commonly used DVD case was invented, early CD-ROM based video games (such as Sega CD and early PlayStation titles) would often come in a taller keep case, which resembled a thicker and taller jewel case. These...
In this article: DVD, Blu-ray Disc, Xbox, HD DVD, PlayStation 3 games, Amaray, PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Genericized trademark, and Dvd-video
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Kotaku | July 09, 2009
Why It's Hard To Make Today's Games Funny [Feature]
The CD-ROM format, which allowed developers to add more voices to their creations, gave birth to games like Gex and Blasto for the PlayStation, both of which relied on repetitive celebrity wisecracks to keep players entertained. The...
In this article: Dave Grossman, Wii, Monkey Island, Team Fortress 2, Konami, Sony, Microsoft, Cartoonish, Tales of Monkey Island, and Leisure Suit Larry
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The PlayStation (abbreviated PS, PSone, PS1, or PSX (as a general mistake named after the Playstation 2 derived DVR) is a 32-bit fifth generation video game console released by Sony Computer Entertainment in December .
The PlayStation was the first of the PlayStation series of console and handheld game devices. which was first created and released in Japan. Successor consoles and upgrades include the Net Yaroze, PS one, PSX, PocketStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, and the PlayStation 3. On March 31, 2005, the PlayStation and PS one reached a combined total of 102.49 million units shipped, becoming the first video game console to reach the 100 million mark. As of July 20, 2008, the PlayStation has sold 102 million units. Sony ceased production of the PlayStation on March 23, 2006, over 11 years after it was first produced.
- Type:
- Video game console
- Storage:
- Memory card
- Media Type:
- CD-ROM
- Manufacturer:
- Sony Computer Entertainment
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