PlayStation

...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

...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

...(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

...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...

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...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

...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

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

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

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