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Sony’s PlayStation launched exactly 25 years ago today
Sony’s original PlayStation launched in Japan on December 3, 1994 – exactly 25 years ago today. The Japanese electronics giant’s debut console was a smash hit that propelled Sony to major player status in the video game industry but it almost didn’t happen at all.
Nintendo in the late 1980s reached out to Sony to build a CD-ROM accessory for its upcoming Super Nintendo Entertainment System as well as a standalone device called the Play Station that could play both SNES cartridges and optical discs. A licensing dispute between the two companies eventually unraveled the partnership.
Rather than scrap the project, Sony continued to develop the system. The rest, as they say, is history.
Continue ReadingA Deeper Look at the PlayStation 5 – WIRED
Now that the name is official, we’ve got more details about Sony’s next-gen console—from the haptics-packed controller to UI improvements.
Ever since the original PlayStation hit the market in 1994, Sony’s series of videogame consoles has stuck to the numbers. No “Super,” no “Max,” no “Code Red Xtreme”; just PlayStations 2, 3, and 4. With such unwavering consistency, the name of the next iteration has been a question only in the most technical sense—but Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan is still ready to answer it. The console, he tells me, will be called PlayStation 5. “It’s nice to be able to say it,” he says. “Like a giant burden has been lifted from my shoulders.”
So. There you go. PlayStation 5, holidays 2020.
Continue ReadingThe Last of Us Part II – Release Date Reveal Trailer
From PlayStation State of Play. Enjoy!
Coming February 21st 2020!