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What will later become Sony is founded as Tokyo Tsushin Kogoyo KK.
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The original play station was a Super NES console with a CD-ROM attached, made possible by a partnership with Nintendo. It was announced at the 1991 Consumer Electronics Show, but when Nintendo decided to partner with the Philips, a Dutch electronics corporation, Sony cut ties with Nintendo and canceled all development on the console, instead directing its attention to making its own console.
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Previously released in Japan the year before, the PS1 was the first console to sell over 100 millions, a milestone that was reached 9 years after it's initial release.
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Gran Turismo was a racing game released in 1997. It sold 10.85 million copies worldwide, making it the best selling game on the PS1.
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The PS2 was announced in 1999 and released in the US in October of 2000. It sold 155 million units worldwide, making it the best selling video game console of all time.
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GTA: SA was released in 2004, and sold over 27.5 million copies worldwide, making it the most popular game on the PS2.
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The PSP was Sony's first handheld video game platform and was the first real competitor to Nintendo's own handheld consoles.
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The PS3 was launched in North America in 2006.
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Ridge Racer 7 was the most popular PS3 launch game in Japan. It received IGN's award for best racing game of 2006.
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Created to allow playstation users to be more connected with one another, PSN was announced in March of 2006. It was launched on November 11, 2006.
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The most popular launch game for the PS3 console, Resistance was named Game of the Year for 2006.
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Fallout 3 was the Game of the Year of 2008 and sold 610,000 units after it's initial release in 2008.
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This "optional" subscription service gives special privileges to those who pay for it. These include early access to games, beta trials, store discounts and the ability to access online multiplayer features on the PS4. The latter is the reason why "optional" is marked with quotations.
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The successor to the PSP, the PS Vita was the main competitor of the Nintendo 3DS.
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The PS4 is the current playstation console and is part of the eighth generation of gaming consoles. It competes with Microsoft's Xbox One and Nintendo's Nintendo Switch.
