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In 1988, Sony and Nintendo were working together to develop the Super Disc. However, Sony and Nintendo parted ways business-wise and the Super Disc was never introduced or used by Nintendo as was intended.
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Research and development for the PlayStation had began in 1990, headed by Sony engineer, Ken Kutaragi.
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In 1991, Sony used a modified version of the Super Disk as part of their new game console - the Sony PlayStation.
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The original PlayStation released in December 1994 was the first of the ubiquitous PlayStation series of console and hand-held game devices
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Released on July 7, 2000, the PS1 was a considerably smaller, redesigned version of the original PlayStation video game console.
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Released in 2000, the PlayStation 2 is part of the sixth generation of video game consoles, and is backwards-compatible with most original PlayStation games.
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In 1994, the new PlayStation X (PSX) was released that was no longer compatible with Nintendo game cartridges and only played CD-ROM based games
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Released in 2004, the PlayStation 2 Slim line was the first major redesign of the PlayStation 2, the Slim line was smaller, thinner, quieter and also included a built-in Ethernet port.
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Released in March 2005, the PlayStation Portable (PSP) was Sony's first handheld console
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Released on November 11, 2006, the PlayStation 3 is the third and current iteration in the series
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In 2007, Sony began shipping a revision of the Slimline which was lighter than the original Slimline together with a lighter AC adapter
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Released in September 2007, the PSP Slim & Lite was the first major hardware revision of the PlayStation Portable.
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In 2008, Sony released yet another revision of the Slimline which had an overhauled internal design incorporating the power supply into the console itself like the original PlayStation 2 resulting in a further reduced total weight of the console
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Released in 2009, the redesigned model of the PlayStation 3 is 33% smaller, 36% lighter, and consumes 34% to 45% less power than previous models.
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Released in October 2009, the PSP Go is the biggest redesign of the PlayStation Portable to date.
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The PlayStation Vita was officially unveiled by Sony on January 27, 2011 at the PlayStation Meeting 2011.
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On March 4, 2011, the Xperia Play was put on the market
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In 2012, Sony revealed a new "Super Slim" PlayStation 3
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The PlayStation 4 (PS4) is an upcoming video game console from Sony Computer Entertainment announced at a press conference on February 20, 2013.
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Released in 2009, the redesigned model of the PlayStation 3 is the only model in production.
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moving away from the more complex Cell microarchitecture of its predecessor, the console features an AMD Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) built upon the x86-64 architecture, which can theoretically peak at 1.84 teraflops; AMD stated that it was the "most powerful" APU it had developed to date. The console's controller was also redesigned and improved over the PlayStation 3, with improved buttons and analog sticks, and an integrated touchpad among other changes.
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known by the codename Project Morpheus during development, is a virtual reality headset developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment, which was released in October 2016. It was designed to be fully functional with the PlayStation 4 home video game console.
