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The history of Playstation

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    The history of Playstation

  • Formation of Sony Computer Entertainment Industries.

    Formation of Sony Computer Entertainment Industries.
    A building block of SCEI was its initial partnership with Sony Music which helped SCEI attract creative talent to the company as well as assist SCEI in manufacturing, marketing and producing discs, something that Sony Music had been doing with Music Discs
  • First ever Playstation console introduced

    First ever Playstation console introduced
    Playstation came out with their first product the "playstation 1" this was their first console that they had brought out. It now consists of a total of four core home consoles, as well as a media center, an online service, a line of controllers, two handhelds and a phone, as well as multiple magazines. the first console in the series, the PlayStation, was the first video game console to ship 100 million units, 9 years and 6 months after its initial launch
  • The first and most successful sale of playstation

    The first and most successful sale of playstation
    The playstation 2 was released in 2000, This was playstations must successful selling product. The PS2 became the best selling game console selling over 150, million units and more that 3,800 game titles
  • The PSone remake.

    The PSone remake.
    concurrently with its successor the PlayStation 2, the PSone was a considerably smaller, redesigned version of the original PlayStation video game console. The PSone went on to outsell all-other consoles, including its successor, throughout the remainder of the year It featured two main changes from its predecessor, the first being a cosmetic change to the console and the second being the home menu's Graphical User Interface.
  • The creation of the playstation2 "slimline" model.

    The creation of the playstation2 "slimline" model.
    Released in 2004, four years after the launch of the original PlayStation 2, the PlayStation 2 Slimline was the first major redesign of the PlayStation 2. Compared to its predecessor, the Slimline was smaller, thinner, quieter and also included a built-in Ethernet. This shows that Playstation had to change the design of their highest selling and most successful products to try and make it more convenient for their users. This shows that the business changed a products for the needs of the user.
  • The first hand held playstation device

    The first hand held playstation device
    The PlayStation Portable is the only handheld video game console to use an optical disc format. UMD. The devise could connect up to the Playstation 2, 3 and the internet.The console's launch was a success with over 200,000 units sold the first day. Different color variations were also sold in bundle packs.
  • Biggest redesign in playstation.

    Biggest redesign in playstation.
    The "PsP Go" was the biggest redesgin of the PSP model to date.
  • Original Partnership Broken

    he console's origins date back to 1988 where it was originally a joint project between Nintendo and Sony to create a CD-ROM for the Super Famicom.[14] Although Nintendo denied the existence of the Sony deal as late as March 1991, Sony revealed a Super Famicom with a built-in CD-ROM drive (that incorporated Green Book technology or CDi) at the Consumer Electronics Show in June 1991. However, a day after the announcement at CES Nintendo announced that it would be breaking its partnership.