The history of video games

  • SCEA founded as North America division of sony computer Ent.

    SCEA founded as North America division of sony computer Ent.
    Sony Computer Entertainment America was founded as the North America division of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Taking approximately four years to develop.
  • Creatioin of playstation

    Creatioin of playstation
    The PlayStation game console was introduced in the United States in 1995.
  • play station games

    play station games
    Sony had launched 16 games, with a 18 becoming available from third-parties
  • PS sells 4 billion systems

    In April 1997, with nearly 4 million PlayStation game consoles in North America, they found a way to strengthen the bond with PlayStation owners even more.
  • release of the dualshock

    playstations flagship controller
  • ps2 sales

    ps2 sales
    January 2000, over 70 million PlayStation consoles had been shipped
  • Playstation 2

    Playstation 2
    Sony created the playstation 2 which had the ability to play cd's and dvd's and also had real time graphics
  • more ps2 sales

    more ps2 sales
    January 2001, Sony had shifted nearly 80 million PlayStation consoles
  • microsoft vs PS

    microsoft vs PS
    The beginning of 2002 saw the launch of Microsoft’s first console the Xbox. It sold 24 million units over the next four years, compared to the PS2’s 120 million
  • law suit

    In 2002, Sony was sued by Immersion for patent infringement for the use of vibration functions in their gaming controllers.
  • new ps2 colorway

    new ps2 colorway
    n August 2003, Sony announced the launch of the satin silver PS2. It was more expensive than the black model despite having no performance benefits
  • ps2 take over

    ps2 take over
    By the end of 2003 one in ten people owned a ps2 consle
  • sales new

    sales new
    By May 2004, the original PlayStation console had reached the milestone of 100 million sales
  • Discontinued dual shock controller

    Discontinued dual shock controller
    sony discontinued the dualshock controller
  • Creation of the PSP

    Creation of the PSP
    n March 2005, the PlayStationPortableor PSP was released in North America, it brought a totally different gaming experience to a handheld games. the PSPhas the ability to do everything the consles could do but in a smaller package and extremely more portable hence the name.
  • PS3 comes out

    PS3 comes out
    The ps3 was the most advance ps yet. it had all kinds or processers and video games cold be played in full 1080 HD. the ps3 was the most advanced computer gaming system
  • introduction of PSN

    introduction of PSN
    PSN allows you to stream videos buy games play games chat and share.
  • wireless dual shock3

    wireless dual shock3
    first wireless dualshock controller released by sony
  • ps3 sales

    ps3 sales
    the play station 3 had just broke over 10 million sales
  • Indroduction of PSPgo

    Indroduction of PSPgo
    In 2009, sony made it even easier for people to take and download content on the road with the PSPgo.The PSP®go has PlayStationNetwork and digital content. it has 16GB of internal memory and expandable storage for all the latest things like games,videos, music, and pictures.
  • Playstation Vita

    Playstation Vita
    the playstation vita was sort of an updated psp. it allowed you to play, browse, search amd share. it had a 5 inch front touch screen and a touch pad on the back. a front and rear camera along with 3g capability
  • ps4

    ps4
    sony's ps4 is planned to be released novenber 15 of this year
  • future dual shock 4

    future dual shock 4
    sony plans to release the first dual shock contoller with the new ps4
  • psn cards

    psn cards
    the psn card allows you to purchase things fron the psn store without putting in any cradit card information