Playstation 1
Photo 1: Evan-Amos, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (PlayStation-SCPH-1000-with-Controller.png) Photo 2: Evan-Amos, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (PSX-Original-Controller.jpg) Photo 3: Evan-Amos, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (PSX-Memory-Card.jpg)
Video game console, 1994, Sony. The PlayStation was Sony's entry into the console market, born from the cancelled CD-ROM add-on for the Super Nintendo. Released in Japan in December 1994 and in Europe in September 1995, it was built for 3D graphics with a MIPS processor and a geometry engine, used CD-ROM for cheap, large games and attracted third-party developers with good tools, and it became the first console to sell 100 million units. This is the original grey console.
| Years | 1994 to 2000 (original model) |
|---|---|
| Processor | MIPS R3000A at 33.9 MHz with Geometry Transformation Engine |
| RAM | 2 MB plus 1 MB video RAM and 512 KB sound RAM |
| Graphics | up to 640 x 480, 16.7 million colours, 360,000 polygons per second |
| Sound | 24 channels of 16-bit samples |
| Media | CD-ROM |
| Controllers | 2 ports, PlayStation controller, later DualShock |
| Storage | memory cards |
| Price (1995) | £299 in Europe |
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