15 years ago, precisely 3rd December 1994th year, the market has introduced a product called the Sony PlayStation Japanese manufacturers, who will then amaze gaming population, but also the whole world. Sony has finally removed from the throne of their associates, the leading manufacturer of games consoles 90s, Nintendo that after the release of PlayStation's becomes their rival in the market.
The idea to create a PlayStation console was created during the collaboration Sony and Nintendo about the CD-ROM drive called the SNES-CD, which was supposed to be the Add-On for Nintendo vu-player SNES console. In the meantime, Sony stops the cooperation and starts developing its own console, which will begin a new era of gaming. From the date of the release 1994th to 3 March 2006th The console has sold worldwide in the 102nd million copies and 28 millions thin versions of PS one, after which Sony has officially stopped producing and delivering the PlayStation due to start of new PS era, PS 2 which Took over. Over 4000 games titled and labeled PS2 the king console, and some of the most popular games are Ridge Racer, Tekken, Final Fantasy, Tomb Raider, Resident Evil, Metal Gear Solid, while the Gran Turismo was sold in about 10 million copies.
Technical specifications
CPU: 33.8688 MHz, 32-Bit MIPS R3000 / R3051 RISC
RAM: 2 MB RAM
GPU: 1 MB RAM, 4-Bit / 24-Bit (16.7 Mil. Colors)
Resolution: 256 x 224 / 640 x 480 (NTSC, interlaced)
SPU: ADPCM / MIDI, 44.1 kHz, 24 channels, 512 KB SRAM
OS ROM: 512 KB
CD-ROM: 32 KB Buffer, 660 MB Space
Controllers: PS Control Pads (DualAnalog, DualShock)
Data Save: Memory Card
Tags: PS, PS1, PSX, PSone
After leaving Japan (SCEJ) 1994th The console was introduced in America (SCEA) and Europe (SCEE) one year later, 1995th, and the price was around $ 300.
Happy 15th birthday we wish you, eternal PlayStation!
(BTW I still got one home, over 4 years old, I still play Crash racing on it LOL)