The PlayStation (abbreviated PS, PSone, PS1, or informally as PSX) is a 32-bit fifth generation video game console released by Sony Computer Entertainment in December 1994.
The PlayStation was the first of the ubiquitous PlayStation series of console and handheld game devices. Successor consoles and upgrades include the Net Yaroze, PS one, PocketStation, PlayStation 2, a revised slimline PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, a revised PlayStation Portable Slim and Lite, another revised PSP 3000, PSX, and the PlayStation 3 (20GB, 40GB, 60GB, 80GB, and 160GB). On March 31 2005, the PlayStation and PS one reached a combined total of 102.49 million units shipped,becoming the first video game console to reach the 100 million mark.As of July 20, 2008, the PlayStation has sold 102 million units.Sony ceased production of the PlayStation on March 23, 2006, over 11 years since it was first produced.
 | |
 | |
| Manufacturer | Sony Computer Entertainment |
|---|---|
| Product family | PlayStation |
| Type | Video game console |
| Generation | Fifth generation era |
| Retail availability | JP December 3, 1994 NA September 9, 1995 EU September 29, 1995 AUS November 1995 |
| Discontinued | 2006 |
| Units sold | 102 million (as of July 20, 2008) |
| Units shipped | 102.49 million, including 28.15 million PS one units (as of March 31 2005) |
| Media | CD-ROM |
| CPU | MIPS R3000A at 33.8688 MHz. |
| Storage capacity | Memory card |
| Best-selling game | Gran Turismo, 10.85 million shipped (as of April 30 2008) |
| Successor | PlayStation 2 |
No comments:
Post a Comment