Background
The PlayStation was conceived by Ken Kutaragi, a Sony executive who managed a hardware engineering division and was later dubbed "the … See more

The PlayStation featured a diverse game library which grew to appeal to all types of players. The first two games available at launch were See more

SCE was an upstart in the video game industry in late 1994, as the video game market in the early 1990s was dominated by Nintendo and … See more

• PlayStation: The Official Magazine (PSM)
• Portable Sound Format (PSF)
• System 573 See more

Technical specifications
The main microprocessor is a 32-bit LSI R3000 CPU with a clock rate of 33.86 MHz and 30 MIPS. Its CPU relies heavily on the "cop2" 3D and matrix math coprocessor on the same die to provide the necessary speed to See more

The PlayStation was mostly well received upon release. Critics in the west generally welcomed the new console; the staff of Next Generation reviewed … See more