PlayStation Games

Sony PlayStation / PS1 / PSX

The PlayStation, launched in Japan on December 3, 1994 and in North America on September 9, 1995 at $299, was Sony's revolutionary console that fundamentally changed the gaming industry and ended Nintendo's long-running dominance. It packed a 33.8 MHz CPU, 2MB RAM and 1MB VRAM, rendering 1.5 million flat-shaded polygons per second. Its killer innovation was the 660MB CD-ROM drive — vastly superior to the N64's 64MB cartridges — offering much lower production costs, larger worlds, and full-motion video with CD-quality audio. Over 102 million units sold worldwide. Legendary library: Resident Evil, Crash Bandicoot, Gran Turismo, Tomb Raider, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Silent Hill, Spyro, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, and countless JRPGs.