Happy 15th Birthday, PlayStation!


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Happy 15th Birthday, PlayStation!

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It all began 15 years ago today. On December 3, 1994, Sony released the PlayStation in Japan. The rest, as they say, is history.

Yes, it's hard to remember now, but there once was a time, before WipeOut, before Tomb Raider, before PaRappa, that Sony entering the gaming business didn't sound like such a sure bet.

There was a failed attempt at a CD-based system in partnership with Nintendo. There was the fact Sony were an unproven force in a market dominated by Nintendo and Sega. And the PlayStation's approach was all so adult.

Time, of course, has proven any doubts unfounded. The original PlayStation blew people's minds from the moment it launched, and its successor - the PS2 - is still the #1 selling video game console of all time. So it too did OK.

True, things haven't quite been the same for the company since, with both the PSP and PS3 failing to achieve the same level of market dominance. Oh well. There's still plenty of time left for both platforms (well, at least the PS3, which has been coming along in great strides all year), and besides, today isn't a day for nit-picking.

It's a day for clinking glasses. Happy birthday, PlayStation. Think it's safe to say the video game business wouldn't have been the same without you.

(History buffs/Sony fans might want to check out this celebratory site, which is quite neat. It even has the ducks!)

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A lot more right than wrong done in the last 15 years, most of that thanks to all the internal dev studios, but let's hope the PS3 carries on strongly from here on in after the re-branding of the console, sorting out the pricing and the console starting to be properly tapped into (Y)

Cool site as well.

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If only I could read Japanese. :p

Anyways Happy Birthday PlayStation! :D I had the original PS and I have loved my PS2 and PS3 just as much. :yes:

The only thing I miss from my PS1 days is the GOOD FUN Crash Bandicoot that was made by Naughty Dog.

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suprised nothing is free from the psn network :(

apple are giving away a free game for the iphone EVERYDAY till xmas :(

I think PS3 games are a little more complex than iPhone games.

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I was very sceptical of the PS when it first came out, most games were very FMV heavy and I wasn't impressed. But Sony nailed the market absolutely, the PS was a party machine and games like WipEout with it's music etc. very much appealed to the teenagers of the time.

I myself went for the Saturn, which was a great console with some great games, but it was killed by FMV and trance music :(

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I've got my 1997 PS1 RIGHT HERE next to me <3

Got a couple of PS2s and a PS3 also :3 <3<3

I still remember when I was like 6/7, and my dad borrowed a PS from a workmate- FF7 came and I cried and cried when I had to part with it! I still remember it's smell vividly.

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Had a PSX and PS2. The PSX was awesome and the PS2, I remember watching a DVD for the first time and being all excited! :blush:

Shame the PS3 hasn't lived up to the same level as PSX/PS2 was yet! :(

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