Overview

The Playstation 1 (common abbreviations are PS1, PSone, and PS) is a computer entertainment console that was released by Sony Computer Entertainment in North America on September 9, 1995.  The Playstation 1 was the first of Sony Computer Entertainment's game consoles.  The Playstation 1 was the predecessor to the Playstation 2, Playstation Portable, and Playstation 3.  The playstation was extremely popular at the time of its release and to date has sold over 100 million units.  In July of 2000 the Playstation 1 hardware received an upgrade with Sony Computer Entertainment releasing the PSone.  This was a smaller version of the Playstation 1 but with the same functionality.  Later the PSone received an LCD screen attachment that made the system semi-portable.  In March of 2006 Sony Computer Entertainment ended production of the Playstation 1.

Controller

Original Controller

Original Controller

Dual Analog

The Playstation Controller as the most symmetrical of the game controllers at the time of its release and still is in the current generation of game consoles.  The use of shapes is unique to the Playstation controller with a square, triangle, x, and circle on the right side of the controller.  The left side of the controller has a standard D-Pad and on top of the controller is two buttons on the right and left side (L1, L2, R1, R2).  After the release of the Dual Analog Controller there were two analog sticks one for each of the gamer's thumbs.

History

The original playstation controller design is still used today by the Playstation 2 and Playstation 3.  The only differences that have changed over the 13 years since the original Playstation launched have been minor.  Part way through the life cycle of the Playstation 1 Sony introduced the Dual Analog controller, then the DualShock controller.  The Dual Shock controller worked on both Playstation 1 and Playstation 2.  When the Playstation 3 launched the controller became wireless and gained the use of the Sixaxis but lost the vibration function that gamers had become familiar with.  Later Sony released the DualShock 3 that reintroduced the vibration function.

PlayStation - Recent Games

		Name	Platforms	Developer
		Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen released on Sept. 16, 2008	NES, PS1, DS	Square Enix, Heart Beat, ArtePiazza
		Baroque released on April 8, 2008	PS2, PS1, WII	Sting Entertainment
		Actua Pool released on March 2, 2007	PS1, DS	Gremlin Interactive Ltd.
		Summon Night	GBA, PS1, DS	Flight-Plan
		Tales of Phantasia released on March 6, 2006	GBA, SNES, PSP, PS1	Namco Tales Studio Ltd.
		Broken Sword I & II Compilation	PS1, PC	Revolution Software Ltd.
		Grand Theft Auto: The Classics Collection	PS1, PC	Rockstar North
		Dancing Stage Fusion	PS2, PS1, ARC	Konami JPN
		FIFA Soccer 2005	GBA, PS2, PS1, GC, XBOX, NGE, GIZ, PC	EA Canada
		Madden NFL 2005 released on Aug. 9, 2004	GBA, PS2, PS1, GC, XBOX, DS, ZOD, PC	Exient Entertainment
		Driver / Driver 2 Twin Pack	PS1	Reflections Interactive Ltd.
		The Cat in the Hat	PS1	DC Studios, Inc.
		Rascal Racers	PS1	Miracle Designs
		Growlanser Collection released on Dec. 18, 2003	PS2, PS1	Career Soft
		Battle Arena Toshinden 4	PS1	Tamsoft Corporation
		Dora the Explorer: Barnyard Buddies	PS1	Santa Cruz Games
		FIFA Soccer 2004	GBA, PS2, PS1, GC, XBOX, NGE, PC	EA Canada
		NBA Shootout 2004	PS2, PS1	Sony Computer Entertainment America
		Disney's 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure	PS1	Digital Eclipse Software, Inc.
		MTV Celebrity Deathmatch	PS2, PS1, XBOX, PC	Big Ape Productions, Inc.

PlayStation - Upcoming Games

		Name	Platform	Developer
		Tekken 3 (Greatest Hits) expected release 2002	PS1, ARC	NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.
		Final Fantasy IX (Greatest Hits) expected release 2001	PS1	Square Co., Ltd.
		Barbie: Race & Ride expected release 1999	PS1	Runecraft, Ltd.
		Mega Man X4 expected release 1997	PS1, SAT, PC	Capcom
		Tomb Raider II expected release 1997	MAC, PS1, PC	Core Design Ltd., MacSoft
		Loaded expected release 1996	PS1, SAT, PC	Gremlin Interactive Ltd.
		Suikoden expected release 1996	PSP, PS2, PS1, SAT, PC	Konami Corporation, Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo
		3D Baseball expected release 1996	PS1, SAT	Crystal Dynamics, Inc.
		Final Doom expected release 1995	MAC, PS1, PC	id Software, Williams Electronic Games, Inc.