PlayStation
PlayStation is a video game platform.
Sony's first video game console, whose arrival launched the company's PlayStation brand. It was also the first successful disc-based console.
Overview
The Sony Playstation (common abbreviations are PS, PS1, PSone, and PSX) is a video game console that was released by Sony Computer Entertainment in North America on September 9, 1995. The PlayStation was the first of Sony Computer Entertainment's game consoles. The Playstation 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 2000, the PlayStation hardware received an upgrade with Sony Computer Entertainment releasing the PS one. This was a smaller version of the PlayStation but with the same functionality. Later the PS one received an LCD screen attachment that made the system semi-portable. In March 2006, Sony Computer Entertainment ended production of the PS one.
Controller
Original Controller
Original Controller
Original Controller
Dual Analog
Dual Analog
The PlayStation controller is 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, cross, 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 core of the original PlayStation controller design is still used today by the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3. The only differences over the 13 years since the original PlayStation launched have been relatively minor. Part way through the life cycle of the PlayStation, Sony introduced the Dual Analog controller, then the DualShock controller. The DualShock controller worked on both PlayStation 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.
Hardware Specifications
CPU
Processor
- R3000A 32-bit RISC at 33.8MHz
- Operation Cycle: 30 MIPS
- Bandwidth Bus: 123MB
- Instructional Cache: 4KB
- SRAM Data Cache: 1KB
Co Processors
Geometry Transformation Engine
- Operation Cycle: 66 MIPS
- 180,000 Texture Mapped Polygons Per-Second
- 360,000 Flat-Shaded Polygons Per-Second
Data Decompression Engine
- Operation Cycle 80 MIPS
- MJEPG and H. 261 File Decoding
- Direct CPU Bus Connection
Note: The Data Decompression Engine is mainly used to cut back on game loading times.
Graphics
- Maximum Colors: 16.7 Million (Tru-Color)
- Maximum Sprites: 4000
- 2D Scaling and Rotation
- 3D Texture Mapping and Shading
- Transparency and Fading
- Screen Resolution: 256 x 224 - 640 x 480
- Possible AV Outputs: Composite, S-Video, Component (RGB)
Sound
- Custom Sound Processing Unit
- 24 Channel ADPCM
- Sample Rate 44.1KHz
Memory
- Main Memory: 2MB
- Video Memory: 1MB
- Sound Memory: 512K
- Operating System Memory: 512K
- CD Rom Cache Memory: 32K
CD-Rom
- XA Mode 2 Capable
- CD-DA Capable (allows Audio CD Playback)
- 2x Functioning Speed
PlayStation games
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General Information
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| Platform Name: | PlayStation |
| Release Date: | Sept. 9, 1995 |
| Online Support: | False |
| Install Base: | 102,490,000 |
| Original Price: | $299 |
| Producing Company: | Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated |
| Total Games: | games |
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