PlayStation One

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PlayStation (プ レ イ ス テ ー シ ョ ン Pureisutēshon, officially abbreviated as PS1) is a 32-bit desktop video game console launched by Sony Computer Entertainment on December 3, 1994 in Japan. It is considered the most successful game console of the fifth generation in both sales and po[CENSORED]rity. In addition to the original, the PSone was launched. He had great success implanting the CD-ROM within his hardware despite the fact that other companies such as SEGA (Sega CD), Panasonic (3DO), Phillips (CD-i), SNK (Neo Geo CD), NEC (Super CD ROM ) and Atari (Atari Jaguar) had already employed him. These companies had little success using the CD-ROM as a support for storing games. It is estimated that Sony was able to sell 105,500,000 units of its game console in 10 years. The console disappeared from the market on March 23, 200

History
The PlayStation was released for sale on December 3, 1994 in Japan, 5 on September 9, 1995 in the US. UU. and on September 29, 1995 in Europe. It all started with a broken contract with Nintendo in the late 1980s. Nintendo agreed with Sony, in the late 1980s, to develop for its successful Super Nintendo an appendix to incorporate games on disk, in addition to the traditional cartridge.5 The firm of video games, however, broke with the Japanese technology, neophyte then in the industry, because he considered that he gave a lot in the control and benefits derived from the sale of games on CD.

Ken Kutaragi, who at that time was a Sony computer engineer passionate about video games, proposed a console that combined the graphics capabilities of a workstation and the Sony CD-ROM drive. For 2 years, Ken Kutaragi unsuccessfully sought someone somewhere in the Sony audiovisual group to support his project. He moved, along with his research, from one laboratory to another, until Teruo Tokunaka took him to see then President Norio Ohga to present his idea.

The dome of Sony, remade from the beginning to enter the video game market, tried to end the adventure here. However, Kutaragi's stubbornness made the company move on. The company derived the project with Kutaragi by Sony Music so as not to take responsibility for the unpredictable consequences of the bet. The collaboration, in the end, was essential for the production of records. Until 1993, the company would not have its own videogames section, Sony Computer Entertaiment.

Sony launched the PlayStation in Japan on December 3, 1994. The success was immediate. The key was in the facilities offered by the company to video game developers, excited about the great technical possibilities, the three dimensions and the disc. The developers took several economic risks by creating cartridges for Sega or Nintendo; On the contrary, Sony offered all the facilities in order to have a varied catalog of games. Soon the greats of the sector joined. Titles such as Gran Turismo, Metal Gear or Final Fantasy are fundamental history of video games.

The jump to Europe and the United States was also successful. Sony chose to lower the price of its console below cost. The launch in the United States was priced at $ 299, well below the 399 of its main enemy, the Sega Saturn, completely swept. Contrary to the industry trend, Sony tried to obtain benefits derived from software and not just hardware. And he did: Sony Computer Entertaiment earnings accounted for 90% of the company.

The first version of the PlayStation exceeded 100 million units sold nine years after launching it.6

Description
Shape: It has the shape of a rectangular gray prism and stands out for its compact and lightweight design. With the launch of the PSOne, the PlayStation further reduced its size and weight, the extreme edges curved more and the color was a lighter gray compared to the original.

The PlayStation One was the second version of the PlayStation.
Top: There is the disc reader, the on / off and reset buttons are located, finally there is the button to open the CD player cover. In the PlayStation One version, the reset button is corrected as it was known in the original PlayStation and this button is relocated to the power part.

Front: On the front of the console, there are a couple of gaps to connect the controls and at the top there are two slots to insert the Memory Cards (Memory Cards in English). In the fifth generation of video games, many long games appeared; It was already a requirement to have the memory cards to save the progress of the games or any customization of a game.
Backside: In that place is a parallel port (which Sony removed in the latest versions of the console, allegedly to combat piracy of its games because there are accessories that, once connected to it, allow you to bypass the system protections and run games not originals), a serial port, the power input and the A / V output. By removing it, they thought they managed to combat piracy, which did not work and could be fought by other systems (by implanting chips or connecting internal cables, that in case the chip was compatible with all pirate games).
Side parts: The console has small vents that allow heat dissipation. It was recommended to leave the side parts free of any object that obstructs ventilation to avoid overheating.
Bottom: On the bottom there are vents; the screws that hold the housing are also located and finally, there are the information labels of the console.