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Super Disc
Sony and Nintendo started a collaboration in 1988 to add a CD-ROM for the upcoming Super Nintendo. This never happened due to licensing issues and contractual issues. In 1991, a modified version of this was released with the name PlayStation. -
PSX
After 200 manufactured Playstations, they decided to stop production of them. They decided to remake them but this time focusing on the CD-ROM. They dropped the Super Nintendo cartridge port on the new Playstation, named PSX. -
PSX Released in Japan
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PSX Released in Europe and America
After the PlayStation was realeased in Japan, Europe, and America, it quickly became popular. -
PlayStation 2 Released
Soom to become possibly the most popular game system ever, the PS2 had sold 155 million units as of December 28, 2012. Even though production has stopped, many people still own this system. -
PSone Released
PSone was released as a remake of the original PlayStation with two main changes: A cosmetic change and the system's home menu GUI. -
PS2 Slim Released
The PlayStation 2 Slimline was released in 2004. It was made to be much more thin, quieter, and came with an Ethernet port built in. It too had revisions in 2007 with a lighter AC adapter and in 2008 when it incorporated the power supply into the console itself, reducing weight, -
PlayStation Portable Released
Released in 2005, the first edition of the PSP was released. The small discs it took were known as a UMD (Universal Media Disc). It was the first of its kind to take games and movies. -
PlayStation 3 Released
Competing mainly with the Xbox 360 and the Nintendo Wii, it was released late 2006. It was the first PlayStation to incorperate motion sense technology with the Sixaxis controller. It came with a Blu-ray disc reader. -
PSP 2000 and 3000 Models Released
The PSP 2000 was the first revision of the PSP, reducing its weight by 33% and making it 19% slimmer than the original PSP. The capacity of the battery was reduced one third, but the amount of playtime was the same. -
PS3 Slim Released
In 2009, the PS3 was released with a smaller version of the original. Not only was it 33% smaller, it was 36% lighter and used 34%-45% less power than the original. -
PSP Go Released
The PSP Go was the largest remodel of the PSP to date. It did not take UMDs, but rather had to have everything downloaded from the PlayStation Store. It was much lighter and smaller than the original PSP, and still significantly smaller than the PSP-3000. Also very different, the controls are found by sliding the screen up. -
PS3 Super Slim Released
In 2012. the PS3 was remodeled yet a third time. Different from the previous PS3s, it had a sliding door on the top. It was 4.3 pounds, weighing nearly 3 pounds lighter than the previous slim edition. -
PlayStation Vita Released
The PlayStation Vita was released to North America in 2012. It was previously called the Next Generation Portable. The original model featured a 5-inch OLED touchscreen, Sixaxis motion control, a rear touchpad, and two analog sticks. It was re-released in 2014 with a variety of colors, a difference in size and battery life, and regular LEDs instead of OLEDs. -
PlayStation 4 Released
As of now, the PS4 is considered what is now a next-gen gaming system. The PS4 focuses much more on social gameplay, with the share button on the controller allowing you to share directly with friends. I need one.
