PlayStation
PlayStation (プレイステーション Pureisutēshon) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment, released on December 3, 1994. As a fifth-generation console, it primarily competed with the Nintendo 64 and Sega Saturn.
Sony began developing the PlayStation after a failed partnership with Nintendo to create a CD-ROM peripheral for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in the early 1990s. The console was primarily designed by Ken Kutaragi and Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan, with additional development outsourced to the United Kingdom. An emphasis on 3D polygon graphics was central to the console's design. PlayStation game production was streamlined and inclusive, attracting the support of many third-party developers.
The PlayStation marked Sony's significant entry into the video game industry, receiving widespread acclaim and selling strongly. In less than a decade, it became the first computer entertainment platform to ship over 100 million units. Its use of compact discs signaled the industry's transition from cartridges. The PlayStation's success led to a series of successors, starting with the PlayStation 2 in 2000.
Medarot games[edit]
The PlayStation is the first home console to feature a Medarot game, with all previous titles having been released for handheld systems. It is also the one of the two non-Nintendo consoles to host a Medarot game. Medarot R and its Parts Collection are the only Medarot games available on the PlayStation, making it one of the platforms with the fewest Medarot titles. However, it is notable for being the first console to feature Medarot battles rendered entirely in 3D.
