10 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know About… Sony PlayStation
Calling all you gamers! With the iconic PlayStation celebrating it's 21 years of existence later this year (now we feel old!), this 90s legend has really been a part of all of our lives (probably) and has certainly given us more hours than we'd like to publicly admit worth of fun.
Hitting scene back in December 1994, barely a week after Segaâs rival Saturn console, PlayStation was born and has been leading the way for gaming ever since!
With some of the coolest games to its name and with a whole army of die-hard fans, we thought we would bust out another of our '10 Things You (Probably) Didnât Know About..' posts and dedicate it to this console giant.
Check out some of the awesome things we've pick up about this amazing brand...
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1- The controller symbols have meanings! Yep each symbol has its unique meaning and reflects what it's often used for. The green triangle refers to a viewpoint, ahead of the player's head, pointing the direction. The square refers to a piece of paper; which refers to a menu or a document and is, therefore, pink. The red circle and blue X mean yes or no for decision making.
2- PlayStation was actually the result of a failed collaboration with Nintendo. Working on a new version of the SNES, complete with a CD-ROM drive, Nintendo later pulled out. Sonyâs president Norio Ohga wanted to continue and even after SEGA rejected them, PlayStation was born.
3- So why the name PlayStation? In the 1980's the Japanese used the imported English word, "Workstation" to mean an office computer. Ken Kutaragi, the father of PlayStation thought that if a computer for work is called a workstation, then a computer for play should be called a PlayStation. Simple as that!
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4- Speaking of Ken Kuturagi, he actually earlier kicked off his video game life by designing the revolutionary SPC700 sound chip for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System!
5- The original PlayStation console was the first to sell over 100 million units. Later in 2014, the PS4 became the fastest selling console ever too, selling over 1 million in a single day! Yeeesh!
6- The best-selling game on PlayStation was the racing game Gran Turismo which sold just over 10m units, followed by Final Fantasy VII, Resident Evil, Tekken 3, Tomb Raider and Crash Bandicoot.
7- Remember the old PS2 load screen? Well! You might not have spotted that the number of blocks you saw and the higher the towered depended on how many games you played and how long you played for. Spooky!
8- Spoilt for choice! There were a massive 2,418 games released for the original PlayStation!
9- All the games ever made for the original PlayStation (2,418 titles) could now fit onto just 31 PS4 game discs. They should make these!
10- The blue logo on a black console was inspired by the sight of the earth in space and it's shape was inspired by and old Atari PC prototype.
Wowzers! So much to learn! Hopefully we've shown you a little more into the history and inspiration behind one of the biggest console ranger ever. So much to love about this amazing brand.
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So what are your favourite PS games ever? Do you have a soft spot for the classics or a passion for the bang up to date releases? Let us know below.
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