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PlayStation Consoles, Variants & Physical Games

PlayStation helped move console games toward optical media, cinematic presentation, and worldwide third-party development. The archive follows Sony’s home and portable hardware from the original PlayStation through PlayStation 5, including colors, revisions, bundles, collector editions, and physical games.

Read the researched PlayStation console guide →
Console families
11
Hardware variants
256
Physical games
16,249
Physical packages
26,244

Hardware timeline

PlayStation console families

PlayStation console
1995

PlayStation

7 documented variants →
PlayStation 2 console
2000

PlayStation 2

24 documented variants →
Sony PSX console
2003

Sony PSX

5 documented variants →
PlayStation Portable console
2004

PlayStation Portable

49 documented variants →
PlayStation 3 console
2006

PlayStation 3

23 documented variants →
PlayStation Vita console
2011

PlayStation Vita

40 documented variants →
PlayStation TV console
2013

PlayStation TV

15 documented variants →
PlayStation 4 console
2013

PlayStation 4

77 documented variants →
PlayStation Classic console
2018

PlayStation Classic

3 documented variants →
PlayStation 5 console
2020

PlayStation 5

10 documented variants →
PlayStation Portal Remote Player console
2023

PlayStation Portal Remote Player

3 documented variants →

Complete checklists

Physical games by platform

1994—2023PlayStation3,558 physical games →2000—2025PlayStation 23,570 physical games →2004—2016PSP2,199 physical games →2006—2026PlayStation 31,639 physical games →2011—2022PlayStation Vita625 physical games →2013—2026PlayStation 43,059 physical games →2016—2024PlayStation VR36 physical games →2020—2026PlayStation 51,599 physical games →2023—2025PlayStation VR212 physical games →

Recent catalog releases

Newest documented games

Blood Omen 2: Legacy Of Kain physical game cover2026-12-31 · PlayStation 5

Blood Omen 2: Legacy Of Kain

Blood Omen: Legacy Of Kain physical game cover2026-12-31 · PlayStation 5

Blood Omen: Legacy Of Kain

Castlevania: Belmont's Curse physical game cover2026-12-31 · PlayStation 5

Castlevania: Belmont's Curse

Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy physical game cover2026-12-31 · PlayStation 5

Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy

Shenmue III Enhanced physical game cover2026-12-31 · PlayStation 5

Shenmue III Enhanced

Silent Hill: Townfall physical game cover2026-12-31 · PlayStation 5

Silent Hill: Townfall

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World physical game cover2026-12-03 · PlayStation 5

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World

Mortal Shell II physical game cover2026-12 · PlayStation 5

Mortal Shell II

Bloodstained physical game cover2026-11-30 · PlayStation 4

Bloodstained

Citizen Sleeper: Helion Collection physical game cover2026-11-06 · PlayStation 5

Citizen Sleeper: Helion Collection

Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee physical game cover2026-11-03 · PlayStation 5

Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee

Capcom Arcade Stadium Vol. 2 physical game cover2026-10-31 · PlayStation 4

Capcom Arcade Stadium Vol. 2