PlayStation · Console family

PlayStation

Sony’s confident debut helped move games onto discs, into 3D, and toward an older audience.

After a broken partnership with Nintendo, Sony entered the market alone. Developer-friendly tools, inexpensive CD production, and a wide-ranging library helped PlayStation redefine the center of the industry.

Released

1995 · Exact day not documented

Platform / family

Fifth generation

Format / type

CD-ROM

Region

North America