dock98 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 The Falling OutBack in 1988 Sony and Nintendo formed a joint venture to create a CD-ROM add-on for the Super Nintendo. An add-on drive was to be created followed by a stand-alone combination unit called the Playstation, but due to some financial disagreements Sony backed out of the project quickly. Sony, not wanting to waste all their research and development, decided to utilize what they had from this failed partnership. They took a stab at the video-game console industry on their own and the Playstation was born.After the Sony-Nintendo deal fell through, Sony travelled their own path by releasing the stand-alone 32 bit Sony Playstation with CD ROM as a storage medium. First off was the Japanese release in December 1994, followed by North America, Europe, and Australia nearly a year later. The Playstation’s direct competition for the time was the slightly more expensive Sega Saturn, and with the Nintendo 64 being over a year a way, Sony had the opportunity to dig their claws into the videogames market. Not long after released to the world, Sony had the first system since Atari's 2600 to top the charts in America, Japan and Europe simultaneously.full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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