Rare prototype of Nintendo and Sony console found

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/prototype-nintendo-sony-abandoned-playstation-console-discovered-1509142

It has not been officially verified that the device is a genuine prototype, but it certainly appears that it is.

thats amazing. that dude has the holy grail of video games in his hands... and to think it was going to be thrown away

If it's real, that guy just won the lotto.

He should find an adapter, try out a SNES cartridge and a PlayStation 1 disc. If this works then it is truly a gem. But it may just be a non functioning mock up. But it looks to be in working order. Sony and Nintendo did manage to create 2 versions of this. A 16 bit SNES-CD and a 32-Bit SNES-CD. Supposedly there were 200 of these manufactured. Demo units for game developers?

This is the first time one of these SNES-CD consoles were found. after the Sony/Nintendo partnership died. So if it works then a small fortune could be his.

The founder said that it should be able to work and that he will post videos of it later. I'm hoping it does work and we get to see what would have been.

I hate to be that guy but this just sound TOO good to be true.. i call B.S!

You and me both sir.

You can tell its a Super Nintendo/Famicom due to the color changes

Its basically how Sony started making consoles. I didn't know about this.

Shuhei Yoshida Has Reacted To The Newly Discovered Nintendo PlayStation Console

“When I joined Ken Kutaragi’s team [in 1993], there was a system called ‘Play Station’ that had both Super Nintendo cartridge support and some disc game support. Actually, I played some games [on it] as well.”

http://gonintendo.com/stories/237687-snes-playstation-prototype-found-shown-in-various-pictures

http://gonintendo.com/stories/237730-a-look-at-how-that-snes-playstation-prototype-resurfaced

The older chaps here might remember Sony and Nintendo having talks. I remember reading about it in one of my mags (C&VG?)

It was proper exciting at the time

@MonsieurX: this is the world famous Console that plays both SNES and PS1 games right?? Is this the real thing?

@MonsieurX: this is the Mythical console that plays both SNES and PS1 games??

@Coolyfett: It's a prototype of the SNES-CD project Sony worked on for Nintendo before being quite literally dumped on the show floor during the Consumer Electronics Show in 1991 for Sonys bitter rival Phillips. Sony would later use the work put into building this device towards the original Playstation 1.

What would it take to build one of these Consoles? What components would someone need? If the components of a PS1 and SNES could be stripped and somehow framed in the same case, could someone actually build a Nintendo PlayStation console?

@Coolyfett: It's more of a prototype than it is a console. That system would not play PS1 games, as it was designed to play SNES-CD games that never came to be. The Nintendo Play Station was to be Nintendo's answer to the Sega/Mega CD.

Here's more info.

The SNES PlayStation Prototype Was Legit And Playable

Well despite the naysayers it turns out that it was legitimate and that it actually works. The owners of the system took it to the Retro.HK Expo to showcase it and played the iconic Street Fighter 2 on the console. The system works with cartridges but there are no known CDs that work on the console. The cartridge that was found alongside the system doesn’t work, but they have tried other cartridges without a problem.

http://www.retrocollect.com/News/super-nintendo-playstation-snes-cd-prototype-finally-revealed.html

http://wiiudaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/snes-ps-prototype-2.jpg?a9ac83

http://wiiudaily.com/2015/11/snes-prototype-played-and-opened/

Footage is in the link

http://gonintendo.com/stories/246283-another-look-at-the-snes-cd-prototype

That prototype looks identical to a prototype pictured in a '90s magazine, so it seems legit.

Wonder if there was any snes cds that got made at all, would be cool to see it play a cd

Pretty interesting stuff.

Lol no wonder Nintendo backed out.... this thing has Sony written all over it!

Extremely cool. Wonder what type of offers he'll get for it. It could very well change his life drastically IMO.

@undergroundLPx: Apparently they already turned down an offer for $45k, plan on donating it to a vg museum.

@suicidesn0wman: Has it been confirmed as real?

Does the video in the link show you that its real.

http://gonintendo.com/stories/246283-another-look-at-the-snes-cd-prototype

http://wiiudaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/snes-ps-prototype-2.jpg?a9ac83

Could be a modded snes. I'm skeptical until they verify through the right channels.

Don't know what counts as 'right channels', but they took it to a retro show and shown it off there, I think it's probably real. It does play SFC games, but does not play any cd games.

@n64dd: Engadget seems to think it's real.

http://www.engadget.com/2015/11/06/Nintendo-PlayStation-is-real-and-it-works/

That's pretty sweet.