Do you know how the PlayStation came to be? Quite a story...

I was just randomly reading console stories on Wikipedia and I looked up PlayStation and couldn't believe how the PSX came to be. I'll summarize it but you can read the full article at your leisure.

Nintendo thought of using CDs for their video game consoles in the late 80s but at the time there was licensing and all that to be done. Later on, around the early 90s, Nintendo and Sony started talking and had plans to make an SNES add-on for CD-ROM games. They made up a contract and almost signed it before CES '91 until one of the Nintendo guys read in the contract that Sony would have rights to all Nintendo's titles to be put on CD. He was outraged and broke the contract right before they were going to announce this new deal at CES. Sony didn't know what to do since they had everything ready so they decided to go forth with their own console using CDs instead. Thus, the PlayStation came to be in full in 1995. I was shocked when I read that it only used 32-bit graphics when it went head-to-head with the N64's 64-bit graphics!!! I'm almost 20 and I didn't even know about this coming up. It was really something.

I'm a Nintendo gamer and I'm glad they didn't go with Sony... but not for negative reasons like many of you may think. I can truly appreciate Sony stepping out and doing their own thing. It has caused different types of gamers to emerge to this day, different types of games to be formed (Crash, Spyro, Klonoa, Tenchu), and franchises to be established (MGS and Final Fantasy come to mind). It also allowed more people to think about games in terms of quality and art instead of only just fun. We're all gamers and most of us started with Nintendo so we're all gamer brothers and sisters at heart. Keep gaming guys and I hope the system hatred will end someday. :oops:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playstation

you know the reason the playstation brand still exist? FF7 nuff said

I would hope most people in SW would know the origins of playstation already

when FF7 and MGS jumped ship to Sony, that started the beginning of Nintendo's decline. But yeah that's a good share TC.

you know the reason the playstation brand still exist? FF7 nuff said

Hathesulacon

Yea, FF7 gets released every single year for the past decade.

And I did not know that story TC.

wow.

Good thing sony didnt go with nintendo... lol so many good games that wouldnt have been made, and so many advancments that may not have been made.

and the casual market would then also hold even more of the market :o

Just imagine if Sony went ahead with Nintendo...we would all be playing a ****load of casual games. We would have missed the glor days of PSOne and PS2, and Microsoft might have not entered the competition. Halo would have been on the Mac, and the Mac may have entered competative gaming...oh boy, what a world. All in all...thanks Sony.

The history of the Playstation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9TbVyNAWQI

Sony is the sole reason that the gaming industry is as big as it is now.

I would hope most people in SW would know the origins of playstation already

EPaul

I would hope most people in SW would know the origins of playstation already

EPaul

Really? I highly HIGHLY doubt that since some of us weren't old enough to care back then. Anywho...

The history of the Playstation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9TbVyNAWQI

gameofthering

Ahhh, I was going to post this, thanks for saving me the trouble.

Truly a mind opening video.

Well maybe not :P, but it is a great watch.

wow.

Good thing sony didnt go with nintendo... lol so many good games that wouldnt have been made, and so many advancments that may not have been made.

and the casual market would then also hold even more of the market :o

NinjaMunkey01

Does this mean sheep and cows are related?

I would hope most people in SW would know the origins of playstation already

EPaul

Does this mean sheep and cows are related?

Silverbond

when FF7 and MGS jumped ship to Sony, that started the beginning of Nintendo's decline. But yeah that's a good share TC.

Aku101

[QUOTE="Silverbond"]

Does this mean sheep and cows are related?

TheGrat1

[QUOTE="Silverbond"]

Does this mean sheep and cows are related?

TheGrat1

You found out my secret! :o

Butseriously, I am not related to BB. I was around before he was banned.

He was pretty cool though... it's a shame looking at how SW turned on him for no reason.

I thought this was common knowledge by now :?

[QUOTE="Aku101"]

when FF7 and MGS jumped ship to Sony, that started the beginning of Nintendo's decline. But yeah that's a good share TC.

Rockman999

Yes, Metal Gear SOLID started on PS1, but before it was Metal Gear, which started on Microsoft's MSX2 home computer and later was ported on NES.

yep nintendo was pretty much responsible for everything we have available to us today like it or not i say they should stay,isnt it funny how nintendo was once declining ,, now they pretty much have everything under their control once again , epic, its nintendos time i guess ,

I was just randomly reading console stories on Wikipedia and I looked up PlayStation and couldn't believe how the PSX came to be. I'll summarize it but you can read the full article at your leisure.

Nintendo thought of using CDs for their video game consoles in the late 80s but at the time there was licensing and all that to be done. Later on, around the early 90s, Nintendo and Sony started talking and had plans to make an SNES add-on for CD-ROM games. They made up a contract and almost signed it before CES '91 until one of the Nintendo guys read in the contract that Sony would have rights to all Nintendo's titles to be put on CD. He was outraged and broke the contract right before they were going to announce this new deal at CES. Sony didn't know what to do since they had everything ready so they decided to go forth with their own console using CDs instead. Thus, the PlayStation came to be in full in 1995. I was shocked when I read that it only used 32-bit graphics when it went head-to-head with the N64's 64-bit graphics!!! I'm almost 20 and I didn't even know about this coming up. It was really something.

I'm a Nintendo gamer and I'm glad they didn't go with Sony... but not for negative reasons like many of you may think. I can truly appreciate Sony stepping out and doing their own thing. It has caused different types of gamers to emerge to this day, different types of games to be formed (Crash, Spyro, Klonoa, Tenchu), and franchises to be established (MGS and Final Fantasy come to mind). It also allowed more people to think about games in terms of quality and art instead of only just fun. We're all gamers and most of us started with Nintendo so we're all gamer brothers and sisters at heart. Keep gaming guys and I hope the system hatred will end someday. :oops:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playstation

livinitup01

May I suggest "Game Over" by David Sheff... gives a lot more detail and covers Nintendo's rise to power as well.

you know the reason the playstation brand still exist? FF7 nuff said

Hathesulacon

Who knew SW's would be a place for educational material! :P

There is A LOT more than what WIKI states...you should check out "The FIRST QUARTER"by Steven Kent, great, great Read.

Nintendo Embarrassed Sony, and really modivated them. Japanese companies operate on honor, and Nintendo acted very American at that CES show.

[QUOTE="TheGrat1"][QUOTE="Silverbond"]

Does this mean sheep and cows are related?

Silverbond

You found out my secret! :o

Butseriously, I am not related to BB. I was around before he was banned.

He was pretty cool though... it's a shame looking at how SW turned on him for no reason.

How would you know they turned on him, you are a new poster....suspicious.

Huh? I think this is wrong.

Nintendo and Sony already had signed a deal and began working on the playstation (snes add-on).

Then nintendo pulled out after closely examining what they had already agreed to.

Then, with stunning arrogance, nintendo decided that gaming didn't "need" CD format and cartridge would continue to dominate the market - developing the N64.

you know the reason the playstation brand still exist? FF7 nuff said

Hathesulacon

Huh? I think this is wrong.

Nintendo and Sony already had signed a deal and began working on the playstation (snes add-on).

Then nintendo pulled out after closely examining what they had already agreed to.

Then, with stunning arrogance, nintendo decided that gaming didn't "need" CD format and cartridge would continue to dominate the market - developing the N64.

hakanakumono

Just imagine if Sony went ahead with Nintendo...we would all be playing a ****load of casual games. We would have missed the glor days of PSOne and PS2, and Microsoft might have not entered the competition. Halo would have been on the Mac, and the Mac may have entered competative gaming...oh boy, what a world. All in all...thanks Sony.

Cybiotik

Halo is on the Mac.

[QUOTE="hakanakumono"]

Huh? I think this is wrong.

Nintendo and Sony already had signed a deal and began working on the playstation (snes add-on).

Then nintendo pulled out after closely examining what they had already agreed to.

Then, with stunning arrogance, nintendo decided that gaming didn't "need" CD format and cartridge would continue to dominate the market - developing the N64.

OICWUTUDIDTHAR

No, there was a DEAL, and NINTENDO had to Pay SONY for breaking contract.

Nintendo is not the "victim" they are portrayed to be in this so called videogame drama.

Nintendo and Sony made the deal in 1988, and nintendo backed out of the deal finally in 1991. Sony felt double crossed and were very angry. Because hey had already worked very hard on the snes add on, they went ahead and further developed the playstation they were working on.

http://psx.ign.com/articles/060/060188p1.html

No, I'm pretty sure it was because they decided to go with Phillips instead of Sony in the middle of the deal, and we know what came of that, the CDi, which Nintendo abandoned but Phillips kept going. It was too late to go back to Sony, so cartridges it was.OICWUTUDIDTHAR

Why couldn't they have gone to CD yet? I mean, were CDs so new that they would be difficult for nintendo to implement them into their next console? Unlikely.

Nintendo is not the "victim" they are portrayed to be in this so called videogame drama.

Nintendo and Sony made the deal in 1988, and nintendo backed out of the deal finally in 1991. Sony felt double crossed and were very angry. Because hey had already worked very hard on the snes add on, they went ahead and further developed the playstation they were working on.

http://psx.ign.com/articles/060/060188p1.html

[QUOTE="OICWUTUDIDTHAR"]

No, I'm pretty sure it was because they decided to go with Phillips instead of Sony in the middle of the deal, and we know what came of that, the CDi, which Nintendo abandoned but Phillips kept going. It was too late to go back to Sony, so cartridges it was.hakanakumono

Why couldn't they have gone to CD yet? I mean, were CDs so new that they would be difficult for nintendo to implement them into their next console? Unlikely.

CDs back then are like the equivalent of today's Blu-Ray.

[QUOTE="hakanakumono"]

Nintendo is not the "victim" they are portrayed to be in this so called videogame drama.

Nintendo and Sony made the deal in 1988, and nintendo backed out of the deal finally in 1991. Sony felt double crossed and were very angry. Because hey had already worked very hard on the snes add on, they went ahead and further developed the playstation they were working on.

http://psx.ign.com/articles/060/060188p1.html

[QUOTE="OICWUTUDIDTHAR"]

No, I'm pretty sure it was because they decided to go with Phillips instead of Sony in the middle of the deal, and we know what came of that, the CDi, which Nintendo abandoned but Phillips kept going. It was too late to go back to Sony, so cartridges it was.Aku101

Why couldn't they have gone to CD yet? I mean, were CDs so new that they would be difficult for nintendo to implement them into their next console? Unlikely.

CDs back then are like the equivalent of today's Blu-Ray.

It was a huge mistake, though.

I would hope most people in SW would know the origins of playstation already

EPaul

I didn't know, but then I read that story about 100 times to thank you 101st time reading this interesting story. They should write a book of it. Master-Thief-09

They did write actual novels about this topic, and with greater detail, accuracy, and it covered gaming since the beginning.

So to answer,"They did write a book of it."

Check out : The First Quarter, the Rise and Fall of Videogames, or The Ultimate History of Videogames.

The one part about this consistently posted story that is never touched upon is the fact that Sony also tried to connect with Sega.

[QUOTE="gameofthering"]

The history of the Playstation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9TbVyNAWQI

TheGrat1

Ahhh, I was going to post this, thanks for saving me the trouble.

Truly a mind opening video.

Well maybe not :P, but it is a great watch.

Ah yes, i saw that video ages ago.

And seriously, Nintendo got a taste of thier own medicine by quietly breaking a contract and humiliating Sony a CES..

So some people didn't know this? Do your homework before you come here, guys.Cherokee_Jack

He didn't exactly tell the true story, although this is the popular ver. to tell in the forums.

you know the reason the playstation brand still exist? FF7 nuff said

Hathesulacon

Please go and jump off a bridge.

So some people didn't know this? Do your homework before you come here, guys.Cherokee_Jack