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9.4 out of 10

Sony PlayStation

First seen: 8 february 2001

Information found in: from 27 sources in 14 countries.

Great Deal: $145.00

  • User Score (63)
    8.3 8.3 from 63 reviewers
  • Expert Score (1)
    8.6 8.6 from 1 reviewer
  • Value for money (4)
    4.7 4.7 from 4 reviewers
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Pros & Cons

  • great controllers, only 99, hundreds of games, the games, many great rpg s
  • built cheaply, not much, two controller ports

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Release Date

  • First seen
    8 February 2001

Sony PlayStation

Sony PlayStation is a 32-bit fifth generation video game console developed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is also abbreviated as PS, PSone, PS1 and PSX. It was released for retail on December 3, 1994 in Japan; September 9, 1995 in North America; September 29, 1995 in Europe; and November 1995 in Australia.

Features

The PlayStation is built with MIPS R3000A-compatible (R3051) 32bit RISC chip running at 33.8688 MHz as its CPU. As for graphic performance, it is built separate…

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Sony PlayStation

Sony PlayStation is a 32-bit fifth generation video game console developed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is also abbreviated as PS, PSone, PS1 and PSX. It was released for retail on December 3, 1994 in Japan; September 9, 1995 in North America; September 29, 1995 in Europe; and November 1995 in Australia.

Features

The PlayStation is built with MIPS R3000A-compatible (R3051) 32bit RISC chip running at 33.8688 MHz as its CPU. As for graphic performance, it is built separately from the CPU and enables to handle 2D graphics as well as 3D polygons that features maximum of 16.7 million colours (24-bit colour depth) and resolutions from 256 × 224 to 640 × 480. Meanwhile, its sound processing unit is capable to handle ADPCM sources with up to 24 channels and up to 44.1 kHz sampling rate. There are multiple variants produced by Sony which started the released of S-Video port, reducing numbers of ports from 4 to 1 and the CD controller went from 3 chips to 1. In addition, Son has also installed a mod chip that allows PlayStation capabilities to be expanded and allows several options. This allows players to play games from other regions, such as PAL titles on a NTSC console, or allowed the ability to play copies of original games without restriction. It also allows games to be played on a regular CD-R. The PSone was launched later on July 7, 2000 which is smaller than the original PlayStation (dimensions being 38 mm × 193 mm × 144 mm versus 45 mm × 260 mm × 185 mm), provides the home menu’s Graphical User Interface and adds protection against the mod chip by changing the internal layout and making previous-generation mod chip devices unusable.

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  1. Reviewer: Sazze
    14 January 2009
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    My bf still uses his playstation that he's had since the beginning of time... He likes a couple of the old games, so he still uses this system for them. It messes up every now and then, but it still works and he plays it pretty much every single day. Read more

  2. Reviewer: Sayed, Recommended Buys UK
    16 June 2009
    Overall 10
    10
     

    THIS IS WITHOUT A DOUBT THE BEST COMPUTER GAME CONSOLE OF ALL TIME!! With games like Gran Turismo 1 & 2, Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy 7 8 9, Street Fighter Alpha 1 2 3, Resident Evil 1 2 3, HOW CAN IT FAIL?! The great & comfortable controller is a classic & its design is still being used today on the PS2 & PS3. I'm so glad that the PS2 can play ALL PS1 games so don't ever sell your PS2, you will definitely regret it! As for those who compare it to modern consoles,... Read more

  3. Reviewer: Review Centre
    26 November 2008
    Overall 10
    10
    Value for money 5
    5.0
     

    The original playstation took the world by storm it had massive potential back in the early days and soon had a great catalogue of games for it. The machine really set the standard and showed the world how to make a great piece of kit. Read more

  4. Reviewer: Epinions
    16 December 2009
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    You might be wondering just why it's worth someone reviewing the original PlayStation (known nowadays by the moniker "PS1") so many years after its release, and why anyone could possibly want to buy one when the technology is obsolete now.  I will ... Read more

  5. Embarassingly fun!

    Reviewer: DealTime UK
    24 September 2009

    It's been many, many years since I got this beauty of a games console and I can't see any problems with it. Even though I've had other games consoles since I got this one, the original PlayStation remains my favourite. Why? Because it had a huge selection of games and they were groundbreaking. The console never broke down and the games didn't stop until a few years ago. But we're still able to buy old PlayStation games online, even if they are often first hand. The... Read more

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