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{{about|the original PlayStation console|other systems in the PlayStation line and other uses in general|[[PlayStation (disambiguation)]]}} | {{about|the original PlayStation console|other systems in the PlayStation line and other uses in general|[[PlayStation (disambiguation)]]}} | ||
The '''PlayStation''', officially abbreviated '''PSX''' and retroactively referred to as the '''PS1''', was a family of fifth-generation CD-ROM-based video game consoles manufactured by [[Sony Interactive Entertainment|Sony Computer Entertainment]] between 1994 and 2006. | The '''PlayStation''', officially abbreviated '''PSX''' and retroactively referred to as the '''PS1''', was a family of fifth-generation CD-ROM-based video game consoles manufactured by [[Sony Interactive Entertainment|Sony Computer Entertainment]] between 1994 and 2006. | ||
==Background == | ==Background == | ||
The PlayStation reportedly began life as a product of an under-the-radar partnership between Sony and [[Nintendo]], wherein the pair was working on an add-on unit for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] in response to Nintendo's chief rival Sega releasing the Sega CD (Mega CD) accessory for the Genesis (Mega Drive) console. Based on photos of what appeared to be a prototype model of the device, the "'''P'''lay '''S'''tation e'''X'''perimental", also dubbed the "SNES CD", would have utilized an undocumented expansion port on the underside of the SNES together with a special memory buffer Game Pak to facilitate operation. However, the Nintendo-Sony partnership broke down fairly early in the PSX development phase; thus, Sony was left to develop the console that would become the original PlayStation on its own. | The PlayStation reportedly began life as a product of an under-the-radar partnership between Sony and [[Nintendo]], wherein the pair was working on an add-on unit for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] in response to Nintendo's chief rival Sega releasing the Sega CD (Mega CD) accessory for the Genesis (Mega Drive) console. Based on photos of what appeared to be a prototype model of the device, the "'''P'''lay '''S'''tation e'''X'''perimental", also dubbed the "SNES CD", would have utilized an undocumented expansion port on the underside of the SNES together with a special memory buffer Game Pak to facilitate operation. However, the Nintendo-Sony partnership broke down fairly early in the PSX development phase; thus, Sony was left to develop the console that would become the original PlayStation on its own. | ||
