Skip to content
Curated playlist

Sony consoles

  • PlayStation 4Sony stood on the E3 2013 stage and promised no restrictions on trading PS4 games.
  • PlayStation 3Sony lost more than US$240 on every PlayStation 3 it sold at launch.
  • PlayStation (console)The PlayStation exists because Nintendo dumped Sony on stage. Sony then decided to build its own console.
  • PlayStation 5The PlayStation 5 beat the PS4's record launch within two weeks. Sony called it its largest launch ever.
  • PlayStation PortableThe PlayStation Portable was the only handheld console to use an optical disc as its main storage.
  • PlayStation 2In Japan's launch period, the PlayStation 2's best-selling title was a DVD of The Matrix, not a game.
  • PlayStation VitaThe PlayStation Vita's Japanese sales fell 78% in its second week. It had sold over 300,000 units in week one.
  • PocketStationSony's PocketStation, a memory card with a screen, sold out in Japan within days. Only 60,000 units shipped at launch.
  • PlayStation ClassicThe PlayStation Classic shipped without an AC adapter. Sony's $100 mini console also lacked analog sticks.
  • PlayStationThe morning after Sony unveiled its PlayStation in 1991, Nintendo dropped the deal.

Queue