playstation this article is about the playstation brand for the 1994 console see playstation console for other uses see playstation disambiguation playstation product type video game console home handheld and microconsole production company playstation originals tv series and films owne rsony interactive entertainment countr yminamiaoyama minato tokyo japanintroduceddecember3 1994 23 years ago 1994 1203 markets worldwide website wwwplaystationcom playstation japanese hepburn pureisutshon abbreviated as ps is a gaming brand that consists of four home video game consoles as well as a media center an online service a line of controllers two handhelds and a phone as well as multiple magazines it is created and owned by sony interactive entertainment since december 3 1994 with the launch of the original playstation in japan the original console in the series was the first video game console to ship 100 million units 9 years and 6 months after its initial launch the first handheld game console in the playstation series the playstation portable or psp sold a total of 80 million units worldwide by november 2013 the playstation network is an online service with over 110 million users worldwide as of july 2013 7th generation playstation products also use the xrossmediabar which is an awardwinning graphical user interface a touch screenbased user interface called livearea was launched for the playstation vita which integrates social networking elements into the interface additionally the playstation 2 and playstation 3 consoles also featured support for linuxbased operating systems linux for playstation 2 and otheros respectively though this has since been discontinued the series has also been known for its numerous marketing campaigns the latest of which being the greatness awaits commercials in the united states the series also has a strong lineup of firstparty titles due to sony interactive entertainment worldwide studios a group of fifteen firstparty developers owned by sony interactive entertainment which are dedicated to developing firstparty games for the series in addition the series features various budget rereleases of titles by sony with different names for each region these include the greatest hits platinum essentials favorites and the best ranges of titles in october 2018 sony president kenichiro yoshida confirmed playstation 5 would be revealed soon he did not disclose the name of the new console yoshida said it has become necessary to have a nextgeneration hardware to replace the playstation 4 which is now 5 years old history origins original ps logo playstation was the brainchild of ken kutaragi a sony executive who had just finished managing one of the companys hardware engineering divisions at that time and would later be dubbed as the father of the playstation the consoles origins date back to 1988 where it was originally a joint project between nintendo and sony to create a cdrom for the super famicom at that time negotiations were still ongoing between nintendo and sony with nintendo offering sony a nongaming role regarding their new partnership with philips this proposal was swiftly rejected by kutaragi who was facing increasing criticism over his work with regard to entering the video game industry from within sony negotiations officially ended in may 1992 and in order to decide the fate of the playstation project a meeting was held in june 1992 consisting of sony president ohga playstation head kutaragi and several senior members of sonys board at the meeting kutaragi unveiled a proprietary cdrombased system he had been working on which involved playing video games with 3d graphics to the board eventually sony president ohga decided to retain the project after being reminded by kutaragi of the humiliation he suffered from nintendo nevertheless due to strong opposition from a majority present at the meeting as well as widespread internal opposition to the project by the older generation of sony executives kutaragi and his team had to be shifted from sonys headquarters to sony music a completely separate financial entity owned by sony so as to retain the project and maintain relationships with philips for the mmcd development project which helped lead to the creation of the dvd according to sces producer ryoji akagawa and chairman shigeo maruyama there was uncertainty over whether the console should primarily focus on 2d sprite graphics or 3d polygon graphics it was only after witnessing the success of segas virtua fighter in japanese arcades that the direction of the playstation became instantly clear and 3d polygon graphics became the consoles primary focus formation of sony computer entertainment at sony music entertainment kutaragi worked closely with shigeo maruyama the ceo of sony music and with akira sato to form sony computer entertainment inc scei on november 16 1993 which was the mother company for the 1994founded sony computer entertainment of america scea the playstation project sceis first official project was finally given the green light by sony executives in 1993 after a few years of development also in 1993 phil harrison who would later become president of sony computer entertainment worldwide studios was recruited into scei to attract developers and publishers to produce games for their new playstation platform computer gaming world in march 1994 reported a rumor that the sony psx would be released in japan before the end of this year and will retail for less than 400 home consoles playstation media all and maxwidth 720 px the original playstationthe redesigned ps one playstation console the original playstation released in japan on december 3 1994 was the first of the ubiquitous playstation series of console and handheld game devices it has included successor consoles and upgrades including the net yaroze a special black playstation with tools and instructions to program playstation games and applications ps one a smaller version of the original and the pocketstation a handheld which enhances playstation games and also acts as a memory card it was part of the fifth generation of video game consoles competing against the sega saturn and the nintendo 64 by december 2003 the playstation and ps one had shipped a combined total of 10249 million units ps one ps one released on july 7 2000 it featured two main changes from its predecessor the first being a cosmetic change to the console and the second being the home menus graphical user interface a variation of the gui previously used only on pal consoles up to that point playstation 2 original playstation2 console left and slimline playstation2 console with 8mb memory card and dualshock2 controller right playstation 2 released in 2000 15 months after the dreamcast and a year before its other competitors the xbox and the nintendo gamecube the playstation 2 is part of the sixth generation of video game consoles and is backwardscompatible with most original playstation games like its predecessor it has received a slimmer redesign it is the most successful home console in the world slimline model playstation 2 slimline released in 2004 four years after the launch of the original playstation 2 the playstation 2 slimline was the first major redesign of the playstation 2 compared to its predecessor the slimline was smaller thinner quieter and also included a builtin ethernet port in some markets it also has an integrated modem in 2007 sony began shipping a revision of the slimline which was lighter than the original slimline together with a lighter ac adapter playstation 3 original left and slim right playstation 3 consoles with the dualshock 3 controller playstation 3 released on november 17 2006 in north america the playstation 3 is a seventh generation game console from sony it competes with the microsoft xbox 360 and the nintendo wii the ps3 is the first console in the series to introduce the use of motionsensing technology through its sixaxis wireless controller the console also incorporates a bluray disc player and features highdefinition resolution the ps3 was originally offered with either a 20gb or 60gb hard drive but over the years its capacity increased in increments available up to 500gb the playstation 3 has sold over 80 million consoles worldwide as of november 2013 slim model playstation 3 slim like its predecessors the playstation 3 was rereleased in 2009 as a slim model the redesigned model is 33 smaller 36 lighter and consumes 34 to 45 less power than previous models super slim model playstation 3 super slim in 2012 sony revealed a new super slim playstation 3 the new console with a completely redesigned case which has a sliding door covering the disc drive which has been moved to the top of the console is 43 pounds almost three pounds lighter than the previous slim model the console comes with either 12gb flash memory or a 250gb 500gb hard drive several bundles which include a super slim ps3 and a selection of games are available playstation 4 the playstation 4 with the dualshock 4 controller playstation 4 the playstation 4 ps4 is the latest video game console from sony computer entertainment announced at a press conference on february 20 2013 in the meeting sony revealed some hardware specifications of the new console among the new applications and services sony introduced the playstation app allowing ps4 owners to turn smartphones and tablets into a second screen to enhance gameplay the playstation 4 was first released in north america on november 15 2013 slim model playstation 4 slimplaystation 4 slim officially marketed simply as playstation 4 or ps4 was unveiled on september 7 2016 it is a revision of the original ps4 hardware with a streamlined form factor the new casing is 40 smaller and carries a rounded body with a matte finish on the top of the console rather than a twotone finish the two usb ports on the front have a larger gap between them and the optical audio port was also removed pro model playstation 4 proplaystation 4 pro or ps4 pro for short originally announced under the codename neo comparison playstation playstation 2 playstation 3 playstation 4 console launch price 39800 39800 49980 20gb 38980us399399349 release date jp december 3 1994ps one modeleu 2000jp july 7 2000na september 19 2000 jp march 4 2000au november 30 2000slimline modeleu october 29 2004jp november 3 2004na november 2004au november 2004 jp november 11 2006 na november 15 2013 units sold 10249 million shipped including 2815 million ps one units as of march 31 2007 155 million as of december 28 2012 84 million as of november 2014 812 million as of 22july2018 bestselling game gran turismo 1085 million shipped as of april 30 2008 grand theft auto san andreas 1733 million shipped as of march 26 2008 grand theft auto v over 15 million shipped as of december 7 2013 uncharted 4 a thiefs end 87 million shipped as of december 21 2016 media cdrom dvdromcdrom bdrom dvdrom cdrom sacd 1st and 2nd gen only bluray dvdbluray 6x cav dvd 8x cav included accessories and extras rfu adapter controller playstation controller or dualshock depending on production date dualshock 2 controller composite av cable internal hard drive 20 40 60 80 120 160 250 320 or 500gb depending on model wireless dualshock 3 sixaxis controller composite av cable ethernet cable usb cable internal hard drive 500gb1tb wireless dualshock 4 controller mono headset power cable hdmi cable usb cable accessories retail playstation controller dual analog controller dualshock multitap up to 4 players fishing reel controllers bass landing and reel fishing guncon jogcon konami justifier beatmania controller negcon pocketstation flightstick memory card svideo cable euroav cable rgbscart dualshock 2 playstation 2 hdd internal hard drive supported by playstation 2 expansion bay model 30000 and 50000 only playstation 2 headset eyetoy driving force steering wheels with force feedback onimusha 3 katana controller resident evil 4 chainsaw controller playstation 2 dvd remote control network adapterbuiltin for slim case model pstwo model 70000 memory card 8mb 16mb 32mb 64mb 128mb for playstation2 guitar hero sg controller buzz controllers with all versions of buzz light gun guncon 2 multitap multicontroller adaptor component av cable svideo cable euroav cable rgbscart microphones with karaoke revolution and singstar games usb mouse keyboard playstation move playstation eye dualshock 3 wireless controller dualshock 4 wireless controller bluray remote controlvideo cable component av cable dterminal av cable hdmi cable playtv torne various rhythm game controllers for guitar hero dj hero band hero rock band and singstar games microphones guitar and bass guitar controllers drum controllers turntable controllers dj herodj hero 2 keyboard controller rock band 3 light gun guncon 3 dualshock 4 wireless controller playstation camera hdmi cable cpu r3000a 32bit risc chip 337mhz manufactured by lsi corporation 300mhz mips emotion engine cell broadband engine 32ghz power architecturebased ppe with eight 32ghz spe 8core 16ghz amd jaguar gpu 1647 million colors resolution 256x224 640x480 spritebg drawing adjustable frame buffer no line restriction unlimited cluts color lookup tables 4000 8x8 pixel sprites with individual scaling and rotation simultaneous backgrounds parallax scrolling 620000 polygonssec 147mhz graphics synthesizer fill rate 2352 gigapixelsec 11 gigapixel w 1 texturediffuse 588 megapixelsec w 2 textures 2 diffuse maps or 1 diffuse map and 1 other0 around 74 mill 1 around 40 mill 2 around 20 mill 2 textures per pass capable of multipass rendering connected to vu1 on cpu a vector only for visual style coding things with 32gflops to deliver enhanced shader graphics and other enhanced graphics 550mhz rsx reality synthesizer based on nvidia g70 architecture custom amd radeon18 compute units 1152 shaders 800mhz online service na nonunified service playstation networkplaystation storeinternet browserav chat via playstation eye or ps2 eyetoy voice chat via headset playstation network backward compatibility na playstation 20gb 60gb all playstation and playstation 2 titles original 80gb all ps1 titles most ps2 titles all other models model code cechgxx and later support for ps1 titles only no native backwards compatibility cloud based backwards compatibility via playstation now emulated playstation 2 titles available from the playstation store system software proprietary os proprietary os linuxdvd playback kit xrossmediabar xmb orbis os system softwarefeatures audio cd playback audio cd playback dvd playback operating systems can be installed and run via a hypervisor feature unavailable with slim model audio cd playback audio file playback atrac3 aac mp3 wav wma video file playback mpeg1 mpeg2 mpeg4 h264avc divx bluray playback dvd playback image editing and slideshows jpeg gif png tiff bmp mouse and keyboard support foldinghome client with visualizations from the rsx bluray playback dvd playback audio playback from inserted usb flash drive consumer programmability requires the net yaroze kit yabasic software linux for playstation 2 development on console via free linux platform or pc tba handheld systems pocketstation pocketstation pocketstation the pocketstation was a miniature game console created by sce as a peripheral for the original playstation playstation portable playstation portable the original playstation portable psp1000 the playstation portable psp was sonys first handheld console to compete with nintendos ds console the original model psp1000 was released in december 2004 and march 2005 it has a similar control layout to the ps3 with its playstation logo button and its triangle circleo crossx and square buttons in their whitecolored forms psp2000 and psp3000 models playstation portable psp2000 and playstation portable psp3000 the psp2000 also known as the slim lite in pal territories was the first major hardware revision of the playstation portable released in september 2007 the 2000 series was 33 lighter and 19 slimmer than the original playstation portable in 2008 sony released a second hardware revision called the psp3000 which included several features that were not present in the psp2000 such as a builtin microphone and upgraded screen as well as the ability to output psp games in interlaced mode psp go model playstation portable psp go piano black psp go open position released in october 2009 the psp go is the biggest redesign of the playstation portable to date unlike previous psp models the psp go does not feature a umd drive but instead has 16gb of internal flash memory to store games videos and other media pspe1000 model playstation portable pspe1000 the pspe1000 is a budgetfocused psp model which unlike previous psp models does not feature wifi or stereo speakers replaced by a single mono speaker playstation vita playstation vita the playstation vita released in japan on december 17 2011 and north america on february 22 2012 two analog sticks a rear touchpad sixaxis motion sensing and a 4 core arm cortexa9 mpcore processor the new pch2000 series system is a lighter redesign of the device that was announced at the sceja press conference in september 2013 prior to the tokyo game show this model is 20 thinner and 15 lighter compared to the original model has an additional hour of battery life an lcd instead of oled includes a micro usb type b port 1gb of internal storage memory it was released in japan on october 10 2013 in six colors white black pink yellow blue and olive green and in north america on may 6 2014 other hardware psx 2003 psx dvr the psx released solely in japan in 2003 the sony psx was a fully integrated dvr and playstation 2 video game console it was the first sony product to utilize the xrossmediabar xmb television sets released in 2010 the sony bravia kdl22px300 is a 22inch 720p television which incorporates a playstation 2 console along with 4 hdmi ports a 24inch 1080p playstation branded 3d television officially called the playstation 3d display was released in late 2011 a feature of this 3d television is simulview during multiplayer games each player will only see their respective screen in full hd appear on the television through their respective 3d glasses instead of seeing a split screen eg player 1 will only see player 1s screen displayed through their 3d glasses sony ericsson xperia play xperia play the xperia play is an androidpowered smartphone with a slideup gamepad resembling the psp go developed by sony ericsson aimed at gamers and is the first to be playstation certified sony tablets sony tablets are playstation certified android tablets released in 2011 2012 and 2013 they offer connectivity with playstation 3 controllers and integrate with the playstation network using a proprietary application the following models were released between 2011 and 2013 s sony tablet s sony tablet p xperia tablet s and xperia tablet z playstation tv playstation tv playstation tv known in asia as playstation vita tv is a microconsole and a nonportable variant of the playstation vita handheld it was announced on september 9 2013 at a sony computer entertainment japan presentation instead of featuring a display screen the console connects to a television via hdmi users can play using a dualshock 3 controller although due to the difference in features between the controller and the handheld certain games are not compatible with ps tv such as those that are dependent on the systems touchscreen rear touchpad microphone or camera the device is said to be compatible with over 100 vita games as well as various digital playstation portable playstation and pc engine titles the system supports remote play compatibility with the playstation 4 allowing players to stream games from the ps4 to a separate tv connected to ps tv and also allows users to stream content from video services such as hulu and niconico as well as access the playstation store the system was released in japan on november 14 2013 in north america on october 14 2014 and in europe and australasia on november 14 2014 playstation vr playstation vr is a virtual reality device that is produced by sony computer entertainment it features a 57 inch 1920x1080 resolution oled display and operates at 120hz which can eliminate blur and produce a smooth image the device also has a low latency of less than 18ms playstation classic the playstation classic is a miniature version of the original 1994 model scph1001 playstation console that comes preloaded with 20 games and two original style controllers its set to be launched in the 24th anniversary of the console on december 3 2018 games list of playstation games list of playstation 2 games list of playstation 3 games list of playstation 4 games list of playstation move games list of playstation portable games list of playstation vita games list of playstation store games and list of playstation mobile games each console has a variety of games most games released on the original playstation are backwards compatible and can be played directly on its successors the playstation 2 psx and playstation 3 some of these games can also be played on the playstation portable but they must be purchased and downloaded from a list of ps one classics from the playstation store games released on the playstation 2 can currently only be played on the original console as well as the psx and the early models of the playstation 3 which are backwards compatible the playstation 3 has two types of games those released on bluray discs and downloadable games from the playstation store the playstation portable consists of numerous games available on both its physical media the universal media disc and the digital download from the playstation store however some games are only available on the umd while others are only available on the playstation store the playstation vita consists of games available on both its physical media the playstation vita card and digital download from the playstation store first party games sony computer entertainment worldwide studios sony computer entertainment worldwide studios is a group of video game developers owned by sony computer entertainment it is dedicated to developing video games exclusively for the playstation series of consoles the series has produced several bestselling franchises such as the gran turismo series of racing video games as well as critically acclaimed titles such as the uncharted series other notable franchises include god of war twisted metal and more recently littlebigplanet series infamous and motorstorm rereleases greatest hits platinum range the best ps one classics classics hd and playstation mobile greatest hits north america platinum range pal territories and the best japan and asia are video games for the sony playstation playstation 2 playstation 3 and playstation portable consoles that have been officially rereleased at a lower price by sony each region has its own qualifications to enter the rerelease program initially during the playstation era a game had to sell at least 150000 copies later 250000 ps one classics were games that were released originally on the playstation and have been rereleased on the playstation store for the playstation 3 and playstation portable classics hd are compilations of playstation 2 games that have been remastered for the playstation 3 on a single disc with additional features such as upscaled graphics playstation move support 3d support and playstation network trophies playstation mobile formerly playstation suite is a crossplatform crossdevice software framework aimed at providing playstation content currently original playstation games across several devices including playstation certified android devices as well as the playstation vita online services playstation 2 online service playstation 2 online functionality online gaming on playstation consoles first started in july 2001 with the release of playstation 2s unnamed online service in japan later in august 2002 saw its release in north america followed by the european release in june 2003 this service was shut down on march 31 2016 playstation network playstation network released in 2006 the playstation network is an online service the sony entertainment network provides other features for users like playstation home playstation store and trophies playstation store playstation store the playstation store is an online virtual market available to users of the playstation 3 playstation 4 and playstation portable game consoles via the playstation network the store uses both physical currency and playstation network cards the playstation stores gaming content is updated every tuesday and offers a range of downloadable content both for purchase and available free of charge available content includes full games addon content playable demos themes and game and movie trailers the service is accessible through an icon on the xmb on the ps3 and psp the ps3 store can also be accessed on the psp via a remote play connection to the ps3 the psp store is also available via the pc application media go as of september 24 2009 there have been more than 600 million downloads from the playstation store worldwide video content such as films and television shows are also available from the playstation store on the playstation 3 and psp and will be made available on some new sony bravia televisions vaio laptop computers and sony bluray disc players from february 2010 life with playstation life with playstation life with playstation was a foldinghome application available for playstation 3 which connected to stanford universitys foldinghome distributed computer network and allowed the user to donate their consoles spare processing cycles to the project as of playstation 3 system software update version 430 on october 24 2012 the life with playstation project has ended playstation plus playstation plus playstation plus a subscriptionbased service on the playstation network compliments the standard psn services playstation blog playstation blog stylized as playstationblog is an online playstation focused gaming blog part of the playstation network it was launched on june 11 2007 playstation app playstation app the playstation app is an application that was released on january 11 2011 in several european countries for ios version 4 and above and for android version 16 and above playstation mobile playstation mobile the playstation mobile formerly playstation suite is a software framework that will be used to provide downloadable playstation content to devices running android 23 and above as well as the playstation vita the framework will be crossplatform and crossdevice which is what sony calls hardwareneutral it was set to release before the end of calendar year 2011 in addition android devices that have been certified to be able to play back playstation suite content smoothly will be certified with the playstation certified certification playstation now playstation now playstation now ps now is a gaikaibased video game streaming service used to provide playstation gaming content to playstation 3 ps3 playstation 4 ps4 playstation vita playstation tv and bravia televisions online social networking services playstation home playstation home playstation home is a communitybased social gaming networking service for the playstation 3 on the playstation network psn it is available directly from the playstation 3 xrossmediabar membership is free and only requires a psn account home has been in development since early 2005 and started an open public beta test on december 11 2008 room for playstation portable room for playstation portable room officially spelled as rm with capital letters and the infinity symbol in place of the oo was being beta tested in japan from october 2009 to april 2010 development of room has been halted on april 15 2010 due to negative feedback from the community software see also playstation 3 system software and playstation portable system software xrossmediabar xrossmediabar the xrossmediabar originally used on the psx is a graphical user interface currently used for the playstation 3 and playstation portable as well as a variety of other sony devices the interface features icons that are spread horizontally across the screen navigation moves the icons instead of a cursor these icons are used as categories to organize the options available to the user when an icon is selected on the horizontal bar several more appear vertically above and below it selectable by the up and down directions on a directional pad livearea livearea livearea designed to be used on the playstation vita is a graphical user interface set to incorporate various social networking features via the playstation network it has been designed specifically as a touchscreen user interface for users linux operating systems linux for playstation 2 linux for playstation 2 in 2002 sony released the first useful and fully functioning operating system for a video game console after the net yaroze experiment for the original playstation the kit which included an internal hard disk drive and the necessary software tools turned the playstation 2 into a fullfledged computer system running linux users can utilize a network adapter to connect the playstation 2 to the internet a monitor cable adaptor to connect the playstation 2 to computer monitors as well as a usb keyboard and mouse which can be used to control linux on the playstation 2 linux for playstation 3 otheros the playstation 3 excluding playstation 3 slim also supports running linux os on firmware versions prior to 321 without the need for buying additional hardware purchase yellow dog linux provides an official distribution that can be downloaded and other distributions such as fedora gentoo and ubuntu have been successfully installed and operated on the console controllers early playstation controllers a playstation controller playstation controller playstation analog joystick and dual analog controller released in 1994 the playstation control pad was the first controller made for the original playstation it featured a basic design of a dpad 4 main select buttons green triangle red circlered o blue crossblue x and pink square this controller was then also succeeded by the dualshock controller dualshock series and sixaxis dualshock and sixaxis a dualshock 3 controller released in 1998 the dualshock controller for the playstation succeeded its predecessor the dual analog and would go on to become the longest running series of controllers for the playstation brand in addition to the inputs of the original digital controller l1 l2 r1 r2 start select and a dpad the dualshock featured two analog sticks in a similar fashion to the previous dual analog controller which can also be depressed to activate the l3 and r3 buttons the dualshock series consists of four controllers the dualshock which was the fourth controller released for the playstation the dualshock 2 the only standard controller released for the playstation 2 and the dualshock 3 the second and current controller released for the playstation 3 and the dualshock 4 which went through a massive redesign and is the default input of the playstation 4 and upon release was compatible with the ps3 originally only via usb and eventually with a firmware update bluetooth connectivity was enabled the sixaxis was the first official controller for the playstation 3 and is based on the same design as the dualshock series but lacking the vibration motors of the dualshock series of controllers like the dual analog the dualshock and dualshock 2 feature an analog button between the analog sticks that toggles the analog sticks on and off for use with games which support only the digital input of the original controller on the playstation 3 sixaxis and dualshock 3 controllers the analog sticks are always enabled beginning with the sixaxis a playstation button which featured the incorporated ps logo and is similar in function to the xbox 360 guide button was included on controllers the playstation button replaces the analog button of the dualshock and dualshock 2 controllers pressing the ps button on the ps3 brings up the xmb while holding it down brings up system options such as quit the game change controller settings turn off the system and turn off the controller playstation move playstation move a playstation move controller playstation move is a motionsensing game controller platform for the playstation 3 video game console by sony computer entertainment sce based on the handheld motion controller wand playstation move uses the playstation eye webcam to track the wands position and the inertial sensors in the wand to detect its motion first revealed on june 2 2009 playstation move was launched in q3q4 2010 hardware available at launch included the main playstation move motion controller and an optional playstation move subcontroller although playstation move is implemented on the existing playstation 3 console sony states that it is treating moves debut as its own major platform launch planning an aggressive marketing campaign to support it in addition to selling the controllers individually media magazines the playstation brand has a wide series of magazines from across different continents covering playstation related articles and stories many of these magazines work closely with sony and thus often come with demo discs for playstation games currently there are three magazines still in circulation namely playstation the official magazine playstation underground playstation underground playstation underground was a nontraditional magazine that sony computer entertainment america produced and published between spring 1997 to spring 2001 subscribers received two playstation cds along with a booklet and colorful packaging every quarter marketing promotion of the playstation at the electronic entertainment expo 2003 slogans advertising slogans used for each playstation console iteration playstation enos lives the first letter e was printed in red to denote the word ready enos stood for ready ninth of september u r not e the letter e was printed in red to denote the word ready as in you are not ready do not underestimate the power of playstation from the saps society against playstation series of adverts playstation seen on several playstation systems and games commercials ps one wherever whenever forever playstation 2 the beginning live in yur wrld ply in urs the playstation face button icons were used to denote certain letters live in your world play in ours welcome to the third place fun anyone the ultimate just got better playstation 9 teleport yours today playstation portable psp hellz yeah psp1000 series dude get your own psp2000 series everywhere just got better psp3000 series and pspgo its go time pspgo your whole world in your hands uk europe territories step your game up us territory psp3000 series and pspgo playstation 3 the wait is over welcome chang3 the number three is used to denote an e and was printed in red this is living play b3yond the number three is used to denote an e and was printed in red it only does everything us commercials ps3 slim the game is just the start start ps3 eu countries long live play ps3 slim never stop playing ps3 slim greatness awaits ps3 superslim playstation move this changes everything move into the action playstation network download play connect playstation vita never stop playing the world is in play eu only playstation 4 see the future push the boundaries of play greatness awaits this is 4 the players where the greatest play notable advertising campaigns it only does everything kevin butler character the most notable of recent playstation commercials is the series of it only does everything commercials featuring a fictional character called kevin butler who is a vice president at playstation these commercials usually advertise the playstation 3 and its games through a series of comedic answers to dear playstation queries a spinoff of the campaign has been created for the playstation portable which features similar campaign commercials called the step your game up campaign featuring a fictional teenage character named marcus rivers acting in a similar fashion to kevin butler but answering the dear playstation queries about the psp netherlands ceramic white psp commercials in july 2006 an advertising campaign in the netherlands was released in which a white model dressed entirely in white and a black model dressed entirely in black was used to compare sonys new ceramic white psp and the original piano black psp this series of ads depicted both models fighting with each other all i want for xmas is a psp in november 2006 a marketing company employed by sonys american division created a website entitled all i want for xmas is a psp designed to promote the psp virally the site contained a blog which was purportedly written by charlie a teenage boy attempting to get his friend jeremys parents to buy him a psp and providing a music video of either charlie or jeremy rapping about the psp visitors to the website quickly recognized that the website was registered to a marketing company exposing the campaign on sites such as youtube and digg sony was forced to admit that the site was in fact a marketing campaign and in an interview with nextgenbiz sony admitted that the idea was poorly executed reception in 2005 australian newspaper the age wrote an article about the playstation brand among the numerous interviews conducted with various people in the industry was an interview with dr jeffrey brand associate professor in communication and media at bond university who said playstation reignited our imagination with video games game designers yoshiki okamoto called the brand revolutionary playstation has changed gaming distribution sales image and more while evan wells of naughty dog said playstation is responsible for making playing games cool in 2009 vitrue inc listed the playstation brand as number 13 on their the vitrue 100 top social brands of 2009 the ranking was based on various aspects mainly dealing with popular social media sites in aspects such as social networking video sharing photo sharing and blogs in 2010 gizmodo stated that the playstation brand was one of the last sony products to completely stand apart from its competitors stating that if you ask the average person on the street what their favorite sony product is more often than not youll hear playstation in july 2014 sony boasted in a company release video that the playstation 3 playstation 4 and playstation vita sold a combined total of 100 million units as of 2015 wikimedia commons has media related to playstation official website vteplaystation sony interactive entertainment sie worldwide studios consoleshome consoles playstation models main hardware playstation 2 models main hardware playstation 3 models main hardware system software playstation 4 models main hardware system software handhelds playstation portable system software playstation vita system software miscellaneous pocketstation psx playstation tv playstation classic gamesps1 games al mz bestselling ps one classics na pal jp ps2 games bestselling online games ps2 classics for ps3 ps2 games for ps4 ps3 games bestselling physical digital only 3d games ps move games ps4 games bestselling psvr psp games physical and digital system software compatibilities ps minis other ps now games ps vita games al mz ps mobile games turbografx16 classics neogeo station classics hd instant game collection na pal asia japan china reprints greatest hits essentials the best bighit series network playstation network 2011 outage central station firstplay playstation app playstation home playstation mobile playstation music playstation now playstation store playstation video playstation vue ps2 online room for psp vidzone accessoriescontrollers playstation controller playstation mouse analog joystick dual analog dualshock sixaxis playstation move cameras eyetoy gocam playstation eye playstation camera miscellaneous multitap link cable ps2 accessories ps2 headset ps3 accessories playtv wonderbook playstation vr kits net yaroze ps2 linux gscube otheros zego mediamagazines official us playstation magazine playstation the official magazine playstation official magazine uk playstation official magazine australia playstation underground advertisements double life mountain playstation marketing characters toro polygon man kevin butler marcus rivers arcade boards namco system 11 system 12 system 10 system 246 system 357 related super nes cdrom sony ericsson xperia play category portal vtevideo game consolestypes home video game console list handheld game console list microconsole list dedicated console list generations first 197280 second 197692 third 19832003 fourth 19872004 fifth 19932005 sixth 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ps3 ps2 games for ps4 ps3 games bestselling physical digital only 3d games ps move games ps4 games bestselling psvr psp games physical and digital system software compatibilities ps minis other ps now games ps vita games al mz ps mobile games turbografx16 classics neogeo station classics hd instant game collection na pal asia japan china reprints greatest hits essentials the best bighit series network playstation network 2011 outage central station firstplay playstation app playstation home playstation mobile playstation music playstation now playstation store playstation video playstation vue ps2 online room for psp vidzone accessoriescontrollers playstation controller playstation mouse analog joystick dual analog dualshock sixaxis playstation move cameras eyetoy gocam playstation eye playstation camera miscellaneous multitap link cable ps2 accessories ps2 headset ps3 accessories playtv wonderbook playstation vr kits net yaroze ps2 linux gscube otheros zego mediamagazines official us 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