Besides the console and controller, the memory cards were valuable back then for saving your game progress, and they came out in a total of 1 megabyte. The original version was released alongside the console on December 3, 1994. The PlayStation controller is the first controller released by Sony using geometric shapes of a green triangle, a red circle, a blue cross, and a pink square.

A wild variety of games were offered for the original PlayStation over its 11-year run and some of the best-selling games on PlayStation are Gran Turismo, Final Fantasy VII, Crash Bandicoot, and Tekken 3. By the end of 1996, almost 400 games were being developed for the PlayStation, while 200 and 60 games were for the Saturn and the Nintendo 64. Sony’s approach to third-party developers was a big part of the PlayStation’s success. PlayStation launched in Japan after the release of its rival Sega Saturn and the sales began with a stunning success with long lines in stores, selling 100,000 units on the first day, and then two million units after six months on the market. After that partnership fell apart, Sony went on to release a console of its own. The product was announced under the name “Play Station” in May 1991 at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in a corporation with Nintendo. Sony entered the market of consoles back in 1994 with the release of the PlayStation.

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