Sony commemorates the 30th anniversary of the first PlayStation

Dec. 3 (Portaltic/EP) –

Sony commemorates this Tuesday the 30th anniversary of the launch in Japan of the first PlayStation, the console that popularized CD video games, three-dimensional graphics and external memories to save games in homes.

The limited edition of the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 5 Pro consoles with the aesthetics of the first console anticipated the celebration of its 30th anniversary, which takes place this Tuesday, December 3 and remembers the date of its launch in 1994.

The first PlayStation It appeared first in Japan, since it would still take a year to reach the European and North American markets. At that time, Sony’s proposal for digital entertainment became a bestseller thanks to advances such as real-time rendering of three-dimensional games and its commitment to CDs.

Without being a pioneer, it also introduced external memory cartridges, which had a capacity of 128K and offered 15 blocks to save games.

PlayStation sold 50 million in the first four years after its launch alone. It was on sale until 2005, long enough to be the first console to exceed 100 million units. The final sales figure, according to Sony, is 102,000,000 units worldwide.

In addition to PlayStation, Sony launched PlayStation One on the market in 2000, a version with a more compact size, more rounded design and a somewhat lighter color. Years later, in 2018, nostalgia brought back the original design in a miniature version, PlayStation Classic, which included a selection of games, such as Final Fantasy VII, Tekken 3 and R4 RIDGE RACER TYPE 4.

Sony has recovered its characteristic gray design in a special edition of PS5, but it is not the first time it has done so; For the 20th anniversary, the technology firm launched a special edition of PS4 with the original colors, of which it sold some units through auction.