The first PlayStation handheld had an uphill battle to climb. Nintendo had been crushing the handheld market since the late ’80s with the Game Boy, and the PSP had to go up against the DS. This ended ...

It may be hard to remember now, but once upon a time, PlayStation was an underdog. Sony’s first gaming system, which turns 30 years old this week, came about only after Nintendo backed out of a deal ...

The original PlayStation can be seen as a bridge between retro and modern gaming. It was the first truly successful CD gaming console, and the extra storage space that CDs provided made it possible to ...

Final Fantasy 7 was released for the PS1 in 1997 and quickly rose to power as a dominating force on the console. It’s easy to ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

The fifth generation of home video game consoles saw a new competitor step up to the plate to disrupt the everlasting war between Sega and Nintendo: Sony's PlayStation. The original PlayStation, now ...

Wait, wasn't the PlayStation 30th Anniversary last year? Isn't that why they had the limited-edition PS5 and DualSense variants with the old PS1 colors? Yes, but that was in celebration of the initial ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook There’s a focus on players being clever, slick, and just a little bit lucky — with direct combat ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Since Sony launched the PlayStation 1 in 1994, the publisher has created tons of beloved ...