Remembering the CD-Based Consoles Before the PSone
Sep 2, 2017 · When you think of early CD-based consoles, you’d be forgiven for thinking of the PlayStation One by default. The PSone (as it was so aptly shortened to in the early 2000’s) was a heavy hitter, selling over 102 million units in its lifetime.
The History of the Philips CD-i, Failed PlayStation Ancestor
Mar 25, 2016 · Born out of the same aborted efforts to create a CD-based console for Nintendo that would eventually produce the Sony Playstation, the CD-i was an ambitious attempt to create a multi-purpose...
History of video game consoles - Wikipedia
The history of video game consoles, both home and handheld, began in the 1970s. The first console that played games on a television set was the 1972 Magnavox Odyssey, first conceived by Ralph H. Baer in 1966. Handheld consoles originated from electro-mechanical games that used mechanical controls and light-emitting diodes (LED) as visual ...
Evolution of Home Video Game Consoles (1967 - 2011) - Hongkiat
Apr 6, 2023 · The first CD console was launched by Philips (1991) – the CD-i. Regrettably, the console was more commonly recognized as a failure for its sub-standard games and frustrating controllers. In 1992, NEC TurboGrafx-16 was upgraded to the TurboGrafx-CD to meet the demands of CD-based consoles.
Category:CD-ROM-based consoles - Wikipedia
Consoles with CD-ROM game discs as their media. This also includes video game console add-on devices that have CD-ROM discs as their media. The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
PlayStation (console) - Wikipedia
Sony began developing the PlayStation after a failed venture with Nintendo to create a CD-ROM peripheral for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in the early 1990s. The console was primarily designed by Ken Kutaragi and Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan, while additional development was outsourced in the United Kingdom.
PlayStation History
In 1991 Commodore released the CDTV unit , Philips released the CD-I which was a joint effort between Philips and Sony , and rumors abounded that Sega was nearing completion of a CD add-on for their increasingly popular 16-bit console Mega-Drive (Genesis).
The history of PlayStation was almost very different - Polygon
Dec 6, 2019 · Following its massively successful Sega Genesis console, similar to Sony, Sega had been looking into using CD-ROMs for video games, first releasing an accessory for the Genesis called the Sega...
The First CD Based console - AVForums
May 26, 2006 · Actually the PC Engine Duo has the honour of being the worlds first CD based console . There was also the CD-i released around the same time and then slightly later the Sega WonderMega (which combined the Megadrive with the Mega CD).
PlayStation (Platform) - Giant Bomb
The PlayStation was the first of Sony Computer Entertainment's game consoles. The Playstation was the predecessor to the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3, Playstation Vita, and most recently the PlayStation 4, which was released in 2013. Development. The development of the PlayStation actually began before the 16-bit era.