PlayStation
Video Games Console
1995 (manufactured)
1995 (manufactured)
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The PlayStation was named to be the opposite of work station. It was first produced by Sony in 1994 and went on to be the first video games console to sell a hundred million units. Sony ceased production of PlayStation in 2006.
The Sony Corporation was originally called the Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation and was founded just after WWII. In a very unusual move it decided to change its name and chose a word that did not exist in any language. At the time of the change, it was extremely unusual for a Japanese company to use Roman letters instead of kanji characters to spell its name.
The Sony Corporation was originally called the Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation and was founded just after WWII. In a very unusual move it decided to change its name and chose a word that did not exist in any language. At the time of the change, it was extremely unusual for a Japanese company to use Roman letters instead of kanji characters to spell its name.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | PlayStation (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Injection moulded plastic, electronic components |
| Brief description | Playstation computer games console made in Japan and China by Sony in 1995 |
| Physical description | PlayStation video games console with controller peripheral. The console is a pale grey plastic box shape with circular lid on top that opens at the touch of a large button to the right. There is another large button to the left that is the power button with a smaller reset button above it. Inside the lid is a shallow compartment with a disk reading mechanism. There are various cable input sockets on opposite edges of the box including slots for one and two players. Pale grey plastic controller with dark grey controls. These include directional buttons and two miniature joysticks. The control is attached to the console by a dark grey electrical cable. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by Rebecca Howell |
| Summary | The PlayStation was named to be the opposite of work station. It was first produced by Sony in 1994 and went on to be the first video games console to sell a hundred million units. Sony ceased production of PlayStation in 2006. The Sony Corporation was originally called the Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation and was founded just after WWII. In a very unusual move it decided to change its name and chose a word that did not exist in any language. At the time of the change, it was extremely unusual for a Japanese company to use Roman letters instead of kanji characters to spell its name. |
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| Accession number | B.31:1, 2-2004 |
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| Record created | May 12, 2009 |
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