The is a 32-bit
video game console of the
fifth generation. It was first released by
Sony Computer Entertainment in December 1994. The original PlayStation was the first of the ubiquitous
PlayStation series of console and hand-held game devices, which has included
successor consoles and upgrades including the
Net Yaroze (a special black PS with tools and instructions to program PS games and applications), PS one (a smaller version of the original),
PocketStation (a handheld which enhances PS games and acts as a memory card),
PlayStation 2, a revised, slimline PS2,
PlayStation Portable (a handheld gaming console),
PSX (Japan only) (a media center,
DVR and
DVD recorder based on the PS2), and
PlayStation 3. By
March 31 2005, the PlayStation and PS one had shipped a combined total of 102.49 million units, becoming the first video game console to ever reach the 100 million mark.
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