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Flashback to the Launch of PlayStation, the Best Selling Game Console of All Time

TEMPO.CO, JakartaPlayStation is one of the most popular game consoles today. Each release of the latest version, many people are already getting ready to hunt it down. Major game developers; such as Naughty Dog, Santa Monica Studio, and so on; even willing to release various game series that are exclusively played on the PlayStation.

The success enjoyed by the PlayStation console stems from a failure to cooperate with other successful console companies first. Reporting from britannica.com, before releasing the PlayStation on December 3, 1994, Sony Computer Entertainment tried to work with Nintendo to release the Super Nintendo Entertainment System console. Unfortunately, the offer of cooperation was rejected, so Sony released its own PlayStation in 1994, then released it in the United States in 1995.

Unexpectedly, PlayStation was able to compete with Nintendo as the most popular console at that time. Several game series, such as Ridge Racer, Twisted Metal, until Final Fantasy became the forerunner of the popularity of the first PlayStation series. In 2005, the PlayStation became the only game console in the world that was able to surpass sales of one million copies.

Reporting from androidauthority.com, the success of the PlayStation is often first followed by the PlayStation 2 which was released in 2000. The PlayStation 2 was able to reach sales of one million copies faster than its predecessor series. PlayStation 2 is known as a console that can be reached by many people at once. Because the PlayStation 2 at that time was sold at a price that was not too high. In addition, several game series released for the PlayStation 2 are also sold at affordable prices. However, the quality offered by the PlayStation 2 is able to compete with other consoles, such as the Xbox, Gamecube, and so on.

Despite the success of the PlayStation 2, the PlayStation 3 was not able to experience the same success. Comes with a variety of the latest technologies, PlayStation 3 sold at a very high price at that time. Because of this, many PlayStation fans were reluctant to buy it and still chose to play the PlayStation 2. Various game developers who had previously been diligent in releasing the latest series for the PlayStation series had not released a game series at all for the PlayStation 3. This then made the PlayStation 3 not have games. to play at the start of its release.

Reporting from gamespot.com, the success of the PlayStation returned after the PlayStation 4 was released. The PlayStation series was released with the latest technologies, such as VR, online gaming, etc. The performance offered also does not disappoint. The same is also offered by PlayStation 5 so that the series was also sold out by fans.

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