PlayStation Celebrates 25th Anniversary This Week - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 02 December 2019 / 3,031 Views
The original PlayStation will be turning 25 years old tomorrow. Sony launched the console in Japan on December 3, 1994. The console sold 100,000 units in its first day in Japan and was the first to sell 100 million units worldwide.
Reach a message from Sony Interactive Entertainment President and CEO Jim Ryan below:
On December 3, 1994 – 25 years ago this week – the first PlayStation made its global debut in Japan. Starting from a humble beginning as an upstart within Sony, Ken Kutaragi and team delivered on a vision to elevate video games as a form of entertainment that everyone could enjoy, and to make a platform for game developers to express their creativity. The original PlayStation sold 100,000 units in Japan on its first day and went on to become the first-ever home console to surpass 100 million units sold globally.
We struck a chord with the gaming community because PlayStation offered experiences beyond what anyone could ever imagine was possible with a home console. From the very start, we opened our arms to developers, providing them with the tools and technology to create beautiful, expansive worlds, and to experiment with new ideas. That approach led to the diversity of games PlayStation is known for, a true hallmark for our brand across multiple generations of hardware platforms.
Over the past 25 years, PlayStation has stood at the forefront as gaming, and I’m honored to have been a part of the team since the early days. As I was helping set up the business in Europe, I remember having to start from scratch with many things, from hiring employees to ordering furniture. Back then, we focused on catering to local markets to ensure that a gamer in Poland would feel a part of the broader PlayStation community just as much as someone in the UK, or Japan, or the U.S. Supported by passionate fans all around the world, our business has grown significantly and our focus on community is more important than ever.
It’s truly humbling to see fans who grew up on PlayStation passing down their love of gaming to their children, who are now playing on PS4.
On behalf of all of us at PlayStation – thank you for taking this journey with us. We can’t wait to celebrate what comes next with you!
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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These have been 25 great years, I have stuck with Sony for the last 19.
Thanks for the best Gaming-Years and fantastic Exclusives @PlayStation
This is so true. I started with the original PS1 back in the day and now I carry on with my son on our PS4s. It's been a ride.
The brand has a great history and I own every PlayStation device released so far (with the PS2 being my favourite), but with Sony's recent actions like their move away from Japan to California, censorship policies and the mishandling of PS+ I only associate them with disappointment.
