Sony PlayStation
ID: SONY-PLAYSTATION
RELEASED 1994
PRICE
DISCONTINUED 2006
UNITS SOLD 102 Million
I/O PORTS
Memory CardLink CableParallel I/O
System Analysis
The industry changer. Born from a failed Nintendo partnership. Easy to develop for, aggressive marketing, and a massive library.
Processor
33.8 MHzMIPS R3000A
32-bit RISC CPU. Clean architecture developers loved.
Audio Subsystem
24 ADPCM ChannelsSPU
44.1kHz with hardware reverb.
Memory
EDO DRAM2 MB RAM + 1 MB VRAM
Expandable to 8 MB (dev kit)
Storage
650 MBCD-ROM (2x)
Graphics Architecture
Custom Sony GPU
Palette: 16.7 Million
- 256x224 to 640x480
Hardware Tricks
- ▹ Hardware texture mapping
- ▹ Gouraud shading
- ▹ Affine transformation
Did You Know?
- ? Ken Kutaragi is called the "Father of PlayStation".
- ? Final Fantasy VII defined an era of RPGs.
- ? The startup sound was designed by Tohru Okada.