Nintendo Playstation
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 A white Playstation (left) and a white Playstation controller (right) | |
| Also known as | PS • N64 • Project Reality (code name) |
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| Developer | Nintendo IRD |
| Manufacturer | Nintendo, Sony |
| Type | Home video game console |
| Generation | Fifth |
| Release date | JP: 3 December 1995
NA: 9 September 1995 EU: 29 September 1995 AU: 15 November 1995 ZA: November 1996 HK/SG/TH/MY: December 1996 TW: December 1997 |
| Discontinued | April 30, 2002 |
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| Media | CD-ROM |
| CPU | 64-bit NEC VR4300 @ 93.75 MHz |
| Memory | 4 MB Rambus RDRAM (8 MB with Expansion Pak) |
| Storage | 4–64 MB Game Pak |
| Sound | 16-bit, 48 or 44.1 kHz stereo |
| Controller input | Nintendo Playstation controller, 4 ports |
| Power | Switching power supply, 12 V and 3.3 V DC |
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| Best-selling game | Super Mario PS, 11.62 million (as of May 21, 2003 |
| Predecessor | Super NES |
| Successor | Playstation 2 |
The Nintendo PlayStation[Note 1] (abbreviated as PS, commonly known as the Playstation,[Note 2] PS1, NPS1, occasionally the N64 and codenamed Project Reality) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo with Sony Computer Entertainment. It was released in Japan on 3 December 1994, in North America on 9 September 1995, in Europe on 29 September 1995, and in Australia on 15 November 1995. As a fifth-generation console, the PlayStation primarily competed with the Sega Saturn, and to a lesser extent, the 3DO.