Tuesday, 5 February 2013

Game Console - PlayStation


PlayStation


There are a wide series of PlayStation consoles. The first ever was released in December 1994. PlayStation have sold 102.49 console units have been sold all together since its first release.
The PSone is the first console to be made to carry on the PlayStation series. It was released in 2000. It was made as a smaller version of the PlayStation video game console.
Also in 2000 the PlayStation 2 was released. It has sold over 150 million units making it the most successful game console in the world. However on 4th January 2013 it was announced that the PlayStation 2 had stopped being produced.
As the PlayStation 2 was so popular, PlayStation thought of an idea to create a slimmer version of the PS2. This meant it took up less space and had a better look. It was released in 2004 being much lighter than the original PS2.
On November 11th 2006 the PlayStation 3 was released. It is the first out of the series to be able to use Blu-ray discs and be able to use wireless controls. Just like the PS2 a slimmer version was created. It was released in 2009. It uses less power, is lighter and small than the original PS3.
In 2012 the last PlayStation console had been released. The Super Slim console is a slimmer version of the PS3 slim. It is a lot slimmer than the first slim but has also been redesigned.
Since the PlayStations first release in 1994, there have been portable handheld consoles created. The first ever PSP (PlayStation Portable) was released in 2004. It was created as smaller handheld version of the PlayStation 3. People were able to carry them around and play it wherever they liked. The games that were played in the PSP were small discs that were able to fit into a small slot in the back.
There have been other models of the PSP such as the PSP Slim Life and PSP 3000.
The newest PSP model is the PSP Go. It was released in October 2009 and has been compatible with Nintendo Ds handheld consoles. 

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