Gaming News This Nintendo “console” was never released, but this internet user reproduced it
The history of video games is marked by failed partnerships between different players. One of the most famous is the disagreement between Nintendo and Sony that led to the development of the PlayStation. However, one fan decided to create his own “prototype” of the abandoned hardware.
Play Station, did you say?
Let's go back in time for a few minutes. When SEGA offered its Mega Drive in 1988 and NEC had just released its PC Engine, Nintendo signed a partnership with Sony to explore the possibility of a CD player for its next gaming console, the Super Nintendo. The two Japanese companies are already working together because Ken Kutaragi, an employee of Sony – the later father of the PlayStation – is developing the SPC700 sound manager for the 16-bit console. The engineer approaches the task in complete secrecy, which will anger his managers when they find out about the existence of this project. However, Kutaragi's esteemed work at Nintendo opens the doors to greater collaboration, a collaboration supported this time by Sony President Norio Ohga. The contract between the two companies provides for the provision of another device developed by Sony that can read CDs.
While the prototypes continued to be developed, Mario's fathers abruptly withdrew from the project in 1991, the year the Super Nintendo was released in the United States. The reason is easy to understand: given the increasing popularity of the disc format, Nintendo is aware that the signed contract would be detrimental if the plans were finally implemented, since the Kyoto company did not charge royalties for the games released on CD- Format. We know the rest: Nintendo ultimately chose Philips to develop this disc player by working out a cheaper contract. On the Sony side, Ken Kutaragi continues to work on this hardware with the support of Norio Ohga. This console was finally released in Japan on December 3, 1994 and was called PlayStation.. She quickly had enormous success.
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Many gamers excited about this funny story that could have changed the video game landscape forever have seen various images circulating of the prototype developed by Sony. Since it's passion, it's a certain Gamer_lafan on X who shares images and videos of his own reproduction of the machine.
Nintendo had a plan to build a CD-ROM adapter for SuperFamicom. Sony suggested it and it came out almost like the picture. But Nintendo scrapped the project and Sony developed a prototype. A few years ago I built a prototype with a real PlayStation 1 based on this picture. pic.twitter.com/gBZc99odbE
– Gamer_lafan (@gamer_lafan) December 4, 2024
As he explains on social networks, In fact, it is a modified PS One, designed to fit under an SNES and give the impression of playing the famous prototype. But still, it's devilishly well made and actually gives the impression that you're having fun with the famous prototype.
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