Since its inception, PlayStation has become one of the world’s greatest synonyms for video games, with Sony-branded platforms that have written important pages in the industry’s history and continue to remain at the forefront even 30 years after the brand’s debut on the market.
In these decades, between home and portable systems, there have been numerous consoles distributed by Sony, but do you remember exactly when all the PlayStations came out? Let’s retrace the path taken by the brand starting from the timeless PS1 (here are the most beautiful games ever for PS1) up to the most recent PlayStation 5, citing the original launch dates and then those in Italy:
Home consoles
PlayStation – December 3, 1994 in Japan, September 29, 1995 in Italy PlayStation 2 – March 4, 2000 in Japan, November 24, 2000 in Italy PlayStation 3 – November 11, 2006 in Japan, March 23, 2007 in Italy PlayStation 4 – November 15, 2013 in North America, November 29, 2013 in Italy PlayStation 5 – November 12, 2020 in Japan, North America and Italy
Portable consoles
PlayStation Portable – December 11, 2004 in Japan, September 1, 2005 in Italy PlayStation Vita – December 17, 2011 in Japan, February 22, 2012 in Italy
Still in terms of data and statistics, PS2 has sold 160 million units in total, thus becoming not only the most successful PlayStation ever but also the best-selling console ever.
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