<s>
is	O
a	O
video	O
gaming	O
brand	O
that	O
consists	O
of	O
five	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
,	O
two	O
handhelds	B-Application
,	O
a	O
media	O
center	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
online	O
service	O
and	O
multiple	O
magazines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
brand	O
is	O
produced	O
by	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
a	O
division	O
of	O
Sony	O
;	O
the	O
first	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
console	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
December	O
1994	B-Application
,	O
and	O
worldwide	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	B-Device
console	I-Device
in	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
console	O
of	O
any	O
type	O
to	O
ship	O
over	O
100	O
million	O
units	O
,	O
doing	O
so	O
in	O
under	O
a	O
decade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
successor	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
2	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2000	B-Application
;	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
best-selling	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
to	O
date	O
,	O
having	O
reached	O
over	O
155	O
million	O
units	O
sold	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
's	O
next	O
console	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
3	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
selling	O
over	O
87.4	O
million	O
units	O
by	O
March	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
's	O
next	O
console	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
selling	O
a	O
million	O
units	O
within	O
a	O
day	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
fastest	O
selling	O
console	O
in	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	O
console	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
5	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2020	O
and	O
sold	O
10	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
249	O
days	O
,	O
unseating	O
its	O
predecessor	O
as	O
the	O
fastest-selling	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
to-date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
handheld	B-Application
console	I-Application
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Portable	O
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
sold	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
80	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
by	O
November	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
successor	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Vita	O
(	O
PSVita	B-Device
)	O
,	O
which	O
launched	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
December	O
2011	O
and	O
in	O
most	O
other	O
major	O
territories	O
in	O
February	O
2012	O
,	O
sold	O
over	O
four	O
million	O
units	O
by	O
January	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
TV	I-Device
is	O
a	O
microconsole	B-Device
and	O
a	O
non-portable	O
variant	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Vita	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
hardware	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
series	O
includes	O
the	O
PSX	B-Device
,	O
a	O
digital	B-Application
video	I-Application
recorder	I-Application
which	O
was	O
integrated	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
though	O
it	O
was	O
short-lived	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
high	O
price	O
and	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
Bravia	O
television	O
set	O
which	O
has	O
an	O
integrated	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
series	O
of	O
controllers	O
utilized	O
by	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
series	O
is	O
the	O
DualShock	B-Device
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
vibration-feedback	B-Device
gamepad	B-Device
having	O
sold	O
28	O
million	O
controllers	O
by	O
June	O
2008	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Network	O
is	O
an	O
online	O
service	O
with	O
about	O
110	O
million	O
registered	O
users	O
(	O
as	O
of	O
June	O
2013	O
)	O
and	O
over	O
103	O
million	O
active	O
users	O
monthly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
as	O
of	O
December	O
2019	O
)	O
It	O
comprises	O
an	O
online	O
virtual	O
market	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Store	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
purchase	O
and	O
download	O
of	O
games	O
and	O
various	O
forms	O
of	O
multimedia	O
,	O
a	O
subscription-based	O
online	O
service	O
known	O
as	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Plus	O
and	O
a	O
social	O
gaming	O
networking	O
service	O
called	O
PlayStation	B-Protocol
Home	I-Protocol
,	O
which	O
had	O
over	O
41	O
million	O
users	O
worldwide	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
closure	O
in	O
March	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
Mobile	O
(	O
formerly	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Suite	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
software	O
framework	O
that	O
provides	O
PlayStation	B-Device
content	O
on	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
1.xx	O
supports	O
both	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
TV	I-Device
and	O
certain	O
devices	O
that	O
run	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
,	O
whereas	O
version	O
2.00	O
released	O
in	O
2014	O
only	O
targeted	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
TV	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Content	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
framework	O
consist	O
of	O
only	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
games	O
currently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seventh	B-Application
generation	I-Application
PlayStation	B-Device
products	O
also	O
use	O
the	O
XrossMediaBar	B-Device
,	O
which	O
is	O
an	O
Technology	O
&	O
Engineering	O
Emmy	O
Award	O
–	O
winning	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
touch	O
screen-based	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
called	O
LiveArea	O
was	O
launched	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Vita	O
,	O
which	O
integrates	O
social	O
networking	O
elements	O
into	O
the	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
2	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
consoles	O
also	O
featured	O
support	O
for	O
Linux-based	B-Application
operating	I-Application
systems	I-Application
;	O
Linux	B-Device
for	I-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
OtherOS	B-Application
respectively	O
,	O
though	O
this	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
also	O
has	O
a	O
strong	O
line-up	O
of	O
first-party	O
games	O
due	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Studios	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
many	O
studios	O
owned	O
by	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
that	O
exclusively	O
developed	O
them	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
features	O
various	O
budget	O
re-releases	O
of	O
games	O
by	O
Sony	O
with	O
different	O
names	O
for	O
each	O
region	O
;	O
these	O
include	O
the	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
,	O
Platinum	O
,	O
Essentials	O
,	O
and	O
The	B-Device
Best	I-Device
selection	O
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
was	O
the	O
brainchild	O
of	O
Ken	O
Kutaragi	O
,	O
a	O
Sony	O
executive	O
who	O
managed	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
hardware	O
engineering	O
divisions	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
dubbed	O
"	O
The	O
Father	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
supplied	O
components	O
for	O
other	O
consoles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
sound	O
chip	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
from	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
and	O
operated	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
studio	O
,	O
Sony	O
Imagesoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
joint	O
project	O
between	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Sony	O
that	O
began	O
as	O
early	O
as	O
1988	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
companies	O
worked	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
,	O
though	O
Nintendo	O
denied	O
the	O
existence	O
of	O
the	O
Sony	O
deal	O
as	O
late	O
as	O
March	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
in	O
June	O
1991	O
,	O
Sony	O
revealed	O
a	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
with	O
a	O
built-in	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
drive	O
that	O
incorporated	O
Green	B-Device
Book	I-Device
technology	O
or	O
CD-i	B-Device
,	O
called	O
"	O
Play	B-Operating_System
Station	I-Operating_System
"	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
SNES-CD	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
breaking	O
of	O
the	O
partnership	O
infuriated	O
Sony	O
President	O
Norio	O
Ohga	O
,	O
who	O
responded	O
by	O
appointing	O
Kutaragi	O
with	O
the	O
responsibility	O
of	O
developing	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
project	O
to	O
rival	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Negotiations	O
officially	O
ended	O
in	O
May	O
1992	O
and	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
decide	O
the	O
fate	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
project	O
,	O
a	O
meeting	O
was	O
held	O
in	O
June	O
1992	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
Sony	O
President	O
Ohga	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Head	O
Kutaragi	O
and	O
several	O
senior	O
members	O
of	O
Sony	O
's	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
meeting	O
,	O
Kutaragi	O
unveiled	O
a	O
proprietary	B-Device
CD-ROM-based	O
system	O
he	O
had	O
been	O
working	O
on	O
which	O
involved	O
playing	O
video	O
games	O
with	O
3D	B-Algorithm
graphics	O
to	O
the	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
SCE	O
's	O
producer	O
Ryoji	O
Akagawa	O
and	O
chairman	O
Shigeo	O
Maruyama	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
uncertainty	O
over	O
whether	O
the	O
console	O
should	O
primarily	O
focus	O
on	O
2D	O
sprite	O
graphics	O
or	O
3D	B-Algorithm
polygon	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
after	O
witnessing	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
in	O
Japanese	O
arcades	O
,	O
that	O
Sony	O
realized	O
"	O
the	O
direction	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
became	O
instantly	O
clear	O
"	O
and	O
3D	B-Algorithm
polygon	O
graphics	O
became	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
primary	O
focus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
logo	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Manabu	O
Sakamoto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wanted	O
the	O
logo	O
to	O
capture	O
the	O
3D	B-Algorithm
support	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
but	O
instead	O
of	O
just	O
adding	O
apparent	O
depth	O
to	O
the	O
letters	O
"	O
P	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
S	O
"	O
,	O
he	O
created	O
an	O
optical	O
illusion	O
that	O
suggested	O
the	O
letters	O
in	O
depth	O
of	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Olafsson	O
was	O
CEO	O
and	O
president	O
of	O
New	O
York-based	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
parent	O
company	O
for	O
the	O
1994-founded	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
of	O
America	O
(	O
SCEA	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
project	O
,	O
SCEI	O
's	O
first	O
official	O
project	O
,	O
was	O
finally	O
given	O
the	O
green	O
light	O
by	O
Sony	O
executives	O
in	O
1993	O
after	O
a	O
few	O
years	O
of	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
1993	O
,	O
Phil	O
Harrison	O
,	O
who	O
later	O
became	O
President	O
of	O
SCE	O
Worldwide	O
Studios	O
,	O
was	O
recruited	O
into	O
SCEI	O
to	O
attract	O
developers	O
and	O
publishers	O
to	O
produce	O
games	O
for	O
their	O
new	O
PlayStation	B-Device
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
in	O
March	O
1994	B-Application
reported	O
a	O
rumor	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
Sony	O
PS-X	O
"	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
"	O
before	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
this	O
year	O
and	O
will	O
retail	O
for	O
less	O
than	O
$400	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
demonstration	O
of	O
Sony	O
's	O
distribution	O
plan	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
tech	O
demos	O
of	O
its	O
new	O
console	O
to	O
game	O
publishers	O
and	O
developers	O
in	O
a	O
hotel	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
in	O
1994	B-Application
,	O
numerous	O
developers	O
began	O
to	O
approach	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
factors	O
which	O
attracted	O
developers	O
to	O
the	O
platform	O
was	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
3D-capable	O
,	O
CD-ROM-based	O
console	O
which	O
was	O
much	O
cheaper	O
and	O
easier	O
to	O
manufacture	O
for	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
rival	O
console	O
,	O
which	O
used	O
cartridge	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
eventually	O
hit	O
Japanese	O
stores	O
in	O
December	O
1994	B-Application
and	O
gained	O
massive	O
sales	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
lower	O
price	O
point	O
than	O
its	O
competitor	O
,	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
1994	B-Application
,	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
the	O
ubiquitous	O
PlayStation	B-Device
series	O
of	O
console	O
and	O
hand-held	B-Application
game	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
included	O
successor	O
consoles	O
and	O
upgrades	O
including	O
the	O
Net	B-Device
Yaroze	I-Device
(	O
a	O
special	O
black	O
PlayStation	B-Device
with	O
tools	O
and	O
instructions	O
to	O
program	O
PlayStation	B-Device
games	O
and	O
applications	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
PS	O
one	O
"	O
(	O
a	O
smaller	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
PocketStation	B-Application
(	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
which	O
enhances	O
PlayStation	B-Device
games	O
and	O
also	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
memory	O
card	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
fifth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
competing	O
against	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
December	O
2003	B-Application
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
and	O
PS	O
one	O
had	O
shipped	O
a	O
combined	O
total	O
of	O
102.49	O
million	O
units	O
,	O
eventually	O
becoming	O
the	O
first	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
to	O
sell	O
120	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
July	O
7	O
,	O
2000	B-Application
,	O
concurrently	O
with	O
its	O
successor	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
2	O
,	O
the	O
PS	O
One	O
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
PS	O
one	O
)	O
was	O
a	O
considerably	O
smaller	O
,	O
redesigned	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
two	O
main	O
changes	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
being	O
a	O
cosmetic	O
change	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
being	O
the	O
home	B-Device
menu	O
's	O
Graphical	B-Application
User	I-Application
Interface	I-Application
;	O
a	O
variation	O
of	O
the	O
GUI	B-Application
previously	O
used	O
only	O
on	O
PAL	O
consoles	O
up	O
to	O
that	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
2000	B-Application
,	O
15	O
months	O
after	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
and	O
a	O
year	O
before	O
its	O
other	O
competitors	O
,	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
2	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
sixth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
backwards-compatible	B-General_Concept
with	O
most	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
most	B-Application
successful	I-Application
console	I-Application
in	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
having	O
sold	O
over	O
155	O
million	O
units	O
as	O
of	O
December	O
28	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
29	O
,	O
2005	B-Application
,	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
became	O
the	O
fastest	O
game	O
console	O
to	O
reach	O
100	O
million	O
units	B-Application
shipped	I-Application
,	O
accomplishing	O
the	O
feat	O
within	O
5	B-Application
years	O
and	O
9	O
months	O
from	O
its	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
achievement	O
occurred	O
faster	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
took	O
"	O
9	O
years	O
and	O
6	O
months	O
since	O
launch	O
"	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
same	O
figure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
shipments	O
in	O
Japan	O
ended	O
on	O
December	O
28	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Guardian	O
reported	O
on	O
January	O
4	O
,	O
2013	O
that	O
PS2	B-Device
production	O
had	O
ended	O
worldwide	O
,	O
but	O
studies	O
showed	O
that	O
many	O
people	O
all	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
still	O
own	O
one	O
even	O
if	O
it	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
in	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
has	O
been	O
ranked	O
as	O
the	B-Device
best	I-Device
selling	O
console	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
as	O
of	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
2004	B-Application
,	O
four	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
2	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
2	O
Slimline	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
redesign	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
Slimline	O
was	O
smaller	O
,	O
thinner	O
,	O
quieter	O
and	O
also	O
included	O
a	O
built-in	O
Ethernet	O
port	O
(	O
in	O
some	O
markets	O
it	O
also	O
has	O
an	O
integrated	O
modem	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	B-Application
,	O
Sony	O
began	O
shipping	O
a	O
revision	O
of	O
the	O
Slimline	O
which	O
was	O
lighter	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
Slimline	O
together	O
with	O
a	O
lighter	O
AC	O
adapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	B-Application
,	O
Sony	O
released	O
yet	O
another	O
revision	O
of	O
the	O
Slimline	O
which	O
had	O
an	O
overhauled	O
internal	O
design	O
incorporating	O
the	O
power	O
supply	O
into	O
the	O
console	O
itself	O
like	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
2	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
further	O
reduced	O
total	O
weight	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
2006	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
3	O
(	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
)	O
is	O
a	O
seventh	B-Application
generation	I-Application
game	O
console	O
from	O
Sony	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
competes	O
with	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Nintendo	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
is	O
the	O
first	O
console	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
introduce	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
motion-sensing	O
technology	O
through	O
its	O
Sixaxis	B-Device
wireless	B-Device
controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
was	O
originally	O
offered	O
with	O
either	O
a	O
20GB	O
or	O
60GB	O
hard	O
drive	O
,	O
but	O
over	O
the	O
years	O
its	O
capacity	O
increased	O
in	O
increments	O
available	O
up	O
to	O
500GB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
3	O
has	O
sold	O
over	O
80	O
million	O
consoles	O
worldwide	O
as	O
of	O
November	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
3	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
2009	B-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
slim	O
"	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
it	O
features	O
a	O
redesigned	O
cooling	O
system	O
and	O
a	O
smaller	O
Cell	O
processor	O
which	O
was	O
moved	O
to	O
a	O
45nm	B-Algorithm
manufacturing	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
redesign	O
also	O
features	O
support	O
for	O
CEC	O
(	O
more	O
commonly	O
referred	O
to	O
by	O
its	O
manufacturer	O
brandings	O
of	O
BraviaSync	O
,	O
VIERA	O
Link	O
,	O
EasyLink	O
and	O
others	O
)	O
which	O
allows	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
over	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
by	O
using	O
the	O
remote	O
control	O
as	O
the	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
slim	O
also	O
runs	O
quieter	O
and	O
is	O
cooler	O
than	O
previous	O
models	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
45nm	B-Algorithm
Cell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
Slim	O
no	O
longer	O
has	O
the	O
"	O
main	O
power	O
"	O
switch	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
slim	I-Device
)	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
previous	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
models	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
located	O
at	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
officially	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
2009	B-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
and	O
on	O
September	O
3	O
,	O
2009	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Australia	O
and	O
New	O
Zealand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Sony	O
revealed	O
a	O
new	O
"	O
Super	O
Slim	O
"	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
comes	O
with	O
either	O
12GB	O
flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
or	O
a	O
250GB	O
,	O
500GB	O
hard	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
bundles	O
which	O
include	O
a	O
Super	O
Slim	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
and	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
games	O
are	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
(	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
)	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
at	O
a	O
press	O
conference	O
on	O
February	O
20	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
eighth-generation	B-Application
system	O
,	O
launched	O
in	O
the	O
fourth	O
quarter	O
of	O
2013	O
,	O
introduced	O
the	O
x86	B-Operating_System
architecture	I-Operating_System
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
lead	O
system	O
architect	O
,	O
Mark	O
Cerny	O
,	O
development	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
began	O
as	O
early	O
as	O
2008	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
Europe	O
CEO	O
Jim	O
Ryan	O
emphasized	O
in	O
2011	O
that	O
Sony	O
wanted	O
to	O
avoid	O
launching	O
the	O
next-generation	O
console	O
behind	O
the	O
competition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
new	O
applications	O
and	O
services	O
,	O
Sony	O
introduced	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
App	O
,	O
allowing	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
owners	O
to	O
turn	O
smartphones	B-Application
and	O
tablets	O
into	O
a	O
second	O
screen	O
to	O
enhance	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
also	O
planned	O
to	O
debut	O
PlayStation	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
game	O
streaming	O
service	O
,	O
powered	O
by	O
technology	O
from	O
Gaikai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
Slim	O
(	O
officially	O
marketed	O
simply	O
as	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
or	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
)	O
was	O
unveiled	O
on	O
September	O
7	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
revision	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
hardware	O
with	O
a	O
streamlined	O
form	O
factor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
USB	B-Protocol
ports	O
on	O
the	O
front	O
have	O
a	O
larger	O
gap	O
between	O
them	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
optical	O
audio	O
port	O
was	O
also	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
 [ 168 ] 	O
It	O
ships	O
with	O
a	O
minor	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
DualShock	B-Device
4	O
controller	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
light	O
bar	O
visible	O
through	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
touchpad	O
and	O
dark	O
matte	O
grey	O
coloured	O
exterior	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
partially	O
shiny	O
black	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
Slim	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
500	O
GB	O
model	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
price	O
point	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
 [ 169 ] 	O
Its	O
model	O
number	O
is	O
CUH-2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
Pro	O
or	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
Pro	O
for	O
short	O
(	O
originally	O
announced	O
under	O
the	O
codename	O
Neo	O
)	O
 [ 35 ] 	O
was	O
unveiled	O
on	O
September	O
7	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
 [ 170 ] 	O
It	O
is	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
with	O
improved	O
hardware	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
upgraded	O
GPU	O
with	O
4.2	O
teraflops	O
of	O
processing	O
power	O
,	O
and	O
higher	O
CPU	O
clock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
designed	O
primarily	O
to	O
enable	O
selected	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
playable	O
at	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
,	O
and	O
improved	O
quality	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
games	O
are	O
backwards	O
and	O
forward	O
compatible	O
between	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
and	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
Pro	O
,	O
but	O
games	O
with	O
optimizations	O
will	O
have	O
improved	O
graphics	O
performance	O
on	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
Pro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
capable	O
of	O
streaming	O
4K	B-Architecture
video	I-Architecture
from	O
online	O
sources	O
,	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
Pro	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
Ultra	B-Device
HD	I-Device
Blu-ray	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
 [ 171 ] 	O
 [ 172 ] 	O
 [ 173 ] 	O
Additionally	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
Pro	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
model	O
which	O
can	O
remote	B-Device
play	I-Device
at	O
1080p	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
5	B-Application
(	O
PS5	B-Device
)	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
November	O
12	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
released	O
the	O
same	O
month	O
,	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
ninth	B-Device
generation	I-Device
of	I-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
news	O
of	O
the	O
PS5	B-Device
came	O
from	O
Mark	O
Cerny	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Wired	O
in	O
April	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
intends	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
5	B-Application
to	O
be	O
its	O
next-generation	O
console	O
and	O
to	O
ship	O
worldwide	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
is	O
slated	O
to	O
use	O
an	O
8-core	O
,	O
16-thread	B-Operating_System
CPU	O
based	O
on	O
AMD	O
's	O
Zen	O
2	O
microarchitecture	O
,	O
manufactured	O
on	O
the	O
7	B-Algorithm
nanometer	I-Algorithm
process	O
node	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
processor	O
is	O
a	O
custom	O
variant	O
of	O
AMD	O
's	O
Navi	O
family	O
using	O
the	O
RDNA	O
microarchitecture	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
support	O
for	O
hardware	B-General_Concept
acceleration	I-General_Concept
of	O
ray-tracing	B-Algorithm
rendering	O
,	O
enabling	O
real-time	O
ray-traced	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
console	O
ships	O
with	O
a	O
custom	O
SSD	B-Device
storage	O
,	O
as	O
Cerny	O
emphasized	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
fast	O
loading	O
times	O
and	O
larger	O
bandwidth	O
to	O
make	O
games	O
more	O
immersive	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
required	O
content	O
streaming	O
from	O
disc	O
for	O
8K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
second	O
interview	O
with	O
Wired	O
in	O
October	O
2019	O
,	O
further	O
details	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
hardware	O
were	O
revealed	O
:	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
integrated	O
Blu-ray	O
drive	O
would	O
support	O
100GB	O
Blu-ray	O
discs	O
and	O
Ultra	B-Device
HD	I-Device
Blu-ray	I-Device
;	O
while	O
a	O
game	O
installation	O
from	O
a	O
disc	O
is	O
mandatory	O
as	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
SSD	B-Device
,	O
the	O
user	O
will	O
have	O
some	O
fine-grain	O
control	O
of	O
how	O
much	O
they	O
want	O
to	O
have	O
installed	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
only	O
installing	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
components	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
is	O
developing	O
an	O
improved	O
suspended	O
gameplay	O
state	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
5	B-Application
to	O
consume	O
less	O
energy	O
than	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controller	O
also	O
has	O
strong	O
haptic	B-Device
feedback	I-Device
through	O
voice	B-Device
coil	I-Device
actuators	O
,	O
which	O
together	O
with	O
an	O
improved	O
controller	O
speaker	O
is	O
intended	O
to	O
give	O
better	O
in-game	O
feedback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
USB-C	O
connectivity	O
,	O
together	O
with	O
a	O
higher	O
rated	O
battery	O
are	O
other	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
5	B-Application
features	O
a	O
completely	O
revamped	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
5	B-Application
is	O
backwards-compatible	B-General_Concept
with	O
most	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
games	O
,	O
with	O
Cerny	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
transition	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
console	O
is	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
soft	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
later	O
interview	O
,	O
Jim	O
Ryan	O
talked	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
5	B-Application
being	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
"	O
99%	O
"	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
an	O
estimate	O
derived	O
from	O
a	O
sample	O
size	O
of	O
"	O
thousands	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Original	O
80GB	O
:	O
All	O
PS1	O
titles	O
,	O
most	O
PS2	B-Device
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
other	O
models	O
(	O
model	O
code	O
CECHGxx	O
and	O
later	O
)	O
:	O
Support	O
for	O
PS1	O
titles	O
only.No	O
native	O
backwards	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cloud	O
based	O
backwards	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
via	O
PlayStation	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
DVD	O
playback	O
Consumer	O
programmabilityRequires	O
the	O
Net	B-Device
Yaroze	I-Device
kitYabasic	O
software	O
,	O
Linux	B-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2Development	O
on	O
console	O
via	O
free	O
Linux	B-Application
platform	O
or	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Portable	O
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
was	O
Sony	O
's	O
first	O
handheld	B-Application
console	I-Application
to	O
compete	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
DS	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
model	O
(	O
PSP-1000	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2004	B-Application
and	O
March	O
2005	B-Application
,	O
The	O
console	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
utilize	O
a	O
new	O
proprietary	B-Device
optical	O
storage	O
medium	O
known	O
as	O
Universal	O
Media	O
Disc	O
(	O
UMD	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
store	O
both	O
games	O
and	O
movies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
contains	O
32MB	O
of	O
internal	O
flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
storage	O
,	O
expandable	O
via	O
Memory	O
Stick	O
PRO	O
Duo	O
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
similar	O
control	O
layout	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
with	O
its	O
PlayStation	B-Device
logo	O
button	O
and	O
its	O
( 	O
 '	O
Triangle	O
 '	O
)	O
,	O
( 	O
 '	O
Circle/O	O
'	O
)	O
,	O
( 	O
 '	O
Cross/X	O
'	O
)	O
and	O
( 	O
 '	O
Square	O
 '	O
)	O
buttons	O
in	O
their	O
white-colored	O
forms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP-2000	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Slim	O
&	O
Lite	O
in	O
PAL	O
territories	O
)	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
hardware	O
revision	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Portable	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2007	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2000	B-Application
series	O
was	O
33%	O
lighter	O
and	O
19%	O
slimmer	O
than	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
Portable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
Slim	O
&	O
Lite	O
has	O
a	O
new	O
gloss	O
finish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
serial	O
port	O
was	O
also	O
modified	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
accommodate	O
a	O
new	O
video-out	O
feature	O
(	O
while	O
rendering	O
older	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
remote	O
controls	O
incompatible	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
a	O
PSP-2000	O
,	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
games	O
will	O
only	O
output	O
to	O
external	O
monitors	O
or	O
TVs	O
in	O
progressive	O
scan	O
mode	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
televisions	O
incapable	O
of	O
supporting	O
progressive	O
scan	O
will	O
not	O
display	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
games	O
;	O
non-game	O
video	O
will	O
output	O
in	O
either	O
progressive	O
or	O
interlaced	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
USB	B-Protocol
charging	O
was	O
also	O
made	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Buttons	O
are	O
also	O
reportedly	O
more	O
responsive	O
on	O
the	O
PSP-2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	B-Application
,	O
Sony	O
released	O
a	O
second	O
hardware	O
revision	O
called	O
the	O
PSP-3000	O
which	O
included	O
several	O
features	O
that	O
were	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
PSP-2000	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
built-in	O
microphone	O
and	O
upgraded	O
screen	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
output	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
games	O
in	O
interlaced	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
October	O
2009	B-Application
,	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
Go	O
is	O
the	O
biggest	O
redesign	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Portable	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
models	O
,	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
Go	O
does	O
not	O
feature	O
a	O
UMD	O
drive	O
but	O
instead	O
has	O
16GB	O
of	O
internal	O
flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
to	O
store	O
games	O
,	O
videos	O
and	O
other	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
unlike	O
previous	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
models	O
,	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
Go	O
's	O
rechargeable	O
battery	O
is	O
not	O
removable	O
or	O
replaceable	O
by	O
the	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
unit	O
is	O
43%	O
lighter	O
and	O
56%	O
smaller	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
PSP-1000	O
,	O
and	O
16%	O
lighter	O
and	O
35%	O
smaller	O
than	O
the	O
PSP-3000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
3.8	O
"	O
480×272	O
LCD	B-Device
(	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
larger	O
4.3	O
"	O
480×272	O
pixel	O
LCD	B-Device
on	O
previous	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
models	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
overall	O
shape	O
and	O
sliding	O
mechanism	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Sony	O
's	O
mylo	B-Application
COM-2	I-Application
internet	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
Go	O
was	O
produced	O
and	O
sold	O
concurrently	O
with	O
its	O
predecessor	O
the	O
PSP-3000	O
although	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
replace	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
Go	O
must	O
be	O
purchased	O
and	O
downloaded	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Store	O
as	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
is	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
's	O
physical	O
media	O
,	O
the	O
Universal	O
Media	O
Disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
handheld	B-Application
also	O
features	O
connectivity	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
3	O
's	O
controllers	O
the	O
Sixaxis	B-Device
and	O
DualShock	B-Device
3	O
via	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP-E1000	O
is	O
a	O
budget-focused	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
model	O
which	O
,	O
unlike	O
previous	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
models	O
,	O
does	O
not	O
feature	O
Wi-Fi	O
or	O
stereo	O
speakers	O
(	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
single	O
mono	O
speaker	O
)	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
matte	O
"	O
charcoal	O
black	O
"	O
finish	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
slim	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
17	O
,	O
2011	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
February	O
22	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Vita	O
was	O
previously	O
codenamed	O
Next	B-Device
Generation	I-Device
Portable	I-Device
(	O
NGP	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
officially	O
unveiled	O
by	O
Sony	O
on	O
January	O
27	O
,	O
2011	O
at	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Meeting	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
,	O
the	O
PCH-1000	O
series	O
features	O
a	O
5-inch	O
OLED	O
touchscreen	O
,	O
two	O
analog	B-Device
sticks	I-Device
,	O
a	O
rear	O
touchpad	O
,	O
Sixaxis	B-Device
motion	O
sensing	O
and	O
a	O
4	O
core	O
ARM	O
Cortex-A9	O
MPCore	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
PCH-2000	O
series	O
system	O
is	O
a	O
lighter	O
redesign	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
that	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
SCEJA	O
Press	O
Conference	O
in	O
September	O
2013	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
model	O
is	O
20%	O
thinner	O
and	O
15%	O
lighter	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
model	O
,	O
has	O
an	O
additional	O
hour	O
of	O
battery	O
life	O
,	O
an	O
LCD	B-Device
instead	O
of	O
OLED	O
,	O
includes	O
a	O
micro	O
USB	B-Protocol
Type	O
B	O
port	O
,	O
1GB	O
of	O
internal	O
storage	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
1994	B-Application
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
control	B-Device
pad	I-Device
was	O
the	O
first	O
controller	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
a	O
basic	O
design	O
of	O
a	O
D-pad	B-Device
,	O
4	O
main	O
select	B-Device
buttons	I-Device
(	O
( 	O
 '	O
Green	O
Triangle	O
 '	O
)	O
,	O
( 	O
 '	O
Red	O
Circle/Red	O
O	O
 '	O
)	O
)	O
,	O
( 	O
 '	O
Blue	O
Cross/Blue	O
X	O
 '	O
)	O
and	O
( 	O
 '	O
Pink	O
Square	O
 '	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
start	O
and	O
select	B-Device
buttons	I-Device
on	O
the	O
face	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Sony	O
released	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Analog	O
Joystick	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
flight	O
simulation	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
digital	O
controller	O
was	O
then	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
Dual	B-Device
Analog	I-Device
in	O
1997	O
,	O
which	O
added	O
two	O
analog	B-Device
sticks	I-Device
based	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
potentiometer	O
technology	O
as	O
the	O
Analog	O
Joystick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
controller	O
was	O
then	O
also	O
succeeded	O
by	O
the	O
DualShock	B-Device
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
the	O
DualShock	B-Device
controller	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
succeeded	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
Dual	B-Device
Analog	I-Device
,	O
and	O
became	O
the	O
longest	O
running	O
series	O
of	O
controllers	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
inputs	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
digital	O
,	O
controller	O
(	O
,	O
,	O
,	O
,	O
L1	O
,	O
L2	O
,	O
R1	O
,	O
R2	O
,	O
Start	O
,	O
Select	O
and	O
a	O
D-pad	B-Device
)	O
,	O
the	O
DualShock	B-Device
featured	O
two	O
analog	B-Device
sticks	I-Device
in	O
a	O
similar	O
fashion	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
Dual	B-Device
Analog	I-Device
controller	I-Device
,	O
which	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
depressed	O
to	O
activate	O
the	O
L3	O
and	O
R3	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DualShock	B-Device
series	O
consists	O
of	O
four	O
controllers	O
:	O
the	O
DualShock	B-Device
which	O
was	O
the	O
fourth	O
controller	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
;	O
the	O
DualShock	B-Device
2	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
standard	O
controller	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
2	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
DualShock	B-Device
3	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
and	O
current	O
controller	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
3	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
DualShock	B-Device
4	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
through	O
a	O
massive	O
redesign	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
default	O
input	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
upon	O
release	O
was	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
originally	O
only	O
via	O
USB	B-Protocol
and	O
eventually	O
with	O
a	O
firmware	O
update	O
,	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
connectivity	O
was	O
enabled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sixaxis	B-Device
was	O
the	O
first	O
official	O
controller	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
3	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
design	O
as	O
the	O
DualShock	B-Device
series	O
(	O
but	O
lacking	O
the	O
vibration	O
motors	O
of	O
the	O
DualShock	B-Device
series	O
of	O
controllers	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
Dual	B-Device
Analog	I-Device
,	O
the	O
DualShock	B-Device
and	O
DualShock	B-Device
2	O
feature	O
an	O
"	O
Analog	O
"	O
button	O
between	O
the	O
analog	B-Device
sticks	I-Device
that	O
toggles	O
the	O
analog	B-Device
sticks	I-Device
on	O
and	O
off	O
(	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
games	O
which	O
support	O
only	O
the	O
digital	O
input	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
controller	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
3	O
Sixaxis	B-Device
and	O
DualShock	B-Device
3	O
controllers	O
,	O
the	O
analog	B-Device
sticks	I-Device
are	O
always	O
enabled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
with	O
the	O
Sixaxis	B-Device
,	O
a	O
'	O
PlayStation	B-Device
button	O
 '	O
(	O
which	O
featured	O
the	O
incorporated	O
PS	O
logo	O
and	O
is	O
similar	O
in	O
function	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
"	O
Guide	O
"	O
button	O
)	O
was	O
included	O
on	O
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
button	O
replaces	O
the	O
"	O
Analog	O
"	O
button	O
of	O
the	O
DualShock	B-Device
and	O
DualShock	B-Device
2	O
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pressing	O
the	O
PS	O
button	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
brings	O
up	O
the	O
XMB	B-Device
,	O
while	O
holding	O
it	O
down	O
brings	O
up	O
system	O
options	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Quick	O
Menu	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
,	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
quit	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
change	O
controller	O
settings	O
,	O
turn	O
off	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
turn	O
off	O
the	O
controller	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
is	O
a	O
motion-sensing	O
game	B-Device
controller	I-Device
platform	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
3	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
(	O
SCE	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
motion	O
controller	O
wand	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
uses	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Eye	O
webcam	O
to	O
track	O
the	O
wand	O
's	O
position	O
and	O
the	O
inertial	O
sensors	O
in	O
the	O
wand	O
to	O
detect	O
its	O
motion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
revealed	O
on	O
June	O
2	O
,	O
2009	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
was	O
launched	O
in	O
Q3/Q4	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardware	O
available	O
at	O
launch	O
included	O
the	O
main	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
motion	O
controller	O
and	O
an	O
optional	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
sub-controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
is	O
implemented	O
on	O
the	O
existing	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
console	O
,	O
Sony	O
states	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
treating	O
Move	O
's	O
debut	O
as	O
its	O
own	O
major	O
"	O
platform	O
launch	O
"	O
,	O
planning	O
an	O
aggressive	O
marketing	O
campaign	O
to	O
support	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
selling	O
the	O
controllers	O
individually	O
,	O
Sony	O
also	O
plans	O
to	O
provide	O
several	O
different	O
bundle	O
options	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
hardware	O
;	O
including	O
a	O
starter	O
kit	O
with	O
a	O
PS	B-Device
Eye	I-Device
,	O
a	O
Move	O
motion	O
controller	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
demo/sampler	O
disc	O
,	O
priced	O
under	O
US$100	O
;	O
a	O
full	O
console	O
pack	O
with	O
a	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
console	O
,	O
DualShock	B-Device
3	O
gamepad	B-Device
,	O
PS	B-Device
Eye	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Move	O
motion	O
controller	O
;	O
and	O
bundles	O
of	O
a	O
Move	O
motion	O
controller	O
with	O
select	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PocketStation	B-Application
was	O
a	O
Memory	O
Card	O
peripheral	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Categorized	O
by	O
Sony	O
as	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
a	O
Memory	O
Card	O
and	O
a	O
miniature	O
personal	B-Application
digital	I-Application
assistant	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
January	O
23	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
it	O
featured	O
a	O
monochrome	O
LCD	B-Device
,	O
a	O
speaker	O
,	O
a	O
real-time	O
clock	O
and	O
infrared	O
communication	O
capability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
could	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
standard	O
PlayStation	B-Device
memory	O
card	O
by	O
connecting	O
it	O
to	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
memory	O
card	O
slot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
optional	O
5-inch	O
LCD	B-Device
screen	I-Device
(	O
SCPH-131	O
)	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
alongside	O
or	O
packed	O
in	O
with	O
PSone	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
solely	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2003	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Sony	O
PSX	B-Device
was	O
a	O
fully	O
integrated	O
DVR	B-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Sony	O
product	O
to	O
utilize	O
the	O
XrossMediaBar	B-Device
(	O
XMB	B-Device
)	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
linked	O
with	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
to	O
transfer	O
videos	O
and	O
music	O
via	O
USB	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
features	O
software	O
for	O
video	O
,	O
photo	B-Application
and	O
audio	O
editing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PSX	B-Device
supports	O
online	O
game	O
compatibility	O
using	O
an	O
internal	O
broadband	O
adapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
that	O
utilize	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
HDD	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
)	O
are	O
supported	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
product	O
released	O
by	O
Sony	O
under	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
brand	O
that	O
did	O
not	O
include	O
a	O
controller	O
with	O
the	O
device	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
Sony	O
BRAVIA	O
KDL22PX300	O
is	O
a	O
22-inch	O
(	O
56cm	O
)	O
720p	O
television	O
which	O
incorporates	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
console	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
4	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
24-inch	O
1080p	O
PlayStation	B-Device
branded	O
3D	B-Algorithm
television	O
,	O
officially	O
called	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
3D	B-Algorithm
Display	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
late	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
feature	O
of	O
this	O
3D	B-Algorithm
television	O
is	O
SimulView	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
,	O
each	O
player	O
will	O
only	O
see	O
their	O
respective	O
screen	O
(	O
in	O
full	O
HD	O
)	O
appear	O
on	O
the	O
television	O
through	O
their	O
respective	O
3D	B-Algorithm
glasses	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
seeing	O
a	O
split	O
screen	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
player	O
1	O
will	O
only	O
see	O
player	O
1	O
's	O
screen	O
displayed	O
through	O
their	O
3D	B-Algorithm
glasses	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayTV	B-Application
is	O
an	O
add-on	O
unit	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
3	O
that	O
allows	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
to	O
act	O
as	O
an	O
HDTV	B-Device
or	O
DTV	B-Application
receiver	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
digital	B-Application
video	I-Application
recorder	I-Application
(	O
DVR	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xperia	B-Application
Play	I-Application
is	O
an	O
Android-powered	O
smartphone	B-Application
with	O
a	O
slide-up	O
gamepad	B-Device
resembling	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
Go	O
developed	O
by	O
Sony	O
Ericsson	O
aimed	O
at	O
gamers	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
be	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Certified	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	B-Application
Tablets	I-Application
are	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Certified	O
Android	B-Application
tablets	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
offer	O
connectivity	O
with	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
controllers	O
and	O
integrate	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
network	O
using	O
a	O
proprietary	B-Device
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
models	O
were	O
released	O
between	O
2011	O
and	O
2013	O
:	O
S	O
,	O
Sony	B-Application
Tablet	I-Application
S	O
,	O
Sony	B-Application
Tablet	I-Application
P	O
,	O
Xperia	B-Application
Tablet	I-Application
S	O
and	O
Xperia	B-Application
Tablet	I-Application
Z	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
TV	I-Device
,	O
known	O
in	O
Asia	O
as	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
TV	I-Device
,	O
is	O
a	O
microconsole	B-Device
and	O
a	O
non-portable	O
variant	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Vita	O
handheld	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
featuring	O
a	O
display	O
screen	O
,	O
the	O
console	O
connects	O
to	O
a	O
television	O
via	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
play	O
using	O
a	O
DualShock	B-Device
3	O
controller	O
,	O
although	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
difference	O
in	O
features	O
between	O
the	O
controller	O
and	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
,	O
certain	O
games	O
are	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
PS	B-Device
TV	I-Device
,	O
such	O
as	O
those	O
that	O
are	O
dependent	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
touch-screen	O
,	O
rear	O
touchpad	O
,	O
microphone	O
or	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
is	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
compatible	O
with	O
over	O
100	O
Vita	O
games	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
various	O
digital	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
PC	O
Engine	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
supports	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
compatibility	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
stream	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
to	O
a	O
separate	O
TV	O
connected	O
to	O
PS	B-Device
TV	I-Device
,	O
and	O
also	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
stream	O
content	O
from	O
video	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
Hulu	O
and	O
Niconico	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
access	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
is	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
device	O
that	O
is	O
produced	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
a	O
5.7	O
inch	O
1920x1080	O
resolution	O
OLED	O
display	O
,	O
and	O
operates	O
at	O
120Hz	O
which	O
can	O
eliminate	O
blur	O
and	O
produce	O
a	O
smooth	O
image	O
;	O
the	O
device	O
also	O
has	O
a	O
low	O
latency	O
of	O
less	O
than	O
18ms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
it	O
produces	O
two	O
sets	O
of	O
images	O
,	O
one	O
being	O
visible	O
on	O
a	O
TV	O
and	O
one	O
for	O
the	O
headset	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
3D	B-Algorithm
audio	O
technology	O
so	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
hear	O
from	O
all	O
angles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
VR	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Classic	O
is	O
a	O
miniature	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
1994	B-Application
Model	O
SCPH-1001	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
,	O
that	O
comes	O
preloaded	O
with	O
20	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
original	O
style	O
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
the	O
24th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
original	B-Device
console	I-Device
on	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
2	O
,	O
PSX	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
exhibit	O
backwards	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
and	O
can	O
play	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
these	O
games	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Portable	O
but	O
they	O
must	O
be	O
purchased	O
and	O
downloaded	O
from	O
a	O
list	B-Application
of	I-Application
PS	I-Application
one	I-Application
Classics	I-Application
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
2	O
can	O
currently	O
only	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
the	O
original	B-Device
console	I-Device
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
PSX	B-Device
and	O
the	O
early	O
models	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
3	O
which	O
are	O
backwards	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
3	O
has	O
two	O
types	O
of	O
games	O
,	O
those	O
released	O
on	O
Blu-ray	O
Discs	O
and	O
downloadable	O
games	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Portable	O
consists	O
of	O
numerous	O
games	O
available	O
on	O
both	O
its	O
physical	O
media	O
,	O
the	O
Universal	O
Media	O
Disc	O
and	O
the	O
Digital	O
Download	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
some	O
games	O
are	O
only	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
UMD	O
while	O
others	O
are	O
only	O
available	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Vita	O
consists	O
of	O
games	O
available	O
on	O
both	O
its	O
physical	O
media	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Vita	O
card	O
and	O
digital	O
download	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
Studios	O
is	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
video	O
game	O
developers	O
owned	O
by	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
dedicated	O
to	O
developing	O
video	O
games	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
series	O
of	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
has	O
produced	O
several	O
best-selling	O
franchises	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
series	O
of	O
racing	O
video	O
games	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Uncharted	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
notable	O
franchises	O
include	O
God	O
of	O
War	O
,	O
Twisted	B-Application
Metal	I-Application
and	O
more	O
recently	O
,	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
(	O
series	O
)	O
,	O
Infamous	B-Application
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
(	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
,	O
Platinum	O
Range	O
(	O
PAL	O
territories	O
)	O
and	O
The	B-Device
Best	I-Device
(	O
Japan	O
and	O
Asia	O
)	O
are	O
video	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
consoles	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
officially	O
re-released	O
at	O
a	O
lower	O
price	O
by	O
Sony	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
during	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
era	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
had	O
to	O
sell	O
at	O
least	O
150,000	O
copies	O
(	O
later	O
250,000	O
)	O
and	O
be	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
for	O
at	O
least	O
a	O
year	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
range	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
2	O
era	O
,	O
the	O
requirements	O
increased	O
with	O
the	O
minimum	O
number	O
of	O
copies	O
sold	O
increasing	O
to	O
400,000	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
for	O
at	O
least	O
9	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Portable	O
,	O
games	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
for	O
at	O
least	O
9	O
months	O
with	O
250,000	O
copies	O
or	O
more	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
,	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
game	O
must	O
be	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
for	O
10	O
months	O
and	O
sell	O
at	O
least	O
500,000	O
copies	O
to	O
meet	O
the	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
criteria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PS	B-Application
one	I-Application
Classics	I-Application
were	O
games	O
that	O
were	O
released	O
originally	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
and	O
have	O
been	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Store	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
3	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Classics	O
HD	O
are	O
compilations	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
games	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
remastered	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
3	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
disc	O
with	O
additional	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
upscaled	O
graphics	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
support	O
,	O
3D	B-Algorithm
support	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
trophies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
Mobile	O
(	O
formerly	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Suite	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
cross-platform	O
,	O
cross-device	O
software	O
framework	O
aimed	O
at	O
providing	O
PlayStation	B-Device
content	O
,	O
currently	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
games	O
,	O
across	O
several	O
devices	O
including	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Certified	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Vita	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
has	O
generally	O
supported	O
indie	O
game	O
development	O
since	O
incorporating	O
the	O
digital	O
distribution	O
storefront	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
3	O
,	O
though	O
initially	O
required	O
developers	O
to	O
complete	O
multiple	O
steps	O
to	O
get	O
an	O
indie	O
game	O
certified	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
improved	O
and	O
simplified	O
the	O
process	O
in	O
transitioning	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Sony	O
prepared	O
to	O
transition	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
they	O
introduced	O
a	O
new	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Indies	O
program	O
led	O
by	O
Shuhei	O
Yoshida	O
in	O
July	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
's	O
goals	O
are	O
to	O
spotlight	O
new	O
and	O
upcoming	O
indie	O
titles	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
5	B-Application
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
those	O
that	O
are	O
more	O
innovative	O
and	O
novel	O
,	O
akin	O
to	O
past	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
PaRappa	B-Application
the	I-Application
Rapper	I-Application
,	O
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
,	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Journey	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
also	O
anticipates	O
bringing	O
more	O
indie	O
titles	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Now	O
series	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
this	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	O
gaming	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
first	O
started	O
in	O
July	O
2001	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
's	O
unnamed	O
online	O
service	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
August	O
2002	O
saw	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
European	O
release	O
in	O
June	O
2003	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Network	O
is	O
an	O
online	O
service	O
focusing	O
on	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
gaming	O
and	O
digital	O
media	O
delivery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
is	O
provided	O
and	O
run	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
3	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
implemented	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Portable	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sony	O
Entertainment	O
Network	O
provides	O
other	O
features	O
for	O
users	O
like	O
PlayStation	B-Protocol
Home	I-Protocol
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
,	O
and	O
Trophies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Store	O
is	O
an	O
online	O
virtual	O
market	O
available	O
to	O
users	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
3	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
game	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
via	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
store	O
uses	O
both	O
physical	O
currency	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
Cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Store	O
's	O
gaming	O
content	O
is	O
updated	O
every	O
Tuesday	O
and	O
offers	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
both	O
for	O
purchase	O
and	O
available	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Available	O
content	O
includes	O
full	O
games	O
,	O
add-on	O
content	O
,	O
playable	O
demos	O
,	O
themes	B-Application
and	O
game	O
and	O
movie	O
trailers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
is	O
accessible	O
through	O
an	O
icon	O
on	O
the	O
XMB	B-Device
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
store	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
accessed	O
on	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
via	O
a	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
connection	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
store	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
via	O
the	O
PC	O
application	O
,	O
Media	B-Protocol
Go	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
September	O
24	O
,	O
2009	B-Application
,	O
there	O
have	O
been	O
more	O
than	O
600	O
million	O
downloads	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Store	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
content	O
such	O
as	O
films	O
and	O
television	O
shows	O
are	O
also	O
available	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Store	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
3	O
and	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
and	O
will	O
be	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
some	O
new	O
Sony	O
BRAVIA	O
televisions	O
,	O
VAIO	O
laptop	O
computers	O
and	O
Sony	O
Blu-ray	O
Disc	O
players	O
from	O
February	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Life	O
with	O
PlayStation	B-Device
was	O
a	O
Folding	B-Application
@home	I-Application
application	O
available	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
which	O
connected	O
to	O
Stanford	O
University	O
’s	O
Folding	B-Application
@home	I-Application
distributed	B-Architecture
computer	I-Architecture
network	O
and	O
allowed	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
donate	O
their	O
console	O
's	O
spare	O
processing	O
cycles	O
to	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Folding	B-Application
@home	I-Application
is	O
supported	O
by	O
Stanford	O
University	O
and	O
volunteers	O
make	O
a	O
contribution	O
to	O
society	O
by	O
donating	O
computing	O
power	O
to	O
this	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Folding	B-Application
@home	I-Application
client	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Stanford	O
University	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Life	O
with	O
PlayStation	B-Device
also	O
consisted	O
of	O
a	O
3D	B-Algorithm
virtual	O
view	O
of	O
the	O
Earth	O
and	O
contained	O
current	O
weather	O
and	O
news	O
information	O
of	O
various	O
cities	O
and	O
countries	O
from	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
World	O
Heritage	O
channel	O
which	O
offered	O
information	O
about	O
historical	O
sites	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
Village	O
channel	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
project	O
designed	O
to	O
share	O
information	O
about	O
communities	O
and	O
cultures	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
system	O
software	O
update	O
version	O
4.30	O
on	O
October	O
24	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
Life	O
With	O
PlayStation	B-Device
project	O
has	O
ended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
Plus	O
,	O
a	O
subscription-based	O
service	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Network	O
,	O
complements	O
the	O
standard	O
PSN	B-Device
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subscribers	O
gain	O
early	O
or	O
exclusive	O
access	O
to	O
some	O
betas	O
,	O
game	O
demos	O
,	O
premium	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
such	O
as	O
full	O
game	O
trials	O
of	O
retail	O
games	O
like	O
Infamous	B-Application
,	O
and	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
)	O
and	O
other	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
items	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
subscription	O
to	O
Qore	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
downloadable	O
items	O
include	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
discounts	O
and	O
free	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
games	O
,	O
PS	B-Application
one	I-Application
Classics	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Minis	O
,	O
themes	B-Application
and	O
avatars	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
Blog	O
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
PlayStation.Blog	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
online	O
PlayStation-focused	O
gaming	O
blog	O
,	O
part	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
June	O
11	O
,	O
2007	B-Application
and	O
has	O
featured	O
in	O
numerous	O
interviews	O
with	O
third-party	O
companies	O
such	O
as	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sub-site	O
of	O
the	O
blog	O
called	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Blog	O
Share	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
March	O
17	O
,	O
2010	O
and	O
allowed	O
readers	O
of	O
the	O
blog	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
users	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Blog	O
to	O
submit	O
ideas	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
team	O
about	O
anything	O
PlayStation-related	O
and	O
vote	O
on	O
the	O
ideas	O
of	O
other	O
submissions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
Europe	O
launched	O
a	O
European	O
sub-outlet	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Blog	O
Europe	O
,	O
on	O
May	O
28	O
,	O
2009	B-Application
,	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
"	O
semi-official	O
"	O
site	O
Three	O
Speech	O
that	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
April	O
17	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
App	O
is	O
an	O
application	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
11	O
,	O
2011	O
in	O
several	O
European	O
countries	O
for	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
(	O
version	O
4	O
and	O
above	O
)	O
and	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
(	O
version	O
1.6	O
and	O
above	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
installed	O
more	O
than	O
3.6	O
million	O
times	O
as	O
of	O
March	O
2	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
view	O
their	O
trophies	O
,	O
see	O
which	O
of	O
their	O
PSN	B-Device
friends	O
are	O
online	O
and	O
read	O
up	O
to	O
date	O
information	O
about	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Mobile	O
(	O
formerly	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Suite	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
software	O
framework	O
that	O
will	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
provide	O
downloadable	O
PlayStation	B-Device
content	O
to	O
devices	O
running	O
Android	B-Application
2.3	I-Application
and	O
above	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Vita	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
certified	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
playback	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Suite	O
content	O
smoothly	O
will	O
be	O
certified	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Certified	O
certification	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
(	O
PS	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
)	O
was	O
a	O
Gaikai-based	O
video	O
game	O
streaming	O
service	O
used	O
to	O
provide	O
PlayStation	B-Device
gaming	O
content	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
(	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
(	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
(	O
PS5	B-Device
)	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
TV	I-Device
and	O
BRAVIA	O
televisions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
pay	O
for	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
3	O
titles	O
on	O
either	O
a	O
per-game	O
basis	O
or	O
via	O
a	O
subscription	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
was	O
announced	O
on	O
January	O
7	O
,	O
2014	O
at	O
the	O
2014	O
Consumer	O
Electronic	O
Show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
CES	O
,	O
Sony	O
presented	O
demos	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
,	O
God	O
of	O
War	O
:	O
Ascension	O
,	O
Puppeteer	O
and	O
Beyond	O
:	O
Two	O
Souls	O
,	O
playable	O
through	O
PS	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
on	O
Bravia	O
TVs	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vitas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
was	O
launched	O
in	O
Open	O
Beta	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Canada	O
on	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
on	O
July	O
31	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
on	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
on	O
September	O
18	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
on	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
and	O
PS	B-Device
TV	I-Device
on	O
October	O
14	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
select	O
2014	O
Bravia	O
TVs	O
coming	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
merged	O
into	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Plus	O
in	O
May	O
and	O
June	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
subscription	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Protocol
Home	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
community-based	O
social	O
gaming	O
networking	O
service	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
3	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Network	O
(	O
PSN	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
available	O
directly	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
3	O
XrossMediaBar	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Membership	O
is	O
free	O
,	O
and	O
only	O
requires	O
a	O
PSN	B-Device
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Home	B-Device
has	O
been	O
in	O
development	O
since	O
early	O
2005	B-Application
and	O
started	O
an	O
open	O
public	O
beta	O
test	O
on	O
December	O
11	O
,	O
2008	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Home	B-Device
allows	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
custom	O
avatar	B-Application
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
made	O
to	O
suit	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
preference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
decorate	O
their	O
avatar	B-Application
's	O
personal	O
apartment	O
(	O
"	O
HomeSpace	O
"	O
)	O
with	O
default	O
,	O
bought	O
,	O
or	O
won	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
can	O
travel	O
throughout	O
the	O
Home	B-Device
world	O
(	O
except	O
cross	O
region	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
constantly	O
updated	O
by	O
Sony	O
and	O
partners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Home	B-Device
features	O
many	O
mini-games	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
single	O
player	O
or	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
shop	O
for	O
new	O
items	O
to	O
express	O
themselves	O
more	O
through	O
their	O
avatars	B-Application
or	O
HomeSpace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Home	B-Device
features	O
video	O
screens	O
in	O
many	O
places	O
for	O
advertising	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
main	O
video	O
content	O
is	O
shown	O
at	O
the	O
theatre	O
for	O
entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Home	B-Device
plays	O
host	O
to	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
special	O
events	O
which	O
range	O
from	O
prize-giving	O
events	O
to	O
entertaining	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
also	O
use	O
Home	B-Device
to	O
connect	O
with	O
friends	O
and	O
customize	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xi	O
,	O
a	O
once	O
notable	O
feature	O
of	O
Home	B-Device
,	O
is	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
first	O
console	O
based	O
Alternate	O
Reality	O
Game	O
that	O
took	O
place	O
in	O
secret	O
areas	O
in	O
Home	B-Device
and	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
nDreams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Room	O
"	O
(	O
officially	O
spelled	O
as	O
R∞M	O
with	O
capital	O
letters	O
and	O
the	O
infinity	O
symbol	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
oo	O
"	O
)	O
was	O
being	O
beta	O
tested	O
in	O
Japan	O
from	O
October	O
2009	B-Application
to	O
April	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
at	O
TGS	O
2009	B-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
supposed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
similar	O
service	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Home	B-Device
and	O
was	O
being	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Launching	O
directly	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Network	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
XMB	B-Device
was	O
also	O
to	O
be	O
enabled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
like	O
in	O
Home	B-Device
,	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
owners	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
invite	O
other	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
owners	O
into	O
their	O
rooms	O
to	O
"	O
enjoy	O
real	O
time	O
communication.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
closed	O
beta	O
test	O
had	O
begun	O
in	O
Q4	O
2009	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Sony	O
launched	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Gear	I-Operating_System
,	O
an	O
online	O
merchandise	O
and	O
apparel	O
store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jason	O
Schreier	O
of	O
Bloomberg	O
News	O
reported	O
in	O
December	O
2021	O
that	O
Sony	O
was	O
working	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
subscription	O
service	O
,	O
code-named	O
Spartacus	O
,	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
competitor	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
service	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
with	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
quarter	O
of	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multi-tiered	O
service	O
would	O
incorporate	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Plus	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
additional	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
most-expensive	O
tier	O
that	O
would	O
give	O
players	O
access	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
1	I-Device
,	O
2	O
,	O
and	O
3	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
XrossMediaBar	B-Device
,	O
originally	O
used	O
on	O
the	O
PSX	B-Device
,	O
is	O
a	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
used	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
3	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
other	O
Sony	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Navigation	O
moves	O
the	O
icons	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
cursor	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
an	O
icon	O
is	O
selected	O
on	O
the	O
horizontal	O
bar	O
,	O
several	O
more	O
appear	O
vertically	O
,	O
above	O
and	O
below	O
it	O
(	O
selectable	O
by	O
the	O
up	O
and	O
down	O
directions	O
on	O
a	O
directional	B-Device
pad	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
XMB	B-Device
can	O
also	O
be	O
accessed	O
in-game	O
albeit	O
with	O
restrictions	O
,	O
it	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
access	O
certain	O
areas	O
of	O
the	O
XMB	B-Device
menu	O
from	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
is	O
only	O
available	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LiveArea	O
,	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Vita	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
set	O
to	O
incorporate	O
various	O
social	O
networking	O
features	O
via	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
designed	O
specifically	O
as	O
a	O
touchscreen	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
for	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
Sony	O
released	O
the	O
first	O
useful	O
and	O
fully	O
functioning	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
for	O
a	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
,	O
after	O
the	O
Net	B-Device
Yaroze	I-Device
experiment	O
for	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
kit	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
an	O
internal	O
hard	O
disk	O
drive	O
and	O
the	O
necessary	O
software	O
tools	O
,	O
turned	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
2	O
into	O
a	O
full-fledged	O
computer	O
system	O
running	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
utilize	O
a	O
network	O
adapter	O
to	O
connect	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
2	O
to	O
the	O
internet	O
,	O
a	O
monitor	O
cable	O
adaptor	O
to	O
connect	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
2	O
to	O
computer	O
monitors	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
Keyboard	O
and	O
Mouse	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
control	O
Linux	B-Application
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
(	O
excluding	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
Slim	O
)	O
also	O
supports	O
running	O
Linux	B-Application
OS	I-Application
on	O
firmware	O
versions	O
prior	O
to	O
3.21	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
buying	O
additional	O
hardware	O
purchase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yellow	B-General_Concept
Dog	I-General_Concept
Linux	I-General_Concept
provides	O
an	O
official	O
distribution	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
downloaded	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
distributions	O
such	O
as	O
Fedora	O
,	O
Gentoo	B-Application
and	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
have	O
been	O
successfully	O
installed	O
and	O
operated	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
Linux	B-Application
on	I-Application
the	I-Application
PlayStation	I-Application
3	I-Application
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
access	O
6	O
of	O
the	O
7	O
Synergistic	O
Processing	O
Elements	O
;	O
Sony	O
implemented	O
a	O
hypervisor	B-Operating_System
restricting	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
RSX	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
feature	O
to	O
install	O
a	O
second	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
on	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
was	O
removed	O
in	O
a	O
firmware	O
update	O
released	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
brand	O
has	O
a	O
wide	O
series	O
of	O
magazines	O
,	O
from	O
across	O
different	O
continents	O
,	O
covering	O
PlayStation	B-Device
related	O
articles	O
and	O
stories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
these	O
magazines	O
work	O
closely	O
with	O
Sony	O
and	O
thus	O
often	O
come	O
with	O
demo	O
discs	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
there	O
are	O
three	O
magazines	O
still	O
in	O
circulation	O
namely	O
PlayStation	B-Device
:	O
The	O
Official	O
Magazine	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Official	O
Magazine	O
,	O
Official	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
(	O
Australia	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
over	O
the	O
years	O
,	O
many	O
PlayStation	B-Device
magazines	O
have	O
spawned	O
while	O
a	O
few	O
have	O
also	O
become	O
defunct	O
,	O
these	O
include	O
the	O
Official	O
U.S.	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
,	O
Official	O
UK	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Magazine	O
,	O
Official	O
UK	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
Magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
Underground	O
was	O
a	O
non-traditional	O
magazine	O
that	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
America	O
produced	O
and	O
published	O
between	O
Spring	O
1997	O
to	O
Spring	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subscribers	O
received	O
two	O
PlayStation	B-Device
CDs	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
booklet	O
and	O
colorful	O
packaging	O
every	O
quarter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
CDs	O
could	O
only	O
be	O
run	O
on	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
it	O
proved	O
a	O
useful	O
marketing	O
tool	O
which	O
spawned	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Underground	O
JamPacks	O
Demo	O
CDs	O
and	O
which	O
contained	O
highlights	O
from	O
recent	O
issues	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Underground	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
seemingly	O
as	O
many	O
game	O
demos	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
packed	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
CD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Underground	O
these	O
were	O
available	O
in	O
most	O
stores	O
for	O
$4.95	O
,	O
were	O
published	O
twice	O
a	O
year	O
in	O
Summer	O
and	O
Winter	O
and	O
usually	O
spotlighted	O
newly	O
released	O
or	O
coming	O
soon	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2001	O
,	O
Sony	O
had	O
decided	O
to	O
phase	O
out	O
Underground	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
JamPacks	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
Underground	O
CDs	O
are	O
mainly	O
in	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
collectors	O
these	O
days	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Advertising	O
slogans	O
used	O
for	O
each	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
iteration	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Do	O
Not	O
Underestimate	O
The	O
Power	O
of	O
PlayStation.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
The	O
ultimate	O
just	O
got	O
better	O
–	O
PlayStation	B-Device
9	O
–	O
teleport	O
yours	O
today.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Start	O
PS3.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
notable	O
of	O
recent	O
PlayStation	B-Device
commercials	O
is	O
the	O
series	O
of	O
"	O
It	O
Only	O
Does	O
Everything	O
"	O
commercials	O
featuring	O
a	O
fictional	O
character	O
called	O
Kevin	O
Butler	O
who	O
is	O
a	O
Vice	O
President	O
at	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
commercials	O
usually	O
advertise	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
3	O
and	O
its	O
games	O
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
comedic	O
answers	O
to	O
"	O
Dear	O
PlayStation	B-Device
"	O
queries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
campaign	O
has	O
been	O
created	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Portable	O
which	O
features	O
similar	O
campaign	O
commercials	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Step	O
Your	O
Game	O
Up	O
"	O
campaign	O
featuring	O
a	O
fictional	O
teenage	O
character	O
named	O
Marcus	O
Rivers	O
acting	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
fashion	O
to	O
Kevin	O
Butler	O
but	O
answering	O
the	O
"	O
Dear	O
PlayStation	B-Device
"	O
queries	O
about	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2006	O
,	O
an	O
advertising	O
campaign	O
in	O
the	O
Netherlands	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
white	O
model	O
dressed	O
entirely	O
in	O
white	O
and	O
a	O
black	O
model	O
dressed	O
entirely	O
in	O
black	O
was	O
used	O
to	O
compare	O
Sony	O
's	O
new	O
Ceramic	O
White	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
original	O
Piano	O
Black	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2006	O
,	O
a	O
marketing	O
company	O
employed	O
by	O
Sony	O
's	O
American	O
division	O
created	O
a	O
website	O
entitled	O
"	O
All	O
I	O
want	O
for	O
Xmas	O
is	O
a	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
"	O
,	O
designed	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
virally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
site	O
contained	O
a	O
blog	O
which	O
was	O
purportedly	O
written	O
by	O
"	O
Charlie	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
teenage	O
boy	O
attempting	O
to	O
get	O
his	O
friend	O
Jeremy	O
's	O
parents	O
to	O
buy	O
him	O
a	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
providing	O
a	O
"	O
music	O
video	O
"	O
of	O
either	O
Charlie	O
or	O
Jeremy	O
"	O
rapping	O
"	O
about	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Visitors	O
to	O
the	O
website	O
quickly	O
recognized	O
that	O
the	O
domain	O
name	O
was	O
registered	O
to	O
a	O
marketing	O
company	O
,	O
exposing	O
the	O
campaign	O
on	O
sites	O
such	O
as	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
and	O
digg	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
1999	O
and	O
2007	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
was	O
the	O
main	O
kit	O
sponsor	O
of	O
French	O
Ligue	O
1	O
club	O
AJ	O
Auxerre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
2009	B-Application
and	O
2010	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
was	O
the	O
main	O
kit	O
sponsor	O
of	O
French	O
Ligue	O
1	O
club	O
Olympique	O
Lyonnais	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	B-Application
,	O
Australian	O
newspaper	O
The	O
Age	O
wrote	O
an	O
article	O
about	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
numerous	O
interviews	O
conducted	O
with	O
various	O
people	O
in	O
the	O
industry	O
was	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Dr	O
Jeffrey	O
Brand	O
,	O
associate	O
professor	O
in	O
communication	O
and	O
media	O
at	O
Bond	O
University	O
who	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
PlayStation	B-Device
re-ignited	O
our	O
imagination	O
with	O
video	O
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
designers	O
Yoshiki	O
Okamoto	O
called	O
the	O
brand	O
"	O
revolutionary	O
—	O
PlayStation	B-Device
has	O
changed	O
gaming	O
,	O
distribution	O
,	O
sales	O
,	O
image	O
and	O
more	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
Evan	O
Wells	O
of	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
said	O
"	O
PlayStation	B-Device
is	I-Device
responsible	O
for	O
making	O
playing	O
games	O
cool.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	B-Application
,	O
ViTrue	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
listed	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
brand	O
as	O
number	O
13	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
Vitrue	O
100	O
:	O
Top	O
Social	O
Brands	O
of	O
2009	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ranking	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
various	O
aspects	O
mainly	O
dealing	O
with	O
popular	O
social	O
media	O
sites	O
in	O
aspects	O
such	O
as	O
Social	O
Networking	O
,	O
Video	O
Sharing	O
,	O
Photo	B-Application
Sharing	O
and	O
Blogs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
Gizmodo	O
stated	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
brand	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
Sony	O
products	O
to	O
completely	O
stand	O
apart	O
from	O
its	O
competitors	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
ask	O
the	O
average	O
person	O
on	O
the	O
street	O
what	O
their	O
favorite	O
Sony	O
product	O
is	O
,	O
more	O
often	O
than	O
not	O
you	O
'll	O
hear	O
PlayStation	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
April	O
2012	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
brand	O
is	O
the	O
"	O
most	O
followed	O
"	O
brand	O
on	O
social	O
networking	O
site	O
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
with	O
over	O
22	O
million	O
fans	O
and	O
followers	O
in	O
total	O
which	O
is	O
more	O
than	O
any	O
other	O
brand	O
in	O
the	O
entertainment	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
study	O
by	O
Greenlight	O
's	O
Entertainment	O
Retail	O
has	O
also	O
shown	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
brand	O
is	O
the	O
most	O
interactive	O
making	O
634	O
posts	O
and	O
tweets	O
on	O
social	O
networking	O
sites	O
Facebook	B-Application
and	O
Twitter	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2014	O
,	O
Sony	O
boasted	O
in	O
a	O
company	O
release	O
video	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
3	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
sold	O
a	O
combined	O
total	O
of	O
100	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
on	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
that	O
PlayStation	B-Protocol
home	I-Protocol
game	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
claim	O
78%	O
market	O
share	O
of	O
all	O
home	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
is	I-Device
the	O
strongest	O
selling	O
console	O
brand	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
