<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
(	O
SCPH-1040	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
peripheral	O
cable	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Utilizing	O
the	O
serial	B-Protocol
I/O	B-General_Concept
port	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
most	O
PlayStation	B-Device
models	O
,	O
it	O
allows	O
for	O
two	O
consoles	O
to	O
be	O
connected	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
play	O
compatible	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
on	O
separate	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cable	O
is	O
a	O
8-pin	O
inline	O
serial	B-Protocol
cable	O
that	O
plugs	O
directly	O
into	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
and	O
was	O
a	O
fully	O
supported	O
Sony	O
accessory	O
for	O
the	O
market	O
life	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
it	O
was	O
only	O
designed	O
for	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
models	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
redesigned	O
PS	O
one	O
,	O
nor	O
with	O
succeeding	O
PlayStation	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
such	O
as	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
this	O
cable	O
requires	O
two	O
televisions	O
,	O
two	O
PlayStations	B-Device
(	O
with	O
appropriate	O
cables	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
played	O
(	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
Armored	B-Application
Core	I-Application
:	I-Application
Master	I-Application
of	I-Application
Arena	I-Application
,	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
,	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
:	I-Application
Red	I-Application
Alert	I-Application
:	I-Application
Retaliation	I-Application
and	O
Mobile	O
Suit	O
Z	O
Gundam/NTSC	O
-J	O
which	O
require	O
only	O
one	O
copy	O
as	O
the	O
games	O
come	O
with	O
two	O
discs	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
expense	O
was	O
impractical	O
for	O
most	O
consumers	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1997	O
most	O
retailers	O
were	O
no	O
longer	O
carrying	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
.	O
</s>
