<s>
The	O
PocketStation	B-Application
is	O
a	O
memory	B-Device
card	I-Device
peripheral	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
home	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Categorized	O
by	O
Sony	O
as	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
a	O
Memory	B-Device
Card	I-Device
and	O
a	O
miniature	O
personal	B-Application
digital	I-Application
assistant	I-Application
,	O
the	O
device	O
features	O
a	O
monochrome	O
liquid	B-Device
crystal	I-Device
display	I-Device
(	O
LCD	B-Device
)	O
,	O
infrared	O
communication	O
capability	O
,	O
a	O
real-time	O
clock	O
,	O
built-in	O
flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
,	O
and	O
sound	O
capability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
use	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
memory	B-Device
card	I-Device
functionality	O
,	O
it	O
must	O
be	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
through	O
a	O
memory	B-Device
card	I-Device
slot	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Software	O
for	O
the	O
PocketStation	B-Application
was	O
typically	O
distributed	O
as	O
extras	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
games	I-Device
,	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
,	O
enhancing	O
the	O
games	O
with	O
added	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Standalone	O
software	O
could	O
also	O
be	O
downloaded	O
through	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
onto	O
a	O
memory	B-Device
card	I-Device
,	O
then	O
transferred	O
to	O
the	O
PocketStation	B-Application
for	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
built-in	O
infrared	O
data	O
interface	O
allows	O
direct	O
transfer	O
of	O
data	O
such	O
as	O
game	O
saves	O
between	O
PocketStation	B-Application
units	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
multiplayer	O
gaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Japanese	O
ship	O
date	O
for	O
the	O
PocketStation	B-Application
was	O
set	O
for	O
December	O
23	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
delayed	O
a	O
full	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
planned	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
PocketStation	B-Application
outside	O
Japan	O
,	O
engaging	O
in	O
promotional	O
activity	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
release	O
did	O
not	O
occur	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SCEA	O
cited	O
an	O
inability	O
meeting	O
Japanese	O
demand	O
as	O
the	O
reason	O
for	O
the	O
PocketStation	B-Application
's	O
absence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
a	O
few	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
and	O
SaGa	B-Application
Frontier	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
retained	O
PocketStation	B-Application
functionality	O
in	O
their	O
localized	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PocketStation	B-Application
's	O
most	O
popular	O
game	O
was	O
Dokodemo	O
Issho	O
,	O
which	O
sold	O
over	O
1.5	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
star	O
Sony	O
's	O
mascot	O
Toro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PocketStation	B-Application
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
July	O
2002	O
after	O
having	O
shipped	O
nearly	O
five	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
5	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
PocketStation	B-Application
would	O
be	O
revived	O
as	O
an	O
application	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
play	O
PocketStation	B-Application
format	O
minigames	O
for	O
any	O
classic	O
PlayStation	B-Device
games	I-Device
that	O
they	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
only	O
available	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Plus	O
members	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
general	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
remains	O
an	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vitas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PocketStation	B-Application
also	O
shares	O
similarities	O
with	O
Sega	O
's	O
VMU	B-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PocketStation	B-Application
was	O
available	O
in	O
9	O
colors	O
,	O
White	O
,	O
Crystal/Clear	O
,	O
Black	O
,	O
Crystal/Clear	O
Yellow	O
,	O
Crystal/Clear	O
Violet	O
,	O
Crystal/Clear	O
Pink	O
,	O
Crystal/Clear	O
Black	O
,	O
Crystal/Clear	O
Blue	O
,	O
Light	O
Blue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
functions	O
:	O
calendar	B-Application
function	O
,	O
memory	B-Device
card	I-Device
and	O
identification	O
number	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spyro	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ripto	I-Application
's	I-Application
Rage	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
