Happy 30th Birthday to PlayStation
Long live play.
Today is an incredibly important milestone for PlayStation, as it represents the 30th anniversary of the console we love. It doesn’t take a genius to realise Push Square wouldn’t exist if Ken Kutaragi hadn’t convinced Sony president Norio Ohga to take a risk three decades ago.
Originally announced as a CD-based extension for the Super Nintendo, the biggest betrayal in gaming history led to one of the greatest consumer electronics brands of all time. While older executives initially rejected the PlayStation project, Ohga shifted Kutaragi and his team to Sony Music, where he worked on the system in secret.
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