"Before the PlayStation could launch, it first had to fail. Sony's first foray into game consoles came to North America on September 9, 1995, nearly a year after it launched in Japan, and several years after it grew out of a cancelled collaboration with Nintendo. These days, PlayStation is a pillar of the games industry, as much as any company can be, but at the time of the first console's release, it was a risky bet."
"Sony had manufactured chips for Nintendo's Super Famicom, which led to the two companies beginning work on a CD-based addition to the console in the late '80s. Work on that project progressed so far that Sony even announced the Play Station (its name was two words at the time) at the 1991 Consumer Electronics Show, before Nintendo pulled the plug just a day later."
"Despite pouring resources into the project, Sony leadership wasn't certain that getting into game consoles at all was a good idea. Because of that, the PlayStation was moved away from Sony proper and under the umbrella of Sony Music before the team involved in making it spun off Sony Computer Entertainment to manage the company's new interest in gaming."
PlayStation originated from a cancelled collaboration between Sony and Nintendo on a CD-based Super Nintendo peripheral. Sony proceeded to develop the hardware as a standalone console after Nintendo withdrew from the partnership. Corporate uncertainty led to the project being placed under Sony Music, and the development team forming Sony Computer Entertainment to oversee gaming efforts. The console launched in Japan in December 1994 and reached North America in September 1995. Early sales performance proved the initial doubts misplaced and established PlayStation as a major, influential platform in the video game market.
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