Th PlySttn (bbrvtd s PS, cmmnly knwn s th PS1/PS n r ts cdnm PSX) s hm vd gm cnsl dvlpd nd mrktd by Sny Cmptr ntrtnmnt. t ws rlsd n Jpn n 3 Dcmbr 1994 fllwd by Nrth mrc n 9 Sptmbr 1995, rp n 29 Sptmbr 1995, nd thr rgns fllwng thrftr. s ffth-gnrtn cnsl, th PlySttn prmrly cmptd wth th Nntnd 64 nd th Sg Strn.
Sny bgn dvlpng th PlySttn ftr fld vntr wth Nntnd t crt CD-RM prphrl fr th Spr Nntnd ntrtnmnt Systm n th rly 1990s. Th cnsl ws prmrly dsgnd by Kn Ktrg nd Sny Cmptr ntrtnmnt n Jpn, whl ddtnl dvlpmnt ws tsrcd n th ntd Kngdm. n mphss n 3D plygn grphcs ws plcd t th frfrnt f th cnsl's dsgn. PlySttn gm prdctn ws dsgnd t b strmlnd nd nclsv, ntcng th spprt f mny thrd-prty dvlprs.
Th cnsl prvd pplr fr ts xtnsv gm lbrry, pplr frnchss, lw rtl prc, nd ggrssv yth mrktng whch dvrtsd t s th prfrbl cnsl fr dlscnts nd dlts. Prmr PlySttn frnchss ncldd Grn Trsm, Crsh Bndct, Spyr, Tmb Rdr, Rsdnt vl, Mtl Gr, Tkkn, nd Fnl Fntsy, ll f whch spwnd nmrs sqls. PlySttn gms cntnd t sll ntl Sny csd prdctn f th PlySttn nd ts gms n 23 Mrch 2006—vr lvn yrs ftr t hd bn rlsd, nd lss thn yr bfr th dbt f th PlySttn 3. Mr thn 4,000 PlySttn gms wr rlsd, wth cmltv sls f 962 mlln nts.
Th PlySttn sgnlld Sny's rs t pwr n th vd gm ndstry. t rcvd cclm nd sld strngly; n lss thn dcd, t bcm th frst cmptr ntrtnmnt pltfrm t shp vr 100 mlln nts. ts s f cmpct dscs hrldd th gm ndstry's trnstn frm crtrdgs. Th PlySttn's sccss ld t ln f sccssrs, bgnnng wth th PlySttn 2 n 2000. n th sm yr, Sny rlsd smllr nd chpr mdl, th PS n.