Tokyo, Nov 29, 2024 (AFP) - PlayStation: Fun facts to know as Sony's console turns 30

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2024-11-29

Since 1994, PlayStation's five consoles have changed video game history. From the development of the controller to scuffles at stores to Saddam Hussein's military, here are five interesting things to know: The original PlayStation, launched in Japan on December 3, 1994 was grey -- inspired by the "workstation" computers of the era, according to gaming history expert Hiroyuki Maeda. "The heads of Sony's US division would have preferred black, wh......

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