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Man Finds Rare Nintendo PlayStation Console From Early ’90s







One lucky guy has reportedly found a rare prototype of the Sony and Nintendo-developed PlayStation console which played both CD-ROM disks and SNES cartridges.

The original images were posted by Imgur user DanDiebold, who claims the device belonged to his father who once worked for Nintendo. His father found the rare console in a box “full of junk” after he lost his job.

The user hasn’t yet had the chance to boot up the device due to not having the correct cables for it, therefore we are yet to know if it IS in fact a genuine prototype – but looking at the images, it’s hard to imagine that it isn’t.

The device comes straight out of the late ’80s and early ’90s when Sony formed a partnership with Nintendo with an aim to create a CD-ROM version of the Super Nintendo.

However, the two companies clashed over licensing arrangements and plans for the console eventually fizzled. But that wasn’t before 200 prototypes were made.

And after Nintendo formed a new partnership with Sony rival, Phillips, CEO (at the time) Ken Kutaragi ran with the CD-ROM technology and ended up creating the original PlayStation (which launched in 1994).

The rest is history.

http://www.unilad.co.uk/articles/man-fi ... early-90s/

Interesting but could we think that's maybe a fake ?

Ptin enorme si c pas un fake
Le debut et la fin de la colaboration entre nintendo et sony, un tournant historique !

"It's clearly fake, Nintendo had the brand power at the time so there was no chance "Sony" let alone the non-existent brand "Playstation" would be on the System not to mention there's no chance Nintendo would release a new system without a different controller (the one in the pic being an SNES controller with "Playstation" on it and there's no chance that a prototype from two japanese companies would show up in the US first."

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it seems that this project was seen as an add on, therefore not what we see here.
however, the guy said he will open in and post pictures soon.
he could not try it as he doesnt have the right power cable....


edit: if anyone is good in IP and has friends in this kind of stuff, he could easily see the dates for the brand Playstation and the logo and check if this can be true