History of the PlayStation.

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Join me as we dive into the History of the Sony PlayStation. The History of the PlayStation is complex story. Thankfully works like the "Revolutionaries at Sony" paints a highly detailed perspective of the events around the consoles birth and rise to a juggernaut of the home game space.
The video references the Book Revolutionaries at Sony written by Reiji Asakura heavily. Please take some the time to check out that work.
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E3 Clip taken from: • E3 1995
Dominos sound effect from: • 100 DVD case dominos
Associated Press Footage: • JAPAN: SONY PLAYSTATI... , • Sony's PlayStation 3 g...
Playstation 1 Expo Footage: • 1990s Sony Playstation...
PlayStation 1 Launch footage : • 20 Years of Play: Play...

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@Vanessaira-Retro 3 ай бұрын

Of course you have to start with the infamous Playstation boot intro. Awesome video, thank you!

@HistoricNerd 3 ай бұрын

Figured I had too :)

@jongeo 3 ай бұрын

But streeeeeaaaattchedd out.

@HistoricNerd 3 ай бұрын

@@jongeo 16:9er the better

@Debu_Ranger 3 ай бұрын

You mean famous!

@MiggerPlease 2 ай бұрын

@@Debu_Rangeryummy

@Cybermorpher 2 ай бұрын

A video about the "System G" DME-9000 Digital Multi Effects device would be amazing.

@oldatarigamer 3 ай бұрын

Awesome!! I'll always remember the PS launch -- it was the day of my sister's wedding, and that didn't stop me from getting the PS on day 1.

@HistoricNerd 3 ай бұрын

Priorities!

@jayg6138 Ай бұрын

Not your family 😅

@oldatarigamer Ай бұрын

@@jayg6138 I still made the wedding, no problem!

@cloudusman90 3 ай бұрын

I want to see the full history of the 32X (and its cancelled console, the "Neptune") next. These videos are amazing and interesting, to know about the creation of consoles!

@HistoricNerd 3 ай бұрын

The 32x is on my short list of things I want to make a video about :)

@play_history 3 ай бұрын

Great work bringing this to life, Ian! You're upping your presentation game both in audio and visuals. And thanks for the shoutout. I honestly did very little on this one. 😂

@HistoricNerd 3 ай бұрын

You had a great suggestion which helped a bunch. So I figured why not.

@calculateddeclination5534 2 ай бұрын

The ps1 boot intro is more iconic than the ps2 intro. I like both consoles equally to death but man, I really like that ps1 boot intro lol. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

@WrestlingWithGaming 3 ай бұрын

This was so good, man. A fun story told in a really fun way. Only thing missing was an excuse to have trio Hawkins on screen for 5 minutes straight.

@HistoricNerd 3 ай бұрын

I had him in the background in a couple of places. I hope Trip Senpai forgive me.

@WrestlingWithGaming 3 ай бұрын

@@HistoricNerd oh I didn't miss him. I never would.

@play_history 3 ай бұрын

I'm surprised I didn't see the Trip quotes reported by Kent about the PSX, "For a company that is so new to the industry, I would have hoped that Sony would have made more mistakes by now."

@Chris-techgamesfood 3 ай бұрын

Your videos are mad good, like this could be on the history channel is so professional.

@HistoricNerd 3 ай бұрын

Thank you! That was always kind of a goal of mine. Make a documentary good enough for broadcast television :)

@zeromancer-x 3 ай бұрын

No, then he'd have to somehow incorporate ancient aliens into the final cut. 🙄

@st1ka 3 ай бұрын

Damn dude your visuals are excellent

@HistoricNerd 3 ай бұрын

Thanks man! I probably spent way longer on these than I should have lol

@darenn-keller 2 ай бұрын

Woaw such a great video! I discovered it through Bob's weekly roundup (retro rgb). Good luck with the next one, can't wait to watch it.

@HistoricNerd 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Glad you dropped by. Bob is super cool so I'm happy he liked it enough to share it.

@tangreen7267 3 ай бұрын

Another great video from HN ! Thanks, man !

@HistoricNerd 3 ай бұрын

Thanks man! Spent way too long on this one.

@tangreen7267 3 ай бұрын

@@HistoricNerd , the wait is worth it !

@MiggerPlease 2 ай бұрын

@@HistoricNerdyummy

@earlusmcdivett 2 ай бұрын

Your videos are a masterclass in how to make youtube videos in 2024. Spectacular visuals, great voice narration, detailed and entertaining content at a perfect pace. Awesome work. Thank you.

@HistoricNerd 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate that. I'm very happy with how my editing has evolved over the years. I feel like I'm finally at the point where I can do presentations to the level I've always wanted.

@MadPanicGaming 3 ай бұрын

EPIC video, fantastic work! I'm truly envious of your production quality.

@HistoricNerd 3 ай бұрын

Thanks man! Love your stuff as well. I've just unfortunately become obsessed with blender.

@jm2974 2 ай бұрын

Incredible video!!!! The quality of your production is fantastic

@HistoricNerd 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! My goal has always been to create better and better videos!

@jongeo 3 ай бұрын

Awesome work once again, Ian. I know how much time and effort you put into your videos, and it really shows!

@HistoricNerd 3 ай бұрын

Thanks man I really appreciate your help.

@RevaliHeeHo 3 ай бұрын

Awesome job, man. Thanks for the video.

@HistoricNerd 3 ай бұрын

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

@TheCostascrete 2 ай бұрын

amazing video really love it great work ❤❤

@HistoricNerd 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Too many hours of blender lol

@8Bitplus 2 ай бұрын

just seeing this in my feed! cant wait to watch!

@HistoricNerd 2 ай бұрын

Thanks man! Glad to see you checking it out.

@G.indigo 2 ай бұрын

Great video!!! This should have more views!! 🙏🏽

@HistoricNerd 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! I really appreciate that.

@vgsquirrel 3 ай бұрын

Sheesh dude! The amount of effort that went into this video is insane! Keep up the great work as always!

@HistoricNerd 3 ай бұрын

Thanks man. Appreciate that, this was a fun opportunity to learn a bit more blender.

@markjv24 2 ай бұрын

Great video, man! Very informative and well-researched. You did a good job presenting all the information. Wish you all the best on your future endeavors. P.S. Please do a video on the PS2 whenever you have the time.

@HistoricNerd 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! The PS2 is on my list of consoles to do for sure.

@ez054098 3 ай бұрын

Excellent video!

@comicbookdrawerThomas 3 ай бұрын

This was awesome....would love to see more about current systems today. Awesome work !!!!

@HistoricNerd 3 ай бұрын

Thanks, I have more planned

@NIGH11 3 ай бұрын

Great video Historic! And incredible animation ! This must have taken several CDIs worth of processing power to render !

@HistoricNerd 3 ай бұрын

Actually the power of just one CDi was needed. They run blender 4.0 strangely well.

@MGPCycling 3 ай бұрын

This is so well done!

@HistoricNerd 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@FabioGnecco 2 ай бұрын

Lovely 3d animations ! Much appreciation to whoever worked on it !

@HistoricNerd 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate that.

@FabioGnecco 2 ай бұрын

@@HistoricNerd you did them ? Ohhh impressive ! Hahaha

@HistoricNerd 2 ай бұрын

@@FabioGnecco the animation are all my own doing via blender. I'm kinda obsessed with it. The models however were sketch fab and purchases so I can't take credit for those :)

@coolestgravy1356 3 ай бұрын

Thanks man, fantastic work.

@HistoricNerd 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for commenting, I appreciate that!

@JuhnaNemiko 3 ай бұрын

You deserve way more subscribers for the effort you put into these videos.

@HistoricNerd 3 ай бұрын

Thanks! I appreciate that. I'm sure eventually that'll happen.

@kurtg5405 3 ай бұрын

*Subscribed* You should have hundreds of thousands of subs, your videos are very well researched and the visual aids used are top notch. Keep up the amazing work :)

@HistoricNerd 3 ай бұрын

Thanks man! Glad you found the channel. I have more planned. Im just slow at producing them sadly. Thank you for the sub!

@kurtg5405 3 ай бұрын

@@HistoricNerd Quality, not quantity. Gaming Historian doesn't load a bunch but much like your content it's always high quality and has a lot of re-watch value. :)

@cosmic_drew 2 ай бұрын

Amazing video!

@HistoricNerd 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Also thanks for stopping by the live stream.

@FSSHetPDGE 2 ай бұрын

Deserve more views mate. Top quality 🙂

@HistoricNerd 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate that. I have more to come. I'm sure eventually this video will get pushed more.

@madaction9373 3 ай бұрын

The intro gave me chills. Awesome job!!

@HistoricNerd 3 ай бұрын

Thanks man! I really enjoyed making that.

@AFFL1CTED1 3 ай бұрын

Wow man, great job! When you said that you had a lot of Blender renders in this you weren't kidding! I like the little details like the phone dial tone panning channels when the camera sweeps across it, or the cigarette being put out on the Zelda toy's head lol. As well as other little Easter eggs you have hidden throughout. Gives the audience incentive to rewatch the video. Smart.

@HistoricNerd 3 ай бұрын

Thanks man! Yeah I spent probably way longer than I should have. But I really enjoyed just building the scenes and putting as many details as I could without melting my PC.

@AFFL1CTED1 3 ай бұрын

@@HistoricNerd it's good stuff! You do realize that you've now just set the bar pretty high for your future videos, right? 😁

@HistoricNerd 3 ай бұрын

@@AFFL1CTED1 oh god, don't tell me that lol

@HistoricNerd 3 ай бұрын

@@AFFL1CTED1 but this video taught me a bunch so I'm actually getting faster at creating 3D shots now.

@supergrover1827 3 ай бұрын

Another banger from HistoricNerd.

@HistoricNerd 3 ай бұрын

Thanks man! I appreciate that

@SonofMrPeanut 3 ай бұрын

The Toontown waste bin was a nice touch (that & the Shining carpet).

@HistoricNerd 3 ай бұрын

Glad you caught those. I was wondering if anyone would connect it to the shining lol.

@aceofspades001 2 ай бұрын

I enjoyed that, thank you

@HistoricNerd 2 ай бұрын

Glad you had a good time with it :D

@dazbrugernavn 2 ай бұрын

That intro was AWESOME!!!!!!

@HistoricNerd 2 ай бұрын

Thanks! Took me a minute to figure out physics in blender but I think it came out pretty good :D

@dazbrugernavn 2 ай бұрын

Its was real good :D just saw the rest of the video, very nice!

@beefcurtains6691 3 ай бұрын

ITS HERE!! ITS FINALLY HERE!!🎉 thank you historic as always top quality content 👌 🤙

@HistoricNerd 3 ай бұрын

Thanks man. Spent probably way longer than I should have, but blender is just really fun for exploring these ideas.

@beefcurtains6691 3 ай бұрын

All good bro it was well worth it the cg and effects looked perfect 👍

@beefcurtains6691 2 ай бұрын

Hey you!!! I just heard your voice on norms gaming historian video about Mario cart!! That was cool man 😎 I just wanted to tell you lol.

@aurimasm 2 ай бұрын

You did a good job, keep it real

@HistoricNerd 2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@sega_kid4288 3 ай бұрын

Ahh..PS1 the ultimate David vs Goliath story where, Goliath through sheer industrial and financial superiority muscles their way into an industry and wins, while everyone laughs at David. Warms the heart 😂. That said, this was definitely one of the best vids I’ve seen on ps1. Great job!!

@HistoricNerd 3 ай бұрын

That accurately sums up the store pretty well lol. It's also pretty funny because everyone felt that way about NEC and they totally screwed up with their chances.

@maroon9273 3 ай бұрын

@@HistoricNerdsame with Panasonic with the cancelled m2, Fujitsu with fm towns marty, philips with cdi, and apple with pippin.

@juststatedtheobvious9633 3 ай бұрын

@@HistoricNerdTo be fair, it's more like David and Goliath teaming up. Better development tools and less financial risk really helped third parties jump on board. Edit: Just watched it. Kudos for getting straight to the heart of the matter. This might be the best look at the economics of that time on KZfaq.

@SuperFlashDriver 2 ай бұрын

I still remember the old thumbnail before it changed and such. Either way, seeing this, considering it's been 30 years since the original Playstation 1 launch in Japan on December 3rd, 1994, it's weird to think that many of the video game consoles like these are now 30+ years old and such. Either way, along with the PS2, Gamecube, and N64 (Wii being in 5th place), The Playstation 1 and Playstation 2 are still my top favorite video game consoles of all time. Thanks for making this video.

@HistoricNerd 2 ай бұрын

I appreciate you stopping back by and sharing your thoughts. This was a fun video to make. I'm still pretty in love with this generation of console. It felt like the most dramatic change in terms of power and how it impacted game play. So it'll always have a special place in my memory

@SuperFlashDriver 2 ай бұрын

@@HistoricNerd Definitely. Considering The PS1 and N64 were the first two consoles I've ever played is just as special as those whom were introduced to the 3D gaming landscape. So yeah, I can totally relate man, and plus, PS1 had a HUUUGGGEE library a games that, even the N64 didn't come close to, same with the PS2. Oops, I forgot I made a comment days earlier...My mistake.

@2pacaveli257 Ай бұрын

Legends Never Die 🔥👑🔥

@godzilla7391 3 ай бұрын

Awesome video!! Great work. Now do a Saturn one. 😉

@HistoricNerd 3 ай бұрын

It's on the que lol.

@godzilla7391 3 ай бұрын

@@HistoricNerd ❤️

@ScruffyLookinRGB 2 ай бұрын

Dang "they were stabbed in the face" Nintendo is cold-blooded 😢 Great video Ian! Great imaging love the graphics and transitions not to mention another history channel lesson👍🏻✨️ Superb craftsmanship through and through.

@HistoricNerd 2 ай бұрын

Thanks man! I'm glad you got a chance to check this out. Im really proud of what I did here. Learned a ton more about blender.

@dlang6487 3 ай бұрын

@7:17 That poster sings to me as a CD-I fan!

@HistoricNerd 3 ай бұрын

Thunder In Paradise is peak gaming.

@ItsGroundhogDay 3 ай бұрын

I remember the $299 announcement. Sony played a key role in cheaper console pricing. Then they took control of the industry and jacked up prices accordingly.

@HistoricNerd 3 ай бұрын

I still remember working in Electronics at Target and selling a PS3 to a Kid who bought the $599 model in $1s and $5s. Took a while to count that out.

@ItsGroundhogDay 3 ай бұрын

@@HistoricNerd I bought a Super Nintendo with paper route money. I also had coins to be counted.

@HistoricNerd 3 ай бұрын

Man thats awesome

@G.indigo 2 ай бұрын

Are we getting a part 2,3,4 and 5? For each console? That’ll be dope!!!

@HistoricNerd 2 ай бұрын

Eventually. These take me a bit because I'm unfortunately in love with Blender

@SieffrePlays 3 ай бұрын

Gorgeous 3D renders. Really annoys me how the shitty KZfaq compression just destroys the image quality.

@HistoricNerd 3 ай бұрын

Yeah, it is unfortunate, but it does hide some noise in some of the renders though.

@Se7enBeatleofDoom 3 ай бұрын

The PlayStation starts up sound is like far cry fire effect post Far Cry 2. Diminishing returns with every installment.

@HistoricNerd 3 ай бұрын

That first intro is just forever burned into my mind.

@MegaManNeo 3 ай бұрын

It could be because I grew up in the 90's but even with me enjoying the NES, C64, SNES, MegaDrive, GameBoy and N64, the PlayStation 1 was legendary and left quite an impression with its CD based games. I swear, those voice clips in some games like Driver and those cutscenes in games like Tarzan which were stripped straight from the Disney movie hooked me. And let's not forget those demo discs! Endless hours of fun for little money. The backstory of this thing is just as interesting. Wouldn't it be for Nintendo being so stubborn and stupid, gaming landscape may look entirely different at least for the 4th and maybe 5th generation of game consoles.

@HistoricNerd 3 ай бұрын

I didn't really have a PS1 growing up. But I encountered it at sleep overs and it was always a good time.

@w0nd3r6 3 ай бұрын

@6:52 You said 1999? Great video.

@HistoricNerd 3 ай бұрын

I slur a bit but I say 89...pretty poorly lol

@MessiahProphylaxis 3 ай бұрын

👁👄👁 ...I thought I had the stamina to make it through but I climaxed after the first 20 seconds.

@HistoricNerd 3 ай бұрын

oh man, you got about 32 more minutes of fan service after that to try and make it through as well.

@LevitatingCups 3 ай бұрын

Dats a lot of cgi for this, love the small tid-bits of future mascots or icons placed around.

@HistoricNerd 3 ай бұрын

Placing those little guys around was a lot of fun when I was building scenes.

@SuperFlashDriver 3 ай бұрын

Man, considering Playstation 1, one of the first consoles I've ever played, and one, along with the Playstation 2, being my top 2 favorite consoles of all time, it's not wonder I come back to the first two Playstation consoles because they are just classics and good at the variety of video games, compared to the PS3 - PS5's library of games and such. Happy 30th Anniversary Playstation (December 3rd, 1994 - December 3rd, 2024).

@HistoricNerd 3 ай бұрын

There certainly is something very Special about that first console you encounter in your life. Personally I always lean back on the NES and Genesis as game consoles that just leave me with great nostalgic feelings.

@SuperFlashDriver 3 ай бұрын

@@HistoricNerd Ahhh yeah, a lot of early millennials and late gen xers do mention the Famicom/NES and Sega Master System/Genesis as their beloved consoles they grew up with. I sadly never owned, nor my siblings or my parents ever bought consoles from 3rd and 4th generation consoles, BUT my parents did buy 2nd generation consoles like the Atari 2600 and my dad's old and not working Intellivision, with some of the games and the controllers stored in his box to this very day, even after 45 years that he's owned it since 1981/1982. But for me, it'll always be the Playstation 1 and 2 that I love the most than the N64 and Gamecube. And while gamecube and N64 did have good games on it, I feel as if PS1+PS2 had better bootup screens whereas Microsoft and Nintendo weren't even close.

@zanychelly 3 ай бұрын

13:46 If only MS had made their research before getting into TV,TV,TV with the Xbox One 😂

@HistoricNerd 3 ай бұрын

Its pretty funny they went full swing and tried bring back the multimedia idea with the Xbone

@atomiswave2 2 ай бұрын

Why did you say Ken's daughter instead of his son preferred the famicom?

@HistoricNerd 2 ай бұрын

So I found conflicting sources on that one. But based on what I found it leaned more towards him having a daughter over a son. The book revolutionaries at Sony stated he had a son but online sources lean towards a daughter so I wasn't 100% sure but most of the daughter references were newer more up-to-date references.

@ubercomrade 2 ай бұрын

I didn't even know there was a playstation 1. I thought they started with 3. This documentary changed my life. These part 13 years of my life have been a lie

@HistoricNerd 2 ай бұрын

Pretty sure sony only made the PlayStation 1, they won the console war so they decided to call it quits.

@Modenut 2 ай бұрын

The most 90s thing about the 3DO has got to be that name. It was supposed to follow naturally after "audio" and "video" as a term. So delightfully stupid. 😀

@HistoricNerd 2 ай бұрын

Ha, I actually hadn't heard that story.

@maroon9273 3 ай бұрын

Sony took over the video gaming landscape once the ps1 lead its console generation by a landslide. They took the 4th gen strageties marketing and took it to another level. Sega was never the same and nintendo survived. The other gaming consolencompanies died during the ps1 early lifespand. I wish sega postponed the saturn with a new hardware (nvidia or lockheed martin/yuzuki team) or better market strategy or took sgi, trip hawkins (3do or Panasonic M2).

@ZeroWalker26 3 ай бұрын

Awesome and well made video. And I say im glad Nintendo was dumb enough to front stab Sony and we got a better console deal. I mean look at PS5 today awesome console and look at Switch that can barely run games at all at least not games like Baldurs gate 3 or Cyberpunk and so on. It´s clear Nintendo given up doing consoles. I just wish they gave up enugh for me to get Zelda and Mario on Steam instead.

@HistoricNerd 3 ай бұрын

The PlayStation for sure set the standard for the more graphically intense consoles.

@Debu_Ranger 3 ай бұрын

I like the video but feel that you repeat yourself often. Just a small critique. Content was good.

@HistoricNerd 3 ай бұрын

Fair take there. I tend to revisit ideas i feel are important regardless of how well it adds to the narrative. Something I'm working on. Thanks for stopping by and commenting. Its always appreciated.

@Debu_Ranger 3 ай бұрын

@@HistoricNerd I subbed. I really liked the content.

@HistoricNerd 3 ай бұрын

Glad I won you over :)