Since its debut in December of 1994, PlayStation has achieved
cumulative
shipments of 73 million units by May 31, 2000 - making it the
most popular game
console in the world. By inheriting the same functions and
continuing the success of the current console, “PS one” will lead the
PlayStation format
into the new mobile network era.
A special adapter cable, available this winter, enables the
entire PlayStation platform family (PlayStation, “PS one” and the
PlayStation 2 ) to be connected to mobile phones - creating a massive new audience for network digital
services, offering new forms of entertainment beyond traditional packaged
content. This will bring about a new era of networked entertainment. With this
mobile phone network connection, the user can download information,
entertainment content and software programs in addition to exchanging data with
other users, in a variety of ways.
The design of “PS one” is the result of radical
size-reduction of the original PlayStation to position it for the mobile network
era. While containing the same functions as the PlayStation game console, “PS
one” has been condensed to approximately 1/3 rd its size, making it easy to
carry it anywhere. When connected to the specially designed “PS one” LCD monitor that is planned to be available
this spring, it is possible to take the world of PlayStation entertainment with; from
room to room, house to house and out and about in a car.
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