About the Nintendo Playstation.

[Johnny Novgorod]

How am I trying to be right all the time?

By insisting on being wrong.

 

[bluegate]

Hmm, yes, totally, what an informative thread, really.

Also, fuck Nintendo for their decision of screwing over Sony.

"But the deal we agreed to was bad for us so we want backsies" is something that belongs on the playground. Don't like a deal? Either don't agree to it or renegotiate it.

 

[CastletonSnob]

The story of the SNES PlayStation: When Nintendo and Sony nearly hooked up

This astonishing piece of video gaming history might sound like some kind of inane practical joke, but it's the real deal - and had things gone a little differently over 20 years ago, we could have been talking about it today in the same reverent tones as the actual 32-bit PlayStation itself.

www.trustedreviews.com

The initial deal was that Sony would manufacture a CD-ROM attachment that would bolt onto the bottom of the SNES system, just like the Sega Mega CD did with the Mega Drive. Sony’s new CD-ROM standard – Super Disc – would be used for the games, and as a result, Sony could claim licensing fees from every publisher that produced software for the system.

What was the Nintendo PlayStation, and why was it never released?

The Nintendo PlayStation is one of the greatest 'What if' moments in gaming history. Here's all the info you need to know about this cancelled console.

stealthoptional.com

Around 1991, Sony was involved in the sound-chip of the console, and the terms of the contract enabled Sony to gain a bigger piece of the financial pie if games were being developed for the ‘SuperDisc’ part of the console. ]

How the Unreleased Nintendo PlayStation Became the Most Valuable Game Console Ever - IGN

A semi-complete history of the Nintendo PlayStation, from its exciting creation, to its unceremonious cancellation all the way to its rediscovery and record-breaking sale.

www.ign.com

In 1991, the New York Times reported Sony had "retained all licensing rights for any compact disk game developed for the new system," meaning the deal with Sony left Nintendo uncharacteristically holding the short-end of the stick

 

[BrawlMan]

You should have started with that in the first place with those links. Though like I said before, Nintendo is still the one that's mainly at fault here. Done here.