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Lice
03-29-2006, 01:48 PM
Good Bye little console.... Over 100million sold...

Sony has ended production of their groundbreaking first console, the PSone.
By GameSpy Staff (http://feedback.gamespy.com/) | March 24, 2006

Sony has confirmed that the company has stopped production of its first game console, the PSone. This news comes in light of the upcoming release of the PlayStation 3, the backwards compatibility of the PlayStation 2, and the recently announced PSone emulation for the handheld PlayStation Portable.

The original PlayStation took the gaming world by storm, as of last year having sold over 100 million systems worldwide, the first console to ever reach that mark. Originally released in 1994, the game system brought some of the most critically acclaimed games, as well as some of the biggest hits in gaming history to the masses, including Final Fantasy VII, Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. The original PlayStation saw a redesign in September 2000 with the PSone, a slimmer, more compact unit with the full functionality of the original.

The halting of production should not mark the end of availability for the storied console, however, as original PlayStation hardware and software can still be found in stores worldwide. Gamers will also soon be able to download PSone games for their PSP, made available via digital distribution.
Scorch
03-29-2006, 01:57 PM
How many times will this be posted?

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=88848
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=88899
Lice
03-29-2006, 02:14 PM
Why sir I dont know what your talking about! I linked about the sad end of the ps one and all you can think about is some blizzard game! I never....


Anyways yeah noted... I guess posted one less time... Changed the news story to one that i havent seen up. I love the search function on this site... Pretty sweet.
Mookyjooky
03-29-2006, 02:15 PM
Im surprised it went this long.
Steggy
03-29-2006, 02:22 PM
whoa , psones were still in production? How come I cant find any new ones, its been like this for like 2 yrs.
Graystone
03-29-2006, 02:30 PM
whoa , psones were still in production? How come I cant find any new ones, its been like this for like 2 yrs.

Same here I can't remember seeing a new one in a few years as well.
Steggy
03-29-2006, 02:37 PM
these havent even been for sale on the sony store site for a long assed time... how can they still say these were in production?
Backlash
03-29-2006, 03:49 PM
Maybe they were selling them in China or something.
niceguyshawne
03-29-2006, 04:44 PM
The only ones that I have seen around here were the systems bundled with the screen that were still priced at $150. I had no idea that they were still being made. Quite an impressive run.
YoshiFan1
03-29-2006, 04:57 PM
The only place I have seen them is at closing Sam Goody stores. I guess that means no more games for the PS1 either. It lasted a long time though, it came out before N64 and way before DC and you can still find new PS1 games on store shelves like at Best Buy and TRU yet most stores don't even sell used N64 and DC games anymore.
Steggy
03-29-2006, 05:09 PM
yea, i think its safe to say based on lifespan that the psone was one of the most succesful systems.
whoknows
03-29-2006, 06:57 PM
I'm hoping the PS2 lasts that long...maybe even longer...with GOW2 coming out next year, it shows the idea of ditching the PS2 for the next gen hasnt even crossed Sony's mind.

Bravo Sony :applause:
Beana Blasta
03-29-2006, 07:10 PM
How many times will this be posted?

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=88848
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=88899

wtf? thats for the starcraft topic, jerkoff
Purkeynator
03-29-2006, 07:15 PM
I picked up the last PSone they had at my Sears for $9.97 in December. It was the last one I have seen and maybe the last one I will ever see new. The games on the back of the box were 2002 games which makes me wonder if it was built in 2002 and sat on the shelf for 2&1/2 years.
Mattte
03-29-2006, 07:19 PM
wtf? thats for the starcraft topic, jerkoff
Last edited by Lice : Today at 12:07 PM. ;)


But...to go with everyone else, I had no idea they were still in production. Come to think of it I don't recall seeing a PS1 version of Madden 2006 anywhere, just 2005.
Lice
03-29-2006, 08:45 PM
wtf? thats for the starcraft topic, jerkoff

Beana your my hero, but alas read the post right under his. I did mistakenly start this as a star craft one so instead of have it locked or deleted just updated it with a new topic. I apologize for the confusion from the first two posts but you still get 3 awsome points for stepping up.

Anyways, Psones where still on sale in alot of toys r us stores around here as well as Target... WIth the main draw being the cheap screen that you could get with it to make it a kid silencer for road trips.
Scorch
03-30-2006, 03:24 AM
wtf? thats for the starcraft topic, jerkoff

Last edited by Lice : Yesterday at 12:07 PM.

The original post, before he edited it, was about Starcraft.
camoor
03-30-2006, 07:44 AM
Beana your my hero, but alas read the post right under his. I did mistakenly start this as a star craft one so instead of have it locked or deleted just updated it with a new topic. I apologize for the confusion from the first two posts but you still get 3 awsome points for stepping up.

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