Playstation Timeline

1993 Alone in the Dark 2 released
Alone in the Dark 2 is the 1993 sequel to 1992's survival horror video game Alone in the Dark created by Infogrames. The game is the second installment in the series. Alone in the Dark...
1995 Jan 20 Cosmic Race is released for Playstation in Japan
Known in some circles as the worst racing game ever made, Cosmic Race was the zero rating in Game Player's magazine. Released in 1995 for the original Playstation, the game was ridiculed ...
1995 Sep 9 Sony Releases the Playstation in North America
The PlayStation (abbreviated PS, PSone, PS1, or PSX due to its internal code name PlayStation eXperimental) is a 32-bit fifth generation video game console released by Sony Computer Enter...
1995 Nov Tekken Is Released on the Playstation in North America
Tekken is a fighting game and is the first of the series of the same name. It was released at arcades in 1994 and on the PlayStation in 1995 and was later released again in Tekken 5's Arc...
1996 Mar 22 Resident Evil (video game) released
Resident Evil, known in Japan as Biohazard, is a survival horror video game by Capcom. The inaugural title and first installment in the Resident Evil series, it was originally released in...
1996 Nov 1 Bubsy 3D is Released for the Playstation
Bubsy 3D uses the third-person, behind-the-character view as seen in Mario 64 and Tomb Raider. Only here it's combined with mundane jumping/shooting/gliding action. (For reasons never exp...
1997 Sep 7 Final Fantasy VII Is Released in North America
Final Fantasy VII​ is a console role-playing game developed by Square (now Square Enix) and published by Sony Computer Entertainment as the seventh installment in the Final Fantasy series...
1997 Dec 23 Gran Turismo (video game) released
Gran Turismo (commonly abbreviated to GT or GT1) is a racing game designed by Kazunori Yamauchi. Gran Turismo was developed by Polyphony Digital and first published by Sony Computer Enter...
1998 Jan 21 Resident Evil 2 released
Resident Evil 2, known in Japan as Biohazard 2, is a survival horror game by Capcom originally released for the PlayStation in 1998. It is the second installment in the Resident Evil seri...
1999 Sep 22 Resident Evil 3: Nemesis released
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, released in Japan as Biohazard 3: Last Escape is a survival horror video game and the third installment in the Resident Evil series developed and published by Ca...
1999 Oct 22 Grand Theft Auto 2 released
Grand Theft Auto 2 (abbreviated as GTA2) is a video game that was released worldwide on October 22, 1999, by developer DMA Design (now Rockstar North); initially for the Windows operating...
1999 Dec 11 Gran Turismo 2 released
Gran Turismo 2 (commonly abbreviated to GT2) is a driving simulator / racing game for the Sony PlayStation. Gran Turismo 2 was developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Compute...
2001 May 18 Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare released
Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare, alternatively known as Alone in the Dark 4, is the fourth installment of the survival horror video game series Alone in the Dark created by Darkworks...
2004 Aug 9 Madden NFL 2005 released
Madden NFL 2005 is an American football video game by EA Sports. It features Baltimore Ravens star linebacker Ray Lewis on the cover. Al Michaels and John Madden do the commentary. Thi...
2005 Mar 24 Sony Releases the PlayStation Portable in North America
The PlayStation Portable (officially abbreviated PSP, and sometimes referred to as PSP-1000) is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. Developme...
2009 Jun 2
to 2009 Jun 4
 E3 2009
LOS ANGELES — Taking a videogame franchise to the next level is a proven draw at the Electronic Entertainment Expo. At this year’s show, developers hope to catch gamers’ attention with...
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