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The '''PlayStation''' (known early in development as the '''P'''lay'''S'''tation E'''X'''perimental, or '''PSX'''), [[Sony Computer Entertainment|Sony]]'s first video-game console, was launched in 1994. The system was widely popular and quickly became the best selling home console to date, only to be passed by its successor, the [[PlayStation 2]]. | The '''PlayStation''' (known early in development as the '''P'''lay'''S'''tation E'''X'''perimental, or '''PSX'''), [[Sony Computer Entertainment|Sony]]'s first video-game console, was launched in 1994. The system was widely popular and quickly became the best selling home console to date, only to be passed by its successor, the [[Sony PlayStation 2]]. | ||
It was initially set to be an add-on for [[Nintendo]]'s [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] as an answer to Sega's Sega CD. When the prospect of releasing the system as an add-on dissolved, Sony transformed it into the PlayStation video game console. | It was initially set to be an add-on for [[Nintendo]]'s [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] as an answer to Sega's Sega CD. When the prospect of releasing the system as an add-on dissolved, Sony transformed it into the PlayStation video game console. | ||