The console that made gaming a living room religion and Sony a household deity overnight.
means Sony's revolutionary 32-bit gaming console launched in Japan in December 1994, which pioneered 3D graphics, CD-ROM games, and a controller design that became the template for decades—and accidentally invented the modern gaming industry.
from Born from a failed Nintendo partnership: Sony and Nintendo were developing a CD-drive add-on for the Super Famicom in the early '90s. When Nintendo ditched Sony for Philips, Ken Kutaragi (a Sony computer engineer) pitched a standalone console instead. Sony's higher-ups thought it was insane—a toy company? They did it anyway, and it made them billions.
final fantasy vii — 1997 RPG that made PlayStation THE system for serious gamers worldwide
metal gear solid — 1998 stealth masterpiece that proved the console could handle cinematic ambition
crash bandicoot — 1996 platformer that became PlayStation's mascot and sold 7 million copies
resident evil — 1996 port that showed survival horror belonged on consoles, not arcades