| A few months ago a friend entered my apartment | | | | to cancel all deals and form an alliance with Philips; this |
| to announce that he has decided to perform a very | | | | time securing control over its licenses on the Philips |
| important investment for our future in entertainment. | | | | developed machines. By the end of 1992, Sony and |
| I remained calmly at my sit waiting for him to | | | | Nintendo reconciled their major differences and Sony |
| continue and explain how lucky he was as he | | | | launched the first version of PlayStation in 1994 in |
| managed to find an incredible deal over the internet | | | | Japan. By September 1995, PlayStation was |
| for the newest version of PlayStation 2. Frankly, I | | | | introduced to the USA, European and Asian markets |
| could not believe my ears. I have never played | | | | and its initial success was a prelude of its future sales |
| PlayStation in the past and the last video game I | | | | breakthrough challenge.The extreme popularity of the |
| have played with my friends when I was still a kid, | | | | PlayStation console introduced the term "PlayStation |
| was an old version of Atari. I could not grasp how | | | | Generation" and titles like Tomb Raider, Final Fantasy, |
| someone over twenty-five would pay any amount to | | | | Resident Evil, Gran Turismo, and Silent Hill, have |
| become another of those inert players stack in front | | | | become the favorite pastime games of millions of |
| of their TV screens for hours or even days. But the | | | | users worldwide. Having enjoyed over eleven years |
| experience I had when PlayStation 2 entered the | | | | of continuous videogame production, Sony has |
| premises of my house was not exactly as the one I | | | | announced that the next PlayStation generation, |
| originally imagined. PlayStation has proven to be an | | | | known as PlayStation 3, or PS3, will be launched in |
| extremely fun and instructive gaming experience. | | | | November 2006 and will also be a backward |
| After the first couple of weeks I realized that when | | | | compatible device; meaning that it with be able to |
| someone knows how to keep a balanced life it is | | | | play all the games that have already been released |
| possible to spend time exploring this unique gaming | | | | for the other PlayStation versions.Although the genius |
| experience without the feeling of guilt.Produced by | | | | creators of the PlayStation consoles argue that the |
| Sony Computer Entertainment, PlayStation 2 is the | | | | new version of this popular videogame will advance |
| successor of the original PlayStation console that has | | | | the user's experience, I doubt that it will actually |
| been a tremendous worldwide success since its | | | | manage to have the same success in the desired |
| original introduction. By March 2005, the sales margin | | | | time frame. A vast variety of other videogame |
| of PlayStation surpassed the 100.49 million units, | | | | competitors, including the powerful Nintendo, have |
| becoming the first home console to ever reach the | | | | launched a number of games for their consoles, |
| threshold of 100 million sold games. Dated back to | | | | which have increased users' expectations and have |
| 1986, Nintendo was the first to attempt to work | | | | made them extremely conscious regarding their next |
| with disk technology, but after encountering a | | | | videogame choice. But, I am sure that my friend and |
| number of problems Nintendo decided to approach | | | | I will continue playing the PlayStation games of our |
| Sony in order for the second to come up with a | | | | choice, like NBA 2K6 or Grand Theft Auto, as |
| solution. Soon Sony recognizing the emerging | | | | PlayStation 3 will be outside our budget for at least a |
| video-gaming market planned to initiate production of | | | | while. |
| its own console, leading Nintendo's management team | | | | |