Launched in 1995, Sony's first entry into the multi-billion dollar games market has revolutionised the industry – dragging it kicking and screaming from the bedroom into the world of mainstream entertainment.
There are more PlayStations per capita in Ireland that any other country in the world outside of Japan, with over half a million of the machines entertaining our young and young at heart.
It's getting on a bit, though, and the games don't stand up to today's next-gen efforts. But PlayStation is unmatched for the sheer volume of titles out there – many available at bargain basement prices. A seminal console.
