Artist Flavio Bolla did a pretty neat paint of Kalm and its mini-reactor, which is the first town we visit in Final Fantasy VII, once leaving Midgar. » 6/27/14 8:00am 6/27/14 8:00am

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain's 12-minute-long trailer has inspired a lot of people lately. Here's YouTuber José Mellinas and his edit: a trailer for the first Metal Gear Solid, in the style of the upcoming one. » 4/23/14 7:00am 4/23/14 7:00am

In Japan, Sony is ceasing aftercare service for the launch PlayStation 3 consoles: the 60GB CECH-A00 model, the 40GB CECH-B00 model, and the 40GB CECH-H00 series models. Also, Sony Japan won't be offering aftercare for PlayStation 1, the PlayStation 2 model SCPH-50000MB, and the 1000 and 2000 series for the PSP. » 3/03/14 7:30am 3/03/14 7:30am

Could the PS4 emulate PS1/PS2 games? Eurogamer's Digital Foundry reports today that Sony is planning on it—and that they might add visual enhancements to those old games. No word on whether we'll have to re-buy the ones we already own on PSN, if the rumor is true. (We've reached out to Sony for comment.) » 1/28/14 6:15pm 1/28/14 6:15pm

First, it sounded like the yawn of a giant supercomputer as it stretched itself awake. Then, like a genie coming out of a lamp. They're all burned into our memories. What's been your favorite PlayStation start-up screen? » 12/02/13 9:40am 12/02/13 9:40am

Would it be possible to transform League of Legends into a JRPG, specifically, Final Fantasy VII? The answer is yes! » 11/28/13 10:00pm 11/28/13 10:00pm

You might think you know everything there is to know about the PS1, but I bet there's at least one thing in this video by Vsauce3 that you find new or surprising. » 11/25/13 1:30pm 11/25/13 1:30pm

The Minecraft creator has recently tweeted the picture to the left/above, adding that the console—a gold-colored PlayStation 1—was part of a "VIP invitation to an E3 event from Sony." So shiny. Unfortunately, no word if it actually works—without cables, Notch has no way to power the thing on. [Thanks, NeoGAF!] » 5/27/13 7:25am 5/27/13 7:25am

Back in the days before the infamous Grand Theft Auto » 12/14/12 5:00am 12/14/12 5:00am "Hot Coffee" scandal, it was common practice in game development to simply leave unfinished content on the disk. Sometimes this data was cut due to time issues, other times it was old data from early in the game's development that no longer fit the vision of the…

Macross: Do You Remember Love? » 8/31/12 8:00am 8/31/12 8:00am is one of the defining anime of the 1980s—which explains why this year's Blu-ray is so full of amazing additions. We at have already looked at the hybrid pack's PS3 title , but there is a download code included for a second game in the collection as well: for the original PlayStation.

So the official list of Vita-supported PS1 Classics is pretty barren. Shame on Sony. Fortunately, some savvy gamers have found a workaround: just use your PlayStation 3. » 8/28/12 12:00pm 8/28/12 12:00pm

Between todays's news that the Sony Liverpool studio—originally known as Psygnosis—is closing and yesterday's reports of Nintendo Power shutting down, this feels like The Week Video Game Nostalgia Died. » 8/22/12 2:00pm 8/22/12 2:00pm

The PS Vita will be getting a firmware update soon which will allow for a bunch of new features, including the long-awaited PS1 game compatibility. However, by opening the doors to older classics, Sony could potentially be exposing or creating new security holes to hackers who would eagerly exploit them.

The new… » 8/16/12 7:00am 8/16/12 7:00am

The Book of Watermarks » 5/10/12 11:00pm 5/10/12 11:00pm is an adventure game released in Japan, and only in Japan, in 1999. Rare for a Japanese adventure game, it featured full-motion video acting and 3D visuals. Oh, and it also tipped its hat to the work of William Shakespeare.

Almost a year ago to the day, I wrote a piece on Sony's Net Yaroze, a kit which allowed PS1 users to make their own video games. Well, anyone who was interested in the subject, please check out this enormous feature over on Gamasutra, which even has in-depth interviews from the men behind it. [Gamasutra] » 4/26/12 11:15pm 4/26/12 11:15pm

There's a touch of the macabre to seeing it laid out like this, I grant you, but for the most part the effect of seeing an original PlayStation and its controller stripped bare and put on display is just lovely.

Things Organized Neatly
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Actually, it's not a bar. It's a Chinese market, where this abomination hails from, bringing together the very worst in Xbox, PlayStation and ill-advised superhero movie sequels. » 9/23/11 8:00am 9/23/11 8:00am

Website PlayStation Museum has a complete PS1 development kit, including everything you need to make a game, from coding it to burning master discs. And now it can all be yours. » 6/16/11 6:30am 6/16/11 6:30am