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The PlayStation (abbreviated PS, PSone, PS1, or unofficially PSX due to its internal code name PlayStation eXperimental ) is a 32-bit fifth generation video game console released by Sony Computer Entertainment in December 1994. The name "PlayStation" is the opposite of the existing word "workstation".

The PlayStation was the first of the ubiquitous PlayStation series of console and handheld game devices. which was first created and released in Japan. Upgrades and successor consoles include the Net Yaroze, PSOne, PSX, PocketStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, and the PlayStation 3. On March 31, 2005, the PlayStation and PS one reached a combined total of 102.49 million units shipped, becoming the first video game console to reach the 100 million mark. As of July 20, 2008, the PlayStation has sold 102 million units. Sony ceased production of the PlayStation on March 23, 2006, over 11 years after it was first produced. (via wikipedia)