Playstation prototype identification

Discussion in 'Sony Programming and Development' started by Strike Venom, Jul 21, 2014.

  1. Strike Venom

    Strike Venom Member

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    Hi,

    I came across those two pictures and I was wondering what type of Playstation prototype it is. Maybe someone has an idea?
    Phil-Harrison-1995.jpg [​IMG]

    Regards,
    Strike Venom
     
  2. Jackhead

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    Nice, musst be a rev before the h500 target box. Unlikely cant read the description under the ports. But the controller looks awesome.
    Where can i buy it ? ^^
     
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  3. smf

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    pre h500 would be unlikely, it could be a kiosk/hotel system
     
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    NetYaroze Robust Member

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    is just something to no one of you can have! LOL
     
  6. HI_Ricky

    HI_Ricky Intrepid Member

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    the first dev prototype is base on SONY Video Editor Hardware ;)
     
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  7. smf

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    Well we don't know that it was based on, but it was inspired by it

    http://www.giantbomb.com/profile/mo...ies-at-sony-the-making-of-the-sony-pla/71709/

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantel_Mirage

    "In the late 1980s, Sony's Broadcast & Professional Products division would solve this problem with a track-ball/"Centipede" video game-type controller on their Digital Multi Effects DME-9000, code-named "SYSTEM G." The $250,000+ device would in real time allow a flat image to be extruded with texture while real-time video was mapped onto it (no waiting for renders). Given the cost, only a few were produced and many of the engineers who worked on the project in Japan were moved to PlayStation development."

    It's very doubtful that any of the technology from system G ended up in the PlayStation


    For all we know those pictures are just some random piece of hardware that they happened to have sitting in the office when the photo was taken. It could be anything, or it could be the SNES Play Station.
     
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  8. HI_Ricky

    HI_Ricky Intrepid Member

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    SNES cd-rom project
    kick start is snes need new media to replace ROM
    SONY built the MSF-1 cd-rom kit for SFBOX II ( there already have Super Mario and Zedia disc sample for testing )
    but in the project , sony looking like Sharp did make own SFC system....
     
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