The Nintendo Playstation Seen In Action
One of the most pivotal moments in video game history happened in 1991 when Nintendo signed a deal with Sony to produce a hybrid console that ran cartridges and CDs, called the “Playstation.” Midway through the deal, Nintendo suddenly snubbed Sony and went with Phillips instead (and wound up never making the device anyway). Sony made the Playstation on their own and changed the entire market. If the deal hadn’t gone south, the game industry would be very different. A few months ago the prototype for Nintendo’s version of the Playstation turned up in photos. Some people wondered if the thing really worked, and this week we got proof that it did, when Engadget interviewed father and son Terry and Dan Diebold, owners of the prototype. Wait’ll you hear how much they paid! “The company I worked for, Advanta Corporation, they filed for bankruptcy (November 8th, 2009). When they did that, we purged the buildings. What you do is you take pictures, you itemize, and then they had an online