Topic
7 facts from 4 episodes, in date order. These are what speakers said on the shows, each linked to the moment it was said. They aren't independently verified.
1990s
The hosts say the global arcade industry fell from about $7 billion a year before the PlayStation to about $2 billion by the end of the 1990s.
“So before the PlayStation launched, the arcade industry was back up to about $7 billion a year globally. And a huge portion of that was controlled by Sega. After the PlayStation launches, by the end of the decade, it's down to $2 billion.”
1993
According to the Wikipedia page the host reads aloud, Sony's PlayStation direction became 'instantly clear' after Virtua Fighter's arcade success in 1993, focusing it on 3D polygon graphics.
“After Sony witnessed the success of Sega's Virtua Fighter in 1993 in Japanese arcades, the direction of the PlayStation became, quote, instantly clear.”
1995
At E3 1995, Sony America's president announced the US PlayStation release date as September 9, 1995.
“He says that the PlayStation will release in the U.S. on September 9th, 1995.”
1995
At E3 1995, Steve Race of Sony Computer Entertainment America announced the PlayStation's price, which the hosts say was $299, in a single sentence.
“He looks at the audience and he says, $2.99.”
1996
The Nintendo 64 sold about 33 million units, versus 102 million for the original PlayStation.
“The N64 would sell 33 million units in its lifetime. That's about half of what the NES sold versus the PS1's 102 million units.”
2018
Rec Room's first non-VR version launched on PlayStation, followed by PC.
“Our first flat world experience was actually on PlayStation.”
Undated
The original PlayStation ended with about 8,000 games, compared with about 400 on the Nintendo 64.
“By the end of the system life, it gets 8,000 unique games compared to the N64, which came out later, only gets 400 unique games on the platform.”
Episodes