How Sony ᵃˡᵐᵒˢᵗ ruined the PlayStation

SideQuest - The fight for the PlayStation's controller: https://nebula.app/videos/lowspecgamer-the-fight-for-the-playstations-controller

The real story behind the origins of the PlayStation is one of internal fights, personal missions and industry clash that would take three unlikely heroes into the adventure of a lifetime.

The Fight for the PlayStation controller: https://nebula.app/videos/lowspecgamer-the-fight-for-the-playstations-controller

#PlayStation

0:00 Intro
0:38 Ohga
3:00 Kutaragi
4:30 The Famicom incident
11:56 Developing the PlayStation
14:40 Seducing game devs
17:43 Secret Weapon
20:19 The pricing incident

Big thanks to Caddicarus for his cameo: https://www.youtube.com/c/Caddicarus

Corrections:
7:17 We accidentally referred to the Famicom as having "FM synthesis": this was due to a mistake in one of our sources (Asakura), and the Famicom actually has a programmable sound generator, not an FM chip.
15:50 The original name of the company was Sony Computer Entertainment. It would not change to Sony Interactive Entertainment until much later.
20:49 Clarification: This was the launch prince in Japan where this history takes place. It was reduced to $299 by the time it reached the US.

Credits

Research and Writing: LowSpecAlex, F4mi
Voice over: LowSpecAlex, Caddicarus
Editing: Henrique von Buren, LowSpecAlex
3D animation: Windy, Divye
Art: Maiku no Koe
Spanish Translation, Audio editing and QA: Henrique von Buren
Camera work: LowSpecAlex
Thumbnail design: Maiku no Koe

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Sources:
Asakura, Reiji (2000). Revolutionaries at Sony: The Making of the Sony PlayStation
https://www.eurogamer.net/farewell-father-article

Clips used:
Wheel of Fortune: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAZ2uYQ_QxU
Winning Run: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oxvAoZmPdw
Virtua Fighter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxbCD-1safg
PS startup screen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAhvQoLpvsM
Super Mario: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Qb_vjPCDuI
Music by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator
Stock Footage from Getty

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