Editing PlayStation (console) (section)

==Reception==
The PlayStation was mostly well received upon release. Critics in the west generally welcomed the new console; the staff of [[Next Generation (magazine)|''Next Generation'']] reviewed the PlayStation a few weeks after its North American launch, where they commented that, while the CPU is "fairly average", the supplementary custom hardware, such as the GPU and sound processor, is stunningly powerful. They praised the PlayStation's focus on 3D, and complemented the comfort of its controller and the convenience of its memory cards. Giving the system 4{{1/2}} out of 5 stars, they concluded, "To succeed in this extremely cut-throat market, you need a combination of great hardware, great games, and great marketing. Whether by skill, luck, or just deep pockets, Sony has scored three out of three in the first salvo of this war."{{sfn|Stockdale|1995|p=41}} Albert Kim from ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' praised the PlayStation as a technological marvel, rivalling that of Sega and Nintendo.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Kim |first1=Albert |title=Sony releases the Playstation |url=https://ew.com/article/1995/09/22/sony-releases-playstation/| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211001/https://ew.com/article/1995/09/22/sony-releases-playstation/| archive-date=1 October 2021 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|publisher=[[Dotdash Meredith]]|location=[[New York City]]|access-date=27 December 2020 |date=22 September 1995}}{{cbignore}}</ref> ''[[Famicom Tsūshin]]'' scored the console a 19 out of 40, lower than the Saturn's 24 out of 40, in May 1995.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Game Machine Cross Review: セガサターン |magazine=Weekly Famicom Tsūshin|issue=335|page=166|date=12–19 May 1995|language=ja}}</ref>

In a 1997 year-end review, a team of five ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'' editors gave the PlayStation scores of 9.5, 8.5, 9.0, 9.0, and 9.5—for all five editors, the highest score they gave to any of the five consoles reviewed in the issue. They lauded the breadth and quality of the games library, saying it had vastly improved over previous years due to developers mastering the system's capabilities in addition to Sony revising their stance on 2D and role playing games. They also complimented the low price point of the games compared to the Nintendo 64's, and noted that it was the only console on the market that could be relied upon to deliver a solid stream of games for the coming year, primarily due to third party developers almost unanimously favouring it over its competitors.{{sfn|Boyer|1998|p=46}}