Editing PlayStation (console) (section)

===Models===
[[File:PlayStation-Model-Backs.jpg|thumb|170px|Three different Sony PlayStation model backs, showing the evolution of port reduction. From bottom to top, SCPH-1001, SCPH-5001 and SCPH-9001.]]
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The PlayStation went through a number of variants during its production run. Externally, the most notable change was the gradual reduction in the number of external connectors from the rear of the unit. This started with the original Japanese launch units; the SCPH-1000, released on 3 December 1994, was the only model that had an [[S-Video]] port, as it was removed from the next model.{{sfn|Skaggs|1995|p=28}} Subsequent models saw a reduction in number of parallel ports, with the final version only retaining one serial port.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Saturn/PS-X Sequels |magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=27|publisher=[[Imagine Media]]|location=[[New York City]] |date=March 1997|page=24}}</ref>

Sony marketed a development kit for amateur developers known as the [[Net Yaroze]] (meaning "Let's do it together" in Japanese<ref name="devthing">{{cite web |last1=Calem |first1=Robert |title=Console Lets You Build a Better Mortal Kombat |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/cyber/week/082997yarouze.html |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=26 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201226221549/https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/cyber/week/082997yarouze.html |archive-date=26 December 2020 |url-status=live|location=[[New York City]] |date=29 August 1997}}</ref>). It was launched in June 1996 in Japan,<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Tidbits |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |issue=88 |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|location=[[Chicago]]|date=November 1996 |page=22}}</ref> and following public interest, was released the next year in other countries.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Letters |magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=35|publisher=[[Imagine Media]]|location=[[New York City]] |date=November 1997 |page=218 |quote=Sony's Net Yaroze was in fact released earlier this year, amid much apparent public interest but little official fanfare from Sony.}}</ref> The Net Yaroze allowed hobbyists to create their own games and upload them via an [[online forum]] run by Sony.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=If You Can Build a Better Game...|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=25 |publisher=[[Imagine Media]]|location=[[New York City]]|date=January 1997|pages=40–49}}</ref> The console was only available to buy through an ordering service and with the necessary documentation and software to program PlayStation games and applications through [[C (programming language)|C]] programming compilers.<ref name="Net Yaroze">{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/games/net-yaroze/ps-896838 |title=Net Yaroze |website=[[IGN]]|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|location=[[Chicago]] |access-date=28 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317232809/http://www.ign.com/games/net-yaroze/ps-896838 |archive-date=17 March 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Owen |first1=David |title=The story of Net Yaroze, Sony's first indie push |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-07-16-the-story-of-yaroze-sonys-first-indie-push |website=[[Eurogamer]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |access-date=26 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112030159/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-07-16-the-story-of-yaroze-sonys-first-indie-push |archive-date=12 November 2020 |location=[[Bath, Somerset|Bath]] |language=en |date=17 July 2013}}</ref>

====PS One====
[[File:Sony-PSone-Console-wScreen-Open-FL.jpg|thumb|The PS One "combo pack" with 5-inch LCD screen attachment|alt=A photo of a PS One console against a pure white background with a 5-inch LCD screen attachment placed on top.]]
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On 7 July 2000, Sony released the PS One (stylised as "PS one" or "PSone"),<ref name="SCEE 2000—Key Facts and Figures">{{cite web |url=http://www.scee.presscentre.com/Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=98&NewsAreaID=22 |title= SCEE 2000—Key Facts and Figures |publisher=[[Sony Computer Entertainment]]|location=[[Tokyo]]|access-date=25 November 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070919215408/http://www.scee.presscentre.com/Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=98&NewsAreaID=22 |archive-date=19 September 2007}}</ref> a smaller, redesigned version of the original PlayStation.<ref name="SCEE 2000—Key Facts and Figures"/><ref name="PSOne" /> It was the highest-selling console through the end of the year, outselling all other consoles—including the PlayStation 2.<ref name="PSOne">{{cite web |title= Sony PS One sales rocket as PS Two famine continues |publisher=Situation Publishing|last= Smith |first= Tony |url= https://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/12/06/sony_ps_one_sales_rocket/ |date= 6 June 2000 |access-date= 22 August 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090522232118/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/12/06/sony_ps_one_sales_rocket/ |archive-date= 22 May 2009 |url-status= live|website=[[The Register]]|location=[[London]]}}</ref> In 2002, Sony released a {{Convert|5|in|adj=on}} [[Liquid crystal display|LCD]] screen add-on for the PS One, referred to as the "Combo pack". It also included a [[Automobile auxiliary power outlet|car cigarette lighter]] adaptor adding an extra layer of portability.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bramwell |first1=Tom |title=PSone LCD sighted |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/article_45748 |website=[[Eurogamer]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |access-date=26 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201226140344/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/article_45748 |archive-date=26 December 2020 |location=[[Bath, Somerset|Bath]] |language=en |date=5 April 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Becker |first1=David |title=Sony offers LCD for PSOne |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/sony-offers-lcd-for-psone/ |website=[[CNET]] |publisher=[[Red Ventures]] |access-date=26 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201226141227/https://www.cnet.com/news/sony-offers-lcd-for-psone/ |archive-date=26 December 2020 |language=en |date=2 January 2002}}</ref> Production of the LCD "Combo Pack" ceased in 2004, when the popularity of the PlayStation began to wane in markets outside Japan.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fahey |first1=Rob |title=Sony to stop PSone LCD manufacture |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/sony-to-stop-psone-lcd-manufacture |website=[[GamesIndustry.biz]] |publisher=[[Gamer Network]] |access-date=26 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201226141731/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/sony-to-stop-psone-lcd-manufacture |archive-date=26 December 2020 |location=[[Brighton]] |language=en |date=7 July 2004}}</ref> A total of 28.15&nbsp;million PS One units had been sold by the time it was discontinued in March 2006.<ref name="shipments"/><ref name="stops"/>