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

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/lowspecgame...

#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:    / 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

Social media:

  / lowspec_gamer  
  / thelowspecgamer  

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

Clips used:
Wheel of Fortune:    • Wheel of Fortune (Sega CD) Playthroug...  
Winning Run:    • Winning Run (1988) Namco [UNDERRATED]  
Virtua Fighter:    • Virtua Fighter (Arcade, 1993) Real Ar...  
PS startup screen:    • PlayStation Intro 1080p [Remastered]  
Super Mario:    • Super Mario Bros. (FC · Famicom / NES...  


Music by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator
Stock Footage from Getty