PlayStation, is a series of 32-bit video game consoles created and developed by Sony Computer Entertainment. The PlayStation Network is an online service with about 110 million registered users and over 103 million active users monthly. PlayStation was invented by a Japanese technologist and electrical engineer named Ken Kutaragi .

Sony Entertainment and Nintendo's first gadget expected to be sold on the market was not a PlayStation, but rather a Super-Disk.In 1988, Sony entered into an agreement with Nintendo to develop a CD-ROM attachment, known as the Super Disc, for the soon-to-be released Super Nintendo. Due to many contractual and licensing problems, the Super Disc was never released. Instead, a modified version was introduced by Sony in 1991, in a system called the Play Station. .Sony Entertainment and Nintendo had to part ways because the boss of Nintendo was not really happy with their shared success and did not want to give Sony a foothold in the gaming market.The broken partnership with Sony has often been cited as a mistake on Nintendo's part, effectively creating a formidable rival in the video game market.