Sony, PlayStation, And The Console War That Won Your Couch
Remember when gaming's grand battlefield was called the 'console wars'? Sonyâs PlayStation and PlayStation 2 pummeled Sega, Nintendo, and Microsoft so hard that each sold over 100 million consoles â yes, thatâs a hundred million little boxes invading living rooms worldwide! This booming chaos sparked a virtuous cycle of selling more consoles, which magically led to selling more games and sucked in developers like moths to a screen glow. Sonyâs monopoly on your couch cushions basically redefined profitable addiction between roughly 1994 and the mid-2000s, leaving Sega in the dust and Microsoft nervously plotting Xboxâs revenge. Ah, nostalgia, pixelated but profitable!
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When your PlayStation sells 100 million units but your console war is basically a family feud over who controls your living room couch.
Sony calling it a 'console war' is adorable when they basically flipped the battlefield into a comfy sofa kingdom for PlayStation fans.
Selling âover a hundred million boxesâ sounds like Walmart during Black Fridayâexcept those boxes are just very expensive video game junk traps.
Source: Theverge | Published: 9/21/2025 | Author: Sean Hollister
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