Download or read book A history of PlayStation written by and published by Christopher Bish. This book was released on 2023-08-01 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Step back in time and embark on an exhilarating journey through the fascinating evolution of gaming with "A History of PlayStation." Unveil the captivating story of how a small electronics company sparked a revolution, transforming the world of interactive entertainment forever.
Download or read book The Sony Playstation written by William N. Mitchell and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-11-06 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sony Playstation is widely known as one of the most beloved and successful video game consoles in history. Learn all about the system's development, success, and noteworthy games in this collection of articles by William N. Mitchell.
Download or read book Revolutionaries at Sony written by Reiji Asakura and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 2000 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of Ken Kutaragi and how he gathered a team of colleagues and used corporate resources to bring his dream to fruition. It examines his passion for a change in technology, his work to sell the concept and how he kept the project alive.
Download or read book The Game Console 2 0 written by Evan Amos and published by No Starch Press. This book was released on 2021-09-08 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised and expanded second edition of the bestselling The Game Console contains brand new content, with coverage of 50 more consoles, variants, and accessories in 50 added pages. The Game Console 2.0 is a gorgeous coffee table book for geeks and gamers that brings together highly detailed photos of more than 100 video game consoles and their electronic interiors spanning nearly five decades. Revised and updated since the first edition’s celebrated 2018 release, The Game Console 2.0 is an even bigger archival collection of vividly detailed photos of more than 100 video-game consoles. This ultimate archive of gaming history spans five decades and nine distinct generations, chronologically covering everything from market leaders to outright failures, and tracing the gaming industry’s rise, fall, and monumental resurgence. The book’s 2nd edition features more classic game consoles and computers, a section on retro gaming in the modern era, and dozens of new entries — including super-rare finds, such the Unisonic Champion 2711, and the latest ninth-generation consoles. You’ll find coverage of legendary systems like the Magnavox Odyssey, Atari 2600, NES, and the Commodore 64; systems from the ‘90s and 2000s; modern consoles like the Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5; and consoles you never knew existed. Get a unique peek at the hardware powering the world’s most iconic video-game systems with The Game Console 2.0 — the perfect gift for geeks of all stripes and every gamer’s must-have coffee-table book.
Download or read book The Video Game Explosion written by Mark J. P. Wolf and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2007-11-30 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Video Game Explosion: A History from PONG to PlayStation and Beyond traces the growth of a global phenomenon that has become an integral part of popular culture today. All aspects of video games and gaming culture are covered inside this engaging reference, including the leading video game innovators, the technological advances that made the games of the late 1970s and those of today possible, the corporations that won and lost billions of dollars pursing this lucrative market, arcade culture, as well as the demise of free-standing video consoles and the rise of home-based and hand-held gaming devices. In the United States alone, the video game industry raked in an astonishing $12.5 billion last year, and shows no signs of slowing. Once dismissed as a fleeting fad of the young and frivolous, this booming industry has not only proven its staying power, but promises to continue driving the future of new media and emerging technologies. Today video games have become a limitless and multifaceted medium through which Fortune 50 corporations and Hollywood visionaries alike are reaching broader global audiences and influencing cultural trends at a rate unmatched by any other media.
Download or read book The PlayStation Dreamworld written by Alfie Bown and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-10-16 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From mobile phones to consoles, tablets and PCs, we are now a generation of gamers. The PlayStation Dreamworld is – to borrow a phrase from Slavoj Zizek – the pervert's guide to videogames. It argues that we can only understand the world of videogames via Lacanian dream analysis. It also argues that the Left needs to work inside this dreamspace – a powerful arena for constructing our desires – or else the dreamworld will fall entirely into the hands of dominant and reactionary forces. While cyberspace is increasingly dominated by corporate organization, gaming, at its most subversive, can nevertheless produce radical forms of enjoyment which threaten the capitalist norms that are created and endlessly repeated in our daily relationships with mobile phones, videogames, computers and other forms of technological entertainment. Far from being a book solely for dedicated gamers, this book dissects the structure of our relationships to all technological entertainment at a time when entertainment has become ubiquitous. We can no longer escape our fantasies but rather live inside their digital reality.
Download or read book Sony Makers of the PlayStation written by Tom Streissguth and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2023-08-01 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces readers to Sony, the technology company behind the PlayStation consoles and hit franchises such as Uncharted, God of War, and Gran Turismo. Readers will explore the company's history, its focus on games with immersive and thrilling narratives, and how the company continues to innovate today. Features include infographics, a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Download or read book The Ultimate History of Video Games Volume 2 written by Steven L. Kent and published by Crown. This book was released on 2021-08-24 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive behind-the-scenes history of video games’ explosion into the twenty-first century and the war for industry power “A zippy read through a truly deep research job. You won’t want to put this one down.”—Eddie Adlum, publisher, RePlay Magazine As video games evolve, only the fittest companies survive. Making a blockbuster once cost millions of dollars; now it can cost hundreds of millions, but with a $160 billion market worldwide, the biggest players are willing to bet the bank. Steven L. Kent has been playing video games since Pong and writing about the industry since the Nintendo Entertainment System. In volume 1 of The Ultimate History of Video Games, he chronicled the industry’s first thirty years. In volume 2, he narrates gaming’s entrance into the twenty-first century, as Nintendo, Sega, Sony, and Microsoft battle to capture the global market. The home console boom of the ’90s turned hobby companies like Nintendo and Sega into Hollywood-studio-sized business titans. But by the end of the decade, they would face new, more powerful competitors. In boardrooms on both sides of the Pacific, engineers and executives began, with enormous budgets and total secrecy, to plan the next evolution of home consoles. The PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, and Sega Dreamcast all made radically different bets on what gamers would want. And then, to the shock of the world, Bill Gates announced the development of the one console to beat them all—even if Microsoft had to burn a few billion dollars to do it. In this book, you will learn about • the cutthroat environment at Microsoft as rival teams created console systems • the day the head of Sega of America told the creator of Sonic the Hedgehog to “f**k off” • how “lateral thinking with withered technology” put Nintendo back on top • and much more! Gripping and comprehensive, The Ultimate History of Video Games: Volume 2 explores the origins of modern consoles and of the franchises—from Grand Theft Auto and Halo to Call of Duty and Guitar Hero—that would define gaming in the new millennium.
Download or read book PlayStation 5 Gaming Guide written by Chris Stead and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-25 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The PlayStation 5 has arrived! This next-generation console has hardware power, futuristic accessories and blockbuster games that will blow your mind. And you'll learn all about it in this PS5 guide by award-winning games journalist Chris Stead. Hands-on analysis of Sony's console and its features Full overview of hardware, peripherals, accessories and PlayStation Plus 24 launch games reviewed and many more examined PS5 vs Xbox Series X compared Chris Stead is a multiple award-winning, 25-year veteran games journalist PlayStation 5 Gaming Guide: Overview of the best PS5 video games, hardware and accessories. Are you unsure which PS5 games are right for you? Do you need help deciding which PS5 accessories you need and why? Are you trying to decide whether to buy a PlayStation or Xbox? Do you need help understanding what the new technology in the PS5 does? Are you a parent sick of buying the "wrong" games for your kids? Do you want to find the best multiplayer games on PS5? Chris Stead's PS5 Gaming Guide is as comprehensive an overview of the new video games console as you will find. This is the most powerful Sony gaming systems yet, offering the power required to play games at 8K resolution, at up 120fps, and with the latest technology such as ray-tracing, HDR, virtual reality and 3D Audio. Some of the biggest game series of all time are coming to PlayStation 5. Marvel's Spider-Man, God of War, Ratchet & Clank, Call of Duty, Assassin's Creed, Grand Theft Auto, Watch Dogs, Fortnite, FIFA, NBA 2K, Horizon, Dirt and Gram Turismo just to name a few. As well as detailing the experience offered by over 24 Sony video games, focusing on PS5 exclusives, Chris Stead dives into each of the core accessories, the PlayStation Plus online service, and the pros and cons of the PlayStation gaming system itself. Stead started his career working on the Official PlayStation magazine in the mid-90s, and has since run such notable brands as GamePro, Game Informer, Fortnite magazine and Gameplayer, as well as working for sites like IGN, Gamespot, Kotaku, Rooster Teeth and MCV. Grab your copy of the PlayStation 5 Gaming Guide and learn: The best PS5 games for kids, teens and adults. Which PlayStation 5 games you can play online or co-op with friends. Where to buy a PS5 and PS5 video games at the cheapest price. How to decide on which PlayStation accessories and peripherals you need. Full list of included games Assassin's Creed: Valhalla Astro's Playroom Bugsnax COD Black Ops: Cold War Cyberpunk 2077 Demon's Souls Remake Destruction AllStars Dirt 5 FIFA 21 Fortnite Godfall Immortals Fenyx Rising Madden NFL 21 Maneater Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate MXGP 2020 NBA 2K21 Observer: System Redux Pathless, The Planet Coaster: Console Edition Sackboy: A Big Adventure Watch Dogs: Legion Worms Rumble DON'T WAIT!! Hit the ground running with the best of Amazon's PlayStation 5 gaming books. This is the ultimate PS5 guide.
Download or read book From Playgrounds to Playstation written by Carroll Pursell and published by Johns Hopkins University Press+ORM. This book was released on 2015-04-23 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This “engaging social history of play” explores how technology and culture have shaped toys, games, and leisure—and vice versa (Choice). In this romp through the changing landscape of nineteenth- and twentieth-century American toys, games, hobbies, and amusements, technology historian Carroll Pursell poses a simple but interesting question: What can we learn by studying the relationship between technology and play? From Playgrounds to PlayStation explores how play reflects and drives the evolution of American culture. Pursell engagingly examines the ways in which technology affects play and play shapes people. The objects that children (and adults) play with and play on, along with their games and the hobbies they pursue, can reinforce but also challenge gender roles and cultural norms. Inventors—who often talk about “playing” at their work, as if motivated by the pure fun of invention—have used new materials and technologies to reshape sports and gameplay, sometimes even crafting new, extreme forms of recreation, but always responding to popular demand. Drawing from a range of sources, including scholarly monographs, patent records, newspapers, and popular and technical journals, the book covers numerous modes and sites of play. Pursell touches on the safety-conscious playground reform movement, the dazzling mechanical innovations that gave rise to commercial amusement parks, and the media’s colorful promotion of toys, pastimes, and sporting events. Along the way, he shows readers how technology enables the forms, equipment, and devices of play to evolve constantly, both reflecting consumer choices and driving innovators and manufacturers to promote toys that involve entirely new kinds of play—from LEGOs and skateboards to beading kits and videogames.
Download or read book The Game Console written by Evan Amos and published by . This book was released on 2018-11-06 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A photographic history of video game consoles and the hardware inside them"--
Download or read book High Score written by Rusel DeMaria and published by McGraw-Hill Osborne Media. This book was released on 2004 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the history of video and computer games and discusses the changes they have made in both the business world and popular culture.
Download or read book Nintendo 64 Anthology written by Math Manent and published by Geeks - Line. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Throughout this book, the author Mathieu Manent recounts the Nintendo 64-bit console's journey through a complete history of the machine: from its genesis to its new lease on life, a detailed description of its complete software library, interviews with those involved at the time, and previously untold anecdotes"--Back cover.
Download or read book How Sony s PlayStation 2 Works written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Howstuffworks, Inc. presents the full text of the article entitled "How Sony's PlayStation 2 Works," by Jeff Tyson. The author discusses the video game system PlayStation 2 from Sony Electronics, Inc. Tyson details the history of the Sony video games, the parts of the console, the controller, and the games.
Download or read book Console Wars written by Blake J. Harris and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2014-05-13 with total page 683 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now a documentary on CBS All Access. Following the success of The Accidental Billionaires and Moneyball comes Console Wars—a mesmerizing, behind-the-scenes business thriller that chronicles how Sega, a small, scrappy gaming company led by an unlikely visionary and a team of rebels, took on the juggernaut Nintendo and revolutionized the video game industry. In 1990, Nintendo had a virtual monopoly on the video game industry. Sega, on the other hand, was just a faltering arcade company with big aspirations and even bigger personalities. But that would all change with the arrival of Tom Kalinske, a man who knew nothing about videogames and everything about fighting uphill battles. His unconventional tactics, combined with the blood, sweat and bold ideas of his renegade employees, transformed Sega and eventually led to a ruthless David-and-Goliath showdown with rival Nintendo. The battle was vicious, relentless, and highly profitable, eventually sparking a global corporate war that would be fought on several fronts: from living rooms and schoolyards to boardrooms and Congress. It was a once-in-a-lifetime, no-holds-barred conflict that pitted brother against brother, kid against adult, Sonic against Mario, and the US against Japan. Based on over two hundred interviews with former Sega and Nintendo employees, Console Wars is the underdog tale of how Kalinske miraculously turned an industry punchline into a market leader. It’s the story of how a humble family man, with an extraordinary imagination and a gift for turning problems into competitive advantages, inspired a team of underdogs to slay a giant and, as a result, birth a $60 billion dollar industry. A best book of the year: NPR, Slate, Publishers Weekly, Goodreads
Download or read book Secrets of the Playstation 2 written by Michele E. Davis and published by Pocket Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes hints section and a directory of PS2 game websites.
Download or read book The Unofficial PlayStation Handbook written by Katie Morris and published by GadChick Books. This book was released on 2014-11-10 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are new to the PlayStation console or just want to learn more, this is an essential guide for you. With chapters covering PS3, PS4, and PlayStation TV this guide covers every aspect of PlayStation you can think of! This book is a bundle of three books. Each section can also be purchased individually. Please note, this book is neither written or endorsed by Sony and should be considered unofficial.
