Gaming Systems Made by Sony

Sony's gaming hardware lineup consists of the PlayStation home consoles and PlayStation Portable handhelds:

Home Consoles

1. PlayStation (PS1) – 1994 (JP) / 1995 (NA/EU) – CD-ROM, 32-bit.
2. PlayStation 2 (PS2) – 2000 – DVD, backward compatible, best-selling console ever (155M+).
3. PlayStation 3 (PS3) – 2006 – Blu-ray, Cell CPU, PSN, backward compat (early models).
4. PlayStation 4 (PS4) – 2013 – x86-64, GDDR5, 117M+ sold.
5. PlayStation 4 Pro – 2016 – 4K checkerboard, boost mode.
6. PlayStation 5 (PS5) – 2020 – Zen 2, RDNA 2, NVMe SSD, DualSense.
7. PlayStation 5 Slim – 2023 – Detachable disc drive, 1TB SSD.
8. PlayStation 5 Pro – Rumored 2024/2025.

Handhelds

1. PlayStation Portable (PSP-1000/2000/3000/Go/E1000) – 2004–2011 – UMD, 333 MHz MIPS, 480×272.
2. PlayStation Vita (PCH-1000/2000) – 2011–2019 – OLED/LCD, quad-core ARM, dual analog, touch rear, proprietary memory cards.

Other Hardware

• PlayStation VR (PSVR) – 2016 (PS4), PSVR2 (2023, PS5).
• PlayStation TV (Vita TV) – Microconsole playing Vita/PSP/PS1 games on TV.
• PlayStation Classic – 2018 – Mini console with 20 preloaded PS1 games.
• Controllers: DualShock 1–4, DualSense, DualSense Edge, Move, Aim, Buzz!, Guitar Hero controllers.

Sony also publishes games via PlayStation Studios (Naughty Dog, Insomniac, Santa Monica, Guerrilla, etc.) and operates PlayStation Network (PSN) / PlayStation Plus.