Battlepoop Posted March 28, 2002 Share Posted March 28, 2002 I got a call from my friend in New Jersey, and he said he looked up online that Nintendo actually made the Playstaton. He said that Nintendo was going to put a CD drive on the SNES but then it was scraped and they put on a cartige drive instead and sold the CD drive to Sony. Is this true? P.S. I didn't know where to put this, the Sony section or the Nintendo section so I thought this is mainly on nintendo so I put it here. Sorry if it belongs in Sony section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaiyanPrincessX Posted March 29, 2002 Share Posted March 29, 2002 No the Psx was not made by Nintendo, but by Sony alone. [COLOR=royalblue]Nintendo rules![/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Imsirion Posted March 29, 2002 Share Posted March 29, 2002 I've never ever ever heard of anything like that! * thinking to myself......what was that kid smoking!....* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fall Posted March 29, 2002 Share Posted March 29, 2002 If Nintendo sold the CD-Drive to Sony, they wouldn't be making the GCN with a CD-Drive, would they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuja Posted March 29, 2002 Share Posted March 29, 2002 [SIZE=1][FONT=century gothic][COLOR=crimson]it was joint work for the SNES add on... then it fell threw for the N64 and sony made the PSX using ideas from that... nintendo wouldnt SELL something like that *roflmao*[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted March 29, 2002 Share Posted March 29, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by kuja [/i] [B][SIZE=1][FONT=century gothic][COLOR=crimson]it was joint work for the SNES add on... then it fell threw for the N64 and sony made the PSX using ideas from that... nintendo wouldnt SELL something like that *roflmao*[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [/B][/QUOTE] [color=royalblue]Yep, correct. Had Nintendo not backed out on the deal, the Sony PlayStation would not exist...and instead we would have seen a "SNES PlayStation". Kind of interesting how things work out. Nintendo originally intended for the PlayStation to add expandability for the SNES -- this was at the time when CDs were first being introduced. But Nintendo was unhappy with the quality of Sony's work and moreover, I think Nintendo realized that add-on units are rarely successful (SEGA, anyone?)...so it was really a combination of factors which ceased the project. And of course, at that time, Nintendo began working with Silicon Graphics Inc. on "Project Reality" (aka Nintendo 64). And now the PlayStation has become a successful console, thanks largely to Sony's unique marketing push and strong contact with third party publishers. It's interesting to think that had Nintendo kept the deal going, PlayStation would not be what it is now...and maybe the entire industry would be different.[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desbreko Posted March 29, 2002 Share Posted March 29, 2002 [color=indigo]Nintendo may have had some part in the PlayStation as we know it today... Sony might have kept some of what was already there, and just added to it. Or, they could have totally redesigned it, and just kept the name.[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Posted April 4, 2002 Share Posted April 4, 2002 [B]I remember there being a kind of CD NES that went down very badly in almost all countries and was taken off the production line prematurely by nintendo. Correct me if I'm wrong.[/B] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Yoshi7 Posted April 5, 2002 Share Posted April 5, 2002 yeah, in a sence Nintendo did help make the Playstation, but Nintendo is still my favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaRk DrAgOn Posted April 7, 2002 Share Posted April 7, 2002 I don't think Nintendo helped PS in any way. PS is made by Sony and only Sony, but i could be wrong. I hope Nintendo didn';t help, every system for there selves, right?......lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Morph Posted April 7, 2002 Share Posted April 7, 2002 [size=1][b] LOL! Thats biggest lie I have ever heard of, Sony made Playstation, All Playstation products are made BY Sony, just like all Nintendo products are made BY Nintendo, and just like all Xbox products are made BY Microsoft. But in the beginning Sony did help make the SNES, and without that, there would be NO Playstation, so Sony owe's Nintendo big. Thats all I have to say [/size][/b] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Solid Snake Posted April 7, 2002 Share Posted April 7, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Blaze [/i] [B][size=1][b]All Playstation products are made BY Sony, just like all Nintendo products are made BY Nintendo, and just like all Xbox products are made BY Microsoft.[/size][/b] [/B][/QUOTE] [color=teal]That isn?t necessarily true. A lot of products, in fact, MOST products are actually developed by third party companies, like Gamester and Naki. The platform companies usually only come out with one product for each category, meaning that they would only come out with one controller. For example, Sony made the Dual Shock 2, and Gamester expanded on the model to come out with the V-Force 2 ? a controller that is similar, but has ?special effects? that may or may not enhance the gameplay. Like Gamester, many other companies try to build on the products to their own standards, outnumbering that of the products released by the company who actually made the system. Hence, Sony used to be a third party company that helped Nintendo, with their intention being to make something like an expansion pack on Nintendo 64, but for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Eventually, they got tired of Nintendo and created a platform that used an enhanced version of that expansion pack to make the Playstation you know and love today. Perhaps, without Nintendo, the Sony Playstation would have never existed. Or maybe it was Sony?s idea to make the expansion pack, Sony?s idea to break loose from Nintendo, and Sony?s idea to make [b]their own system[/b], which they would have created all by themselves. One can only guess, so any of these answers we have heard these past days may indeed be correct. [/color] :blah: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignatedawg Posted April 8, 2002 Share Posted April 8, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by The Elite DBZ [/i] [B][B]I remember there being a kind of CD NES that went down very badly in almost all countries and was taken off the production line prematurely by nintendo. Correct me if I'm wrong.[/B] [/B][/QUOTE] You must be refering to the CD-i made by phillips, which went horribly downhill. It was made after the SNES and not a lot was ever heard of it. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk8blind90 Posted May 4, 2002 Share Posted May 4, 2002 uh dude playstations made by sony, hencethe name sony playstation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Solid Snake Posted May 5, 2002 Share Posted May 5, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by sk8blind90 [/i] [B]uh dude playstations made by sony, hencethe name sony playstation [/B][/QUOTE] [color=teal]Of course it was made by Sony, but we are debating as to whether the Playstation roots were originally started by Nintendo. Please don't bring back such old topics to state something as obvious as this.[/color] :blah: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroBlade Posted May 8, 2002 Share Posted May 8, 2002 As far as I know, the Playstation became reality because of the Nintendo-Sony partnership they had at the time... Sony did live up to its end of the bargan to make the expansion for the SNES and they released pics of the prototype and a game or two. But it wasn't Sony who backed out of the partnership...it was nintendo. Why? I don't know I think it is because nintendo wasn't happy with it and went on to develop the N64. Sony on the other hand didn't want the project to die so they re-designed the prototype to their own liking. The end result was today's playstation. In a way it was sorta a stupid move nintendo backed out of the project but its a fact expansion parts don't do well and its probabaly why they did so in the first place. Wheter or not the project would've turned into a "Nintendo Playstation" is mystery. But I think had that happen, it wouldn't be the system we have today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semjaza Posted May 8, 2002 Share Posted May 8, 2002 Some of you guys are really in denial. What James said is true. Nintendo was making a CD system with Sony, it was even going to be 32 bit (the codename was Playstation X, which is why Playstation is referred to as PSX right now). Nintendo for some reason also approcahed Philips for the CD drive, which of course pissed off Sony. In this whole process Nintendo just called the whole thing off, mainly because it was taking so long and the Sega CD flopped. So Sony took those plans and adopted them into the Playstation we now know, and since Nintendo pulled out they gave Philips the rights to Nintendo characters on it's CD-i system (which is how we got the really bad CD-i Zelda and Mario games). So Nintendo and Sony basically made the Playstation at first, there were even prototypes supposedly. You can find this info on most any big gaming site like [url]www.classicgames.com.[/url] It's not some BS conspiracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mist Posted May 23, 2002 Share Posted May 23, 2002 Hmm, I agree with James and them. I believe that both companies had both put effort into a CD system, but the idea of Nintendo MAKING PS2 is very...well, naive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimfiel57 Posted June 11, 2002 Share Posted June 11, 2002 There are chips inside all games console made by sony and nintendo, sometimes they just use the other companies chips for cost cutting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scythemaster29 Posted June 24, 2002 Share Posted June 24, 2002 Sony made it up to Nintendo by letting Nintendo license some of their software. Such as the Bloody Roar software, 1,2, and,3 were all for the PSX Primal Fury was for the cube!:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :tasty: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saiya-jinro Posted July 2, 2002 Share Posted July 2, 2002 Yeah, they did. They were business partners at one time. But, eventually Sony stole the idea. From which, the Playstation was created. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicoTranzrig Posted July 2, 2002 Share Posted July 2, 2002 They never really stole it, they only took an idea that would have died and made it into something very successful. Nintendo approached Phillips because...the company co-founded the compact disc a long time ago and they were confident that their drive technologies would be a lot better than Sony's. The archetecure was planned by both companies, Nintendo and sony, but the devices inside are completely different...mostly consisting of LSI logic's ultra small components and Sony's own parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MathGuy2 Posted July 5, 2002 Share Posted July 5, 2002 I saw somewhere that the EXT port on the bottom of the SNES (look at yours if you have one) was intended for this SNES CD drive. Does anyone know of any use for it - commercial products, or homemade devices? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desbreko Posted July 6, 2002 Share Posted July 6, 2002 [color=indigo]Well, the SNES CD add-on probably would have used the EXT. port on the bottom of the SNES. It's also used for the SNES modem over in Japan (it was never released outside of Japan), though. It wasn't too popular, so that's probably why they didn't release it anywhere else... Kind of like the Nintendo 64 Disk Drive.[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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