Former PlayStation govt Shuhei Yoshida just lately mentioned his historical past with the Nintendo PlayStation prototype, together with taking part in Sony’s “virtually completed” sport for the canceled console.
In an interview with MinnMax, the longtime PlayStation worker discusses his profession at Sony, ranging all the best way again to his early days working with Ken Kutaragi, aka ‘the daddy of PlayStation.’ Yoshida joined Kutaragi’s group in February 1993, after they had been creating the unique PlayStation. As Yoshida famous, that PlayStation was the one that really hit retailer cabinets; however group members who joined additionally bought the prospect to take a look at the Nintendo PlayStation.
“Everybody who joined [Ken Kutaragi]’s group round that point, the very first thing they confirmed us was that Nintendo Sony PlayStation, like a prototype already working,” Yoshida revealed. “And additionally that they had virtually completed a sport on it. And I bought to play the sport on the system, the day I joined.”
What type of sport was it? Yoshida drew comparisons to an area shooter from across the similar time, doubtless the Sega CD title Silpheed, streaming in property from the CD. Yoshida mentioned he could not bear in mind who developed it and even whether or not it was within the U.S. or Japan. But in the case of whether or not the sport nonetheless exists within the archives, although, there is a glimmer of hope.
“I would not be stunned,” Yoshida mentioned. “You know, it was like a CD, so… yeah.”
The Nintendo PlayStation is a sought-after oddity, partially due to its unreleased nature, a relic of a “what-if” alternate timeline for the 2 firms. Naturally, the prototype for the Nintendo PlayStation attracted consideration in auctions and collector areas.
The concept of seeing some model of Sony’s space-shooter made for the Nintendo PlayStation is interesting. It would not be unheard-of, both. Nintendo launched the notorious Star Fox 2 years after its cancellation. Maybe there is a world by which this explicit piece of online game historical past nonetheless sees the sunshine of day.
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