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Sony Vet Recalls Near-Complete Game for Canceled Nintendo PlayStation

Apr 11,25(8 months ago)
Sony Vet Recalls Near-Complete Game for Canceled Nintendo PlayStation

In a recent interview with MinnMax, former PlayStation executive Shuhei Yoshida shared intriguing details about his early career at Sony, including his experience with the Nintendo PlayStation prototype. Yoshida, who joined Ken Kutaragi's team in February 1993 during the development of the original PlayStation, recounted how new team members were introduced to the Nintendo PlayStation prototype.

"Everybody who joined [Ken Kutaragi]'s team around that time, the first thing they showed us was that Nintendo Sony PlayStation, like a prototype already working," Yoshida revealed. He also mentioned playing an "almost finished" game on this system the very day he joined the team. Yoshida likened the game to a space shooter similar to the Sega CD title Silpheed, which streamed assets from a CD. Although he couldn't recall the developer or the location of its development, Yoshida expressed optimism about the game's potential existence in Sony's archives, hinting at the possibility due to its CD format.

The Nintendo PlayStation prototype console. Photo: Mats Lindh (Flickr/CC BY 2.0).

The Nintendo PlayStation remains a fascinating piece of gaming history, often sought after by collectors and enthusiasts due to its unreleased status. It represents a "what-if" scenario that could have changed the course of gaming history had it been released. The prototype has garnered significant attention in auctions and among collectors.

The possibility of revisiting Sony's space shooter game for the Nintendo PlayStation is particularly exciting. There is precedent for such releases; Nintendo famously released Star Fox 2 years after its cancellation. This raises hopes that this unique piece of gaming history might one day be shared with the world.

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