PlayStation Controller
The original PlayStation Controller | |
Developer | Sony Computer Entertainment |
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Manufacturer | Sony |
Type | Video game controller |
Generation | Fifth generation era |
Retail availability | December 3, 1994 |
Discontinued | Circa 1997-1998 |
Connectivity | Controller port |
Successor | Dual Analog |
The PlayStation Controller is the first gamepad released by Sony Computer Entertainment for its PlayStation video game console. The original version (model SCPH-1010) was released alongside the PlayStation on December 3, 1994.[1]
Design
Based on the basic button configuration established with Nintendo's Super NES Controller, the PlayStation Controller added a second pair of shoulder buttons for the middle fingers. Intended to update the gamepad for navigating 3D environments such as the ones PlayStation was designed to generate, the concept behind featuring shoulder buttons for both the index and middle fingers was to implement two-way directional depth controls using the two sets of buttons. To compensate for the less stable grip from shifting the middle fingers' placement to the shoulders, grip handles were added to the controller.[2]
Using the simple geometric shapes of a green triangle, a red circle, a blue cross, and a pink square (
The PlayStation 2 console is backward-compatible with the original PlayStation controller.
History
On April 2, 1996, Sony released a revised version of the PlayStation Controller (model SCPH-1080), which is 10% larger than the launch model and features a longer cord with a ferrite bead.[1] This model was bundled with all subsequent PlayStation consoles including North American launch models.
After briefly selling the Dual Analog Controller in 1997, Sony began phasing out the PlayStation Controller later that year with the introduction of the DualShock controller, which would become the new standard controller for the PlayStation.[4]
References
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- 1 2 Maru-Chang. "SCPH". MiragePalace. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
It's the second type of controller for PlayStation. The cable became long, and the noise filter was added. Other functions are the same as SCPH-1010. April 2, 1996 for ¥2500.
- ↑ "An interview with Ken Kutaragi", Next Generation, Burlingame, California: Imagine Publishing, 1 (6), p. 53, June 1995, ISSN 1078-9693
- ↑ All About the PlayStation 1's Design, May 2010, archived from the original on 2011-07-05
- ↑ "History of PlayStation 1998". PlayStation Museum. Archived from the original on 2010-01-01. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
A new model of the PlayStation game console went on sale in Japan in November 1997. The new DualShock controller, which is supplied as a standard peripheral, can generate two types of vibrations and allow improved control of the game, adding a new dimension to the realism of video gaming.