Dlala leyo Playstation
I-Playstation, ukuthatheka kwesizukulwane esisha ngendlela yaso yaphambilini kwakucatshangwe ekuqaleni ngo-1988 ngenkathi uSony noNintendo benohlelo oluhlanganyelwe lokwenza i-super disc eyayizomakethwa njengomdlalo weNintendo. Ukuhlukanisa izindlela zabo idiski ayikaze ikhishwe. AbakwaSony kamuva bakhipha inguqulo eguquliwe yediski ngo-1991 njengengxenye yekhonsoli yabo entsha yomdlalo i-playstation. I-playstation yethulwa okokuqala eJapan ngonyaka we-1994 kwathi kamuva yangeniswa e-United States of America ngo-1995. Kusukela lapho lesi siteshi sokudlala siwumdlalo wevidiyo othandwa kakhulu emhlabeni wonke. Ohlelweni lwangaphambilini lwesiteshi sokudlala ngaphandle kokuthi bakwazi ukudlala imidlalo bangafunda nama-CD alalelwayo anolwazi lwekhompyutha nolwevidiyo. Uhlobo olukhishwe ngo-1994 lwaludlala kuphela imidlalo esekwe ku-CDROM futhi lapho kwaqala indaba yempumelelo ye-playstation. umkhiqizo uyaqhubeka nokuba ngumholi ongenakuphikiswa emakethe kule minyaka engu-5 edlule kunjalo nintendo64 futhi sega dreamcast bazama ukuphefumula ngaphansi kwentamo.
Njengoba imidlalo yesiteshi sokudlala x i-CD rom isuselwe kusayizi kunomkhawulo we-650 MB ongaphezulu kokwanele kunoma yiluphi uhlobo lomdlalo. Akukho lungiselelo lokugcina imininingwane yomuntu uma amandla ecishiwe kepha indawo inikezwa ngamakhadi ememori khadi. Umuntu kufanele aqaphele kakhulu ngama-CD womdlalo wesiteshi sokudlala yize ehlukile futhi athinteka kakhulu ekukhuculweni okwenza i-CD ingasebenziseki njengama-CD ajwayelekile alalelwayo. Imidlalo etholakalayo yesiteshi sokudlala ihlanganisa ububanzi kanye nentengo isukela ku-USD10 iye ku-USD50. Akumangalisi ukuthi isiteshi sokudlala sivele njengesithandwa esishisayo sabaningi ababheke phambili emidlalweni emisha nejabulisayo.
Ngobuchwepheshe obusha izinguqulo ezibuyekeziwe ze-playstation zinamandla amakhulu kakhulu wokugcina, ukulawula ihluzo, kanye nekhono lokusebenzisana. I-playstation iguqukele ukuhlangabezana nobuchwepheshe obufana nobayo ezinhlelweni ezikhuphukayo nezikhulayo zeMicrosoft neNintendo.