How an Owl ruled the world : The Psygnosis Sony Years

Watch Part 1 Here:    • How an Owl ruled the world : The Story of ...   After dominating the home computer market, Psygnosis were acquired by Sony in 1993, and the iconic owl logo soared into a new era of dominance. But even with the acquisition Psygnosis never lost their independence, never stopped innovating and never stopped their developer first model. Instead, they doubled down. From Wipeout's futuristic racing revolution, Formula 1 sim-racing roots, Colony Wars space strategy, G-Police action and Destruction Derby chaos, Psygnosis was an important part in the success of the PlayStation. Unfortunately, their business model would ultimately lead to its studio closure in 2010. This is the story of developer first ambition, tech pushes, and legacy Psygnosis had in video games. Sources:    • Psygnosis 1993 CES Promotional Video (Sega...      • Hired Guns - Amiga (1080p50)      • Hired Guns Amiga 1200 Intro and Gameplay      • PSYGNOSIS Old Video Games Advert      • For The Players Since 1995   https://www.vice.com/en/article/plays... https://www.ign.com/articles/1997/06/... https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/10/... https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/12/... https://www.mobygames.com/game/683/le... https://www.timeextension.com/feature... https://www.gamespot.com/articles/psy... https://www.techmonitor.ai/technology... https://mixmag.net/feature/wipeout-fi... https://web.archive.org/web/201208241... https://archive.org/details/nextgen-i... https://www.romhacking.net/documents/... TimeStamps: 00:00 - Sony Acquires Psygnosis 01:38 - PsyQ Development Hardware 02:19 - Business as Usual 08:40 - Commodore goes Bankrupt 14:04 - Bram Stokers Dracula 15:17 - The Push for CD Games 17:12 - Moving to 3D 19:05 - PlayStation is here 21:01 - WipEout 24:10 - Destruction Derby 27:16 - Lemmings on the PlayStation 29:28 - Global Domination 30:44 - G-Police 32:21 - Colony Wars 34:11 - Formula 1 35:33 - The Sentient 36:23 - Trouble with Sony 38:44 - 1999 Games RollCage and WipEout 3 40:22 - Restructure and Closure 41:21 - Legacy 42:44 - Outtro Social Media Links : ► X : https://x.com/ModernVintageG ► TikTok :   / modernvintagegamer   ► Facebook :   / modernvintagegamer   ► IG :   / modernvintagegamer   ► BandCamp : https://modernvintagegamer.bandcamp.com/ #Psygnosis