How Sony ᵃˡᵐᵒˢᵗ ruined the PlayStation

SideQuest - The fight for the PlayStation's controller: https://nebula.app/videos/lowspecgame... The real story behind the origins of the PlayStation is one of internal fights, personal missions and industry clash that would take three unlikely heroes into the adventure of a lifetime. The Fight for the PlayStation controller: https://nebula.app/videos/lowspecgame... #PlayStation 0:00 Intro 0:38 Ohga 3:00 Kutaragi 4:30 The Famicom incident 11:56 Developing the PlayStation 14:40 Seducing game devs 17:43 Secret Weapon 20:19 The pricing incident Big thanks to Caddicarus for his cameo:    / caddicarus   Corrections: 7:17 We accidentally referred to the Famicom as having "FM synthesis": this was due to a mistake in one of our sources (Asakura), and the Famicom actually has a programmable sound generator, not an FM chip. 15:50 The original name of the company was Sony Computer Entertainment. It would not change to Sony Interactive Entertainment until much later. 20:49 Clarification: This was the launch prince in Japan where this history takes place. It was reduced to $299 by the time it reached the US. Credits Research and Writing: LowSpecAlex, F4mi Voice over: LowSpecAlex, Caddicarus Editing: Henrique von Buren, LowSpecAlex 3D animation: Windy, Divye Art: Maiku no Koe Spanish Translation, Audio editing and QA: Henrique von Buren Camera work: LowSpecAlex Thumbnail design: Maiku no Koe Social media:   / lowspec_gamer     / thelowspecgamer   Sources: Asakura, Reiji (2000). Revolutionaries at Sony: The Making of the Sony PlayStation https://www.eurogamer.net/farewell-fa... Clips used: Wheel of Fortune:    • Wheel of Fortune (Sega CD) Playthrough - N...   Winning Run:    • Winning Run (1988) Namco [UNDERRATED]   Virtua Fighter:    • Virtua Fighter (Arcade, 1993) Real Arcade ...   PS startup screen:    • PlayStation Intro 1080p [Remastered]   Super Mario:    • Super Mario Bros. (Famicom / NES, 1985) — ...   Music by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator Stock Footage from Getty