We all like to think Nintendo is the platform holder that pushes novel, somewhat gimmicky hardware onto us gamers. But they're not the only ones. PlayStation also has a history of unique hardware and gimmicks. Some have succeeded and revolutionized gaming, others... Not so much.
PlayStation:
CD-ROM
Beastly Audio Chip
DualShock
PocketStation
PlayStation 2:
Emotion Engine and it's Vector Units
Pressure Sensitive buttons
DVD-Rom and DVD-Video playback
EyeToy
SingStar
PlayStation Portable:
UMD
XMB features
Remote Play
PlayStation 3:
CELL and its eight SPEs
Blu-Ray
Sixaxsis
Eye of Judgement
PlayStation Move
Wonderbook
PlayStation Vita:
Back touchpad
OLED
Near
PlayStation 4:
Share Button and Gameplay Recording
Touchpad
Speaker
Lightbar
VR
PlayLink
PlayStation 5:
SSD I/O
DualSense
3D Audio
PlayStation Portal
Which of these PlayStation innovations do you consider the best, and which are the worst?
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