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Sony Veteran Remembers 'Almost Finished' Video Game for the Canceled Nintendo PlayStation Console

Mar 04,25(10 months ago)
Sony Veteran Remembers 'Almost Finished' Video Game for the Canceled Nintendo PlayStation Console

Former PlayStation executive Shuhei Yoshida recently shared insights into his experience with the unreleased Nintendo PlayStation prototype, including playing a nearly completed game developed for the cancelled console.

In a MinnMax interview, Yoshida recounted his career at Sony, starting with his early collaboration with Ken Kutaragi, the "father of PlayStation." Joining Kutaragi's team in February 1993, during the original PlayStation's development, Yoshida and his colleagues were introduced to the Nintendo PlayStation prototype. He emphasized that this was a functional prototype, not just a concept.

The Nintendo PlayStation prototype console. Photo: Mats Lindh (Flickr/CC BY 2.0).
Yoshida stated, "Everybody who joined [Ken Kutaragi]'s team around that time, the first thing they showed us was that Nintendo Sony PlayStation, like a prototype already working. And also they had almost finished a game on it. And I got to play the game on the system, the day I joined."

The game itself resembled a contemporary space shooter, possibly similar to Sega CD's Silpheed, utilizing assets streamed from a CD. While Yoshida couldn't recall the developer's identity or the game's origin (U.S. or Japan), he expressed optimism about its potential survival. "I wouldn't be surprised," he commented, "You know, it was like a CD, so… yeah."

The Nintendo PlayStation remains a highly sought-after collector's item due to its unreleased status, representing a fascinating "what-if" scenario in gaming history. Its prototype has frequently appeared in auctions and among collectors.

The prospect of this Sony-developed space shooter seeing the light of day is intriguing, especially considering Nintendo's own release of Star Fox 2 years after its cancellation. The possibility of this lost piece of gaming history resurfacing remains a captivating thought.

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