The PS4’s was better, but it still represented an incremental upgrade on DNA that was pioneered on 1997’s DualShock, which featured rumble and dual analogue sticks. The PS3 added SIXAXIS and was wireless (big whoop). The PS2 had a rumble controller, but the technology was pioneered on the PS1. It is, after all, the one object that you actually feel - the only tactile connection you have with the visuals you see onscreen. And I put it to you that the PS5 is the most innovative hardware Sony has put out since the first PlayStation. Instead, we’re here to talk about hardware. If we were to rank the PlayStations on their software I’d probably have to give the top spot to the PS2, considering the unparalleled mix of quality and quantity across its library. But we are not here, in fact, to talk about the games. Later, games such as Tekken 3, Gran Turismo, and Final Fantasy 8 would wow ‘90s players with their realism and depth, while Lara Croft would captivate an entire generation. Famously, the PlayStation came with a demo disc that showed off its 3D prowess, allowing you to view a walking dinosaur and move the camera around to see it in its full polygonal glory - a dinosaur that returns to the PS5 via a cameo in the already-installed Astro’s Playroom. The Sega Saturn, unfortunately, was an awkward turtle between the eras. It marked a significant change, leaving behind the 16-bit era of Mario and Sonic, and launching into a new graphical standard. Related: If There's One Thing Spider-Man 2 Needs, It's More Mission Variety Paltry numbers, in retrospect, but it was quite literally game changing for the mid 1990s.

It had a 32-bit CPU, 2MB of RAM, and 1MB of VRAM. The PlayStation launched on 3 December, 1994, in Japan and arrived in North America and Europe nine months later.

There are a good number of reasons for this, but at heart it has everything to do with the roots of Sony and the unique footprint the Japanese giant has left on technology and design. I believe the PS5 is the best PS since the first one, and is superior to the PS4, PS3, and the PS2. Although It's been very difficult to acquire one the PS5 has been selling quite well. It also might be one of the hardest ones ever to buy, although the PS2 was hard to find too - in the UK, at least - when it launched. The PS5 might just be the best PlayStation since Sony’s first ever PlayStation.

Original ps1 controller