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Ibuka's factory repaired radios and made adapters that could turn medium-wave radios into all-wave receivers. Demand for these radios was rapidly increasing.
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Rebuilding from Ashes
In September 1945, Masaru Ibuka returned to Tokyo to begin work in the capital. A room on the third floor of the Shirokiya Department Store in Nihombashi became the new workshop for Ibuka and his group.
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In October, Ibuka and his group established a new facility, called Tokyo Tsushin Kenkyujo (Totsuken), or Tokyo Telecommunications Research Institute. No one knew what to do at first. Most of the salaries were paid out of Ibuka's dwindling savings. To stay in business, they had to do something.
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The PlayStation 2 helped shift gaming consoles to use compact discs instead of cartridges, which improved the graphics and sound. PlayStation became popular with hit games such as Crash Bandicoot and Final Fantasy 7. Within a decade, Sony sold more than 100 million consoles, making it the first manufacturer to hit that mark.
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The Rise of Playstation
When Sony introduced the very first PlayStation in 1994, it was a huge deal. The predecessors used cartridges that had a higher chance of malfunctioning, and the graphics were limited. Games displayed fun elements, but they didn’t have the immersive quality we take for granted today.
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The Playstation 3
Sony’s new effort, PlayStation 3, was lacking according to players. The competition from Wii and Microsoft’s Xbox 360 showed to be difficult for the PS3. While the console became an immediate hit in Japan, it failed to live up to the first two PlayStation consoles.
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The Playstation 5
By a stroke of luck, Sony had been on track to launch the PlayStation 5 in late 2020, and with people stuck inside their homes, demand rose incredibly. The initial sales numbers were promising, with brisk demand for the console. Sony is already well into planning for the PlayStation 6, and will continue to build on past failures for the newest product.
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