{"id":5884,"date":"2019-09-26T17:00:19","date_gmt":"2019-09-26T21:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andrewkuhar.com\/blog\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=5884"},"modified":"2019-09-27T08:36:12","modified_gmt":"2019-09-27T12:36:12","slug":"e-13-sony-playstation","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/andrewkuhar.com\/blog\/podcast\/e-13-sony-playstation\/","title":{"rendered":"E.13 \u2013 Sony PlayStation (Console Retrospective)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Before Sony&#8217;s name ever appeared in front of the word &#8220;PlayStation,&#8221; it was nearly Nintendo&#8217;s that did. But if the Console Wars meant anything to you growing up, then you already know how that story ends. What proves harder to recall is how it all began, and its significance to the gaming industry today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In celebration of its forthcoming 25th anniversary, Alex Koval &amp; I revisit the serendipity that propelled the Sony PlayStation to becoming a household name. Combined with some of the most iconic branding in entertainment, an innovative design, subversive marketing and a critically-acclaimed games library, the gaming console would prove to have a quarter-century-long ripple effect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Without the Sony PlayStation, <a href=\"https:\/\/andrewkuhar.com\/blog\/podcast\/e-9-gaming-tastes-and-looking-ahead-bonus\/\">our most cherished gaming memories<\/a> may have never occurred. Tune in as we retrace its path to our childhood living rooms \u2013 and stumble upon the hidden gems that decorate its enduring legacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Credits &amp; Notes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Alex Koval<\/strong> \u2013 my co-host \u2013 is a full-stack developer, aspiring radio theater producer, and lifelong fan of the horror genre. He currently resides in Pittsburgh, PA. Some of his favorite games include&nbsp;<em>Resident Evil<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Final Fantasy Tactics<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Baldur\u2019s Gate II: Shadows of Amn<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Bloodborne<\/em>, and&nbsp;<em>Banjo-Kazooie<\/em>.<\/li><li><strong>Music<\/strong> bookending today&#8217;s episode was courtesy of their respective producers: <a href=\"https:\/\/music.gamechops.com\/\">Mikel<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCaYxbphzD1OATF5b7EzGmoA\">Orchard HiClips<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/lzls.bandcamp.com\/\">Lzls<\/a>. 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