

From an external viewpoint, the most notable change was the gradual reduction in the number of external connectors from the back of the unit.

The PlayStation went through a number of variants during its production run, each accompanied by a change in the part number.


The SCPH-900x revision saw the removal of the parallel I/O port while the RCA connectors were removed in the SCPH-550x revision and the S-Video port was removed in the SCPH-1001 revision. Revisions of standard PlayStation hardware A bottom-up comparison of the SCPH-1000, SCPH-3000, SCPH-5501, and SCPH-9001. The final digit in the model number is the region code of the console many games are restricted to certain regions, and the system software displays in different languages. Most revisions of the PlayStation were made to fix known hardware issues or lower production costs and time, while others featured substantial external changes.Įach region has its own model number for example, Japan received the SCPH-1000, North America received the SCPH-1001, and Europe received the SCPH-1002. The very first PlayStation model, the Japanese SCPH-1000, shown with original controller and memory cardĪ number of models of Sony's PlayStation ( PS) video game console were produced from 1994 to 2006. For models of Sony's later home consoles, see § See also.
