Sony Was Nintendo's Partner. Then It Built PlayStation.

Before PlayStation and Nintendo became rivals, Sony and Nintendo worked on a console together. A surviving prototype combines Nintendo-compatible cartridges, a CD drive, and a controller carrying Sony's name. This is the story of the failed partnership, the decisions Sony still had to make, and the games that turned a different machine into a worldwide hit. CHAPTERS 0:00 The controller with the wrong name 0:24 One machine, two formats 1:07 The competing deal 1:48 Sony's decision 2:32 Winning over game developers 2:58 The launch and the games 3:48 The prototype's second life