The PlayStation[a] (abbreviated as PS, commonly known as the PS1/PS one or its codename PSX) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was released in Japan on 3 December 1994, in North America on 9 September 1995, in Europe on 29 September 1995, and in Australia on 15 November 1995. As a fifth-generation console, the PlayStation primarily competed with the Nintendo 64 and the Sega Saturn. Sony began developing the PlayStation after a failed venture with Nintendo to create a CD-ROM peripheral for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in the early 1990s. The console was primarily designed by Ken Kutaragi and Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan, while additional development was outsourced in the United Kingdom. An emphasis on 3D polygon graphics was placed at the forefront of the console's design. PlayStation game production was designed to be streamlined and inclusive, enticing the support of many third-party developers. The console proved popular for its extensive game library, popular franchises, low retail price, and aggressive youth marketing which advertised it as the preferable console for adolescents and adults. Premier PlayStation franchises included Gran Turismo, Wipeout, Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, Tomb Raider, Resident Evil, Metal Gear, Tekken, and Final Fantasy, all of which spawned numerous sequels. PlayStation games continued to sell until Sony ceased production of the PlayStation and its games on 23 March 2006—over eleven years after it had been released, and less than a year before the debut of the PlayStation 3. A total of 3,061 PlayStation games were released, with cumulative sales of 967 million units. The PlayStation signalled Sony's rise to power in the video game industry. It received acclaim and sold strongly; in less than a decade, it became the first computer entertainment platform to ship over 100 million units. Its use of compact discs heralded the game industry's transition from cartridges. The PlayStation's success led to a line of successors, beginning with the PlayStation 2 in 2000. In the same year, Sony released a smaller and cheaper model, the PS one.
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In the previous year's World of Fighting tournament, Ryuga squared off against the champion Kabuto in the final round. The two fought a hard, gruelling battle, which eventually ended with Ryuga defeating Kabuto and knocking his helmet off of his head. However, what Ryuga saw beneath the helm was a sight that he did not expect to witness. Beneath the helmet of Kabuto, was Ryuga's long-lost older brother Torao, who, like Ryuga, was a disciple of their family's own "Shinken-ryu" style of karate. However, being constantly left behind Ryuga's shadow caused him to run away at the age of 13, eventually finding himself serving for the Yakuza, using the teachings of Shinken-ryu for brutal violence rather than self-discipline. Torao's defeat at the hands of Ryuga continued to add fuel to the fire that is his immense hatred of him and his family. Ryuga, however, is filled with strong feelings of disgust towards him, and thus, instead of finishing him off, he decided to simply walk away and forfeit the match, unable to bear witness to the man that his brother had become. Alonst a year after the last tournament, another World of Fighting tournament has been announced. Hosted by the Yakuza, and marking the return of Kabuto as the champion. This time around, the stakes have been raised with a grand prize of $1,000,000,000, luring in more and more fighters from all over the world with its promises of prestige. However, to Ryuga, none of it matters to him, as the only thing that's in his mind right now is to fight his estranged brother and take him down once and for all, so as to make him realize the error of his ways. Thus, Ryuga sets off to the tournament, with a burning heart and a mind full of determination.
