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The
very first Play Station video game
console was developed in the early to mid
1990’s by the Sony Corporation as a way
to compete with Nintendo – the biggie in
the video game industry. Of course, the
first concept of the Sony Play Station
dated way back earlier – to 1986 to be
exact.
The Sony
Corporation – in development of their video
game systems – wasn’t without its problems.
This was about the time that there was
extension experimentation both within the music
industry as well as the video game industry.
Video game developers began to realize that
they could store their games on the new CD-ROMs
and allow them to include more information thus
making games with better
graphics.
During
development of the Play Station console, Sony’s
intent was to allow gamers to use the
Nintendo cartridges as well as the new Sony
gaming CD-ROMs. There was an agreement that was
reached between Sony and Nintendo that would
allow this to happen and research and
technological development began.
However, after the announcement of this
agreement, the owners of Nintendo began to read
over the agreement and realized that they were
handing over total control of their systems to
Nintendo, they quickly rescinded that
agreement.
While this was a complete shock to the Sony
Corporation, they quickly decided that they had
enough to work with to make their own video
game console and started work on a stand alone
system that would be marketed under the Play
Station name. The final version of the Play
Station video game console was launched into
the consumer market in 1995 at a retail price
of $299.
Of course the Play Station would undergo
changes and new consoles would be released in
later years – each with more capabilities than
the previous one. A very important part of the
video game console for Sony was that the newer
versions would still be able to play the games
of the older versions which was an advantage
for gamers as they wouldn’t necessarily have to
buy new games if they decided to upgrade to the
newer systems.
The Play Station 2 was the first updated
console closely followed by the Play Station 3.
With the Play Station 3, the ability to play
the old games was slightly limited as not ALL
games were compatible with the new console, but
most of them were. That’s when, in 2006, Sony
decided that this was the end of new Play
Station video game consoles, although who knows
what will happen in the future!
Right now, their main emphasis in production
is the Play Station Portable (PSP) which is a
handheld video game device. It is not
compatible with any Play Station games of
previous version and must run games especially
designed for the PSP.
Eventual plans for the PSP include the
ability to download old Play Station games from
the console generation to be downloaded to the
PSP from the internet and allow gaming with the
old games on the PSP.
Right now, there are all sorts of things you
can do with a newer PSP including view videos,
enable basic web browsing, have access to a
camera right on the device, and much more! You
can also listen to music on your PSP which
makes it a great all-around sort of PDA device
that can do a lot of things for the user.
Here are some of the video hunting games we
were able to locate for the various versions of
the Play Station systems:
Play Station 1
4 x 4 World Trophy Hunter
Action Bass
American Deer Hunter
Bass Fishing
Bass Hunter
Bass Landing
Bass Rise
Battle Hunter
Big Bass Fishing
Big Bass World Championship
Big ‘Ol Bass 2
Cabela’s Big Game Hunter
Cabela’s Ultimate Deer Hunt
ESPN Great Outdoor Games: Bass Fishing
Fisherman’s Bait
Fisherman’s Bait 2 – Big ‘Ol Bass
Fisherman’s Bait 3
Fisherman’s Bait 3 – A Bass Challenge
Fox Hunt
In The Hunt
JumpStart Wildlife Safari Challenge
Monster Bass!
Reel Fishing
Reel Fishing II
Saltwater Fishing
Trickshot
Play Station 2
Bass Strike
Cabela’s Alaskan Adventure
Cabela’s Big Game Hunter 2005
Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts
Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts: Kill or be Killed
Mark Davis Pro Bass Challenge
NRA Gun Club
Open Season
Rapala Pro Fishing
Reel Fishing III
Salt Lake 2002
Play Station 3
Cabela’s Big Game Hunter
Deer Hunter
Please note that the Play Station 3 was
released in 2007, so the development of hunting
games for this platform is mostly still in
development. However, keep in mind, that you
can still play some of the older games on the
Play Station 3 console.
Play Station Portable
Cabela’s African Safari
Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts: Ultimate
Challenge
So there you have a list of the games we
have found that are available for each of the
two major video game console manufacturers.
With the newer systems, the video games that
you have to choose from may be a little
limited, but the manufacturers are always
coming up with new games, so just keep your
eyes out and know that in the future, you could
have further choices not too far down the
road!
We made mention of two other companies that
developed video game systems. Of course,
neither became as wildly popular as the
Nintendo and Play Station systems, they do bear
mentioning.
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