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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quickly rescinded that agreement.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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