![TIL that the Sony PlayStation was never meant to be a product. It was intended to be a new console that would play exclusively Nintendo games on CDs. Instead Nintendo backed out TIL that the Sony PlayStation was never meant to be a product. It was intended to be a new console that would play exclusively Nintendo games on CDs. Instead Nintendo backed out](https://external-preview.redd.it/n5u1DoKFoAC329OG7mStOfRYADZzUVLUNtf2rLz3Dao.jpg?auto=webp&s=f00ad26e705dba30d8f7c89329fb8f83a2e425a9)
TIL that the Sony PlayStation was never meant to be a product. It was intended to be a new console that would play exclusively Nintendo games on CDs. Instead Nintendo backed out
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IGN on Twitter: "The “Nintendo PlayStation” prototype was developed as part of a potential partnership between Nintendo and Sony to play both SNES cartridges and CD-based games: https://t.co/IsgJKh4PIt https://t.co/0JhJiZ2lfH" / Twitter
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Auctioned Nintendo PlayStation Prototype Console Will Be the Most Expensive Video Game Item Ever, Current Bid is $350,000 - IGN
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