Grey or bust
The original PlayStation, launched in Japan on December 3, 1994 was grey -- inspired by the "workstation" computers of the era, according to gaming history expert Hiroyuki Maeda.
"The heads of Sony's US division would have preferred black, which they felt was more elegant, but the Japanese side categorically refused," Maeda told AFP.
They eventually relented, however. Apart from colourful limited edition versions, the PlayStation 2, 3 and 4 were black. The PlayStation 5, released in 2020, is white. Читать дальше...