 | |
 | |
| Developer | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Sony Corporation |
| Product family | PlayStation |
| Type | Peripheral, handheld game console |
| Generation | Fifth |
| Release date | |
| Lifespan | 1999–2002 |
| Discontinued |
|
| Media |
|
| CPU | ARM7T (32 bit RISC processor) |
| Memory | 2 KB |
| Input |
|
| Power | 1 CR-2032 lithium battery |
| Dimensions | 64 mm × 42 mm × 13.5 mm (2.52 in × 1.65 in × 0.53 in) |
| Mass | 30 grams (1.06 oz) |
| Successor | PlayStation Portable |
The PocketStation is a memory card peripheral by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation home video game console.[3] It was released in Japan in 1999. The device acted not only as a memory card, but was interactive itself via a small monochrome LCD display and buttons on its case. Many PlayStation games included software that could be downloaded and played on the PocketStation. A release in Europe and North America was planned, but was ultimately canceled. The PocketStation shares similarities with Sega's VMU for the Dreamcast.
- ^ "PocketStation delayed in Japan". Computer and Video Games. Future Publishing. 1998-12-09. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
Sony has delayed the Japanese release of its PocketStation PDA from December 23 to January 23, 1999.
- ^ "超小型ＰＤＡ「PocketStation」１月２３日に発売延期" (PDF) (in Japanese). Sony Computer Entertainment. December 9, 1998. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-13. Retrieved 2007-10-30.
- ^ プレイステーションの楽しみをさらに広げる (PDF) (in Japanese). Sony Computer Entertainment. 1998-10-08. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-10-10. Retrieved 2008-08-28.