The ‘Nintendo PlayStation’ Prototype Was Sold For $300,000

guest · Mar 6, 2020

The ‘Nintendo PlayStation’ Prototype Was Sold For $300,000
March 6, 2020
https://www.cdrinfo.com/d7/content/‘nintendo-playstation’-prototype-was-sold-300000

The world’s only known "Nintendo PlayStation" has sold at auction today for $300,000.

The prototype console was the result of a failed partnership between Nintendo and Sony in the early '90s. Only 200 prototypes were manufactured of the system, which is basically a Super NES with a CD drive.
The specific device is actually playable, with the auction description saying a few rounds of Mortal Kombat were played on it.

As the only known version of this hardware in existence, the prototype is the gaming world's rarest console, if not the rarest item altogether. There's also the added romance of it representing the final collaboration between Nintendo and Sony before their plans for a Super Nintendo CD-ROM system fell apart over licensing deals.
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Pre-bidding closed prior to the live auction today at $280,000—plus a 20% buyer's premium that made it $336,000 in total—though, it had previously hit $350,000 in February.
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