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Individual region/North America

1994/05/18

Sony Computer Entertainment America established.
(A division of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.)(Foster City, CA)

1995/09/09

PlayStation® introduced. (SRP 299 US Dollars)

1996/05

New price: PlayStation® (SRP 199 US Dollars)

1997/01/02

Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. established.
(A wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.) (Foster City, CA)

1997/03/03

New price: PlayStation® (SRP 149 US Dollars)

1998/09/01

New price: PlayStation® (SRP 129 US Dollars)

1999/08/23

New price: PlayStation® (SRP 99 US Dollars)

2000/09

PS one® introduced. (SRP 99 US Dollars)

2000/10/26

PlayStation®2 introduced. (SRP 299 US Dollars)

2002/05

New price: PlayStation®2 (SRP 199 US Dollars)
New price: PS one® (SRP 49 US Dollars)

2002/08/27

PlayStation®2 Network Adaptor (Ethernet/Modem) introduced. (SRP 39.99 US Dollars)

2003/08

New price: PlayStation®2 (SRP 179 US Dollars)

2004/05

New price: PlayStation®2 (SRP 149 US Dollars)

2004/11/01

New PlayStation®2 introduced. (SRP 149 US Dollars)

2005/03/24

PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) Value Pack introduced. (SRP 249 US Dollars)

2006/03/22

PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) base model introduced. (SRP 199 US Dollars)

2006/04/20

New price: PlayStation®2. (SRP 129 US Dollars)

2006/11/17

PlayStation®3 introduced. (HDD 60GB: SRP 599 US Dollars / HDD 20GB: SRP 499 US Dollars)

2007/04/03

New price: PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) (SRP 169 US Dollars)

2007/07/09

New price: PlayStation®3 (HDD60GB) (SRP 499 US Dollars)

2007/08/01

New PlayStation®3 (HDD 80GB/including MotorStorm) introduced. (SRP 599 Dollars)

2007/09/10

New PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) Daxter Entertainment Pack introduced.
(SRP 199 US Dollars)

2007/09

New PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) base model introduced. (SRP 169 US Dollars)

2007/10/09

New PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) StarWars Entertainment Pack introduced.
(SRP 199 US Dollars)

2007/10/18

New Price: PlayStation®3
(HDD 80GB/including MotorStorm, SRP 499 US Dollars)

2007/11/02

PlayStation®3 (HDD 40GB) introduced. (SRP 399 US Dollars)

2008/06/12

PlayStation®3 METAL GEAR SOLID 4 Bundle Pack introduced.
(HDD 80GB/including METAL GEAR SOLID 4: GUNS OF THE PATRIOTS, SRP 499 US Dollars)

2008/08

PlayStation®3 HDD 80GB introduced. (SRP 399 US Dollars)

2008/11

PlayStation®3 HDD 160GB introduced. (including "Uncharted: Drake's Fortune," SRP 499 US Dollars)

2008/12

New PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) [PSP-3000] introduced. (SRP 169 US Dollars)

2009/02/20

PlayStation® business starts in Latin America.

2009/04/01

New Price: PlayStation®2 (SRP 99 US Dollars)

2009/09/01

New PlayStation®3 HDD 120GB [CECH-2000A] introduced. (SRP 299 US Dollars)

2009/10/01

PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) go introduced. (SRP 249 US Dollars)

2009/11

PlayStation®3 HDD 250GB introduced. (SRP 349 US Dollars)

2010/08

New Price: PlayStation®3 HDD 160GB (SRP 299 US Dollars)

2010/09/19

PlayStation®3 HDD 320GB introduced. (including "PlayStation®Move Sports Champions," SRP 399 US Dollars)

2010/10

New price: PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) go (SRP 199 US Dollars)

2011/02/27

New price: PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) [PSP-3000] (SRP 129 US Dollars)
2011/8/17 New Price: PlayStation®3 (HDD 160GB: SRP 249 US Dollars / HDD 320GB: SRP 299 US Dollars)
2012/2/22 PlayStation®Vita (Wi-Fi model) introduced (SRP 249 Dollars)
PlayStation®Vita (3G / Wi-Fi model) introduced (SRP 299 Dollars)

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