Specs:
CPU
R3000A 32bit RISC chip @ 33.8mhz - Manufactured by LSI Logic Corp.
Clearing capacity: 30 MIPS
Bus bandwidth: 132 Mb/sec
3D Geometry Engine
High speed matrix calculator
Clearing capacity: 66 MIPS
1.5 million flat-shaded polygons/sec
500,000 texture-mapped and light-sourced polygons/sec
Data Engine (MDEC)
Clearing capacity: 80 MIPS
CPU, direct bus connection
Also compatible with JPEG, H.261 files
Sound
ADPCM, 24 channels
Sampling frequency: 44.1 Khz
Graphics
16.7 million colors
Resolution: 256x224 - 740x480
Sprite/BG drawing
Adjustable frame buffer
No line restriction
Unlimited CLUTs (Color Look-Up Tables)
4,000 8x8 pixel sprites with individual scaling and rotation
Simultaneous backgrounds (Parallax scrolling)
360,000 polygons/sec
Memory:
Main RAM: 2 Megabytes
VRAM: 1 Megabyte
Sound RAM: 512 K
CD-ROM buffer: 32K
Operating System ROM: 512K
RAM cards for data save: 128K EEprom
Cd-rom
Double speed
XA compliant
Number of sales: 102.49 million
Pros: Great game selection. Fantastic 3D graphics for the time, elegant console design, memory cards convenient and meant never running out of space and could play saved games on another console. Comfortable controllers, games stored in standard CD cases.
Cons: Long load times. Often overheated which would cause audio skipping, even longer load times, and sometimes system failure! Memory cards don't hold much.
Games: Ridge Racer, Battle Arena Toshinden, and ESPN Extreme Games. on release. Later Spyro the Dragon, Tekken, Wipeout, Crash Bandicoot, Tomb Raider, Metal Gear Solid, Gran Turismo, Resident Evil, Silent Hill, Soul Blade, and Twisted Metal.
