Sony PocketStation (PlayStation)
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| Sony PocketStation | |
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| Manufacturer: | Sony |
| Alternate Names: | Any other names the console has. Acronyms, prototype names etc |
| Announced: | date the console was announced |
| Release date: | JP: date/month in text/year NA: date/month in text/year EU: date/month in text/year AU: date/month in text/year |
| Initial Price: | JP: ? NA: ? EU: ? AU: ? |
| Discontinued: | date discontinued |
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Description of Hardware
The PocketStation is a miniature game console created by Sony as a peripheral for the PlayStation. Released exclusively in Japan on December 23, 1998, it features an LCD display, sound, a real-time clock, and infrared communication capability. It also serves as a standard PlayStation memory card. Games for the PocketStation are stored on the same disc as PlayStation games. PocketStation games can enhance PlayStation games with added features. For example, using PocketStation you may be able to train up characters in your favourite PlayStation game while sitting on the bus. You can also download stand-alone PocketStation games. It allows you to swap game data between PlayStation units and also allows multiplayer gaming via the built-in infrared data link.
Hardware Specifications
- CPU: ARM7T (32 bit RISC Processor)
- Memory: SRAM 2K bytes, Flash RAM 128K bytes
- Graphics: 32 x 32 dot monochrome LCD
- Sound: Miniature speaker (12 bit PCM) x 1 unit
- Switches: 5 input buttons, 1 reset button
- Infrared communication: Bi-directional (supports IrDA based and conventional remote control systems)
- LED indicator: 1 unit
- Battery: Lithium battery (CR 2032) x 1 unit
- Other functions: Calendar function, Identification number
- Dimensions: 64 x 42 x 13.5 mm (length x width x height)
- Weight: Approximately 30g (including battery)
Compatible Games
A full list of Sony PocketStation games documented on GamerWiki can be found at the Sony PocketStation category. Please add any further games to the games to be added page.
(Anything below here in the games section needs to be removed if the game is in blue or moved over to the the games to be added page list if it's in red.)
- Arc the Lad III
- Crash Bandicoot: Warped (Japanese Version)
- Dance Dance Revolution (Japanese 3rd Mix, 4th Mix and 5th Mix)
- Final Fantasy VIII
- Legend of Mana
- Metal Gear Solid: Integral
- PaQa
- Pi to Mail
- Pocket Jiman
- Pocket Muumuu
- Racing Lagoon
- Ridge Racer Type 4 (Japanese Version)
- SaGa Frontier 2
- Spyro the Dragon (Japanese Version)
- Saru! Gettchu! (Ape Escape Japanese Version)
- Street Fighter Zero 3 (Japanese Version)
- Tokimeki Memorial 2
- Tron Ni Kobun (The Misadventures of Tron Bonne)
