We all knowPlayStation; this powerhouse company in the gaming world has brought us some fantastic consoles and games, with the PlayStation 5 being the latest console offered. While you can still buy older PlayStation consoles, not all are widely available. Just how many PlayStation consoles are out there though?
Here, we are going to look at every PlayStation console that has ever existed, including ones that are no longer available to purchase (new) anymore. This will include the console’s name, as well as what the lifespan of the console was. There may be more consoles than you originally expected!
How Many PlayStation Consoles Are There?
There arefive main consolesthat people usually think of when a ‘PlayStation console’ is mentioned. You can find these five below, as well as variations of each one.
1994
PlayStation 2
2000
PlayStation 3
2006
Charcoal Black (Slim and Super Slim)
Blue and Red (Slim)
Classic White (Slim and Super Slim)
Black and Gold (Super Slim)
Black and Blue (Super Slim)
Black and White (Super Slim)
PlayStation 4
2013
White and Silver - Destiny: The Taken King Edition
PlayStation 5
2020
Red and Black - Spider-Man Edition
Rather than buying PS5s in different colors, you can change the side plates
PlayStation Digital (no disk slot)
Handheld PlayStation Consoles
PlayStation has also created severalhandheld consoles.You can find each one listed below along with its launch date and variations.
2004
Ceramic White (1000 and 2000)
Metallic Blue (1000 and 2000)
Matte Bronze (2000)
Rose Pink (2000)
Engraved Ice Silver - Final Fantasy VIII: Crisis Core Edition (2000)
Yellow and White - Simpsons Edition (2000)
Red and Black - Spider-Man Edition (2000)
Pearl White (3000 and PSP Go)
White and Blue (3000)
Black and Red (3000)
Black and Gold - Monster Hunter Edition (3000)
2011
Blue and Black (2000)
Black and Red (2000)
Khaki and Black (2000)
Light Blue and White (2000)
Lime Green and White (2000)
Pink and Black (2000)
Pink and White (2000)
Fate/EXTELLA (2000)
Hakuoki Kyoto Winds Versions A, B, and C (2000)
La corda D’oro 4 Amanegakuen (2000)
La corda D’oro 4 Shiseikan (2000)
Prince-Sama Music 3 Crown and Enjoy Editions (2000)
2023
None!
Grand Total
In total, there areeight main consoles, with 12 variations among them.This makes for an overallgrand total of 20 PlayStation consoles.Of course, this does not account for the dozens of color variations and editions.
