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Simon Parkin, Sony and the CEX Conundrum

With Sony celebrating its 20th year in videogames with the Playstation brand, Eurogamer's illustrious freelance writer Simon Parkin took it upon himself to shed some light on the market heavyweight's formative years in the market. And given the market dominating position which the PS4 currently finds itself in, it's interesting to note as to how the original PS1 took such valiant strides in cementing the new entrant's reputation at a time when both Nintendo and Sega were considered to be the reigning powerhouses of the gaming industry. This was at a time when Squaresoft were also considered to be at the very height of their powers, giving gamers such celebrated classics as Final Fantasy VII, Xenogears, Parasite Eve, Vagrant Story, and one of my favourite games of all time - Einhander.
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