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Sony Veteran Remembers 'Almost Finished' Video Game for the Canceled Nintendo PlayStation Console

Author : Dylan Update:Mar 21,2025

Former PlayStation executive Shuhei Yoshida recently shared fascinating insights into his early career, including his experience with the legendary Nintendo PlayStation prototype. In an interview with MinnMax, Yoshida recounted his journey at Sony, starting with his work alongside Ken Kutaragi, the visionary behind the original PlayStation. Joining Kutaragi's team in February 1993, Yoshida was among the first to witness the Nintendo PlayStation prototype in action.

The Nintendo PlayStation prototype console. Photo: Mats Lindh (Flickr/CC BY 2.0).
Yoshida revealed, "Everybody who joined [Ken Kutaragi]'s team around that time, the first thing they showed us was that Nintendo Sony PlayStation, like a prototype already working. And also they had almost finished a game on it. And I got to play the game on the system, the day I joined."

The game itself remains a mystery. Yoshida likened it to a contemporary space shooter, possibly similar to Sega CD's Silpheed, which streamed assets from the CD. He couldn't recall the developer or its origin (U.S. or Japan). However, regarding the game's potential survival in Sony's archives, Yoshida offered a hopeful outlook: "I wouldn't be surprised. You know, it was like a CD, so… yeah."

The Nintendo PlayStation remains a highly sought-after collector's item, a testament to its unreleased status and the intriguing "what-if" scenario it represents in gaming history. Its prototype has frequently appeared in auctions and garnered significant attention among collectors.

The possibility of this unreleased space shooter seeing the light of day is enticing. Considering Nintendo's own release of Star Fox 2 years after its cancellation, it's not entirely out of the realm of possibility that this lost piece of gaming history could one day resurface.

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