After uploading the software on the PlayStation and, of course, a cell phone data plan, the user was then able to not only use their phone through the console, but also download and play a few online games as well as browse the Internet. In a move that was before its time, Sony released a dope add-on to the PlayStation in the form of a cable that could link both your controller and your mobile phone. Well, get those palms ready because I kid you not, the PlayStation did just that. If someone told you that back in the good old 90s with gateway computers and games that barely knew more than two directions of movement, there was a gaming console capable of managing both your phone and the internet, you would probably slap them. So after some tireless digging and carpel tunnel inducing research (it was a lot), here are 15 cool things you had no idea your old PlayStation 1 could do. However, who’s to say the basic plug and play is where the greatness that awaits stops? From accessories to hidden features, the PlayStation came equipped with more than just a FEW bells and whistles. The original PlayStation was, and still is, a spectacle to behold.

With records topping more than 100 million during its lifetime, the original PlayStation gave rise to the age of Sony. In quite possibly one of the most famous moments in gaming, Sony unveiled their big secret at E3 '95 with the “price heard around the world,” saying simply, “$299” like a boss. But I occasionally have problems with drivers and connecting to the com port with the genuine Arduino FTDI nano chips.December 3 rd, 1994 marked the date the gaming industry turned on its head as Sony, though placed in between a rock and a hard place due to a business deal gone south with leading gaming publisher Nintendo, decided to take a leap of faith and a chance at glory launching the original PlayStation. The knockoff CH340 arduino nano chips (the $2 ones from ali) have never given me issues. What’s weird is I’ve had the opposite experience with Arduinos, which is what these cables are based on btw. Tbh the CH340 was always very hit or miss. Also known as version '409.1', which many of the ebay cables are labeled as.I guess i’ll just have to wait til my FTDI cable comes. Some modules will fail to connect if you don't do this.Įbay VAG 'KKL' cable will work with VCDS-Lite which is basically the last version of VCDS before they switched to smart cables. You do want to go into the COM Port settings and change the latency from default of 16ms down to 1ms.

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