20 Incredible Gaming Trivia Facts You Need To Know

6. The PlayStation's Name Is A Play On "Workstation"

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Though the PlayStation is an immediately catchy and memorable name for Sony's legendary family of gaming hardware, have you ever thought about the most obvious thing of it all - the origin of its name?

This might shock many who've never given it much consideration, but the moniker is actually a play on the word "workstation" - as in a computer used primarily for work purposes. Yep, that's it.

This was confirmed by an excerpt from Reiji Asakura's book Revolutionaries at Sony, where former Sony CEO Ken Kutaragi said that the company's executives struggled to comprehend the naming convention.

 
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