The PlayStation 1 was released in 1994. Having being teased by stunning 3D arcade games, consumers were very excited  for a next-generation, 3D-focused home console. With the Nintendo’s SNES successor, the N64, being nearly two years away from release, Sony were in the right place at the right time  to take advantage. Not only that, but they were also aided by the failings of their other major rival. a few months before Sega had released a 32-bit add-on for the Mega Drive, the 32X, and their next generation console, the Sega Saturn. th sales for the 32X were not that great and the PlayStation quickly outsold it and the Saturn as well.  In Japan 300,000 consoles were sold in the first 30 days they sold 97% of their stock. Then in 1995 the PlayStation was released in America and Europe.  By the US and European launch over one million consoles were sold in Japan. By late 1996 over 7 million consoles had been sold world wide. By the end of 1996 over 200 games were available for the console making it one of the most successful consoles of all time. The PlayStation could not only play the system’s official game discs, but also Music CDs and later with an adapter, VCS (Video CDs) which were the predecessors to DVDs. This made it not only the most powerful, but also the most vestal system of its time making it even more marketable.