What Was The Last Game Released On The PS1?

So history goes, Nintendo was the dominator of the home console market, and Sony pitched its very own console to the current behemoth. This deal fell through, resulting in Sony going on to make the original PlayStation by itself. A funny twist of fate, that, which set Sony to become one of th leading member’s of not just the home console market, but the video game industry as a whole.

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The original PlayStation was a ground-breaking piece of tech, using discs as opposed to cartridges, and having unparalleled 3D capabilities for the time. It was a treasure of a console, reveling in so many different genres of games and new ideas, many of which are still going strong to this day. In recognition of all that success, let’s see just how many games the PS1 graced us with.

How Many Games Were Made For The Original PlayStation?

Despite being Sony’s first foray into the home console market, the original PlayStation was a runaway success. With lots of new technologies, lots of support from veteran developers like Square Enix, and a lot of support across the entire world, the PS1 did better than really anyone might have expected. And a large part of that success came in the sheer number of games it came with.

It came with a strong set of launch titles in each region, and was quickly followed up with even more came that would become legendary titles, such as Tekken and Resident Evil. In fact, when you count the total number of games released on the original PlayStation, it’s almost on par with the PlayStation 2, the console with one of the largest libraries in all of gaming.

In total, the PS1 came with a total of games floating somewhere around 4,000 games, give or take a few depending on various regional releases, re-releases and the like. For Sony’s first every console, that’s a staggering number that produced an incredible library of games in its own right, and gave the company the momentum to carry them to the PS2. Compared to its contemporary peers, the Sega Saturn only had approximately 1,000 games, with the N64 even lower at around 400.

When Was The Last Game Released For The Original PlayStation?

The PS1 had a staggered release internationally, first releasing in Japan, and then much of the rest of the world almost a year later. This followed through to its eventual discontinuation as well, with the final game for the console being exclusive to the region it launched in, and so having quite a bit of distance between them. Here’s all of them.

Final Japanese Release

The Black/Matrix games were and have always been Japan-exclusive, though spread across quite a few different consoles. And despite Black/Matrix 2 being released on the PS2 in 2002, the final game in the series was instead released on the PS1. This was Black/Matrix 00, which also ended up being the final game dedicatedly made for the console. It released on May 13th, 2004.

Final North American Release

What is the point of a final game on a console if at least one of them isn’t a yearly release sports game? This was the case for the final PS1 game in North America, with FIFA Football 2005 taking the crown. It released in North America on October 12th, 2004. It launched three days later in the PAL region, though there was one game that released even later there.

Final European Release

The final game on the original PlayStation in Europe is slightly more complicated, as there are two competitors. The first is Schnappi das kleine Krokodil – 3 Fun-Games, which is a compilation of three games featuring an animated German Crocodile, which released on July 18, 2005. The second is Moorhuhn X, known internationally as Crazy Chicken X, which released on July 20, 2005. However, this was only a port of an existing game, so could be argued that it wasn’t the final dedicated game.

There is one final quirk to all of this though, and that is the Strider games. A PlayStation version of the original game was released in 2000, bundled with Strider 2. When released in North America, however, the game came with a misprinting issue. Capcom later re-released this version in Japan on October 24th, 2006. So while it wasn’t a brand-new release, it was the final official release on the console, past its formal discontinuation in March 2006. 12 years on from release is an impressive record.

What Were The Launch Titles For The Original PlayStation?

We all know how the original PlayStation ended, though it can be equally fun to look back on the past at just where the console started. Many consoles have struggled to have a strong launch line-up, but the PS1 was not one of those consoles.

• Japan – December 3rd, 1994
• North America – September 9th, 1995
• Europe – September 29th, 1995

Despite a staggered release around the world, it still managed to have a decent variety of launch titles in Japan, even though it only shared one of these titles with the rest of the world. Let’s take a look at all of these games below.

The console had eight games at release in Japan, a respectable number, though Ridge Racer was the only one of those games to be shared with the rest of the world. In fact, none of the rest of the games even made it out of the Japan in the future.

When it comes to North America, almost a year later, it came with 12 games to choose from, and quite a bit of variety in there, from fighting and racing games, to sports and platformers. It was a strong line-up, and many of these games are still part of on-going series’.

Europe came last, and also with a line-up of 12 games. A decent few of these were shared from the North American release, though just as many were unique to the region as well.

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