Last week marked 30 years since the original PlayStation launched in Europe, and few people have a clearer memory of that era than Shuhei Yoshida, the longtime Sony executive who helped guide the console’s debut. In a new retrospective interview with GamesIndustry, Yoshida recalled how Sony’s breakout system — originally conceived as a Nintendo add-on — became the foundation for a generation of 3D gaming, driven in part by sports and racing titles that helped define the platform’s identity.
