I honestly was never that interested in the first Playstation. I had owned my SNES for years, and I just hated the jagged pixels of the PS1, and the controllers for Playstations had been hell on my arthritis (born with those problems). It also seemed that no matter how clean someone was, the Playstations were always covered in dirt, grime, and dust.

I do have to give credit where credit is due. The Playstation really saved the video game industry at the time. The industry had basically belonged to Nintendo for ten years, and its shares were gonna get bigger due to all of the tanking systems at the time. The Playstation brought in new competition to the industry, and managed to allow an open market for Microsoft to enter the fray.

Syd's right too, as the Playstation really needs to thank FFVII for its success and survivability. Up to that point, most of the games weren't terribly impressive, and the sales were modest. FFVII sold like crazy, and sales of the PS one went up with them. No game system survives without that first great title. The Nintendo would have tanked without Mario, the Genesis would have tanked without Sonic, Halo and Xbox, etc, so you really have to appreciate FFVII's impact on the industry.