The world’s only known Nintendo PlayStation could be yours

Official Heritage Auctions images confirm the state of the Nintendo PlayStation, now on the auction block. [credit: Heritage Auctions ]

In 2015, the fabled "Nintendo PlayStation" turned out to be a real thing, discovered in an estate sale of all places. After a whirlwind, five-year world tour, this incredibly rare, one-of-a-kind device's handlers have had enough—they are putting it up for sale.

As of press time, the Heritage Auctions listing is up to a bid of $15,600, with 22 days to go. An enclosed photo gallery confirms that this is indeed the same Nintendo PlayStation that I was lucky to go hands-on with in 2016, complete with ugly-yet-expected yellowing of its exterior plastic body (owing to its flame-retardant materials' oxidization over time).

We've written a lot about this Nintendo PlayStation over the years, and for good reason. As the only known version of this hardware in existence, it's the gaming world's rarest console, if not the rarest item altogether. There's also the added romance of it representing the final collaboration between Nintendo and Sony before their plans for a Super Nintendo CD-ROM system fell apart over licensing deals. (Sony previously built the incredible, sample-based sound system built into every SNES console.) I encourage anyone unfamiliar with this Nintendo PlayStation system to review our previous coverage.

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