Let's Remember the Iconic PSone Start Screen Together

Sony Computer Entertainment presents

by Sammy Barker Tue 26th Jan 2016

Much like Polygon Man at an E3 event eons ago, Sony Computer Entertainment is being taken out into the parking lot and shot. The Japanese giant announced today that it will be merging the iconic organisation with Sony Network Entertainment to create a new company called Sony Interactive Entertainment. It's a move that makes sense, but the death of SCE as a name will be a bitter pill for many long term fans to swallow.

And the attachment to the company name and its legendary diamond logo stems from one 15 second sequence: the PSone boot animation. We figured that, on this darkest of days, it was worth remembering the famous opening, which prefaced so many great memories for all of us. Pour one out for the greatest intro of all time, and a publisher name which has become synonymous with some of the best exclusives ever made.

As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He’s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.

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Decoy_Snake
Tue 26th Jan 2016

The start up sound of the ps1 is still my favourite console start up ever!! It was my message tone when I had a Samsung phone

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THEONE19
Tue 26th Jan 2016

oh man a tsunami of memories coming through...

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DerMeister
Tue 26th Jan 2016

I'll always love the PS1 startup tune.

Weird time to get sentimental, but I still remember the first time I ever played my PS1. I was playing Crash Bash, and after that PS1 intro, I remember the screen going black and then suddenly words popping up on the screen, with a deep voice going "Sony Computer Entertainment America Presents...." as Crash Bash was starting. That chill I got I'll never forget.

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Utena-mobile
Tue 26th Jan 2016

wow. this is pure nostalgia and gets me right in the heart. I never owned a PS1 (thank goodness for backwards compatibility on the PS2), but I remember visiting my cousins when I was very young and they had a PS1. I wasn't allowed to play any games, so I just sat and watched my cousins play. It seemed all very grown-up, and I never forgot the sound of that start-up screen.

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kyleforrester87
Tue 26th Jan 2016

Man that's great, although they spelt Europe wrong on the second black screen

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Tasuki
Tue 26th Jan 2016

One of the reasons I love the 20th anniversary theme for the PS4. Everytime I hear that tone upon start up, I still get goosebumps. For me seeing that screen on the PS one meant that the new gen of video games have arrived.