{"id":1059287,"date":"2026-01-19T23:14:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T23:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/digitalfoundry-2024-playstation-30th-anniversary-what-if-digital-foundry-existed-in-1994"},"modified":"2026-01-19T23:14:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T23:14:58","slug":"playstation-30th-anniversary-what-if-digital-foundry-existed-in-1990s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/playstation-30th-anniversary-what-if-digital-foundry-existed-in-1990s\/","title":{"rendered":"PlayStation 30th anniversary: what if Digital Foundry existed in 1990s?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/playstation-30th-anniversary-what-if-digital-foundry-existed-in-1990s.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Digital Foundry first manifested on the pages of Eurogamer way back in 2007, looking at the differences between Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 software &#8211; but what if DF actually emerged back in 1994, examining the fifth generation consoles: Sega Saturn and Sony PlayStation? We can answer that question today with the publication of the first in an occasional series, where DF Retro goes back to the consoles and games of the 90s, using today&#8217;s tools and methodologies to compare the games that made their way to both Sega and Sony platforms.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/digitalfoundry-2024-playstation-30th-anniversary-what-if-digital-foundry-existed-in-1994\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/digitalfoundry-2024-playstation-30th-anniversary-what-if-digital-foundry-existed-in-1994\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Digital Foundry first manifested on the pages of Eurogamer way back in 2007, looking at the differences between Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 software &#8211; but what if DF actually emerged back in 1994, examining the fifth generation consoles: Sega Saturn and Sony PlayStation? 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