Avid Gamer Decodes 25-Year-Old Secret About the Original PlayStation

The PlayStation 1 has a secret feature, and it has been discovered after its silver jubilee. Sony Computer Entertainment released the PS1 in 1994, taking things to the next level. They first experimented with it in their homeland Japan and later released it in the United States. The console turned out to be a big hit as it took gamers into a new era of technology. Apart from that, it also helped the franchise enter the gaming industry alongside arch-rivals Nintendo.

But now, after 25 years of release, what if we tell you that your PlayStation had a feature you didn’t know about? You would be shocked, right? Well, it’s time to unveil the big secret.

Did Sony forget to inform users about the secret feature? 

Sometimes in life, we find it very hard to bid farewell to our favorite things. Be it materialistic or natural, they become a part of our lives, making it hard to let them go. Such has been the case of PlayStation 1 users who had to say goodbye to their favorite titles as they had moved on past life.

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While they complained about their games getting corrupted or being attacked by bugs, they never really tried to dig deep and restore them. As a result, they never found out about the official way offered by Sony to restore them. With a basic command combination of L1+L2+R1+R2 three times, players could easily get back the games they previously lost.

Sony had added this feature since its initial release but never informed its users about this. On the other hand, players never tried to snoop in and find an answer to this ongoing problem.

The 2003 attempt PlayStation attempt!

In 2003, a GameSpot forum attempted to decode the restoration feature. They released a detailed FAQ, guiding fans to the entire process. But sadly, European users benefitted little from this as they complained about the process being invalid. After all, they mostly owned the PAL Variant, a console less sold among the first series. 

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Did you know about this classic PlayStation feature? If yes, what games did you recover from your memory cards? Let us know in the comments section.