A trailer has been released for a new film documenting the history of PlayStation.
Set for release on September 7, Bedrooms to Billions: ThePlayStationRevolution is a feature-length documentary featuring interviews with key figures fromSony’s gaming division, past and present.
Mark Cerny,Jim Ryan,Hideo Kojima,Phil Harrison,Kazunori Yamauchi, Fumito Ueda, David Jaffe,Shinji Mikamiand more appear in the film, which will coincide with PlayStation’s US and UK 25th anniversary in September.
The film is written and directed by Anthony & Nicola Caulfield, the writers and directors of 2014’s crowdfunded documentaryFrom Bedrooms to Billionsand its follow-up,From Bedrooms to Billions: The Amiga Years. The PlayStation Revolutionraised over £50,000in 2016.
Rebellionis financing and distributing the film. Chris Kingsley and Jason Kingsley OBE are Executive Producers.
Producer and Co-Director, Anthony Caulfield said in a statement: “We used Kickstarter to fund our previous films and we turned to it for this film in the hope of producing a standout and memorable film that not only celebrates the Sony PlayStation console and what followed, but delves deeply into why and how it was created and why it was a revolution for the video games industry.”
Fellow Producer & Co-Director Nicola Caulfield added: “We intend to use this opportunity to make From Bedrooms to Billions: The PlayStation Revolution a fitting tribute to a system that powered gaming into so many living rooms.”
The PlayStation Revolution will be available via On Demand services, DVD and Blu-Ray.
According to distributorRebellion’s website, the film will also include additional segments on the creation of Wipeout andGran Turismo, a director’s commentary and more.
