The console was sold through auction house Heritage Auctions as part of a larger series featuring numerous high-end video game collectibles for sale. Previously, the console belonged to Sony Computer Entertainment America president Olaf Olafsson, at least originally. Eventually, the prototype console was purchased at a private auction by Terry Diebold, who stored it in his attic under he and his rediscovered it. Once word got out the Diebold had the console, offers started to fly in. In fact, Diebold claims that he was offered $1.2 million at one point. Diebold rejected this offer, but eventually brought it to auction, where unfortunately he didn't make nearly as much.
The Nintendo PlayStation is very, very cool, but I can only think of a handful of other people who think it is $300k worth of cool. pic.twitter.com/caEiPlrtO6
— Palmer Luckey (@PalmerLuckey) February 14, 2020
"At one point, this dual-branded prototype's existence was mere myth, and this is the very first time it will ever be offered at public auction," reads the auction's official description of the console. "It is said to be the last remaining prototype of the alleged 200 that were forged from the failed joint-venture between Sony and Nintendo, two of the biggest competitors in the home console video game market. Reportedly, the other prototypes have since been destroyed. We at Heritage can attest the prototype is working, as we've played a couple of rounds of Mortal Kombat on it using a Super Famicom cartridge."
As a piece of video game history, from a time where PlayStation and Nintendo almost teamed up, this console belongs in a museum somewhere. Hopefully one day it makes its way to one.
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