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Essentials is the Sony PlayStation budget range in the PAL region, which covers Europe, the Middle East and Africa as well as Australia and South Asia. It was launched in January 1997 as the Platinum range but was later renamed for PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. Similar budget ranges from Sony include the Greatest Hits and The Best labels for the North American and Japanese markets, respectively.

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  • Essentials is the Sony PlayStation budget range in the PAL region, which covers Europe, the Middle East and Africa as well as Australia and South Asia. It was launched in January 1997 as the Platinum range but was later renamed for PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. Similar budget ranges from Sony include the Greatest Hits and The Best labels for the North American and Japanese markets, respectively. Platinum Range titles were recognisable by a platinum/silver coloured band on the game's casing, both the front and the spine. The PlayStation design used the same logo that was introduced in early 1997 for all PAL region game cases, the differences being the colouring and that it indicates itself as Platinum. The PlayStation 2 design of the platinum games had a silver band to act as a border and to contain the game's original cover, which is shrunk to fill about 75% of the platinum cover. The early platinum games that were released prior to 2003 had the PlayStation logo repeated twice on the front case, once on the platinum border, and once on the original game's case. (with the original game's case dropping the PlayStation logo after 2002.) In 2005, a new featured layout was introduced; these have a black border, and silver outlines around the shrunken original game cover. There is also a red orb located at the bottom of the original game cover with the words Platinum The Best of PlayStation 2 and Platinum The Best of PSP (PlayStation Portable) for PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable games respectively. The platinum band can also be seen on the manual. The PlayStation 3 Platinum range box art replaces the black background of the PlayStation 3 logo on the left with a yellow background, and has the original box art shrunk slightly, with a grey border, and a yellow rectangle on top of it, with Platinum The Best of PlayStation 3 written on it. PlayStation and PlayStation 2 platinum game discs do not feature any of the original game disc design; instead, it is replaced with a simple silver design – which, along with the copyright notices around the edges, features the game's name in the centre surrounded by a black outline. PlayStation Portable platinum games use the original UMD games' disc design whilst PlayStation 3 platinum games use the original disc design with a platinum design on the disc. To become a Platinum release it was required that a game have over 400,000 total worldwide sales after generally one year on the market (PAL region sales in particular; games that sell over 400,000 units in another region alone, such as Japan or the U.S., do not necessarily qualify for a Platinum title). For PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable releases, there is no specific target required to achieve Platinum status as indicated by SCEE Press Releases and the discrepancies between the Platinum status of specific titles and their chart performance. After reaching the required level of sales, Sony often dropped the prices of the original title to Platinum pricing levels (generally about half of the original retail price), as a way to clear inventory for retailers. The Platinum distinction has since been extended, however since 2010 they have been renamed Essentials for the PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4. The first PS3 titles were released on August 1, 2008. For PlayStation 4 games the name was changed to PlayStation Hits. The first games under the new label were released on 18 July 2018 in PS Store and in retail stores for €19.99 each. (en)
  • La gamme Platinum est un label commercial utilisé par Sony dans la région PAL pour promouvoir et stimuler les ventes des jeux vidéo les mieux vendus sur les consoles PlayStation, jusqu'à la PlayStation 3. (fr)
  • Platinum è un'etichetta che si assegna ai videogiochi più venduti per Sony PlayStation nelle regioni PAL, in particolare l'Europa (compresi il Regno Unito e Irlanda), Australia, Nuova Zelanda, India e Africa. Nel mercato nordamericano sono conosciuti come Greatest Hits. I titoli Platinum sono riconoscibili da una banda colorata che corre lungo la parte superiore della copertina. Nella PlayStation 2 i giochi Platinum erano riconoscibili per la banda d'argento come confine della copertina, la cover grigia anziché blu come per i giochi standard, il disco invece oltre ad avere la scritta planinum è sempre a specchio con scritte nere. Il marchio PlayStation compare due volte, una volta sul bordo di platino, e una volta sul davanti del gioco originale. Il secondo tipo di copertina Platinum ha un bordo nero, vi è anche un globo rosso che si trova nella parte inferiore del gioco originale della copertina con la dicitura Platinum su di esso. La PlayStation 3 invece per i giochi Platinum usa uno sfondo giallo con la scritta nera sulla sinistra. Per diventare Platinum è necessario che un gioco venda oltre 400 000 copie in tutto il mondo in sei mesi. Per PlayStation 2 e PlayStation Portable non vi è alcun obiettivo specifico per raggiungere lo status di platino, come indicato da SCEE in comunicati stampa. Dopo aver raggiunto il necessario livello di vendite, Sony deve spesso abbassare i prezzi del titolo originale a livelli di prezzi Platinum (in genere circa alla metà del prezzo originale). La distinzione Platinum è stata poi estesa alla PSP e PlayStation 3. I primi titoli Platinum PS3 sono stati pubblicati il 1º agosto 2008. A partire dal 2012, inoltre, Sony ha ufficializzato l'arrivo della nuova collana di giochi per PlayStation 3 chiamati Essentials, simili alla omonima creata per PlayStation Portable. Questi titoli sono generalmente giochi vecchi di 2 o più anni venduti a prezzo ridotto. (it)
  • Platinum é uma linha criada pela Sony dos jogos mais vendidos nas regiões PAL (Europa, Australia, Nova Zelândia, África e Índia) nos consoles PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PlayStation e PSP. Essa linha é assimilar com o do mercado norte americano (Greatest Hits) e japonês (The Best). Para um título ter o selo Platinum, é necessário que o jogos deva ter mais de 400 mil cópias vendidas no mundo (geralmente nas regiões PAL) E com 400 mil Copias Um Jogo é Relançado (pt)
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  • La gamme Platinum est un label commercial utilisé par Sony dans la région PAL pour promouvoir et stimuler les ventes des jeux vidéo les mieux vendus sur les consoles PlayStation, jusqu'à la PlayStation 3. (fr)
  • Platinum é uma linha criada pela Sony dos jogos mais vendidos nas regiões PAL (Europa, Australia, Nova Zelândia, África e Índia) nos consoles PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PlayStation e PSP. Essa linha é assimilar com o do mercado norte americano (Greatest Hits) e japonês (The Best). Para um título ter o selo Platinum, é necessário que o jogos deva ter mais de 400 mil cópias vendidas no mundo (geralmente nas regiões PAL) E com 400 mil Copias Um Jogo é Relançado (pt)
  • Essentials is the Sony PlayStation budget range in the PAL region, which covers Europe, the Middle East and Africa as well as Australia and South Asia. It was launched in January 1997 as the Platinum range but was later renamed for PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. Similar budget ranges from Sony include the Greatest Hits and The Best labels for the North American and Japanese markets, respectively. (en)
  • Platinum è un'etichetta che si assegna ai videogiochi più venduti per Sony PlayStation nelle regioni PAL, in particolare l'Europa (compresi il Regno Unito e Irlanda), Australia, Nuova Zelanda, India e Africa. Nel mercato nordamericano sono conosciuti come Greatest Hits. A partire dal 2012, inoltre, Sony ha ufficializzato l'arrivo della nuova collana di giochi per PlayStation 3 chiamati Essentials, simili alla omonima creata per PlayStation Portable. Questi titoli sono generalmente giochi vecchi di 2 o più anni venduti a prezzo ridotto. (it)
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  • Essentials (PlayStation) (en)
  • Platinum (videogiochi) (it)
  • Platinum (Sony) (fr)
  • Platinum (Sony) (pt)
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