Which came first? · Tricky
Which came first: The Matrix or the PlayStation?
The PlayStation came first, in 1994 (released). The Matrix followed 5 years later, in 1999 (released).
- Second1999
The Matrix
film · releasedThe Matrix, from 1999, made "bullet time" famous.
- First1994
The PlayStation
product · releasedSony's PlayStation came out in Japan in 1994; it began as a CD add-on for a Nintendo console.
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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.