What does "playstation" mean?

A video game console of the "PlayStation" brand.

How do you pronounce "playstation"?

Pronounced //ˈpleɪˌsteɪʃən//.

Common synonyms include: digital platform, gaming console, gaming ecosystem, home console, online platform, video game console.

/ˈpleɪˌsteɪʃən/ noun, verb

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Noun

1
A video game console of the "PlayStation" brand.
"His dad bought him a Playstation 5 yesterday."
2
Misspelling of PlayStation. alt-of, misspelling
3
The original PlayStation.

Verb

1
To play on the PlayStation video game console. rare
"Mark Bond, designer “25 years ago I was bouncing around on my Space-hopper, watching Thunderbirds and playing Kerplunk. 25 years later, I have just bought a Sacco bean-bag from Coexistence to sit on whilst Playstationing.^([sic])[…]”"

"Since the release of the PlayStation 2, game store shelves have blossomed with a variety of new titles."

Compound of play + station; coined by American multinational software company Sony Interactive Entertainment.