Philips CD-i

The Philips CD-i is an interactive multimedia player and game console developed by Philips.

History
The Philips CD-i was a multimedia system developed in response to the growing interest in multimedia software of the early nineties, during which computers with CD drives were becoming more popular. Due to the prohibitive costs of multimedia-capable computers at the time, the CD-i was planned to be a less expensive entry point to multimedia content. Much like the 3DO, different versions of the system were manufactured by Philips, Sony and Magnavox based on Philips' own CD-i media standard.While it was not initially conceived as a game console, developers did attempt to create games for it eventually to help the system's lackluster sales, but the poor gaming capabilities of the system made those attempts moot. The CD-i is widely considered a commercial failure, selling only a million units across numerous manufacturers and system versions.