Logo: We fade into a white background, then an orange/yellow gradient diamond appears. After that, two triangles appear on the diamond in an "S" shape. After it's completed:
SONY
COMPUTER
ENTERTAINMENT
appears in a dark blue color, with "SONY" in its corporate font (actually a variation of the Clarendon typeface font).
Variants:
On earlier generation PlayStation consoles (SCPH-100x series to SCPH-555x series), the Sony Computer Entertainment text is larger and the trademark symbol is on the right of the diamond instead of the "COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT" text.
From the SCPH-700x onwards, however, the SCE text is a bit smaller. Also on pretty much all the original PlayStation consoles, when the above logo appears, a TM sign appears next to the logo.
On the PSone, a registered trademark sign appears next to the logo.
On very early Japan-region consoles, the sound can still be heard fading out over the menu screen
On the PlayStation Classic, the diamond is smaller and moved to the left, and “Sony Interactive Entertainment” fades in next to it..
FX/SFX: The diamond, two triangles, and text appearing.
Music/Sounds: A synth bass note with chimes ringing, followed by another bass note, which often continues to the PlayStation logo of the time. Note that the music starts before we even fade into the white background.
Music/Sounds Trivia: The music's sequence is generated by 3 integrated PCM sound files which come from the BIOS software (the chimes, bass note and a "shattering"-like reversed sound); all of them are being played in different speeds and pitches than the original samples (also processed in reverb). This is also the same with the following PlayStation logo.
Availability: Appears when you turn on a Sony PlayStation or its compact re-design, the PSone. Still used as a print logo on slipcases of first-party PlayStation games. The logo is obviously not seen when you play a PlayStation 1 game on the PlayStation 2 or 3.
Editor’s Note: Many people consider this one of the greatest console startups due to its unique sound and nostalgia factor.
