The PlayStation and its later incarnations, the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5, as well as its handheld counterparts the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation Vita, have been amongst the many consoles that have hosted versions of the Harry Potter video game releases.

Rowling has stated 'I can’t work PlayStations. Two Harry Potter video games were released and adapted to the PlayStation console: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

Alternatively, the Harry Potter novels may take place in a universe in which the PlayStation was released earlier than the real life counterpart, or Harry, due to his lack of interest in Muggle technology, might have confused the PlayStation with a similar console. It is possible that Vernon and Petunia Dursley, as indulgent parents, bought one of these prototypes for Dudley. However, prototypes were made available to game developers before December 1994, some of which ended up being sold to private consumers.

The PlayStation was not commercially released until December 1994 in Japan and September 1995 in Europe.

As such, he was unable to play Mega-Mutilation Part Three, a PlayStation game. Dudley Dursley owned a PlayStation, though he angrily threw it out the window in the summer of 1994, because his parents threatened to cut his allowance if he didn't stop sneaking unhealthy food while on a diet. The PlayStation (abbreviated PSX, PSone, or PS1) is a fifth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony.

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