Station ▁Port able , ▁Play Station ▁V ita , ▁Play Station ▁ 3 ▁and ▁Play Station ▁ 4 ▁releases ▁( inst ead ▁of ▁the ▁traditional ▁clear ▁or ▁blue - color ed ▁cas ing ). ▁ ▁Equ ivalent ▁programs ▁exist ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁O ce ania ▁( as ▁" E ss entials "), ▁Japan ▁and ▁select ▁Asian ▁countries ▁( as ▁" The ▁Best "), ▁South ▁Korea ▁( as ▁" Big H it "), ▁and ▁in ▁South ▁America ▁( as ▁" F avor itos "). ▁Play Station ▁H its ▁is ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁brand ing ▁label ▁for ▁Play Station ▁ 4 ▁games ▁in ▁North ▁America , ▁Europe , ▁O ce ania , ▁Japan , ▁and ▁select ▁Asian ▁countries . ▁ ▁History ▁When ▁Sony ▁introduced ▁the ▁program ▁for ▁Play Station ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁games ▁could ▁become ▁Great est ▁H its ▁titles ▁after ▁s elling ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁copies ▁and ▁being ▁on ▁the ▁market ▁for ▁at ▁least ▁a ▁year . ▁Min imum ▁sales ▁required ▁eventually ▁rose ▁to ▁ 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁When ▁the ▁program ▁came ▁to ▁Play Station ▁ 2 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁games ▁could ▁become ▁Great est ▁H its ▁titles ▁after ▁s elling ▁at ▁least ▁ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁copies ▁and ▁being ▁on ▁the ▁market ▁for ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁year . ▁S ugg ested ▁ret ail ▁prices ▁of ▁Great est ▁H its ▁titles ▁were ▁initially ▁$ 2 4 . 9 9