The original PlayStation, released on December 3, 1994, is the first game console in the PlayStation series. With several successors and upgraded consoles, including the Net Yaroze (a special black PlayStation with the possibilities for programming PlayStation games and applications), "PSone" (a smaller version of the original) and the PocketStation (a handheld that supports PlayStation games and also acts as a memory card). It was part of the fifth generation game consoles, in competition with the Sega Saturn and the Nintendo 64. In December 2003, the PlayStation and PSone had shipped a total of 102.49 million units, making it the first game console to reach the limit of 100 million sales passed.