stackyFACTSThe deep, booming ambient swell that plays when booting up an original PlayStation wasn't a standard digital file. It was a complex, synthesized masterpiece designed to reassure players that the machine was reading the fragile disc correctly, masking loading times with pure auditory hype.
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