What is CD-i?
{{Infobox storage medium | title = CD-i | name = Compact Disc-Interactive | logo = | image = | caption = | type = [[Optical disc]] | encoding = Various | capacity = Typically up to {{val|744|ul=MB}}<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.icdia.co.uk/faq/cdifaq3.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730022318/http://www.icdia.co.uk/faq/cdifaq3.html| url-status=live| archive-date=2021-07-30 | title=The New International CD-i Association}}</ref> | read = | write = | released = {{start date and age|1990}} | discontinued = {{start date and age|1998}} | standard = [[Rainbow Books|Green Book]] | owner = [[Philips]], [[Sony]] | use = Audio, video and data storage | extended from = [[Compact disc]] | extended to = }} '''CD-i''' was a [[Compact disc|CD]]-based data storage format that was mostly created by [[Philips]]. It was designed to hold programs, similar to [[CD-ROM]]. The first CD-i player, the CDI 910/205, was released by [[Philips]] in 1991. Along with consoles such as the [[FM Towns Marty]] and the [[Amiga CDTV]], the CD-i is one of the first CD-based consoles. The CD-i was a bit of a [[commercial failure]], but still had a long lifespan, with the last one being made in 1998. Its last game, ''Solar Crusade'', released in 1999. The reason for its failure was most likely due to a lack of third party support, poorly received games, and a high selling price. == References == {{Reflist}} [[Category:Video game consoles]] {{Video-game-stub}}