In the history of video games, the first generation era refers to the video games, video game consoles, and handheld video game consoles available from...

The first generation of video game consoles lasted from 1972 to 1983. The first console of this generation was the 1972 Magnavox Odyssey. The last new...

of video game consoles is split into the following articles: List of dedicated video game consoles List of handheld game consoles List of home video game...

The eighth generation of video game consoles began in 2012, and consists of four home video game consoles: the Wii U released in 2012, the PlayStation...

The ninth generation of video game consoles began in November 2020 with the releases of Microsoft's Xbox Series X and Series S console family and Sony's...

history of video games, the second-generation era refers to computer and video games, video game consoles, and handheld video game consoles available...

In the history of video games, the 3rd generation of video game consoles, commonly referred to as the 8-bit era, began on July 15, 1983, with the Japanese...

home video game consoles since the first commercial unit, the Magnavox Odyssey in 1972. Historically these consoles have been grouped into generations lasting...

In the history of video games, the fourth generation of video game consoles, more commonly referred to as the 16-bit era, began on October 30, 1987, with...

The fifth generation era (also known as the 32-bit era, the 64-bit era, or the 3D era) refers to computer and video games, video game consoles, and handheld...

below) is the era of computer and video games, video game consoles, and handheld gaming devices available at the turn of the 21st century, starting on November...

The seventh generation of home video game consoles began on November 22, 2005, with the release of Microsoft's Xbox 360 home console. This was followed...

The history of video game consoles, both home and handheld, began in the 1970s. The first console that played games on a television set was the 1972 Magnavox...

contains video game consoles that have sold at least 1 million units worldwide either through to consumers or inside retail channels. Each console includes...

style sections. Dedicated consoles are video game consoles that have a single game or a limited list of games built into the console itself, and are not equipped...

1950s, and the rise of early arcade video games in the 1970s, namely Pong and the beginning of the first generation of video game consoles with the Magnavox...

combine elements of both home and handheld consoles. Video game consoles are a specialized form of home computer geared towards video game playing, designed...

(codenamed PSX, abbreviated as PS, and retroactively PS1/PS one) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was released...

Color TV-Game is the first video game system ever made by Nintendo. The system was released as a series of five dedicated home video game consoles between...

video game consoles and multiple portable consoles for use with external media, as well as dedicated consoles and other hardware for their consoles....

Dedicated consoles were popular in the first generation of video game consoles until they were gradually replaced by second-generation video game consoles that...

has produced home video game consoles and handheld consoles since 1983; these systems were released from the third console generation to the sixth. Sega...

instalment in the PlayStation brand of consoles. As a sixth-generation console, it competed with Nintendo's GameCube, Sega's Dreamcast, and Microsoft's...

In the video game industry, 2025 saw the release of Nintendo's next-generation Nintendo Switch 2 console. The following table lists the top-rated games...

beginning of the first generation of video game consoles and was an early part of the rise of the commercial video game industry. The Odyssey consists of a black...

The Coleco Telstar brand is a series of dedicated first-generation home video game consoles produced, released and marketed by Coleco from 1976 to 1978...

The Philips Tele-Game series is a series of six dedicated first-generation home video game consoles manufactured, released and marketed between 1975 and...

clearance of CPUs from unsold dedicated consoles. By the time the Game Brain was finished, dedicated consoles were becoming obsolete against consoles with...

console war competition between Nintendo and Sega as they fought for market share in the United States. The first major handheld video game consoles appeared...

first-generation home video game console that was released in 1977 in Japan, North America and Europe by Coleco. It is the most advanced video game console...