History of Video Game Consoles

Generations

Generation Eight

2012

-Console
* PS4
* Xbox One
* WiiU
-Handheld
* 3DS
* PSVita

Generation Seven

2005

-Console
* Xbox 360
* PS3
* Wii
-Handheld
* DS
* PSP

Generation Five

1993

-Console
* FW Towns Marty
* 3DO Interactive
* Atari Jaguar
* Saturn
* PS
* N64
-Handheld
* Nomad
* Virtual Boy
* GB
* GBC
* Neo Geo
* Game.com

Generation Four

1987

-Console
* PC-Engine
* Genesis
* SNES
* Neo Geo AES
-Handheld
* GB
* Lynx
* Game Gear
* TurboExpress

Generation One

1972

  • Magnavox Odyssey
  • Epoch TVTennis
  • Home Pong
  • Binatone TV Master
  • Coleco Telstar
  • Color TV-Game

Generation Two

1976

-Console
* Fairchild Channel F
* Atari 2600
* Bally Astrocade
* Magnavox Odyssey
* Intellivision
-Handheld
* Game * Watch
* Milton Bradley Microvision
* Epoch Game Pocket Computer

Generation Three

1983

-Console
* SG-1000
* NES
* Master System
* Atari 7800
* Commodore 64

Generation Six

1998

-Console
* Dreamcast
* PS2
* GameCube
* Xbox
-Handheld
* GBA
* N-Gage
* Tripwave Zodiac

Atari

Atari 7800

January 1986 - 01/01/1992

Home Pong

1975 - 1977

Atari Jaguar

11/15/1993 - 1996

Atari 5200

November 1982 - 05/21/1984

Atari XE Video Game System

1987 - 01/01/1992

Video Pinball

1978 - 1980

Stunt Cycle

1976 - 1979

Atari 2600

09/11/1977 - 01/01/1992

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SEGA

Sega Game Gear

10/06/1990 - 04/30/1997

SG-1000

07/15/1983 - July 1984

SEGA Nomad

October 1995 - 1999

Master System

1985 - 1992

SEGA Genesis

10/29/1988 - 1997

Sega Saturn

11/22/1994 - 11/23/2000

Dreamcast

11/27/1998 - 03/30/2001

Nintendo

WiiU

11/18/2012 - Present

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Wii

12/02/2006 - Present

Nintendo 64

06/23/1996 - 11/30/2003

Super Nintendo Entertainment System

11/21/1990 - 11/30/1999

Game & Watch

1980 - 1991

GameCube

09/14/2001 - 2007

Color TV Game

1977 - 1980

Game Boy Color

10/21/1998 - 2003

Nintendo DS

11/21/2004 - Present

Nintendo 3DS

02/26/2011 - Present

Game Boy

04/21/1989 - 03/23/2003

Game Boy Advanced

03/21/2001 - 2008

Nintendo Entertainment System/Nintendo Family Computer

07/15/1983 - 08/14/1995

PlayStation

PlayStation Portable

12/12/2004 - June 2014

PlayStation 4

11/15/2013 - Present

PlayStation 3

11/11/2006 - Present

PlayStation Vita

12/17/2011 - Present

PlayStation

12/03/1994 - 03/31/2006

PlayStation 2

03/04/2000 - 12/28/2012

X-BOX

Xbox 360

11/22/2005 - 04/20/2016

X-box

11/15/2001 - 05/18/2008

Xbox One

11/22/2013 - Present

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