History of Video Game Consoles

1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020

Generations

Generation One

Generation Two

Generation Three

Generation Four

Generation Five

Generation Six

Generation Seven

Generation Eight

Atari

Home Pong

Stunt Cycle

Atari 2600

Video Pinball

Atari 5200

Atari 7800

Atari XE Video Game System

Atari Jaguar

SEGA

SG-1000

Master System

SEGA Genesis

Sega Game Gear

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SEGA Nomad

Dreamcast

Nintendo

Color TV Game

Game & Watch

Nintendo Entertainment System/Nintendo Family Computer

Game Boy

Super Nintendo Entertainment System

Nintendo 64

Game Boy Color

Game Boy Advanced

GameCube

Nintendo DS

Wii

Nintendo 3DS

WiiU

PlayStation

PlayStation

PlayStation 2

PlayStation Portable

PlayStation 3

PlayStation Vita

PlayStation 4

X-BOX

X-box

Xbox 360

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1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020

Generations

Generation One Magnavox Odyssey

1972
Epoch TVTennis
Home Pong
Binatone TV Master
Coleco Telstar
Color TV-Game

Generation Two -Console

1976 * Fairchild Channel F
* Atari 2600
* Bally Astrocade
* Magnavox Odyssey
* Intellivision
-Handheld
* Game * Watch
* Milton Bradley Microvision
* Epoch Game Pocket Computer

Generation Three -Console

1983 * SG-1000
* NES
* Master System
* Atari 7800
* Commodore 64

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Generation Four -Console
1987 * PC-Engine
* Genesis
* SNES
* Neo Geo AES
-Handheld
* GB
* Lynx
* Game Gear
* TurboExpress

Generation Five -Console

1993 * FW Towns Marty
* 3DO Interactive
* Atari Jaguar
* Saturn
* PS
* N64
-Handheld
* Nomad
* Virtual Boy
* GB
* GBC
* Neo Geo
* Game.com

Generation Six -Console

1998 * Dreamcast
* PS2
* GameCube
* Xbox
-Handheld
* GBA
* N-Gage
* Tripwave Zodiac

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 Generation Seven -Console
2005 * Xbox 360
* PS3
* Wii
-Handheld
* DS
* PSP

Generation Eight -Console

2012 * PS4
* Xbox One
* WiiU
-Handheld
* 3DS
* PSVita

Atari

Home Pong http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/TeleGames-Atari-Pon

Approx. 1975 - Approx. 1977 g.png/220px-TeleGames-Atari-Pong.png

Stunt Cycle http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Stuntcycle-cropped.j

Approx. 1976 - Approx. 1979 pg/220px-Stuntcycle-cropped.jpg

Atari 2600 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/02/Atari-2600-Wood-4Sw-Set.p

09/11/1977 - 01/01/1992 ng/300px-Atari-2600-Wood-4Sw-Set.png

Video Pinball http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/AtariVideoPinballVer

Approx. 1978 - Approx. 1980 1.jpg/280px-AtariVideoPinballVer1.jpg

Atari 5200 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Atari-5200-4-Port-wC

Approx. November 1982 - 05/21/1984 ontroller-L.jpg/300px-Atari-5200-4-Port-wController-L.jpg

Atari 7800 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Atari-7800-Console-S

Approx. January 1986 - 01/01/1992 et.png/300px-Atari-7800-Console-Set.png

Atari XE Video Game System http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Atari_XEGS.jpg/250p

Approx. 1987 - 01/01/1992 x-Atari_XEGS.jpg

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 Atari Jaguar http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Atari-Jaguar-Console-S
11/15/1993 - Approx. 1996 et.jpg/250px-Atari-Jaguar-Console-Set.jpg

SEGA

SG-1000
07/15/1983 - Approx. July 1984

Master System http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Sega-Master-System-

Approx. 1985 - Approx. 1992 Set.jpg/250px-Sega-Master-System-Set.jpg

SEGA Genesis http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Sega-Mega-Drive-JP-

10/29/1988 - Approx. 1997 Mk1-Console-Set.jpg/250px-Sega-Mega-Drive-JP-Mk1-Console-Set.jpg

Sega Game Gear http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Game-Gear-Handheld.

10/06/1990 - 04/30/1997 jpg/250px-Game-Gear-Handheld.jpg

Sega Saturn http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Sega-Saturn-Console

11/22/1994 - 11/23/2000 -Set-Mk1.jpg/250px-Sega-Saturn-Console-Set-Mk1.jpg

SEGA Nomad http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Sega-Nomad-Front.jp

Approx. October 1995 - Approx. 1999 g/250px-Sega-Nomad-Front.jpg

Dreamcast http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Dreamcast-Console-S
11/27/1998 - 03/30/2001 et.jpg/250px-Dreamcast-Console-Set.jpg

Nintendo

Color TV Game http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Nintendo-TV-Game-C

Approx. 1977 - Approx. 1980 omputer.jpg/220px-Nintendo-TV-Game-Computer.jpg

Game & Watch http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Game%26watch-don

Approx. 1980 - Approx. 1991 key-kong-2.jpg/120px-Game%26watch-donkey-kong-2.jpg

Nintendo Entertainment System/Nintendo Family Computer http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/NES-Console-Set.jp

07/15/1983 - 08/14/1995 g/1280px-NES-Console-Set.jpg

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 Game Boy http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Nintendo_Gameboy.j
04/21/1989 - 03/23/2003 pg/175px-Nintendo_Gameboy.jpg

Super Nintendo Entertainment System http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/SNES-Mod1-Console-

11/21/1990 - 11/30/1999 Set.jpg/250px-SNES-Mod1-Console-Set.jpg

Nintendo 64 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Nintendo-64-wContr
06/23/1996 - 11/30/2003 oller-L.jpg/300px-Nintendo-64-wController-L.jpg

Game Boy Color http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Game-Boy-Color-Purpl

10/21/1998 - Approx. 2003 e.jpg/220px-Game-Boy-Color-Purple.jpg

Game Boy Advanced

03/21/2001 - Approx. 2008

GameCube http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/GameCube-Set.jpg/3
09/14/2001 - Approx. 2007 00px-GameCube-Set.jpg

Nintendo DS http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Nintendo-DS-Fat-Blu
11/21/2004 - Present e.jpg/250px-Nintendo-DS-Fat-Blue.jpg

Wii http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Wii-Console.png/260p
12/02/2006 - Present x-Wii-Console.png

Nintendo 3DS http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Nintendo-3DS-AquaO

02/26/2011 - Present pen.jpg/300px-Nintendo-3DS-AquaOpen.jpg

WiiU http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Wii_U_and_GamePad.jpg/3
11/18/2012 - Present 00px-Wii_U_and_GamePad.jpg

PlayStation

PlayStation http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/PSX-Console-wContr
12/03/1994 - 03/31/2006 oller.jpg/250px-PSX-Console-wController.jpg

PlayStation 2 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/PS2-Versions.jpg/300
03/04/2000 - 12/28/2012 px-PS2-Versions.jpg

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 PlayStation Portable
12/12/2004 - Approx. June 2014

PlayStation 3 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/PS3Versions.png/25
11/11/2006 - Present 0px-PS3Versions.png

PlayStation Vita http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/PlayStation_Vita_illust

12/17/2011 - Present ration.svg/300px-PlayStation_Vita_illustration.svg.png

PlayStation 4
11/15/2013 - Present

X-BOX

X-box http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Xbox-Console-Set.pn
11/15/2001 - 05/18/2008 g/250px-Xbox-Console-Set.png

Xbox 360 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Xbox-360-Pro-wCont

11/22/2005 - 04/20/2016 roller.jpg/125px-Xbox-360-Pro-wController.jpg

Xbox One http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Xbox_One_Console_

11/22/2013 - Present Set.jpg/260px-Xbox_One_Console_Set.jpg