games

Pong

Nov 29, 1972

Developer(s) Atari
Publisher(s) Atari
Designer(s) Allan Alcorn
Platform(s) Arcade
Release date(s) 29 November 1972
Genre(s) Sports
Cabinet Upright
CPU Discrete
Sound Monaural (Mono)
Display Vertical orientation, black-and-white raster display, standard resolution

Telstar

Sep 20, 1976

Manufacturer Coleco
Type Dedicated console
Generation First generation
Retail availability 1976-1978

RCA Studio II

Jan 1, 1977

RCA Home video game console
Second generation
Release date January 1977; 39 years ago
Introductory price US$149 (equivalent to $581.84 in 2015)
Discontinued 1978

Magnavox Odyssey²

Feb 1, 1979

Manufacturer Magnavox/Philips
Home video game console
Generation Second generation
Retail availability Europe December 1978[1][2]
US February 1979
Introductory price US$179 (equivalent to $649.42 in 2015)
Discontinued March 20, 1984

Atari 2600

Jan 1, 1980

The Atari 2600 was a popular home video game console in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Pictured is the four-switch model from 1980-1982.

Atari 5200

Nov 1, 1982

Manufacturer Atari Inc.
Type Home video game console
Generation Second generation
Retail availability
NA: November 1982
Discontinued May 21, 1984

Atari 7800

May 1, 1986

Manufacturer Atari, Inc., Atari Corporation
Type Home video game console
Generation Third generation
Release date US: May 1986[1]
Introductory price US$140 (equivalent to $302.23 in 2015)
Discontinued January 1, 1992[2]

Master System

Sep 1, 1986

Manufacturer Sega
Type Home video game console
Generation Third generation
Release date NA: September 1986[3]
Retail availability 1985–present
NA: 1986-92
Introductory price US$200
Discontinued NA: 1992

Game Boy

Jul 31, 1989

Manufacturer Nintendo
Product family Game Boy line
Type Handheld game console
Generation Fourth generation
Retail availability
NA: July 31, 1989[2]
Introductory price Game Boy
Discontinued March 23, 2003[4]

Sega Genesis

Aug 14, 1989

Manufacturer Sega
Type Home video game console
Generation Fourth generation
Release date

NA: August 14, 1989
Retail availability 1988 – present
NA: Ongoing (AtGames)
Discontinued

WW: 1997 (Sega)

Atari Lynx

Oct 11, 1989

Developer Epyx
Atari Corporation
Manufacturer Atari Corporation
Type Handheld game console
Generation Fourth generation
Release date October 11, 1989; 26 years ago
Retail availability October 11, 1989–1995
Introductory price US $179.99[1]

Game Gear

Apr 26, 1991

Manufacturer Sega
Type Handheld game console
Generation Fourth generation
Release date

JP: October 6, 1990
NA/EU: April 26, 1991
AUS: 1992
Introductory price JP¥19,800
US$149.99
GB£99.99
Discontinued

WW: April 30, 1997 (Sega)
NA: 2001 (Majesco)

Super Nintendo Entertainment System

Aug 23, 1991

Also known as SNES
Super NES
Manufacturer Nintendo
Type Home video game console
Generation Fourth generation
Release date
NA: August 23, 1991[a]
Retail availability 1990–1999[2]
Discontinued :
September 25, 2003[3]

Sega Saturn

May 11, 1995

Manufacturer Sega
Type Home video game console
Generation Fifth generation era
Release date

NA: May 11, 1995
Discontinued

NA: 1998

Nintendo 64

Sep 29, 1996

Also known as Project Reality (code name), Ultra 64 (planned product name)
Developer Nintendo IRD
Manufacturer Nintendo
Type Home video game console
Generation Fifth generation
Release date

NA: September 26, 1996 (September 29, 1996 (Official)[3]
Retail availability

Dreamcast

Sep 9, 1999

Manufacturer Sega
Type Home video game console
Generation Sixth generation
Release date

NA: September 9, 1999
Discontinued

WW: March 31, 2001

PlayStation 2

Mar 4, 2000

Also known as PS2
Developer Sony Computer Entertainment
Manufacturer Sony
Product family PlayStation
Type Home video game console
Generation Sixth generation
Release date

March 4, 2000; 16 years ago[show]
Retail availability 2000–2013
Discontinued

WW: January 4, 2013[2]

PlayStation (console)

Sep 19, 2000

Developer Sony Computer Entertainment
Manufacturer Sony
Product family PlayStation
Type: Home video game console
Generation Fifth generation
Retail availability PlayStation
NA: 9 September 1995[2]
NA: 19 September 2000
Discontinued 31 March 2005[5]

Xbox

Nov 15, 2001

Product type Video gaming
Owner Microsoft Corporation
Country Microsoft Redmond Campus, Redmond, Washington, United States
Introduced November 15, 2001; 14 years ago

GameCube

Nov 18, 2001

Also known as Dolphin (code name)
Developer Nintendo
Manufacturer

Nintendo
Foxconn
Type Home video game console
Generation Sixth generation
Release date

NA: November 18, 2001[2]
Retail availability 2001–2007
Discontinued 2007[4]

Xbox 360

Nov 22, 2005

Developer Microsoft
Manufacturer Flextronics, Wistron, Celestica, Foxconn[1][2]
Product family Xbox
Type Home video game console
Generation Seventh generation
Retail availability
November 22, 2005[5][show]
Discontinued

WW: April 20, 2016[6]

PlayStation 3

Nov 17, 2006

Manufacturer Sony
Type Console
Release Date

JP November 11, 2006
NA November 17, 2006
EU/AUS March 23, 2007

Nintendo Wii

Nov 19, 2006

Also known as Revolution (code name)
Developer Nintendo
Manufacturer Foxconn
Type Home video game console
Generation Seventh generation
Release date

Wii
NA: November 19, 2006[2]

Wii U

Nov 18, 2012

Also known as Project Café (code name)[1]
Developer Nintendo IRD, NTD
Manufacturer Nintendo, Foxconn, Mitsumi[2]
Type Home video game console
Generation Eighth generation
Release date

US: November 18, 2012
Retail availability 2012–present

PlayStation 4

Nov 15, 2013

Developer Sony Interactive Entertainment
Manufacturer Sony,[1] Foxconn[2]
Product family PlayStation
Type Home video game console
Generation Eighth generation
Release date

NA: November 15, 2013[3]

Xbox One

Nov 22, 2013

Developer Microsoft
Manufacturer Flextronics, Foxconn[1]
Product family Xbox
Type Home video game console
Generation Eighth generation
Release date

NA: November 22, 2013[2]