How Technology Played a Role in Games

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    Board Games to Video Games

  • Monopoly was first introduced

    Monopoly was first introduced

    One of the most well known and popular board games.
  • Very First Video Game was released

    Very First Video Game was released

    Pong is one of the earliest arcade video games. It is a table tennis sports game featuring simple two-dimensional graphics. The game was originally manufactured by Atari, which released it in 1972.
  • Atari 2600 released

    Atari 2600 released

    The Atari 2600 was the first model to be released.
  • Nintendo released the NES (Nintendo Entertainment System)

    Nintendo released the NES (Nintendo Entertainment System)

  • Well known game "Tetris" was created

    Well known game "Tetris" was created

    This game is still played today
  • The Game Boy

    The Game Boy

    The first major handheld console. It underwent several changes, including the Game Boy Pocket in 1996 and the Game Boy Color in 1998.
  • PlayStation

    PlayStation

    The PlayStation was the first of the PlayStation series of console and handheld game devices, which was first created and released in Japan.
  • Nintendo 64

    Nintendo 64

    The N64's suggested retail price was US $199 at its launch and it was later marketed with the slogan Get N, or Get Out!.
  • PlayStation 2

    PlayStation 2

    Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was released a year later in Japan.
  • Xbox

    Xbox

    Microsoft makes it first independent foray into the console market with the release the of Xbox. The company's use of PC technology in the Xbox console allowed for better performance than the PS2.
  • Oculus Rift VR Headset

    Oculus Rift VR Headset

    The Oculus Rift is a virtual reality headset developed and manufactured by Oculus VR, a division of Facebook Inc., released on March 28, 2016
  • PS4 Pro

    PS4 Pro

    As expected, Sony today unveiled its new, more powerful PlayStation console, which is called PlayStation 4 Pro. It will launch on November 10, 2016 and cost $399.