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the history of gaming consoles
The first video games appeared in the 1960s. In 1972, Magnavox released the Magnavox Odyssey, the first home video game console which could be connected to a TV set. -
the history of gaming consoles
When most people think about the first video game, they think of Pong, the ping-pong arcade game released by Atari in 1972. -
the history of gaming consoles
In the history of computer and video games, the third generation (sometimes referred to as the 8-bit era) began on July 15, 1983, with the Japanese release of both the Family Computer (referred to in Japan in the abbreviated form "Famicom", and later known as the Nintendo Entertainment System, or NES, in the rest of the world) and SG-1000. -
the history of gaming consoles
In the history of computer and video games, the fourth generation (more commonly referred to as the 16-bit era) of games consoles began on October 30, 1987 with the Japanese release of NEC Home Electronics' PC Engine (known as the TurboGrafx-16 in North America). Although NEC released the first fourth generation console, and was second to the Super Famicom in Japan, this era's sales were mostly dominated by the rivalry between Nintendo and Sega's consoles in North America. -
the history of gaming consoles
5th (1993–1998): PS1/N64/Saturn. -
the history of gaming consoles
(1998–2005): Dreamcast/PS2/Gamecube/Xbox. -
the history of gaming consoles
(2005–2012): PS3/360/Wii U(2012-Present): PS4/XB1/WiiU.
