Video Game Consoles

First Generation

Apr 23, 1972

The first ever game consoles ever released

Magnavox Odyssey

Apr 23, 1972

This was the first video console that was made and released. It was made by Ralph Baer and He made a prototype in 1968

Fairchild Video Entertainment System (VES)

Nov 1, 1976

This was the first console being the first programable ROM cartidge.It only needs a single ROM chips

2nd Generation Console

Nov 1, 1976

First programmable cartridge-based consoles on the market

Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)

Jul 15, 1983

This is a 3rd generation console that provides better graphic quaility , More colors , high resolution spirites , and tiled background. This system made video games popular again after the crash in 1983. It uses a front loading cartidge.

3rd Generation Console

Jul 15, 1983

These supported high-resolution sprites and tiled backgrounds, but with more colors.

Mega Drive and SNES

Oct 29, 1988

These were 4th generation consoles and did not have alot of sales because of the price. They were able to play arcade games.During this time Nintendo wanted to design a new system so they made one and it sold 300,000 within an hour

4th Generation Consoles

Oct 29, 1988

It was an small upgrade to the 3rd generation consoles. To play more games and new system designs.

3DO

Oct 4, 1993

The first CD-Based console created for video games and entertainment

Fifth Generation Consoles

Oct 4, 1993

These consoles were created to surpass the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) or Mega Drive in hardware power and could display more screen color and were based off of only CDs

Atari Jaguar

Nov 15, 1993

It was designed to surpass the Mega Drive/Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and the Panasonic 3DO in processing power

Playstation 2

Mar 4, 2000

This console was made to play CD-ROM and DVD-ROMs. It can also play dvd and cd movies. It also has an option for more controllers and have an portable memory card.

6th Generation Consoles

Mar 4, 2000

These consoles headed for more of an PC like architectures. They added DVD so now it is more appealing.They added hard drives and online gaming as well.

Xbox 360

Nov 22, 2005

The xbox 360 allows you to play online , download games , stream movies , and third-party media streaming applications.

7th Generation Consoles

Nov 22, 2005

This generation includes Blu-ray discs for playstation 3 and HD-DVD for Xbox 360. Another technology that was used was motion as input and IR tracking. All of this generation consoles had wireless controllers

Playstation 3

Nov 11, 2006

It was the first ever console to be able to run Blu-Ray discs , has an primary storage hard drive and be able to play online.

Eighth Generation Consoles

Nov 1, 2013

These consoles are fastest so far and focuses on futher intergretion with media and connectivity. Examples of these consoles are Playstation 4 and Xbox One

Playstation 4

Nov 15, 2013

This console focuses on social gameplays , remote playing ( smartphones , tablets , and PS Vita) , and cloud-based gaming.

Xbox One

Nov 22, 2013

The console also provides new functionality for use in games, such as an expanded Xbox Live service, improved Kinect functionality, cloud computing, the ability to automatically record and share video highlights from gameplay, and integrated support for live streaming gameplay online.