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Gaming System/Platform Development

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    Crude computers develop up until the creation of the first video game

    Up until the 50's computers where pretty crude, lacking the computational power for any real feats, especially something like video games.
  • Creation of the first video game

    Creation of the first video game

    "Bertie the Brain", created in 1950 by Josef Kates, was an arcade game of tic-tac-toe.
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    First semi-modern computers are created

    While not yet used by the general public, computers begin to become usable for applications, gaining use in sectors like war, informatics, and entertainment.
  • Creation of first computer-based video game

    Creation of first computer-based video game

    Spacewar! Was the first computer-based video game, released in 1962 by Steve Rusell. The gameplay consists of two spaceships engaged in a dogfight while maneuvering around the gravity of a star.
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    Age of the arcades

    With a lack of at-home gaming, arcade gaming dominated the market.
  • Ralph Baer patents his interactive tv game, four years later this concept is turned into one the first home video game systems.

    Ralph Baer patents his interactive tv game, four years later this concept is turned into one the first home video game systems.

    Together with a couple of coleagues, Ralph Baer, developed the first gaming console, the "Brown Box", a simple console that came with 300 preinstalled games. This small invention, while not a ginormous commercial hit, would go on to revolutionize gaming.
  • The first gaming console, the Atari 2600, is created and released

    The first gaming console, the Atari 2600, is created and released

    in 1977 Atari created the first true console. The technology of 2600 was relatively crude, for modern standards, with a hefty price tag, bit graphics, and a limited catalog of games. However, this didn't pose too much of an issue for the market at the time, with the 2600 being a massive success.
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    Great video game crash

    Due to market saturation and a loss of quality, the video game market went into a deep recession for a couple years, with most game devs/publishers having to give up their jobs.
  • The NES, created by Nintendo, reintroduces the U.S to gaming

    The NES, created by Nintendo, reintroduces the U.S to gaming

    The NES reintroduced America to gaming after the video game crash of 1983. With its modern build, advanced graphics, and wide array of high quality games, it rebuilt consumer confidence and set the gaming market back on track.
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    Great console wars between SEGA and Nintendo

    A long fought conflict for the American video game market between Nintendo, with their established NES, and Sega, with their up and coming Sega genesis raged on for a decade or so, with Nintendo coming out on top.
  • A new competitor, the PlayStation, developed by Sony, is introduced to the market.

    A new competitor, the PlayStation, developed by Sony, is introduced to the market.

    Near the end of the console wars, the previously uninvolved Sony released the PlayStation. While not as popular as later releases, it did create immediate competition for Nintendo, gaining a liking within the American gaming community.
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    The Nintendo GameCube and Sony Ps2 are released

    Nintendo release the GameCube, which doesn't gross as well as expected, despite its great catalogue, due to its competition with the newer, fresher, Xbox and Ps2. Around this time Sony also releases a new console, the Ps2, which became a great sucess, due to its great marketing and technological advancements, and is still one of the highest grossing consoles.
  • The Microsoft Xbox is released

    The Microsoft Xbox is released

    Six years after the release of the PlayStation, another contender, Microsoft, entered the battle between Nintendo and Sony, releasing the Xbox.
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    Modern console wars, between Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft

    With the release of the Xbox and Playstation, Sony and Microsoft entered the competition with Nintendo for the American gaming market. This conflict is still very alive.
  • Steam is released to the public

    Steam is released to the public

    Steam, the first online video game market with significant backing, is released by Valve. It's initially relatively unsuccessful but would soon become the biggest gaming market on the internet.
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    The Xbox 360, Wii, and Ps3 are released

    The second generation of Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo consoles are released. This is debatably the most competitive of the generations, with there being no real "winner" this time around.
  • Angry Birds is released

    Angry Birds is released

    While relatively insignificant by itself, it marks the future for advanced mobile gaming.
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    Online, and mobile gaming gain popularity

    With phones and download speeds quickly rising in competence throughout the developed world, expedient forms of gaming begin to rise in popularity, with everybody being able to play video games from anywhere.
  • The Nintendo Switch is released alongside the Ps4 and Xbox one.

    The Nintendo Switch is released alongside the Ps4 and Xbox one.

    New gen consoles are released by Nintendo, Xbox, and Sony. Most of the consoles sell as expected besides the Ps4, which quickly surpasses its peers. All of the consoles are nearing photorealistic graphics and high levels of technological competence.
  • Next gen consoles are released

    Next gen consoles are released

    The next gen consoles of the Ps5 and Xbox Series X are released. The Ps5 outsells the Xbox by large margins, both the consoles are capable of photorealistic graphics.