The history of video game consoles, both home and handheld, began in the 1970s. The first console that played games on a television set was the 1972 Magnavox...
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ninth generation of video game consoles began in November 2020 with the releases of Microsoft's Xbox Series X and Series S console family and Sony's...
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below) is the era of computer and video games, video game consoles, and handheld gaming devices available at the turn of the 21st century, starting on November...
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The eighth generation of video game consoles began in 2012, and consists of four home video game consoles: the Wii U released in 2012, the PlayStation...
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In the history of video games, the third generation of video game consoles, commonly referred to as the 8-bit era, began on July 15, 1983, with the Japanese...
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generation of home video game consoles began on November 22, 2005, with the release of Microsoft's Xbox 360 home console. This was followed by the release of Sony's...
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era, or the 3D era) refers to computer and video games, video game consoles, and handheld gaming consoles dating from approximately October 4, 1993, to...
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In the history of video games, the fourth generation of video game consoles, more commonly referred to as the 16-bit era, began on October 30, 1987, with...
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In the history of video games, the first generation era refers to the video games, video game consoles, and handheld video game consoles available from...
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the history of video games, the second-generation era refers to computer and video games, video game consoles, and handheld video game consoles available...
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A video game console is a standardized computing device tailored for video gaming. The compact size of video game consoles allows them to be easily used...
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combine elements of both home and handheld consoles. Video game consoles are a specialized form of a home computer geared towards video game playing, designed...
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been numerous home video game consoles since the first commercial unit, the Magnavox Odyssey in 1972. Historically these consoles have been grouped into...
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console war competition between Nintendo and Sega as they fought for market share in the United States. The first major handheld video game consoles appeared...
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in the number of video game consoles and available games, many of which were of poor quality. Waning interest in console games in favor of personal computers...
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company has produced home video game consoles and handheld consoles since 1983; these systems were released from the third console generation to the sixth...
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best-selling game consoles List of video game console emulators List of video game consoles List of home video game consoles List of microconsoles List of dedicated...
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game controls and speakers. Handheld game consoles are smaller than home video game consoles and contain the console, screen, speakers, and controls in...
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video game consoles and multiple portable consoles for use with external media, as well as dedicated consoles and other hardware for their consoles....
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Magnavox Odyssey (redirect from Odyssey (video game console))
consoles were produced before a follow-up non-dedicated console in 1978, the Magnavox Odyssey 2. While it showed the potential of video game consoles...
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A video game console emulator is a type of emulator that allows a computing device to emulate a video game console's hardware and play its games on the...
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of video game consoles lasted from 1972 to 1983. The first console of this generation was the 1972 Magnavox Odyssey. The last new console release of the...
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inventions and developments. Video gaming reached mainstream popularity in the 1970s and 1980s, when arcade video games, gaming consoles and home computer games...
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Color TV-Game is the first video game system ever made by Nintendo. The system was released as a series of five dedicated home video game consoles between...
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An arcade video game is an arcade game where the player's inputs from the game's controllers are processed through electronic or computerized components...
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A console game is a type of video game consisting of images and often sounds generated by a video game console, which are displayed on a television or...
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through more advanced console technology, an improved selection of video games, and general marketing around their consoles. While console manufacturers are...
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Video gaming in the United States is one of the fastest-growing entertainment industries in the country. The American video game industry is the largest...
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Wii (redirect from Wii video game console)
The Wii (/ˈwiː/, WEE) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo. It was released on November 19, 2006, in North America, and in December...
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role-playing video game, role-playing game (RPG) or computer role-playing game (CRPG) is a video game genre where the player controls the actions of a character...
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