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0–9. First generation of video game consoles. Second generation of video game consoles. Third generation of video game consoles. Fourth generation of video game consoles. Fifth generation of video game consoles. Sixth generation of video game consoles. Seventh generation of video game consoles. Eighth generation of video game consoles.
Sixth Generation (1998-2009) Coinciding with the turn of the 21st century, the sixth generation of video game consoles ceased the trend of defining system performance by bit ratings. Instead, consoles began to be rated similarly to personal computers, in terms of their memory and processing speed. This made direct comparisons of system ...
History of video game consoles. Console war; 1st generation (1972–1983) 2nd generation (1976–1992) Video game crash of 1983; 3rd generation (1983–2003) 4th generation (1987–2004) 5th generation (1993–2005) 6th generation (1998–2013) 7th generation (2005–2017) 8th generation (2012–present) 9th generation (2020–present)
The first generation of video game consoles lasted from 1972 to 1983. The first console of this generation was the 1972 Magnavox Odyssey. [1] The last new console release of the generation was most likely the Compu-Vision 440 by radio manufacturer Bentley in 1983, [2] though other systems were also released in that year.
Jul 4, 2021 · Video game consoles came into existence long before the PlayStation or Xbox saw the light of day. And although Japan currently dominates a large portion of the console gaming market now with Nintendo and Sony, video gaming console's roots actually lie in the United States, where Ralph Baer first conceptualized "interactive television" in the 1950s while building a television from scratch.
In the history of video games, the sixth generation era 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 27, 1998. Platforms in the sixth generation include consoles from four companies: the Sega Dreamcast (DC), Sony PlayStation 2 (PS2), Nintendo GameCube (GC), and Microsoft Xbox. This era ...
