Game Console Timeline

1st generation - Magnavox odyssey

Aug 1, 1972

The first video game that arrived to the market was in the 1950’s. The Magnavox odyssey was the first console which was able to connect to a home TV set. It uses ROM cartridges

Atari 2600

Sep 11, 1977

Was really popular 30 million units were sold.
It came with two joysticks even though it was possible to play four player.
It plays ROM cartridges.
Graphics : With a NTSC format the graphics were better while with a PAL it wasn’t that impressive.

NES

Jul 15, 1983

Release date : July 15,1983 Original Price : $299.00 Popular Games : Super Mario Bros 1, 2 and 3. 2 Controller Ports, Rom Cartridge Slot. An 8-bit video game console

Nintendo Super Famicom

Nov 21, 1990

Released November 21, 1990 Plays ROM cartridges 16-bit console Popular Games : Super Mario World, Donkey Kong Country, Street Fighter II, Super Mario Kart

Sony Playstation

Mar 23, 1994

One of the most popular consoles Started off with no analogue sticks. One of the first consoles to start playing CDs Started memory card storage Most popular game : Gran Turismo

Sony Playstation 2

Mar 4, 2000

Release Date : March 4, 2000 Stopped selling by January 4, 2013 Played DVDs and CDs 128-bit console 32MB of RAM Best Selling Game : Grand Theft Auto : San Andreas

Xbox 360

Nov 22, 2005

Was available by November 22, 2005 CPU 3.2 GHz
Graphics 500 MHz
Memory 512MB Has Xbox LIVE Most Popular game Kinect Adventures

Playstation 4

Sep 24, 2015

Release Date : 15 November 2013 Introductory price : £399.00 Memory 8GB GDDR5 256 MB DDR3 RAM Hard Drive : 500GB Display : HDMI