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Release of the Atari PONG (VCS)
Home version of the Atari PONG coin-op game. Created so players can play at home. -
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Release of the Atari 2600 (VCS)
The first successful home video game console that uses removable cartridges instead of having games built in. -
Release of the Atari 400
Designed primarily as a computer for children, the Atari 400 has an "advanced child-proof design featuring pressure-sensitive, wipe-clean keyboard". It featured a single cartridge port under the front cover. -
Release of the Nintendo NES
to produce its own console hardware that had removable cartridges, a feature not included with the company's earlier Color TV Games product. -
Release of the Sega Master System
Sega decided to develop a console system of its own, , Sega redesigned the Mark III, renamed it the Sega Master System (SMS for short) -
Release of the Sega Genisis
To top the Nintendo NES after 5 years -
Release ot the Sony Playstation
Nintendo asked Sony to develop a CD-ROM add-on called "PlayStation" for the SNES. They developed it into a full game console before Nintendo decided to go to Phillips, then it resulted into a lawsuit and Sony got to release it as long as Nintendo still owned the name. -
Release of the Sega Dreamcast
The Dreamcast was the first console to include a built-in modem and Internet support for on-line gaming. It enjoyed brisk sales in its first season and was one of Sega's most successful hardware units. -
Release of the Sony Playstation 2
The Sony Playstation 2 is the Sony Playstation but better -
Release of the Nintendo Game Cube
The Game cube is a cartridge based system shaped in a cube and uses a unique storage system -
Release of the Microsoft X-box
The Microsoft Xbox is a sixth generation era video game console was Microsoft's first independent venture into the video game console arena. -
Release of the Microsoft X-box 360
The Xbox 360 is Microsoft's newest video game console, the successor to their original Xbox.
often referred to as the "Premium Edition", includes a hard drive (required for backwards compatibility with original Xbox games), a wireless controller, a headset, an Ethernet cable, an Xbox Live silver subscription, and a component HD AV cable -
Release of the Nintendo Wii
The console was known by the codename of "Revolution" 2006, when it was renamed Wii,It is said Wii sounds like 'we', which emphasizes that the console is for everyone. -
Release of the Sony Playstation 3
Sony stated every PlayStation and PlayStation 2 game that observes its respective system's TRC (Technical Requirements Checklist) will be playable on PS3 at launch, so you can still have your records from it.
