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Arcade
Before video games arcades were filled with pinball machines.The 70s-80s are known as the golden age for the arcade.Games like Pac-Man, Space Invaders, Asteroids, and Donkey Kong were listed as there landmark games. Arcades faced their biggest challenge when home consoles came out. -
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Atari
With arcade games becoming incredibly popular in the 70’s, Atari released the game Home Pong in 1975 on the American market.When the Atari VCS was released in 1977, complete with nine playable games, the console survived the Christmas holiday shopping madness.Atari was the first company to make a video arcade game in a cabinet.Every game was made by one person who did everything. -
Nintendo
Nintendo launched Game & Watch a handheld video game series developed by Yokoi. a cosmetically reworked version of the system known outside Japan as the Nintendo Entertainment System or NES, launched in North America. Gunpei Yokoi and his team at Nintendo R&D1 conceived the new Game Boy handheld system, with the purpose of merging the two very successful ideas of the Game & Watch's portability along with the NES's cartridge interchangeability. -
First Playstation
The PlayStation wasn't all Sony's idea! The original PlayStation wasn't actually Sony's sole brainchild. It was also the first-ever home console to surpass 100 million units sold globally.The PS1 controller is supposed to represent the console's 3D graphics.he PS1s top seller, Gran Turismo, took 5 years to develop -
Xbox
Microsoft’s first entry in the console market was met with equal parts doubt and cautious optimism. Many worried the Xbox would play nothing but PC ports and were scared that it was a glorified Windows console. After many delays, the Xbox released against Nintendo’s GameCube and not only improved upon online play but came with a built-in hard drive. This eliminated the need for memory cards andlet gamers to rip music and play custom soundtracks. -
Nintendo DS
With two screens the bottom of which is a touch pad that utilizes a stylus the DS competes with the PSP in terms of innovation, not hardware. Since its release, the DS has been marketed to a broader audience which is one reason why it’s sold over 70 million units (including the DS Lite). The DS is also compatible with GBA games, contains Wi-Fi service and is even known to have a large homebrew audience by playing SD cards that house emulated games. -
Wii
Originally codenamed Revolution the Wii is known for the Wii Remote that remote-control looking doohickey that you swing around to play games.The sleek white console is notorious for reaching people who don’t normally play games and is populated mostly by third-party casual releases. This may account for the console having sold close to 25 million units worldwide, but you wouldn’t know it considering you can’t find the damn thing anywhere. -
PSP
With a number of slight design and hardware changes, this newer model has met a fair bit of praise, including more tactile feedback in the buttons.Even with a slimmer battery, a more efficient use keeps the runtime the same as the previous version.1/3 lighter and 19% slimmer, the new PSP accounted for a surge of sales. -
Playstation 4 Pro
Still, three years makes a big difference in tech here, and the addition of an upgraded GPU allows for grander environments, more detailed character models, smoother frame rates, and altogether glossier graphics overall.the PlayStation VR promises smoother frame rates and added detail, using that enhanced GPU to level out and improve the virtual experiences. Able to fully render 4K games and handle 4K video streaming. -
Future consoles
Sony and Microsoft are working on the next versions of the PlayStation and the Xbox.Apple is planning to release a new virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) capable headset.
