History timeline of gaming

By rj29
  • First PlayStation Launched

    In 1994, Sony Computer Entertainment launched the first PlayStation.
  • Founding of Sony

    Sony was established on May 7th 1946 by Masaru Ibuka as a radio repair shop.
  • Name was established and changed to Sony

  • Sony Corp. of America Founded

    In 1960, Akio Morita founded Sony Corporation of America.
  • SpaceWar released in 1962

  • Arcade Games 1970s

    1972 Pong Most iconic game from this era
  • The Magnavox Odyssey

    First game console to be released
    In June 1974
  • First release of Fps

    Maze War S. Could be seen as one of the first Fps Games
  • Release Of the atari 2600

  • Space invaders Release

    Taito, 1978 space invaders Increased popularity on shooting games
  • Namco's, Pac Man

    Releasing in the 1980s Along with newly games made with colour
  • Zork

    1980 release of the first interactive games
  • Donkey Kong

    Nintendo's release of Donkey Kong
  • Pole postition

    A famous Racing game made by Namco ion 1982
  • 1983 Crash

    The entire American video game industry nearly being destroyed, which shifted people to go to more Japanese Consoles
  • Dragons Lair

    Most visually Impressive arcade game of their time releasing Dragons lair using laser disk technology
  • First release of the Nintendo console

    Nintendo console, groundbreaking eight-bit video game console created by Japanese designer Uemura Masayuki. The Nintendo console, or Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), was released as the Famicom in Japan on July 15, 1983.
  • Super Mario Bros.

    Releasing A very popular Game Nintendo that set site records for decades
  • Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) Established

    On November 16th, 1993, Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) was established in Tokyo, Japan. It is responsible for the line of PlayStation consoles, which grew out of a failed partnership with Nintendo.
  • Namco's Tekken

    First release of the fighting game tekken
  • UFO Enemy Unknown

    This was the first of the xcon series
    Blending Tone based strategy
  • Release of Wipeout

    PSYGNOSIS, 1995 released a high graphic speeding, futuristic Racing game
  • Pokemon Red/Blue

    The first of the Pokémon series a pocket sized Rpg That was very popular
  • GTA

    DMA Design, Released a Top down open world game
  • Epics release of Unreal tournament

    FPS game that was one of the top for its era
  • The Sims

    Had a Universal appearance and inspired the rest of the franchise as it was very popular
  • PlayStation 2 is Launched

    In 2000, the PlayStation 2 was released, which has since become the most successful video game console of all time, selling over 150 million units as of 2011.
  • GTA III Return

    The return of the GTA series being highly popular during 2001
  • Halo Franchise Launch

    Microsoft Gained access to the rights of the Halo Franchise
  • First release of the DirectX (xbox series)

  • Call Of Duty First Release

    The Call of Duty First started in 2003 popular Fps Game
  • World of Warcraft

    Changed the MMO RPG Scene and was highly constructed
  • Guitar hero Series Launched

    First release of the Guitar heroes In 2005
  • Xbox 360 Release

  • Gears of Wars first Apperance

    Changed aspects of Bloody Action released on Xbox 360
  • Wii/ Wii Sports Entered

    Nintendo Now Bundling Super Mario Along with the Wii Became the best selling game of all time
  • PlayStation 3 is Launched

    In 2006, Sony Computer Entertainment released the PlayStation 3. It was the first console to use the Blu-Ray disc format.
  • PS3 Released

  • Release of Nintendo Wii

  • COD4 Modern warfare

    A Big Influence to Games that followed after in the Fps scenes
  • GTA 4 2008

    The Popular return of the GTA Franchise
  • Minecraft

    The release of Minecraft In 2009 increased the Exploration and Multiplayer sides of games
  • Red Dead redemption Start

    2010s Red Dead Series Brought the Adventure and action scene to the wildwest
  • Skyrim

    Return of Elder scroll series And Rpg Games
  • Fez

    Unique Rotational Mechanic and well-honed pixel art
  • PlayStation 4 is Launched

    On November 15th, 2013, Sony Computer Entertainment released the PlayStation 4 in North America.
  • Ps4 Was Released

  • Xbox 1 released

  • Release of the Nintendo Switch

  • Release of the Xbox series X

  • Release of the PS5