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Console Timeline
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First Gaming System
This was the first production gaming system that people could purchase for themselves. Is was over $100 and was in black and white. -
-76, Second Gaming System
The second gaming system, soon after the Odyssey, the Atari PONG, was only in arcades until 1975 when they made a deal with Sears for it to be sold and during the Christmas of 1975, it made more than $40 million. -
Third Gaming System
The Fairchild Channel F was one of the first gaming systems with removeable game cartridges and 16 - color graphics because of their 8 - bit, F8 microprocessor. -
Nintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) was initially released in Japan as a faimly computer. It was released in North America in 1985, Europe during 1986, and Australia in 1987. In 2009, the Nintendo Entertainment System was named the single greatest video game console in history by IGN, in a list of 25 -
Game Boy
Nintendo's first hand-held device in the Game Boy line, the Game Boy was created by Gunpei Yokoi and Nintendo Research & Development 1.It had four buttons and a directional pad. It had the volume on the right side along with the charger plug- in. On thetop, it had the power switch and the area for game cartridge. Many people left a cartridge in to prevent dust from getting in it. -
Playstation 1
This was the first console that Sony has created and being part of the fifth generation of consoles, its main rivals were the Nintendo 64 and the SEGA Saturn. -
Playstation 2
This was the second Playstation system made by Sony. It was initially released March 4, 2000 in Japan. This was the best selling console selling more than 155 billion consoles. Over 3,800 game titles had been released since the launch and over 1.5 billion copies sold. -
Xbox
This was Microsoft's start to the gaming console world. This was the first American console since the Atari Jaguar The Xbox was first released in North America followed by Australia and Europe in 2002. In 2002, they came out with Xbox Live, a service that allowed people to play online by paying and having the console connected to the internet with an ethernet cord. Xbox Live service for this console ended on April 15, 2010. -
Playstation Portable
This was the first handheld console that Sony made. The PSP was one of the most powerful handheld consoles when it came out. -
Xbox 360
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Playstation 3
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Playstation 4
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Xbox One
