Listing all gaming consoles ever released is a massive task because there are hundreds of consoles spanning decades—from early arcade systems to modern home and handheld consoles. I can organize them by category and era for clarity.
🕹️ Classic/First Generation (1970s)
Magnavox Odyssey (1972) – First home video game console
Home Pong consoles (1975–1978) – Various brands like Atari Pong
Coleco Telstar (1976)
🕹️ Second Generation (Late 1970s–Early 1980s)
Atari 2600 (1977)
Intellivision (1980)
ColecoVision (1982)
Vectrex (1982)
🕹️ Third Generation / 8-bit Era (1983–1990)
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) (1983)
Sega Master System (1985)
Atari 7800 (1986)
Commodore 64 Games System (1986)
🕹️ Fourth Generation / 16-bit Era (1987–1996)
Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) (1990)
Sega Genesis / Mega Drive (1988)
Neo Geo AES (1990)
TurboGrafx-16 / PC Engine (1987)
🕹️ Fifth Generation / 32–64-bit Era (1993–2000)
Sony PlayStation (PS1) (1994)
Nintendo 64 (N64) (1996)
Sega Saturn (1994)
Atari Jaguar (1993)
3DO Interactive Multiplayer (1993)
🕹️ Sixth Generation (1998–2006)
PlayStation 2 (PS2) (2000)
Nintendo GameCube (2001)
Sega Dreamcast (1999)
Xbox (Original) (2001)
Game Boy Advance (GBA) (2001)
🕹️ Seventh Generation (2005–2012)
Xbox 360 (2005)
PlayStation 3 (PS3) (2006)
Nintendo Wii (2006)
Nintendo DS Lite (2006)
🕹️ Eighth Generation (2012–2020)
PlayStation 4 (PS4) (2013)
Xbox One (2013)
Nintendo Wii U (2012)
Nintendo 3DS (2011)
🕹️ Ninth Generation (2020–Present)
PlayStation 5 (PS5) (2020)
Xbox Series X / Series S (2020)
Nintendo Switch / OLED (2017)
🕹️ Handheld Consoles (All Generations)
Nintendo Game Boy / Color / Pocket / Advance / SP / Micro
Nintendo DS / DSi / 3DS / 2DS
PlayStation Portable (PSP)
PlayStation Vita
Neo Geo Pocket / Color
Sega Game Gear
🕹️ Notable Retro & Specialty Consoles
AtGames Legends Ultimate / Legends Unchained – modern retro consoles
Intellivision Amico – modern remake
Atari Flashback Series – plug-and-play retro consoles
ColecoVision Flashback / Mini
💡 Note: This list focuses on major and notable consoles. There are many lesser-known consoles, regional exclusives, and clone systems not listed here, especially in the retro or handheld space.