Video Game Consoles by Generation
1st Generation (Early 1970s)
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Magnavox Odyssey (1972)
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Pong home consoles (various manufacturers)
2nd Generation (Late 1970s – Early 1980s)
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Atari 2600 (1977)
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Intellivision (1980)
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ColecoVision (1982)
3rd Generation (Mid 1980s)
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Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) (1983)
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Sega Master System (1985)
4th Generation (Late 1980s – Early 1990s)
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Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) (1990)
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Sega Genesis / Mega Drive (1988)
5th Generation (Mid 1990s)
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Sony PlayStation (PS1) (1994)
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Nintendo 64 (1996)
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Sega Saturn (1994)
6th Generation (Early 2000s)
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Sony PlayStation 2 (PS2) (2000)
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Microsoft Xbox (2001)
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Nintendo GameCube (2001)
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Sega Dreamcast (1999)
7th Generation (Mid-Late 2000s)
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Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3) (2006)
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Xbox 360 (2005)
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Nintendo Wii (2006)
8th Generation (2010s)
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Sony PlayStation 4 (PS4) (2013)
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Xbox One (2013)
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Nintendo Switch (2017)
9th Generation (2020s)
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Sony PlayStation 5 (PS5) (2020)
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Xbox Series X|S (2020)
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Nintendo Switch OLED (2021)
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1st Generation: Magnavox Odyssey, Pong consoles — The very beginnings of home gaming.
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2nd Generation: Atari 2600 — Popularized cartridge-based games.
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3rd Generation: Nintendo NES — Revived the gaming industry with iconic games.
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4th Generation: SNES and Sega Genesis — The 16-bit era rivalry with classics and innovation.
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5th Generation: PlayStation 1 and Nintendo 64 — The leap to 3D graphics.
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6th Generation: PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube — The DVD era and online gaming start.
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7th Generation: PS3, Xbox 360, Wii — HD graphics, motion controls, and new gaming trends.
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8th Generation: PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch — 4K gaming, digital stores, hybrid play.
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9th Generation: PS5, Xbox Series X|S — Cutting-edge graphics, ultra-fast SSDs, ray tracing.