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This is a list of video game consoles by the era they appeared in. Eras are named based on the dominant console type of the era (even though not all consoles of those eras are of the same type). Some eras are referred to based on how many bits a major console could process. *The 128-bit era is the final era where this practice is viewed as appropriate. Also included in this list are handheld game consoles, which are usually of lower computational power than the set-top consoles of the same era. Consoles marketed and sold as general-purpose computers or that can play only a set of built-in games are not included. A video game console is an interactive entertainment computer or electronic device that manipulates the video display signal of a display device (a television, monitor, etc. ... An era is a long period of time with different technical and colloquial meanings, and usages in language. ... A handheld game console is a lightweight, portable electronic machine for playing video games. ...

Seventh generation (2005-present)

Main article: History of video games (seventh generation era)

• FC Twin Video Game System (2006) (November)
• PlayStation 3 (2006) (November: North America, Japan) / (2007) (March: Europe, Australia)
• Wii (2006) (November: North America, December: Japan, Europe)
• HyperScan (2006) (October)
• Evo: Phase One (2006) (October)
• Game Wave Family Entertainment System (2006) (July)
• Xbox 360 (2005)
  • Xbox 360 Elite (2007)
• GP2X (2005)
• Atari Flashback 2 (2005)
• Generation NEX (2005)
• Gizmondo (2005)
• PlayStation Portable (or PSP) (2005)
  • PlayStation Portable Slim (2007)
• Nintendo DS (2004)
  • Nintendo DS Lite (2006)
• Phantom Game Console (cancelled)
• XGP (cancelled)

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128-bit era*: Sixth generation (1998-2005)

Main article: History of video games (sixth generation era)

• Alienware media center PC (2004)
• Apex Extreme PGC
• Atari Flashback (2004)
• Discover
• Evo: Phase 1
• Go Go TV Game System
• Nintendo iQue
• NUON
• Xavix
• X-Games Station
• N-Gage (2003)
  • N-Gage QD (2004)
• Tapwave Zodiac (2003)
• GP32 (2001)
• Xbox (2001)
• Nintendo GameCube (original DOL-001 model with Digital Video Output) (2001)
  • Nintendo GameCube (later DOL-101 model without Digital Video Output)
  • Panasonic Q (2001, Japan Only)
  • Game Boy Player (2003)
    • Q Game Boy Player (2003, Japan Only)
• Game Boy Advance (2001)
  • Game Boy Advance SP (original frontlit screen model) (2003)
    • Game Boy Advance SP Mark II (improved backlit screen model) (2005)
  • Game Boy Micro (2005)
  • Dockable Entertainment featuring Game Boy Advance
    • e-Reader (no link port) (2002, Japan Only)
      • e-Reader (link port) (2003) / e-Reader+ (2003, Japan)
• PlayStation 2 (2000)
  • PSX (DVR) (2003) (Japan Only)
  • PlayStation 2 Slimline (smaller version) (2004)
• WonderSwan (1999) (Handheld)
  • WonderSwan Color (2000) (Japan Only) (Handheld)
  • SwanCrystal (2002) (Handheld)
• Dreamcast (1998)

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32/64-bit era (1994-1998): Fifth generation

Main article: History of video games (32-bit / 64-bit era)

• Neo Geo Pocket (1998) (Japan Only)
  • Neo Geo Pocket Color (1998 Japan/1999 US)
• Game Boy Color (1998) (Handheld)
• Nintendo 64 (N64) (1996) (64-bit)
  • Special Pikachu Edition Nintendo 64
    • Nintendo 64DD (1999) (Japan Only)
    • Wide-Boy 64 (Not available to consumers)
    • Transfer Pak (some Game Boy compatibilty, mainly with Pokémon games)
• PlayStation (1995)
  • PocketStation (1995)
  • Net Yaroze (1997)
  • PlayStation One (2000)
• Casio Loopy (1995) (Japan Only)
• Sega Saturn (1994)
• Virtual Boy (1995)
• Apple Pippin (1995)
• PC-FX (1994) (Japan Only)
• Playdia (1994) (Japan Only)
• Atari Jaguar (1993) (64-bit)
  • Atari Jaguar CD (1995)
• 3DO (1993)
• Amiga CD32 (1993)

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16-bit era (1989-1994): Fourth generation

Main article: History of video games (16-bit era)

• Commodore Amiga CD32 (1993)
• Mega Duck/Cougar Boy (1993)
• Pioneer LaserActive (1993)
• Supervision (1992)
• Philips CD-i (1991)
• FM Towns Marty (1991)
• Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) (1991) / Super Famicom (1990, Japan)
  • Super Nintendo Entertainment System 2 (1997) / Super Famicom Jr.
    • Play Station SNES CD-ROM System (Cancelled)
    • Satellaview (1995, Japan Only)
    • Super Game Boy
      • Super Game Boy 2
• Sega Game Gear (1991) (Handheld)
• Commodore Amiga CDTV (1991)
• Neo-Geo (1990)
  • Neo-Geo CD
  • Neo-Geo CDZ
• Sega Mega Drive (1988) / Sega Genesis (1989, North America Only)
  • Sega Mega Drive II / Sega Genesis II (North America Only)
  • Sega Mega Drive III (Brazil Only) / Sega Genesis 3(North America Only)
    • Sega CD (1992)
    • Sega 32X (Sega Genesis 32X or Sega Mega Drive 32X or Sega Super 32X) (1994)
    • Sega Channel Adapter
  • Sega Nomad (1995)
• TurboGrafx-16 (1989)
  • TurboGrafx-CD
  • TurboDuo (1992)
  • TurboExpress (Handheld)
  • SuperGrafx (1989, Japan)
• Atari Lynx (1989) (Handheld)
• Nintendo Game Boy (1989) (Handheld)
  • Nintendo Game Boy Pocket (1996) (Handheld)
  • Nintendo Game Boy Light (1997, Japan Only) (Handheld)

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8-bit era/post-crash of '83 era (1983-1989): Third generation

Main article: History of video games (8-bit era)

• Commodore 64GS (1990)
• Amstrad GX4000 (1990)
• Sharp X68000 (1987, Japan)
• NEC PC Engine (1987, Japan)
• Atari XEGS (1987)
• Atari 7800 (1986)
• Sega Master System (1986) / SG-1000 Mark III (1985, Japan)
  • Sega Master System II
  • Sega Master System III (Brazil Only)
    • Sega Master System III Collection (Brazil Only)
  • Sega Master System Compact / Sega Master System IV (Brazil Only) (Handheld)
  • Coleco / PlayPal (2006) (Handheld)
• Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) (1985) / Famicom (1983, Japan)
  • Nintendo Entertainment System 2 (1993) / AV Famicom
    • NES Disk System^[1] (Cancelled) / Famicom Disk System (1986, Japan Only)
  • Nintendo Entertainment System hardware clones (multiple releases everywhere on various dates)
• MSX (1983, Japan)
• Sega SG-1000 (1983, Japan)
  • SG-1000 Mark II (1984, Japan)

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The first home video games/pre-crash of '83 (1958-1982): First and second generation

Main articles: History of video game consoles (first generation) and History of video game consoles (second generation)

• Commodore MAX Machine (1982)
• Vectrex (1982)
• Emerson Arcadia 2001 (1982)
• Atari 5200 (1982)
  • Atari 5100 / Atari 5200 Jr. (Cancelled)
• Colecovision (1982)
  • Expansion Module #1 (Unlicensed Atari 2600 Compatibility)
  • Expansion Module #4 (Unlicensed Intellivision Compatibility) (Cancelled)
• CreatiVision (1981)
• Intellivision (1980)
  • Intellivision II
    • System Changer (Unlicensed Atari 2600 Compatibility)
    • PlayCable
• APF Imagination Machine (1979)
• Microvision (1979) (Handheld)
• Interton VC 4000 (1978)
• Magnavox Odyssey² (1978)
• Bally Astrocade (1977)
• Atari 2600 / Atari Video Computer System (VCS) / Sears Video Arcade (1977)
  • Atari 2700 / Atari Remote Control VCS (1981, Cancelled)
  • Sears Video Arcade II (1983) / Atari 2800 (1983, Japan Only)
  • Atari 2600 Jr. (1986)
  • Coleco Gemini (Atari 2600 hardware clone)
  • TV Boy (Atari 2600 hardware clone)
    • TV Boy 2 (Atari 2600 hardware clone)
    • Super TV-Boy (Atari 2600 hardware clone)
• Radio Shack / Tv_Scoreboard (1976?-1980?)
• Radio Sonic / Radio Sonic Console 1970's / (197?-1977)
• RCA Studio II (1976)
• Fairchild Channel F / Video Entertainment System (VES) (1976)
  • Channel F System II (1979)
• Coleco Telstar (1976)
• APF TV Fun (1976)
• Magnavox Odyssey (1972)

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See also

• History of video games