The SG-1000 was Sega's first console.
The Nintendo NES was the best-selling console in the world for a long time. After the collapse of the video game industry in 1983, Nintendo managed to revive the market with their new console. The controller introduced the directional pad and defined the basic button layout of gamepads.
The Nintendo Gameboy was the best-selling handheld console in the world for a long time. The Gameboy was small and could be taken everywhere. The console was then beaten by the Nintendo DS. The Nintendo Gameboy came with the classic game Tetris, which became the best-selling computer game in history.
The best selling console of the 16 bit era, there is no wonder why, with wonderful narrative driven stories and beautiful game worlds. The SNES is a classic.
The Playstation was the first console of the Playstation brand and was so successful (102.5 million units sold worldwide) that it pushed the market leader Nintendo off its throne.
The first home console with built-in internet connection
a head mountet display uses a parallax effect to create the illusion of 3D. The idea was very good and new but the technology was not ready for such a kind of console at that time.
The Nintendo 64 (named after its 64-bit main processor) was the first stationary game console to have a 64-bit main processor.
The Game Boy Color was the first portable Nintendo game console to have a colour screen and could display 56 colours simultaneously from a palette of 32,768.
The best selling game console of all time, with 155 million units sold everywhere. Was also the first console home game console to be able to play DVDs.
First 32 bit handheld, could also be used to control the GameCube.
The first console to feature a built in hard disk to save games. Mit ihr kam auch das sehr erfolgreiche spiel Halo auf den Markt.
The first handheld with a rechargeable battery.
The best selling handheld ever (154 million sold units worldwide), the first to include dual screens, a built in microphone and Wi-Fi multiplayer.
First handheld use of optical media, with the capacity to play movies, music and images
TWith full 1080p HD graphics and fantastic online interactive experiences, the XBOX 360 managed to be a huge success for Microsoft. With developer kits indie developers could create new exciting games that held gamers for a while.
First console with HDMI output at launch, using full 1080p resolution and able to play Blue-Ray discs. 60GB at launch.
With a unique controller that captures your 3D movement, the Nintendo Wii engrossed anyone through the interactive games it came with. Bowl, golf, drive or fly by moving the controller instead of a part of it.
Uses autostereoscopic technology to allow games to be played in 3D
Has OLED multi-touch capacitive touchscreen and supports Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and 3G.
The first from Nintendo to support HD. Had a touchscreen gamepad used to play games or display additional gameplay whilst acting as a controller.
The console improved greatly on the previous, becoming the second highest selling home console. With HDR10 and the ability to stream gameplay online or to friends, with Share Play.
The console was designed to be an all in one media system. With the ability to stream games directly to Twitch.
= With a 1080p display, 3D audio, and 9 LEDs used to track 3D movement with the PS Camera.
First hybrid video game console. With a Tv and a Handheld mode
12 Teraflops of power, true 4K gaming up to 120 FPS and 8K ready. With a 1 TB Custom SSD for rapid loading times.
Ultra High Speed SSD for near instant load times. Ray tracing 4k gaming up to 120 FPS, HDR technology and 8K output included.