For the console (terminal) of a computer, see
GUI.
A video game console is a machine that is used to play video games. Video game consoles usually connect to a television.
Special controllers are attached to the console to control the game. Some video game consoles are handheld. They can be carried around and have their own screens. The Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable are examples of handheld consoles. Some video game consoles can also run general software, such as Linux.
Atari
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Home Pong |
1975–unknown |
Atari 2600 |
1977–1992 |
Atari Game Brain |
Cancelled, was expected to come out in 1978 |
Atari Cosmos |
Cancelled, was expected to come out in 1981 |
Atari 5200 |
1982–1984 |
Atari 7800 |
1984–1992 |
Atari XEGS |
1984–1992 |
Atari Lynx |
1989–1995 |
Atari Jaguar |
1993–1996 |
Atari VCS |
Will come out in 2020 (not the Atari 2600, previously known as the Atari VCS, as mentioned above, that is a different video game console to this one) |
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Bandai
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Playdia |
1994–1996 |
WonderSwan |
1999–2003 |
WonderSwan |
2000–2003 |
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Coleco
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Lifespan |
Coleco Telstar series |
1976–1978 |
ColecoVision |
1982–1985 |
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Commodore
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GamePark
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GP32 |
2001–2005 |
GP2X |
2005–2008 |
XGP |
Cancelled, was announced in 2005, then was announced again in 2006 |
GP2X Wiz |
2009–unknown |
Caanoo |
2010–2011 |
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Magnavox
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Name |
Lifespan |
Odyssey |
1972–1975 |
Odyssey² |
1978–1984 |
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Mattel
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Lifespan |
Intellivision |
1979–90 (the Intellivision was instead made by INTV Corporation from 1984 to 1990) |
HyperScan |
2006–2007 |
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Microsoft
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NEC
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Nintendo
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Sega
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SNK
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Neo Geo AES |
1990–2004 |
Neo Geo CD |
1994–1997 |
Neo Geo Pocket |
1998–1999 |
Neo Geo Pocket Color |
1999–2001 |
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Sony
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The 3DO Company
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VTech
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VTech handheld electronic games |
19??–1991 (earliest known release is Soccer 2 in 1979) |
CreatiVision |
1982–1986 |
VTech Socrates |
1988–early 1990s (exact year unknown) |
V.Smile |
2004–2010 |
V.Flash/V.Smile Pro |
2006–unknown |
V.Smile Baby Infant Development System |
2006–unknown |
MobiGo |
2010–unknown |
InnoTV |
2015-unknown |
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Other consoles
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The console's servers were shut down in 2019 (which made the console unusable) but the actual hardware was discontinued in 2015.[1][2][3]