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Retro Video Game Console Timeline |
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How Old Is Your Favorite Video Game Console?* |
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DATE | CONSOLE | AGE |
first generation | ||
5-1972 | Odyssey | |
11-1975 | Pong (TG) | |
?-1976 | Telstar | |
second generation | ||
8-1976 | Fairchild Ch. F | |
1-1977 | Studio II | |
?-1977 | Astrocade | |
10-1977 | Atari 2600 | |
?-1978 | Odyssey2 | |
?-1978 | Merlin | |
11-1979 | Atari 800 | |
12-1979 | Intellivision | |
4-1982 | ZX Spectrum | |
8-1982 | Commodore 64 | |
8-1982 | Colecovision | ?-1982 | Arcadia 2001 |
11-1982 | Atari 5200 | |
11-1982 | Vectrex | |
6-1983 | Atari 600XL | |
10-1983 | Atari 800XL | |
11-1983 | Intellivision II | |
third generation | ||
10-1985 | NES | |
1-1986 | Atari 7800 | |
6-1986 | Master System | |
?-1987 | Atari XEGS | |
fourth generation | ||
4-1989 | Game Boy | |
6-1989 | Atari Portfolio | |
8-1989 | Genesis | |
9-1989 | TurboGrafx-16 | |
9-1989 | Atari Lynx | |
8-1990 | TurboGrafx-CD | |
10-1990 | Game Gear | |
?-1991 | Neo Geo AES | |
8-1991 | SNES | |
?-1991 | TurboExpress | |
fifth generation | ||
9-1993 | CD 32 | |
10-1993 | NES 101 TL | |
10-1993 | 3DO | |
11-1993 | Atari Jaguar | |
5-1995 | Sega Saturn | |
8-1995 | Virtual Boy | |
9-1995 | Pipin | |
9-1995 | PlayStation | |
9-1996 | N64 | |
sixth generation | ||
11-1998 | GB Color | |
3-1999 | Nuon | |
8-1999 | NG Pocket Color | |
9-1999 | Dreamcast | |
7-2000 | PS One | |
10-2000 | Sony PS2 | |
6-2001 | GB Advance | |
11-2001 | Xbox | |
11-2001 | GameCube | |
— 20 Year mark — | ||
seventh generation | ||
11-2004 | Nintendo DS | |
3-2005 | Sony PSP | |
12-2005 | Xbox 360 | |
6-2006 | DS Lite | |
11-2006 | PS3 | |
11-2006 | Wii | |
8-2010 | Caanoo | |
eighth generation | ||
3-2011 | Nintendo 3DS | |
10-2011 | Wii Family Ed. | |
2-2012 | Vita | |
11-2012 | Wii U | |
12-2012 | NeoGeo X | |
6-2013 | Ouya | |
10-2013 | 2DS | |
11-2013 | PS4 | |
11-2013 | Wii Mini | |
11-2013 | Xbox One | |
10-2014 | PlayStation TV | |
1-2015 | Analogue Nt | |
10-2016 | PlayStation VR | |
11-2016 | PS4 Pro | |
11-2016 | NES CE | |
1-2017 | Analogue Nt Mini | |
ninth generation | ||
3-2017 | Switch | |
7-2017 | 2DS XL | |
9-2017 | SNES CE | |
2-2018 | Super Nt | |
3-2019 | Mega SG | |
9-2019 | Switch Lite | |
5-2020 | Evercade | |
11-2020 | Xbox Series X/S | |
11-2020 | PS5 | |
12-2020 | New Atari VCS | |
11-2021 | Evercade VS | |
*Based on North American release dates. This list is a work-in-progress and is not meant to be comprehensive. Print version » View Arcade Game Timeline |