Let’s take a look at the evolution of gaming. Though this list features mainly consoles and handhelds I’ve played, I’ve included some of the others.

1st Generation

• Color TV-Game (1977) /- Nintendo

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2nd Generation

• Atari 2600 (1977) /- Atari, Inc.

3rd Generation

• Nintendo (1983) /- Nintendo

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4th Generation

• Sega Genesis (1988) /- Sega
• GameBoy (1989) /- Nintendo
• Super Nintendo (1990) /- Nintendo
• Sega Game Gear (1990) /- Sega
• GameBoy Pocket (1996) /- Nintendo

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5th Generation

• Sega Saturn (1994) /- Sega
• PlayStation (1994) /- Sony
• Sega Nomad (1995) /- Sega
• Nintendo 64 (1996) /- Nintendo
• GameBoy Color (1998) /- Nintendo

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6th Generation

• Sega Dreamcast (1998) /- Sega
• Neo Geo Pocket (1999) /- SNK
• PlayStation 2 (2000) /- Sony
• GameBoy Advance (2001) /- Nintendo
• GameBoy Micro (2001) /- Nintendo
• GameCube (2001) /- Nintendo
• Microsoft Xbox (2002) /- Microsoft
• GameBoy Advance SP (2003) /- Nintendo

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7th Generation

• PlayStation Portable (2004) /- Sony
• Nintendo DS (2004) /- Nintendo
• Xbox 360 (2005) /- Microsoft
• PlayStation 3 (2006) /- Sony
• Wii (2006) /- Nintendo

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8th Generation

• Nintendo 3DS (2011) /- Nintendo
• Wii-U (2012) /- Nintendo
• Xbox One (2014) /- Microsoft
• New Nintendo 3DS (2014) /- Nintendo
• PlayStation 4 (2014) /- Sony
• Nintendo Switch (2017) /- Nintendo
• Nintendo Switch Lite (2019) /- Nintendo

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9th Generation

• PlayStation 5 (2020) /- Sony
• Xbox Series X/S (2020) /- Microsoft
• Steam Deck (2022) /- Valve

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