History of Gaming Consoles Wikia



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This Wiki covers progress of games console development, detailing the numerous releases over a 35 year timeline. It will describe the various specifications and quirks of each machine that has been released in this time.

Introduction to Gaming Consoles
The video game console market has always been a highly competitive one, with many more failed commercial releases than there were successful ones, and the market generally being dictated by established brands. In the market’s infancy it became clear it was a lucrative one, and many companies attempted to force an entry with their own releases. This forced a rapid escalation of technology and innovation involved in following releases, climaxing in what we have today. While the market may have settled somewhat in comparison to the frenetic years between 1979 and the nineties, that drive for innovation still remains. For the purpose of this wiki, we concentrated more on the home releases as opposed to the handheld market.

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