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List of video game consoles

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This is a list of video game consoles by the era they appeared in. Eras are named based on the dominant console type of the era (even though not all consoles of those eras are of the same type). Also included in this list is handheld game consoles, which are usually of lower power than the home consoles of the same era.

Table of contents
1 Future
2 128 era (2000-Present)
3 32/64-bit era (1995-1999)
4 16-bit era (1989-1994)
5 Nintendo era (1985-1988)
6 Pre-video game crash of 1983
7 1970s

Future

As of 2004, these consoles are in development and are expected to be released at some point in 2005 to 2007.

128 era (2000-Present)

32/64-bit era (1995-1999)

16-bit era (1989-1994)

Nintendo era (1985-1988)

Pre-video game crash of 1983

1970s

* Consoles of the early 1970s (Pong and Magnavox Odyssey) were often inaccurately called "analog" but actually used discrete logic.