Console Timeline
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1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Sega Genesis
Sega CD
Sega 32X
Sega Saturn
Microsoft Xbox
Microsoft Xbox 360
Microsoft Xbox One / Xbox One S
Console Timeline
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1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
Atari 2600
Atari 5200
Atari 7800
1977
Atari 2600
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Nintendo
Nintendo Entertainment System
Console Timeline
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1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
Super Nintendo
Nintendo 64
1991
SNES
Console Timeline
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1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Nintendo 64
Nintendo Gamecube
Nintendo Wii
Console Timeline
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N64
NGC
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Nintendo Wii
Nintendo Wii U
Nintendo Switch
Console Timeline
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Nintendo Wii
Wii U
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
Sega Master System
Sega Genesis
SMS
Console Timeline
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1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
Nintendo Game Boy
Game Boy Color
Console Timeline
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GB
Console Timeline
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Sega Genesis
SCD
32X
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Game Boy Color
Game Boy Advance
Nintendo DS/DSi
Nintendo 3DS / New 3DS
Nintendo Switch
GBC
Game Boy Advance
Nintendo DS/DSi
Nintendo 3DS/New 3DS
Console Timeline
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1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Sony PlayStation
Sony PlayStation 2
Sony PlayStation
Console Timeline
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2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Sony PlayStation Portable
PlayStation Vita
PlayStation Portable
Console Timeline
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2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Sony PlayStation 2
Sony PlayStation 3
Sony PlayStation 4
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Sony PlayStation 2
Sony PlayStation 3
Console Timeline
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Microsoft Xbox
Microsoft Xbox 360
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2
3
4
5
6
7
Fairchild Channel F
Bally Astrocade
Magnavox Odyssey2
Atari 5200
Atari 7800
Sega Master System
TurboGrafx-16
TurboGrafx-16 CD
Atari Lynx
Sega Game Gear
APF-MP1000
Nintendo 64
Game Boy Color
Nintendo Gamecube
Nintendo Wii U
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2
3
4
5
6
7
Lifespan of systems after their replacement launched
Console Timeline
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Mattel Intellivision
Super Nintendo
Game Boy Advance
Microsoft Xbox
Nintendo Wii
Sony PlayStation 2
Nintendo 3DS/New 3DS
Atari 2600
Sony PlayStation 3
Microsoft Xbox 360
PlayStation Portable
White = entire lifespan of a system
Shaded = lifespan of system after its replacement launched