Home Video Gaming Console

A Home Video Gaming Console is a dedicated home sized video game device that supports the play of video gaming console games.

• Context:
  • It can be a member of a Video Gaming Console Population.
  • It can range from being a 1st. Gen Gaming Console, 2nd. Gen Gaming Console, 3rd. Gen Gaming Console, 4th. Gen Gaming Console, 5th. Gen Gaming Console, 6th. Gen Gaming Console, 7th. Gen Gaming Console, 8th. Gen Gaming Console, or a 9th. Gen Gaming Console.
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• Example(s):
  • a PlayStation Console, such as: Sony PlayStation (PS1, PS2, PS3, PS4, PS5).
  • an XBox Console.
  • an Atari Console, such as: Atari 2600.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • a Handheld Gaming Device.
  • a Video Arcade Device.
• See: Video Gaming Market, Video Game, Gamer, Video Arcade, Video Game Console, Microconsole.

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References

2019

• (Wikipedia, 2019) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_video_game_console Retrieved:2019-5-20.
  • A home video game console, or simply home console, is a video game device that is primarily used for home gamers, as opposed to in arcades or some other commercial establishment. Home consoles are one type of video game consoles, in contrast to the handheld game consoles which are smaller and portable, allowing people to carry them and play them at any time or place, along with microconsoles and dedicated consoles.

2019

• (Wikipedia, 2019) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_video_game_console#Timeline_overview Retrieved:2019-5-20.
  • Below is a timeline of each generation with the top three home video consoles of each generation based on worldwide sales. For a complete list of home video consoles released in each generation please see the respective article of each generation.

     ; Legend:

Template:Color box – Unit with the highest sales of its generation.

Template:Color box – Unit with the second highest sales of its generation.

Template:Color box – Unit with the third highest sales of its generation.

Template:Color box – Manufacturer released a home video console during this generation but did not sell the most units.

Template:Color box – Manufacturer didn't release a home video game console during this generation.

Template:Color box – Indicates the current generation consoles on the market.

Manufacturer	Generation								Template:Abbr
	First (1972–1980)	Second (1976–1992)	Third (1983–2003)	Fourth (1987–2004)	Fifth (1993–2005)	Sixth (1998–2013)	Seventh (2005–2017)	Eighth (2012–present)
Atari	Home Pong (150,000)	Atari 2600 (30 million)Template:Efn	Atari 7800 (1 million)Template:Efn	–	Atari Jaguar (250,000)	–	–	–	Template:Efn
Coleco	Telstar (1 million)	ColecoVision (2+ million)	–	–	–	–	–	–	Template:Efn
Nintendo	Color TV-Game series (3 million)	–	NES (61.91 million)	Super NES (49.1 million)	Nintendo 64 (32.93 million)	GameCube (21.74 million)	Wii (101.63 million)	Nintendo Switch Template:Hash-tag (34.74 million)Template:Efn	Template:Efn
Magnavox/ Philips	Odyssey (330,000)	Odyssey² (2 million)	Videopac + G7400 (N/A)	CD-i (570,000)	–	–	–	–	Template:Efn
Mattel	–	Intellivision (3 million)	–	–	–	–	HyperScan (N/A)	–	Template:Efn
Sega	–	–	Master System (10–13 million)	Sega Genesis (33.75 million)	Sega Saturn (9.26 million)	Dreamcast (9.13 million)	–	–	Template:Efn
NEC	–	–	–	TurboGrafx-16 (10 million)	PC-FX (100,000)	–	–	–	Template:Efn
Sony	–	–	–	–	PlayStation (102.49 million)	PlayStation 2 (Template:Ref155 million)	PlayStation 3 (Template:Ref87.4 million)	PlayStation 4 Template:Hash-tag (96.8 million)	Template:Efn
Microsoft	–	–	–	–	–	Xbox (Template:Ref24 million)	Xbox 360 (Template:Ref84 million)	Xbox One Template:Hash-tag (est. 39.1 million)	Template:Efn

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