Video game console by generation

Starting with the first generation from the 1970s and this focuses on major consoles in question.

First (began with Magnavox Odyssey on September 1972)

• Magnavox Odyssey (September 1972-1975)
• Odyssey series (Magnavox; 1975-1977)
• TV Tennis Electrotennis (Epoch; September 12, 1975-1976)
• Home Pong (Atari; late 1975-1977)
• Coleco Telstar (1976-1978)
• Mattel Auto Race (1976-1980)
• Color TV-Game series (Nintendo; June 1, 1977-1983)
• Electronic Quarterback (Coleco; 1978-1979)

Second (began with Fairchild Channel F on November 1976)

• Fairchild Channel F (November 1976-1983)
• Atari 2600 (September 1977-1992)
• Bally Astrocade (1978-1983)
• Magnavox Odyssey² (September 1978-1984)
• Intellivision (Mattel; 1979-1990)
• Microvision (Milton Bradley; November 1979-1981)
• Game & Watch (Nintendo; April 28, 1980-1991)
• Entex Select-A-Game (1981-1982)
• Arcadia 2001 (Emerson; 1982-1984)
• ColecoVision (Coleco; August 1982-1985)
• Entex Adventure Vision (August or October 1982-1983)
• Atari 5200 (November 1982-May 21, 1984)
• Vectrex (Milton Bradley; October 1982-February 1984)
• Palmtex Portable Videogame System (1984-1985)
• Epoch Game Pocket Computer (1984-1985)

Third (began with Nintendo Entertainment System and SG-1000 on July 15, 1983)

• Nintendo Entertainment System (July 15, 1983-September 25, 2003)
• SG-1000 (Sega; July 15, 1983-July 31, 1984)
• SG-1000 II (Sega; July 31, 1984-October 1985)
• Master System (Sega; October 20, 1985-present)
• Atari 7800 (May 1986-January 1, 1992)
  
  

Fourth (began with TurboGrafx-16 on October 30, 1987)

• TurboGrafx-16 (NEC; October 30, 1987-December 16, 1994)
• Sega Genesis (October 29, 1988-present)
• Game Boy (Nintendo; April 21, 1989-March 31, 2003)
• Atari Lynx (September 1, 1989-1995)
• PC Engine SuperGrafx (NEC; December 8, 1989-1990)
• Neo Geo (SNK; April 26, 1990-1997)
• Game Gear (Sega; October 6, 1990-2002)
• Super Nintendo Entertainment System (November 21, 1990-September 25, 2003)
• TurboExpress (NEC; December 1, 1990-1994)
• TurboDuo (NEC; September 21, 1991-1995)
• Philips CD-i (December 3, 1991-June 1999)
• Wondermega (JVC; April 1, 1992-1995)

Fifth (began with 3DO Interactive Multiplayer on October 4, 1993)

• 3DO Interactive Multiplayer (October 4, 1993-1996)
• Atari Jaguar (November 23, 1993-May 14, 1999)
• Sega Saturn (November 22, 1994-2000)
• PlayStation (Sony; December 3, 1994-March 23, 2006)
• Virtual Boy (Nintendo; July 21, 1995-August 1996)
• Genesis Nomad (Sega; October 1995-1999)
• Nintendo 64 (June 23, 1996-April 30, 2002)
• Game.com (Tiger Electronics; September 12, 1997-2000)
• Game Boy Color (Nintendo; October 21, 1998-March 31, 2003)
• Neo Geo Pocket (SNK; October 28, 1998-October 30, 2001)
• Neo Geo Pocket Color (SNK; March 16, 1999-October 30, 2001)

Sixth (began with Dreamcast on November 27, 1998)

• Dreamcast (Sega; November 27, 1998-March 31, 2002)
• WonderSwan (Bandai; March 4, 1999-2003)
• PlayStation 2 (Sony; March 4, 2000-January 4, 2013)
• Game Boy Advance (Nintendo; March 21, 2001-2012)
• GameCube (Nintendo; September 14, 2001-2007)
• Xbox (Microsoft; November 15, 2001-March 2, 2009)
• Game Boy Advance SP (Nintendo; February 14, 2003-2010)
• N-Gage (Nokia; October 7, 2003-February 24, 2006)
• Game Boy Micro (Nintendo; September 13, 2005-2008)

Seventh (began with Nintendo DS on November 21, 2004)

• Nintendo DS (November 21, 2004-2014)
• PlayStation Portable (Sony; December 12, 2004-December 2014)
• Gizmondo (Tiger Telematics; March 19, 2005-February 6, 2006)
• Xbox 360 (Microsoft; November 22, 2005-April 20, 2016)
• PlayStation 3 (Sony; November 11, 2006-May 29, 2017)
• Wii (Nintendo; November 19, 2006-October 21, 2013)
• Nintendo DSi (November 1, 2008-2014)
• PSP Go (Sony; October 1, 2009-December 2014)

Eighth (began with Nintendo 3DS on February 26, 2011)

• Nintendo 3DS (February 26, 2011-September 16, 2020)
• Xperia Play (Sony; April 1, 2011-2014)
• PlayStation Vita (Sony; December 17, 2011-March 1, 2019)
• Wii U (Nintendo; November 18, 2012-January 31, 2017)
• Ouya (June 25, 2013-July 15, 2015)
• Nintendo 2DS (October 12, 2013-2020)
• PlayStation 4 (Sony; November 15, 2013-present)
• Xbox One (Microsoft; November 22, 2013-Q4 2020)
• New Nintendo 3DS (October 11, 2014-2020)
• Nintendo Switch (March 3, 2017-present)
• New Nintendo 2DS XL (June 15, 2017-September 16, 2020)
• Sega Genesis Mini (September 19, 2019-present)
• Nintendo Switch Lite (September 20, 2019-present)

Ninth (began with Xbox Series X and Series S on November 10, 2020)

• Xbox Series X (Microsoft; November 10, 2020-present)
• PlayStation 5 (Sony; November 12, 2020-present)
• Atari VCS (December 14, 2020-present)
• Polymega (September 12, 2021-present)
• Nintendo Switch OLED (October 10, 2021-present)
• Steam Deck (Valve; February 25, 2022-present)
• PlayStation Portal (Sony; November 15, 2023-present)
  
  

Tenth (set to begin with Nintendo Switch 2 on June 5, 2025)

• Nintendo Switch 2 (June 5, 2025-upcoming)
• PlayStation 6 (Sony; 2026-upcoming)
• Untitled Xbox console (Microsoft; 2026-upcoming)