Video game hardware generations

A video game console generation is a time era in which certain consoles were released. The video game generations are used to classify consoles.

Classification Standards

The following is a list slightly altered from Wikipedia showing each console and the generation it belongs in. The alterations:

• Handhelds are listed in Handheld console generations as their generation lifespan (up to now) seems to extend far beyond the life of a typical console generation.

• Add-on devices like the Sega 32X and Sega CD were also removed, as they were peripherals that extended the life of the system, not a total hardware change.

• Nintendo Virtual Boy is not considered a home console.

• While most consoles are released relatively closed to each other in terms of time frame, systems that straddle between two generations, such as Atari Jaguar will be sorted based on how and when the system was marketed and targeted towards.

• Finally, home computers, despite having a huge market on the industry, are not counted as consoles, so things like the MSX and Commodore 64 will not be seen in the list.

See also

• Console
• Console wars