Video Game Generations

 Gen 1

Coleco Tellstar - December 5, 1976

Atari 2600 - September 8, 1977

Magnavox Odyssey 2 - September 28, 1978

Gen 2

Intellivision - September 21, 1980

Colecovision - August 20, 1982

Vectrex - November 18, 1982

Atari 5200 - November 19, 1982


Gen 3

Nintendo Entertainment System - October 18, 1985

Atari 7800 - May 25, 1986

Sega Master System - September 28, 1986

Gen 4

Sega Genesis - August 14, 1989

TurboGrafx 16 - August 29, 1989

Neo-Geo - April 26, 1990

Super Nintendo Entertainment System - August 23, 1991

Phillips CDI - December 3, 1991

Amiga CD32 - September 16, 1993

3DO - October 4, 1993

Atari Jaguar - November 18, 1993

Gen 5

Sega Saturn - May 11, 1995

Sony Playstation - September 9, 1995

Nintendo 64 - September 26, 1996

Gen 6

Sega Dreamcast - September 9, 1999

Sony Playstation 2 - October 26, 2000

Microsoft X-Box - November 15, 2001

Nintendo Gamecube - November 18, 2001

Gen 7

Microsoft X-Box 360 - November 22, 2005

Sony Playstation 3 - November 17, 2006

Nintendo Wii - November 19, 2006

Gen 8

Nintendo WiiU - November 18, 2012

Sony Playstation 4 - November 15, 2013

Microsoft X-Box One - November 22, 2013

Gen 9

Nintendo Switch - March 3, 2017

X-Box Series X - November 10, 2020

Sony Playstation 5 - November 19, 2020