Game consoles | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-21

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_console


00:01:27 1 History
00:01:36 1.1 Overview of timeline
00:01:45 1.2 First generation
00:04:41 1.3 Second generation
00:04:50 1.3.1 Home consoles
00:05:42 1.3.2 Handheld game consoles
00:06:40 1.3.3 Rebirth of the home console market
00:07:56 1.3.4 North American video game crash of 1983
00:09:05 1.4 Third generation
00:09:14 1.4.1 Home consoles
00:12:15 1.4.2 Handheld game consoles
00:12:36 1.5 Fourth generation
00:12:45 1.5.1 Home consoles
00:18:53 1.5.2 Handheld game consoles
00:21:48 1.6 Fifth generation
00:22:26 1.6.1 Home consoles
00:28:52 1.6.2 Handheld game consoles
00:32:52 1.7 Sixth generation
00:33:01 1.7.1 Home consoles
00:38:23 1.7.2 Handheld game consoles
00:40:43 1.8 Seventh generation
00:41:08 1.8.1 Home consoles
00:47:37 1.8.2 Handheld game consoles
00:49:39 1.9 Eighth generation
00:49:48 1.9.1 Home consoles
00:52:28 1.9.2 Handheld game consoles
00:54:13 2 Media
00:54:22 2.1 Cartridges
00:55:54 2.2 Chip cards
00:57:26 2.3 Magnetic media
00:59:06 2.4 Optical media
01:01:20 2.5 Internet distribution
01:06:09 3 Bits
01:08:23 4 See also



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A video game console is a computer device that outputs a video signal or visual image to display a video game that one or more people can play.
The term "video game console" is primarily used to distinguish a console machine primarily designed for consumers to use for playing video games, in contrast to arcade machines or home computers. An arcade machine consists of a video game computer, display, game controller (joystick, buttons, etc.) and speakers housed in large chassis. A home computer is a personal computer designed for home use for a variety of purposes, such as bookkeeping, accessing the Internet and playing video games.
Unlike similar consumer electronics such as music players and movie players, which use industry-wide standard formats, video game consoles use proprietary formats which compete with each other for market share. There are various types of video game consoles, including home video game consoles, handheld game consoles, microconsoles and dedicated consoles. Although Ralph Baer had built working game consoles by 1966, it was nearly a decade before the Pong game made them commonplace in regular people's living rooms. Through evolution over the 1990s and 2000s, game consoles have expanded to offer additional functions such as CD players, DVD players, Blu-ray disc players, web browsers, set-top boxes and more.