Video Game Console

Interactive entertainment computer or customized computer system for running video games
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game console
gaming console
games console
video-game console
console
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9504.50.00
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Commons category
Home game consoles
time of discovery or invention
1972
Wikipedia creation date
10/19/2001
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Wikipedia opening text
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 or small 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. While arcades and computers are generally expensive or highly "technical" devices, video game consoles were designed with affordability and accessibility to the general public in mind. 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.
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Timeline of video game console releases
Timeline of Video Game Console Releases in North America
Games consoles
Gaming Consoles
List of major video game consoles
Timeline of video game console releases in North America
Hybrid video game console
Hybrid game console
Video games console
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