As the world of video games continues to evolve and advance, here is a look at the history of popular video games in the past, which led companies at the time to become the leaders in the video game industry today.
first generation:
1967 – German television engineer Ralph Baer and his partner design the first digital game device to work on a television screen, called the Brown Box.
1972 – The first take-home video game console, the Magnavox Odyssey, is released, selling 330,000 units during its debut.
second generation:
1977 – The Atari Corporation releases its video game computer system (the Atari 2600), the most successful gaming console of its time.
1980 – Metal launched the Intellivision game console and released 125 games during its existence
third generation:
1983 – Nintendo released a family computer game console in Japan, and later in the United States as the Nintendo Entertainment System: 62 million units were sold.
1986 – Sega launches the Sega Master system as a competitor to the Nintendo Entertainment System.
The fourth generation:
1988 – The release of the Sega Genesis device and the appearance of the character Sonic the Hedgehog, the most successful Sega device with sales of 29 million copies.
1990 – Nintendo launches the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, the best-selling 16-bit console, with 49 million units sold.
Fifth generation:
– 1994 – Sony launched the PlayStation game console, which strongly influenced the end of the rum tape
1999 – Sega launches Dreamcast, considered an early pioneer in network games, with 10.6 million units sold.
Sixth generation:
– 2000 – Sony launched (PlayStation 2) and sold 138 million units, which is the best-selling console so far.
– 2019 – Microsoft launches the Xbox Series in two versions (S) and (X).
the future:
It looks like the next big innovation is virtual reality or VR games.