home consoles
TV gaming systems
Home consoles are video game systems designed for stationary use with a television, as opposed to portable handheld devices.
The term distinguishes them from arcade machines and personal computers.
Major examples include the PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch.
The golden age of home consoles began in the 1980s.
- PlayStationSony's gaming hardware brand
- XboxMicrosoft gaming console
- video gamesInteractive electronic entertainment
- game libraryStored games inventory
- graphicsVisual design elements
second generation · retro gaming · Nintendo · multiplayer · Sega · controller · HDMI · televisions · hardware · parental controls · entertainment · gaming culture · software · gamepads · cross-platform · headset · disc drive · backward compatibility
home consoleshandheld consoles
Pocket-sized gaming devices
handhelds · Game Boy · PlayStation Portable · Nintendo DS · mobile gaming
home consolesPC gaming
Video entertainment via desktop
personal computers · smartphones · tablets · desktop computers · mobile devices
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