The PlayStation 3 (PS3) is a home video game console created and sold by Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE). It replaced the PlayStation 2 and is part of the PlayStation series of consoles. The PS3 was first sold in Japan on November 11, 2006, then in North America on November 17, 2006, and in Europe and Australasia on March 23, 2007.
Xbox is a video gaming brand that includes four main home video game consoles, along with video games, the streaming service Xbox Cloud Gaming, and online services like the Xbox network and Xbox Game Pass. The brand is owned by Microsoft Gaming, a part of Microsoft. Xbox was first introduced in the United States in November 2001 with the release of the original Xbox console.
The Nintendo GameCube is a home video game console created and sold by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on September 14, 2001, in North America on November 18, 2001, and in Europe on May 3, 2002. It is Nintendo’s fourth major home console, following the Nintendo 64, and competed with Sony’s PlayStation 2, Sega’s Dreamcast, and Microsoft’s Xbox during the sixth generation of game consoles.
The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a home video game console created and sold by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on March 4, 2000, in North America on October 26, in Europe on November 24, in Australia on November 30, and in other regions later. It is the next version of the original PlayStation and the second console in the PlayStation series.
The Nintendo 64 (N64) is a home video game console created and sold by Nintendo. It was first released in Japan on June 23, 1996, in North America on September 29, 1996, and in Europe and Australia on March 1, 1997. It was Nintendo’s third major home console, following the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and it competed with Sony’s PlayStation and the Sega Saturn during the fifth generation of consoles.
PlayStation is a video game brand created and made by Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), a company that works for the larger Japanese company Sony. Its main products include a line of home video game consoles, handheld devices, online services, magazines, and other media. The idea for PlayStation came from Sony executive Ken Kutaragi.
3DO is a video gaming hardware format created by The 3DO Company and developed by Trip Hawkins, the founder of Electronic Arts. The technical details were originally designed by Dave Needle and RJ Mical of New Technology Group. These specifications were licensed by other companies, and most of the hardware was sold as home video game consoles under the name Interactive Multiplayer.
The Neo Geo CD (ネオジオCD, Neo Jio Shī Dī) is a home video game console made by SNK Corporation. It was released on September 9, 1994. This system is based on the same platform as the earlier Neo Geo, which used cartridges.
The Neo Geo, named after the Greek word for “New World,” was a video game platform introduced in 1990 by the Japanese company SNK Corporation. It was first released in two formats: an arcade system board called the Multi Video System (MVS) and a home console named the Advanced Entertainment System (AES). In 1994, a version using CD-ROMs, called the Neo Geo CD, was also released.
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Super NES or SNES), called the Super Famicom (SFC) in Japan, is a home video game console made and sold by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on November 21, 1990, in North America on August 23, 1991, and in other countries in 1992. It was Nintendo’s second programmable home console after the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).