As of 2025, there have been a total of nine video game console generations, beginning in 1972. That’s the year the world got its first commercial home console, the Magnavox Odyssey, and since then, ...

The console war that defined the past two decades appears to have a clear winner. Sony’s PlayStation brand continues to dominate global console sales, while Xbox has struggled to match that momentum.

Today, video games just seem to have the same juice they did even ten or so years ago. Outside of Nintendo's current offerings, consoles feel more like gaming computers than anything else. The Xbox ...