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Eighth-generation video game consoles

  • PlayStation 4Lead architect Mark Cerny began work on Sony's fourth video game console as early as 2008. This timeline started less than two years after the PlayStation 3…
  • Nintendo SwitchNintendo posted its first loss as a video game company in 2012, marking the beginning of a difficult period for the Japanese giant.
  • PlayStation 4In 2008, long before the world knew the name PlayStation 4, lead architect Mark Cerny began sketching the blueprint for a machine that would fundamentally…
  • Xbox OneOn the 21st of May 2013, Microsoft took the stage at E3 to reveal a new console. The event lasted over thirty minutes before showing a single video game.
  • PlayStation VitaRumors of a successor to the PlayStation Portable emerged in July 2009 when Eurogamer reported that Sony was working on such a device.
  • Nintendo 3DSNintendo began experimenting with stereoscopic 3D video game technology in the 1980s. The Famicom 3D System, an accessory consisting of liquid crystal…
  • Wii UIn 2008, Nintendo began a quiet internal debate about the future of its home console business. The company recognized that the Wii had become associated…
  • OuyaOn the 10th of July 2012, the Ouya project launched a campaign to gauge interest in its new home video game console. The initial goal was $950,000 with one…