Proposals
editHome, handhelds and other consoles
edit- Proposal #1 - This proposal is for a hard 5 year cycle. All consoles are grouped into their respective half-year article regardless of generational characteristics. Only the first article in this proposal is shortened down to 4 years to allow the rest of the articles to start with years ending in "1" or "6" and end with years ending in "5" or "0".
- Proposal #2 - This proposal is for a floating cycle of 5 to 7 years. This would allow us to keep articles grouped together based on generational characteristics and when they actually competed against each other (i.e. NES versus Master System, Genesis vs SNES, etc.) The first year is determined by the first major console released during this period and the last year is determined by when the last "other" console was released. In the event a generation lacked any "other" consoles then the first release year of the last "major" console will determine the end year. (i.e. History of video games (1976–83) starts with the Fairchild Channel F [1976] and ends with Compact Vision TV Boy [1983].)
Home only proposal
edit- Major home only proposal - Inspired by Axem Titanium this proposal eliminates all consoles except major home consoles during their respective periods. Can work in conjunction with a Major handheld only proposal (see below). The years start when the first major "next gen" console is released and ends with the last major console of that generation. In the case of the Sixth to Seventh generations if all major consoles were released around the same time the end year would be the 1 before the "next gen" starts.
Handheld only proposal
edit- Handheld proposal - This one can be adapted alongside the current generation naming, Proposal 1 or Proposal 2. This essentially spins the handheld consoles off into their own articles which can address readability and possible size issues with later generational articles (i.e. 7th and 8th generation). These are loosely based on their generational counterparts but are named according to years.
- Major handheld only proposal - Could work in conjunction with Major home only proposal excludes other handheld consoles resolves an overlapping issue in Handheld only proposal.
Colors
edit- The colors used for the generations / individual proposed pages come from Video game console#Overview of timeline
Home consoles
editMajor
edit| System (first year of release) | Current generational article | Proposal #1 | Proposal #2 | Major home only proposal |
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| Magnavox Odyssey (1972) | First generation of video game consoles | History of video game consoles (1972–75) | History of video game consoles (1972–77) | History of home video game consoles (1972–77) |
| Odyssey series (1975) | ||||
| TV Tennis Electrotennis (1975) | ||||
| Home Pong (1975) | ||||
| Coleco Telstar series (1976) | History of video game consoles (1976-80) | |||
| Color TV-Game series (1977) | ||||
| Fairchild Channel F (1976) | Second generation of video game consoles | History of video game consoles (1976–83) | History of home video game consoles (1976–82) | |
| Atari 2600 (1977) | ||||
| Magnavox Odyssey² (1978) | ||||
| Intellivision (1979) | ||||
| Arcadia 2001 (1982) | History of video game consoles (1981-85) | |||
| ColecoVision (1982) | ||||
| Atari 5200 (1982) | ||||
| Vectrex (1982) | ||||
| SG-1000 (1983) | Third generation of video game consoles | History of video game consoles (1983-90) | History of home video game consoles (1983-86) | |
| Nintendo Entertainment System (1983) | ||||
| Master System (1985) | History of video game consoles (1986–90) | |||
| Atari 7800 (1986) | ||||
| TurboGrafx-16 (1987) | Fourth generation of video game consoles | History of video game consoles (1987-94) | History of home video game consoles (1987-92) | |
| Sega Genesis (1988) | ||||
| Super Nintendo Entertainment System (1990) | ||||
| Neo Geo (1991) | History of video game consoles (1991–95) | |||
| 3DO Interactive Multiplayer (1993) | Fifth generation of video game consoles | History of video game consoles (1993-2000) | History of home video game consoles (1993-97) | |
| Atari Jaguar (1993) | ||||
| Sega Saturn (1994) | ||||
| PlayStation (1994) | ||||
| Nintendo 64 (1996) | History of video game consoles (1996–2000) | |||
| Dreamcast (1998) | Sixth generation of video game consoles | History of video game consoles (1998-2004) | History of home video game consoles (1998-2004) | |
| PlayStation 2 (2000) | ||||
| GameCube (2001) | History of video game consoles (2001–05) | |||
| Xbox (2001) | ||||
| Xbox 360 (2005) | Seventh generation of video game consoles | History of video game consoles (2004-11) | History of home video game consoles (2005-11) | |
| PlayStation 3 (2006) | History of video game consoles (2006–11) | |||
| Wii (2006) | ||||
| Wii U (2012) | Eighth generation of video game consoles | History of video game consoles (2011–15) | History of video game consoles (2011-20) | History of home video game consoles (2012-19) |
| PlayStation 4 / Slim (2013) | ||||
| Xbox One / One S (2013) | ||||
| PlayStation 4 Pro (2016) | History of video game consoles (2016–20) | |||
| Nintendo Switch (2017) | ||||
| Xbox One X (2017) | ||||
| Future consoles | ||||
| System (estimated year of release) | Article under current consensus | Proposal #1 | Proposal #2 (One of 3 options) |
Major home only proposal |
| PlayStation 5 (TBA 2020) | Ninth generation of video game consoles | History of video game consoles (2016–20) |
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| Xbox Series X (TBA 2020) | ||||
Add-ons
edit| System (first year of release) | Current generational article | Proposal #1 | Proposal #2 | Major home only proposal |
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| Family Computer Disk System (1986) | Third generation of video game consoles | History of video game consoles (1986–90) | History of video game consoles (1983-90) | History of home video game consoles (1983-86) |
| 32X (1995) | Fifth generation of video game consoles | History of video game consoles (1991–95) | History of video game consoles (1993-2000) | History of home video game consoles (1993-96) |
| Atari Jaguar CD (1995) | ||||
| Nintendo 64DD (1999, JP only) | History of video game consoles (1996–2000) | History of video game consoles (1998-2001) | ||
| System (first year of release) | Related video game console generation | Proposal #1 | Proposal #2 | Major home only proposal |
| PlayStation Move (2009) | Seventh | History of video game consoles (2006–10) | History of video game consoles (2004-11) | History of home video game consoles (2005-11) |
| Kinect for Xbox 360 (2010) | ||||
| Kinect for Xbox One (2013) | Eighth | History of video game consoles (2011–15) | History of video game consoles (2011-20) | History of home video game consoles (2012-19) |
| PlayStation VR (2016) | History of video game consoles (2016–20) |
Dedicated consoles
edit- This does not include all dedicated consoles, only major ones. For a more complete list see List of dedicated video game consoles.
- Note: The seventh and eighth generation articles do not include any dedicated or microconsoles. These are only included here as examples.
| System (first year of release) | Current generational article | Proposal #1 | Proposal #2 | Major home only proposal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atari Flashback (2004) | Sixth generation of video game consoles | History of video game consoles (2001–05) | History of video game consoles (1999-2004) | — |
| System (first year of release) | Related video game console generation | Proposal #1 | Proposal #2 | Major home only proposal |
| NES Classic Edition (2016) | Eighth | History of video game consoles (2016–20) | History of video game consoles (2011-20) | — |
| Super NES Classic Edition (2017) | ||||
| THEC64Mini (2018) | ||||
| NEOGEO mini | ||||
| PlayStation Classic (2018) | ||||
| Sega Genesis Mini (2019) | ||||
| TurboGrafx-16 Mini (2020) |
Microconsoles
edit- This does not include all dedicated consoles, only major ones. For a more complete list see List of microconsoles.
- Note: The seventh and eighth generation articles do not include any dedicated or microconsoles. These are only included here as examples.
| System (first year of release) | Related video game console generation | Proposal #1 | Proposal #2 | Major home only proposal |
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| Ouya (2013) | Eighth | History of video game consoles (2011–15) | History of video game consoles (2011-20) | — |
| GameStick (2013) | ||||
| Mojo (2013) | ||||
| PlayStation TV (2013) | ||||
| Amazon Fire TV (2014) | ||||
| Nexus Player (2014) | ||||
| Nvidia Shield TV (2015) | ||||
| Apple TV (4th Generation) (2015) | ||||
| Apple TV (4K / 5th Generation) (2017) | History of video game consoles (2016–20) | |||
| Google Stadia (2019) (Streaming platform) | ||||
| Atari VCS (2020) |
- I have placed Atari VCS within the page History of video game consoles (2016–20) under Proposal #2 which would correspond with the Eighth Generation because it was announced and funded during the Eighth Generation and because of its constant delays.
Other
edit- In this case both alternate proposals will follow a hard limit.
| System (first year of release) | Current generational article | Proposal #1 | Proposal #2 | Major home only proposal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCA Studio II (1977) | Second generation of video game consoles | History of video game consoles (1976-80) | History of video game consoles (1976-83) | — |
| 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System (1978) | ||||
| APF-MP1000 (1978) | ||||
| VC 4000 (1978) | ||||
| Cassette Vision (1981) | History of video game consoles (1981-85) | |||
| VTech CreatiVision (1981) | ||||
| Compact Vision TV Boy (1983) | ||||
| Phillips Videopac+ G7400 (1983) | Third generation of video game consoles | History of video game consoles (1983-90) | ||
| My Vision (1983) | ||||
| PV-1000 (1983) | ||||
| Super Cassette Vision (1984) | ||||
| BBC Bridge Companion (1985) | ||||
| LJN Video Art (1985) | ||||
| Zemmix (1985) | ||||
| Telegames Personal Arcade (1985) | ||||
| Atari XEGS (1987) | History of video game consoles (1986–90) | |||
| Action Max (1987) | ||||
| View-Master Interactive Vision (1988) | ||||
| VTech Socrates (1988) | ||||
| Amstrad GX4000 (1990) | ||||
| Commodore 64 Games System (1990) | ||||
| Commodore CDTV (1991) | Fourth generation of video game consoles | History of video game consoles (1991–95) | History of video game consoles (1987-94) | |
| Philips CD-i (1991) | ||||
| LaserActive (1993) | ||||
| Neo Geo CD (1994) | ||||
| FM Towns Marty (1993) | Fifth generation of video game consoles | History of video game consoles (1993-2000) | ||
| Amiga CD32 (1993) | ||||
| PC-FX (1994) | ||||
| Playdia (1994) | ||||
| Apple Bandai Pippin (1995) | ||||
| Casio Loopy (1995) | ||||
| Nuon (2000) | Sixth generation of video game consoles | History of video game consoles (1996–2000) | History of video game consoles (1999-2004) | |
| V.Smile (2004) | History of video game consoles (2001–05) | |||
| XaviX (2004) | ||||
| Game Wave Family Entertainment System (2005) | Seventh generation of video game consoles | History of video game consoles (2004-11) | ||
| EVO Smart Console (2006) | History of video game consoles (2006–10) | |||
| HyperScan (2006) | ||||
| V.Flash (2006) | ||||
| V.Smile Baby (2006) | ||||
| Vii (2007) | ||||
| ClickStart (2007) | ||||
| V.Smile V-Motion (2008) | ||||
| Zeebo (2009) |
Handheld consoles
editMajor
edit| System (first year of release) | Current generational article | Proposal #1 | Proposal #2 | Handheld proposal | Major handheld only proposal |
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| Microvision (1979) | Second generation of video game consoles | History of video game consoles (1976-80) | History of video game consoles (1976-82) | Early history of handheld video game consoles | Early history of handheld video game consoles |
| Game & Watch (1980) | |||||
| Entex Select-A-Game (1981) | History of video game consoles (1981-85) | ||||
| Adventure Vision (1982) | |||||
| Super Micro (1984) | History of video game consoles (1983-90) | ||||
| Epoch Game Pocket Computer (1984) | |||||
| Game Boy (1989) | Fourth generation of video game consoles | History of video game consoles (1986–90) | History of video game consoles (1987-94) | History of handheld video game consoles (1989-93) | History of handheld video game consoles (1989-94) |
| Atari Lynx (1989) | |||||
| Game Gear (1990) | |||||
| TurboExpress (1990) | |||||
| Genesis Nomad (1995) | Fifth generation of video game consoles | History of video game consoles (1991–95) | History of video game consoles (1993-2000) | History of handheld video game consoles (1994-2000) | History of handheld video game consoles (1995-2000) |
| Virtual Boy (1995) | |||||
| Game Boy Color (1998) | History of video game consoles (1996–2000) | ||||
| Neo Geo Pocket (1998) | |||||
| PocketStation (1998, JP only) | |||||
| Game Boy Advance / Advance SP / Micro (2001) | Sixth generation of video game consoles | History of video game consoles (2001–05) | History of video game consoles (1999-2004) | History of handheld video game consoles (1998-2003) | History of handheld video game consoles (2001-03) |
| N-Gage / QD (2003) | |||||
| Tapwave Zodiac (2003) | |||||
| Nintendo DS family (2004) | Seventh generation of video game consoles | History of video game consoles (2004-11) | History of handheld video game consoles (2004-11) | History of handheld video game consoles (2004-10) | |
| PlayStation Portable (2004) | |||||
| Nintendo 3DS family (2011) | Eighth generation of video game consoles | History of video game consoles (2011–15) | History of video game consoles (2011-20) |
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| PlayStation Vita (2011) | |||||
| Nintendo Switch Lite (2019) | History of video game consoles (2016–20) |
Other
edit| System (first year of release) | Current generational article | Proposal #1 | Proposal #2 | Handheld proposal | Major handheld only proposal |
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| Gamate (1991) | Fourth generation of video game consoles | History of video games (1991–95) | History of video games (1987-94) | History of handheld video game consoles (1989-93) | — |
| Watara Supervision (1992) | |||||
| Mega Duck/Cougar Boy (1993) | |||||
| R-Zone (1995, US only) | Fifth generation of video game consoles | History of video game consoles (1993-2000) | History of handheld video game consoles (1994-2000) | ||
| Game.com (1997) | History of video game consoles (1996–2000) | ||||
| WonderSwan (1999, JP only) | |||||
| WonderSwan Color (2000, JP only) | |||||
| VMU (1998) | Sixth generation of video game consoles | History of video game consoles (1999-2004) | History of handheld video game consoles (1998-2003) | ||
| Neo Geo Pocket Color (1999) | |||||
| Pokémon Mini (2001) | History of video game consoles (2001–05) | ||||
| GP32 (2001) | |||||
| Gizmondo (2005) | Seventh generation of video game consoles | History of video game consoles (2004-11) | History of handheld video game consoles (2004-11) | ||
| digiBlast (2005) | |||||
| Ez MINI (2005) | |||||
| GP2X (2005) | |||||
| Pelican VG Pocket (2006) | History of video game consoles (2006–10) | ||||
| Leapster2 (2008) | |||||
| Dingoo A320 (2009) | |||||
| GP2X Wiz (2009) | |||||
| Mi2 / PDC Touch (2009) | |||||
| Gemei X760+ (2009) | |||||
| Fusion: 30-In-1 Portable Arcade (2010?) | |||||
| Pandora (2010) | |||||
| CAANOO (2010) | |||||
| LetCool N350JP (2011) | History of video game consoles (2011–15) |