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Evolution of Video Game Systems. CS3 1581 Miguel Haro Danny Gutierrez Albert Grimes Sergio Delgado. Atari 2600. The Atari 2600 is one of the first video game consoles released in 1977. One of the first systems to use cartridges CPU -MOS Technology 6507 2 nd generation. Nintendo.
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Evolution of Video Game Systems CS3 1581 Miguel Haro Danny Gutierrez Albert Grimes Sergio Delgado
Atari 2600 • The Atari 2600 is one of the first video game consoles released in 1977. • One of the first systems to use cartridges • CPU -MOS Technology 6507 • 2nd generation
Nintendo • The first Nintendo video game console was released on 1958 • 3rd generation • Sold 60 million units world wide • CPU- Ricoh 8-bit processor (MOS Technology 6502 core)
Was one of the first portable game consoles that paved the way for the newer consoles like the Nintendo DS (dual screen) and the PSP (Play Station portable. The Nintendo game boy had a very simple set up. It had a memory stick inside of the console. The graphics were very poor it didn’t have any type of hard drive. You need cartridges so the console can be operational. Gameboy
Produced in the mid 1990s Fifth generation (32 bit/64bit era) CPU- Custom MIPS R3000at 33.8688 Mhz. First video game system to play music CDs By 2005 the playstation/ps one sold 100.49 million units Sony PlayStation
NINTEDO 64 • The Nintendo 64 was the third generation Nintendo Console. • It was the first in its kind to consist of 64 bit graphics. • In total it sold 64 Million Units World Wide making it the most successful console Nintendo ever designed.
Sony’s second video game system was released on October 26, 2000 6th generation era with a 128-bit "Emotion Engine" clocked at 294 MHz By March 31st 2006 it shipped 105 million units world wide making it the fastest selling video game console in history First video game console to play DVDs As of November 2006 the PS2 still outsells its competition, the GameCube, Xbox, and Xbox 360 in North America and Japan Sony PlayStation 2
Released on November 15, 2001 First video game system that comes with a internal hard drive. (no memory cards required) 6th generation console with a 733 MHz Intel Mobile Celeron CPU Plays DVDs like the PS2 Sold 24 million units The greatest success of the Xbox's launch games was Halo: Combat Evolved and was the best selling game of the year Microsoft Xbox
Sony psp was released on March 24, 2005 (22.94 million units shipped) 7th generation game system with a MIPS R4000-based; clocked from 1 to 333 MHz CPU The psp has the ability to play games, listen music, watch videos, view images, and as well as Internet browsing functionality. The psp uses a 1.8Gb Universal Media Disk developed by Sony to play video games and watch movies. Sony PlayStation Portable
Xbox 360 was released on November 22, 2005 The console was developed with IBM, ATI, Samsung and SiS. First video game console to provide wireless controller support at launch. The console sold out completely at release and has since sold 6 million consoles worldwide. The Xbox 360 was the first console to be released in the seventh generation of game consoles and competes against Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii. 20GB HD with a 3.2 GHz PPC Tri-Core Xenon CPU Microsoft Xbox 360
Sony’s seventh generation game console was released on November 17, 2006. 3.2 GHz Cell Broadband Engine with 1 PPE and 7 SPEs-CPU Features: 60GB hard drive, Blueray Disk-ROM, DVD-ROM,CD-ROM, and Super Audio CD As of December 3, 2006 it sold 384,836 world wide. Playstation 3
Nintendo Wii • Released on December 8, 2006 • 7th generation of video game systems along with the PS3 and Xbox 360 • A distinguishing feature of the Wii console is its wireless controller, the Wii Remote, which can be used as a handheld pointing device and can detect motion and rotation in three dimensions. • IBM PowerPC-based[1] "Broadway" CPU