This is the timeline for the creation of consoles throughout the passed 2 decades:
- 1989 - Sega releases the Sega Genesis
- 1989 - NEC releases the TurboGrafx-16
- 1989 - Atari releases the hand-held Lynx
- 1990 - SNK releases the Neo Geo
- 1991 - Nintendo releases the Super Nintendo Entertainment System
- 1991 - Philips releases the CD for use of games console platforms
- 1992 - NEC releases the TurboDuo
- 1993 - Atari releases their last console the Atari Jaguar
- 1993 - Goldstar releases the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer console
- 1995 - Sega releases the Saturn game console
- 1995 - Nintendo released the Virtual Boy games console
- 1995 - Sony releases the PlayStation 1 making a huge success
- 1995 - Sega releases the Nomad
- 1996 - Nintendo releases the N64
- 1999 - Sega releases the Dreamcast
- 2000 - Sony releases the PlayStation 2
- 2001 - Nintendo releases the Nintendo GameCube
- 2001 - Microsoft releases the Xbox
- 2004 - Atari releases the Atari Flashback
- 2005 - Microsoft releases the Xbox 360
- 2006 - Sony releases the PlayStation 3
- 2006 - Nintendo releases the Wii