Indeling  First Gen  Second Gen  Third Gen  Fourth Gen  Fifth Gen  Sixth Gen  Seventh Gen  Eight Gen

First Gen  Game consoles: Magnavox Odyssey, Odyssey 100, Odyssey 200Magnavox OdysseyOdyssey 100Odyssey 200  Famous Games: Pong

First Gen  Wat heeft het betekent: De starter van alle game consoles

Second Gen  Game consoles: Fairchild Video Entertainment System, Home Library ComputerFairchild Video Entertainment SystemHome Library Computer  Famous Games: Tetris, Space Invaders Pacman, Donkey Kong, Frogger

Second Gen  Wat heeft het betekent: kleur en begin echte games. Video game crashes

Third Gen  Game consoles: Family Computer /Nintendo Entertainment System, Master System, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari XEGSFamily ComputerNintendo Entertainment SystemMaster SystemAtari XEGS  Famous Games: Super Mario Bros, Super Mario Bros 3, Metal gear, Mega Man 2, Dragon quest, Duck Hunt

Third Gen  Wat heeft het betekent; Het einde van de videogame crash

Fourth Gen  Game consoles: NEC, Sega System 16, Neo Geo MVS, Super Famicom/Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Game BoyNECSega System 16Neo Geo MVSSuper FamicomSuper Nintendo Entertainment SystemGame Boy  Famous Games: Sonic The hedgehog, Super Mario World, The legend of Zelda, Final Fantasy

Fourth Gen  Wat heeft het betekent: Begin games series die nog steeds populair zijn

Fifth Gen  Game consoles: 3DO, Atari Jaguar, PC-FX, Sega 32X, Sega Saturn, Sony Playstation, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color3DOAtari JaguarPC-FX Sega 32XSega SaturnSony Playstation Nintendo 64Game Boy Color  Famous Games: Super Mario 64, Gran turismo, Virtua fighter 2

Fifth Gen  Wat heeft het betekent: Begin Sony, 3D graphics, Analog sticks

Sixth Gen  Game consoles: Sega Dreamcast, Sony PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Microsoft Xbox, Game Boy AdvanceSega DreamcastSony PlayStation 2Nintendo GameCube Microsoft XboxGame Boy Advance  Famous games: Sonic Adventure, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Halo 2, Super Smash Bros. Melee Theft Auto: San AndreasHalo 2Super Smash Bros. Melee

Sixth Gen  Wat heeft het betekent: Begin Microsoft, elk Systeem werkte met CD’s

Seventh Gen  Game consoles: Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS lite, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation VitaMicrosoft Xbox 360Sony PlayStation 3Nintendo WiiNintendo DSPlayStation PortableNintendo 3DS  Famous games: Grand Theft Auto 5, Gran Turismo 5, Mario Kart Wii, Assassin’s Creed, The Last of UsGrand Theft Auto 5Gran Turismo 5Mario Kart Wii

Seventh Gen  Wat heeft het betekent: Stijging populariteit, en bekendheid buiten de gaming industrie, de ijdelheid van Graphics, microfoon, downloadable games

Eighth Gen 2013-nu  Game consoles: Playstation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, Nintendo 2DS, Steam MachineNintendo 2DS  Famous games: New Super Mario Bros. U, Killzone Shadow Fall, Titanfall, inFAMOUS: Second SonNew Super Mario Bros. U Killzone Shadow Fall

Eighth Gen  Wat heeft het betekent: Zelfde kwaliteit Graphics als de PC, betere sharing features, begin van het einde voor Nintendo, betere virtual reality (Oculus Rift)

Toekomst  Veranderingen: Oculuc Rift, betere Vitual Reality, geen controllers  Hetzelfde: Consoles, handhelds, verbeterde graphics