A long way since the days of Pong

From Magnavox Odyssey to Xbox 360, here's a list of some of the notable video game consoles:

1972 Magnavox Odyssey -- the first home console debuts for $100

1975 Pong TV game (home version)

1977 Atari VCS -- also known as the 2600 ($199.95)

1979 Mattel Intellivision ($299) {dtriangle}

1982 ColecoVision ($199.95), Atari 5200 SuperSystem ($330)

1985 Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) ($159) --

1989 Game Boy ($109), SEGA Genesis ($249)

1991 Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) ($199)

1992 SEGA CD ($380)

1995 SEGA Saturn ($349), Sony PlayStation ($299)

1996 Nintendo 64 ($199)

1999 SEGA Dreamcast ($199)

2000 Sony PlayStation 2 ($299) {utriangle}

2001 Microsoft Xbox ($299), Nintendo GameCube ($199)

2004 Nintendo DS ($149)

2005 Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP) ($249), Microsoft Xbox 360 (price
TBA)

2006 Sony PlayStation 3 (date/official name/price TBA), Nintendo Revolution (date/official name/price TBA)

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nice

wow, good old pong, that realy brings me back....i can't believe it; it's 30 years old allready!!!!!

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*($299 & $399)

aouch , that is quite a bit dough...i might have to wait for the price to go down a bit before thinking of getting that, that is, i'm sure that on e-bay some time after release i'll be able to see lower prices....

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