The 7th generation of home game consoles, commonly considered as having began during 2005 and 2006 (release of all 3 main systems), and ending anywhere between 2012 (release of the Wii U) and 2017 (year in which the PS3 was discontinued), or possibly even during 2019/2020 (release of final game titles on Wii and PS3). As one can likely tell, the 7th generation was the first generation to truly last absolute ages, with the 360 having been actively produced for over a decade, while both the PS3 and Wii received similar production lifespans. It was also the first generation to have an important impact when it comes to EOPs, as the PS3's EOPs (and eventual removal of them in the OtherOS debacle) became relevant enough to garner much news attention and a class action lawsuit.

The CPU this console uses can theoretically run Linux. Furthermore, a few very basic pieces of homebrew have been created for the device, amounting to nothing of practical note, only technical interest.

https://pdroms.de/news/mattel-hyperscan/

https://atariage.com/forums/topic/118289-i-cant-believe-itthe-hyperscan-lives-on/

https://web.archive.org/web/20091027114233/http://www.geocities.com/hyperscansoftware/

https://www.vcfed.org/forum/forum/completely-off-topic/general-off-topic/9401-my-new-project-mattel-hyperscan

See Microsoft Xbox 360.

See Nintendo Wii.

See Sony PlayStation 3.

See Tectoy Zeebo.