https://io55.net/wiki/ 2026-05-01T01:55:34+00:00 https://io55.net/wiki/ https://io55.net/wiki/_media/favicon.ico text/html 2022-02-08T00:51:50+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/essays/game_console_revisions_overview?rev=1644281510&do=diff Game Console Revisions Overview This dictation comes in two parts, with the first being the proper dictation, in which I write about the phenomena of revisions in video game consoles, and how they can impact the viability of EOPs. After this part, comes the part in which I list every console and it’s revisions, what’s different between the two, and my personal suggestions on which is best overall (with EOPs in mind, but this overlaps heavily with general user appeal), which is likely the cheape… text/html 2023-12-25T03:05:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/summary?rev=1703473546&do=diff Content Directory Welcome! This page serves as a directory to all of the areas documented by the wiki. From those pages, one can reach the details about other devices, if applicable. Otherwise, each page will contain all devices documented, and their respective programs. text/html 2022-08-02T20:33:58+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/5th_generation/nintendo_game_boy_color?rev=1659472438&do=diff Nintendo Game Boy Color Continuing the massive streak of success experienced by the Game Boy, the Game Boy Color was another resounding success. Releasing on November 18th, 1998 in the USA, the Game Boy Color ran off a Sharp LR35902, 32 KB RAM and 16 KB VRAM, plus it's 15-bit color text/html 2023-09-26T17:14:35+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/7th_generation/summary?rev=1695748475&do=diff 7th Generation The 7th generation of portable game consoles, and the first to possess an absolutely enormous amount of EOPs. Commonly considered as having began in 2004 with the release of the Nintendo DS and PSP, ending anywhere between 2011 with the release of the 3DS, and 2014 with the discontinuation of the PSP. As previously stated, this period had a large variety of EOPs available, helped by both the absolute legendary status of both the DS and PSP in this realm, and the large influx of n… text/html 2022-08-24T06:30:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/7th_generation/sony_playstation_portable?rev=1661322615&do=diff Sony PlayStation Portable PSP - Sony's attempt to truly break into the handheld market, and it was certainly a formidable attempt. Releasing on March 24th, 2005 in the USA, the PlayStation Portable was a powerful system for the time, containing a MIPS R4000 CPU, 32MB of RAM (64MB on all later models), and a text/html 2023-02-26T23:36:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/guides/portable_console_buying_guide?rev=1677454613&do=diff Portable Console Buying Guide Under Construction as of 03/25/2022. Coming soon... Buy at your own risk. Any portable console's model, regardless of it's baseline, has the potential to do worse compared to supposedly inferior models. Nothing is guaranteed. text/html 2023-02-26T23:39:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/summary?rev=1677454781&do=diff Video Game Consoles (Portable) A simple directory page for every portable console generation on the Esoteric Devices Wiki. 1st and 2nd Generation 3rd Generation 4th Generation 5th Generation 6th Generation 7th Generation 8th Generation 9th Generation text/html 2022-05-11T00:05:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/4th_generation/summary?rev=1652227531&do=diff 4th Generation The first true generation of portable gaming, the 4th generation. Universally considered as having began in 1989 with the release of the Game Boy (and Atari Lynx!), and having ended sometime between 1997 (release of the Game.com) and 1999 (release of the Neo Geo Pocket Color). As this was the first generation of portable game consoles to actually have vitality, it's no surprise to see a relative lack of EOPs outside of the Game Boy, which only was able to get such EOPs by lasting… text/html 2022-05-11T00:12:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/6th_generation/summary?rev=1652227934&do=diff 6th Generation The 6th generation of portable game consoles, which is another Nintendo-dominated landscape, quite like the generation before it. Almost universally considered as having began in 2001 with the release of the Game Boy Advance, ending anywhere between 2004 with the release of the DS Lite and PSP, and 2008 with the discontinuation of the last dedicated Game Boy Advance. Even though the trend of Nintendo supremacy continued unabated, the 6th generation has quite the sweet variety of … text/html 2022-05-11T00:17:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/8th_generation/summary?rev=1652228228&do=diff 8th Generation The 8th generation of portable game consoles, commonly considered as having began in 2011 with the release of the 3DS, and ending anywhere between 2019/2020 (discontinuation of the last 3DSes and the Vita) to not having even ended at all (with the Switch Lite still being produced, if you consider it to be 8th generation). Regardless of this slight end-date confusion, the 8th generation was similar to it's predecessor in possessing a great variety of EOPs, plus a lot of interestin… text/html 2022-08-01T22:05:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/4th_generation/nintendo_game_boy?rev=1659391529&do=diff Nintendo Game Boy This page does not cover the Game Boy Color. For this console, see Nintendo Game Boy Color. Releasing in September 1989 for the USA, the Game Boy was a wildly successful system for years. Containing only 64 KiB of RAM, a 160×144 monochrome screen, and 2-bit color, it's primary genius was in it's long battery life and easily digested games. Both of these features allowed the Game Boy to overcome it's weak capability. Despite this specification-based inferiority compared to it'… text/html 2022-03-25T19:41:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/guides/portable_console_buying_guide_for_eops?rev=1648237290&do=diff Portable Console Buying Guide for EOPs Under Construction as of 03/25/2022. Coming soon... Buy at your own risk. This list does NOT cover the best versions of a portable console based off of it's general functionality and reliability. Rather, it is a sort of text/html 2022-09-23T18:56:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/5th_generation/summary?rev=1663959386&do=diff 5th Generation The 5th generation of portable game consoles, which can more accurately be described as the “Game Boy Color + failures” generation (although, to be fair to the WonderSwan, it did alright). With this sort of name, it's no surprise to hear that this is commonly considered as having began in 1998 with the release of the Game Boy Color, although some may claim 1997 with the release of the Game.com. In contrast, the period which it ended is easily determined, as most would consider th… text/html 2023-08-12T02:03:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/7th_generation/nintendo_ds?rev=1691805808&do=diff Nintendo DS includes Lite and DSi (ARM9 MHz 2x) Nintendo's smash success handheld console, first released on November 21st, 2004 in the United States. It's dual-screen (bottom one touch) gimmick, combined with the smart “DS Lite” redesign in 2006 resulted in astronomical sales figures, breaking records for the most successful handheld console of all time. By adding a touch screen to the bottom, the Nintendo DS essentially created an entire market of text/html 2025-02-09T00:20:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/5th_generation/sony_playstation?rev=1739060409&do=diff Sony PlayStation This page is for the first PlayStation system, not the series of consoles. For this, see Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PlayStation 4, Sony PlayStation 5, Sony PlayStation Portable, Sony PlayStation Vita, and Sony PlayStation Classic. Sony's pioneering entry into the video games market. Releasing on September 9th, 1995 in North America, the PS1's R3000A CPU, 3 text/html 2022-02-07T21:53:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/guides/summary?rev=1644270820&do=diff Guides Calculator Buying Guide GPS Buying Guide The Console Buying Guides below cover the best systems for general usage and reliability, based off of their versions. Refer to these guides if you want to know the best version of game system(s) you're interested in. Home Console Buying Guide Portable Console Buying Guide The Console Buying Guides below cover the best systems for hacking, homebrewing, EOPs, and generally doing things that weren't originally intended. Refer to these guides if… text/html 2022-01-14T22:30:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/7th_generation/gamepark_holdings_gp2x_wiz?rev=1642199447&do=diff GamePark Holdings GP2X Wiz GamePark Holding's 2nd “emulation” handheld, and the successor to the GP2X. Releasing on May 12th, 2009 across several regions, the GP2X Wiz is simply another “homebrew” console that had a few commercial games, but clearly aimed to target the independent developers. Sales figures are not certain, but it's target market means even slim sales can be considered a success, as this console received a successor in the text/html 2022-08-07T19:15:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/7th_generation/gamepark_holdings_gp2x?rev=1659899745&do=diff GamePark Holdings GP2X GamePark Holding's first “homebrew” handheld, being a company formed from disgruntled employees of former company Game Park. Releasing on November 10th, 2005 in South Korea, the GP2X was more primarily focused on the “homebrew text/html 2023-12-25T02:08:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/6th_generation/nintendo_game_boy_advance?rev=1703470088&do=diff Nintendo Game Boy Advance includes the SP and all Game Boy & Game Boy Color entries (backwards compatible) The final system in the Game Boy line, and still successful akin to the ones before it. Releasing on June 11th, 2001 in the USA, the Game Boy Advance featured a 16.8 text/html 2022-11-17T02:13:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/8th_generation/sony_playstation_vita?rev=1668651231&do=diff Sony PlayStation Vita Sony's 2nd and final portable console. Releasing on February 15th, 2012 in the USA, the PlayStation Vita was a capable system that was promptly abandoned by Sony within 2 years. Because of Sony's non-support and firm competition in the text/html 2022-08-08T21:42:32+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/9th_generation/nintendo_switch?rev=1659994952&do=diff Nintendo Switch Nintendo's most recent console, and one of their best performing ones. Releasing on March 3rd, 2017 across much of the world, the Nintendo Switch may not be very powerful with hardware, but it's “hybrid” gimmick of being both a portable and home console has made it a sales winner. In hardware, the Switch contains a text/html 2024-05-18T03:27:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/computing/computers?rev=1716002846&do=diff Computers For computers, in all of their varying forms across all of the ages. Obviously, a large modicum of operating systems and CPU architectures will feature here. Many computers will be linked off to separate pages in the future, but for now, they live here. text/html 2022-08-01T20:33:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/4th_generation/atari_lynx?rev=1659386021&do=diff Atari Lynx Released on September 1st, 1989 in the USA, the Lynx was Atari's only portable console. Coming in at $179.95 at launch, it sold at an acceptable rate throughout it's lifespan, but was unable to crush the monster that was the Game Boy. When it comes to specifications, the Atari Lynx is a relatively capable system, containing two 6502 variant CPUs that run on a 16-but bus, alongside 64K RAM, 4 sound channels, and the obvious 12-bit color text/html 2022-08-07T18:57:57+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/7th_generation/dingoo_digital_dingoo_series?rev=1659898677&do=diff Dingoo Digital Dingoo series Yet another “homebrew” console that continues the lineage started by the Game Park GP32 in 2001. Releasing sometime during February 2009, the Dingoo devices ended up as a small series of handheld “homebrew” systems. Despite this moniker, some actual games released for these devices, which qualifies them as being more than mere text/html 2025-02-24T22:53:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/8th_generation/nintendo_3ds?rev=1740437581&do=diff Nintendo 3DS includes the “New” variants that have upgraded hardware Nintendo's successor to it's smash hit, the Nintendo DS. Despite not selling nearly as well as the DS, the 3DS held it's own and firmly beat off any competition in Sony's PlayStation Vita. Preserving the text/html 2022-08-01T22:40:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/4th_generation/sega_game_gear?rev=1659393638&do=diff Sega Game Gear Sega's attempt to crush the Game Boy. Releasing on April 26th (15th in NY/LA), 1991 in the USA, it achieved moderate success but failed to make a significant dent in Nintendo's dominance, outside of Europe where it achieved something close to 45% market share. This was despite it's pretty powerful specifications, containing a Zilog Z80 clocked at 3.57 text/html 2022-05-11T00:25:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/9th_generation/summary?rev=1652228712&do=diff 9th Generation The 9th generation of portable game consoles, which cannot really be defined with either a start or an end. With Nintendo and Sony both having departed from this field, the best definition is 2019-present by using the Nintendo Switch Lite as the only text/html 2022-01-13T22:46:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/4th_generation/nec_turboexpress?rev=1642113983&do=diff NEC TurboExpress Releasing in December 1990 for both JP and the USA, the TurboExpress is quite simply a portable conversion of NEC's somewhat successful TurboGrafx-16 home console. Because of this, it's specifications are mostly the same as this aforementioned system, barring the obvious text/html 2022-05-11T00:03:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/3rd_generation/summary?rev=1652227390&do=diff 3rd Generation The 3rd generation of portable game consoles, which barely even existed as our examples are basically “kids computers” and the Etch-a-Sketch crossover devices. Arguably the “dark ages” of portable gaming witnessed between 1982 and 1989. Let there be (green) light text/html 2023-02-26T23:38:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/6th_generation/sega_dreamcast?rev=1677454700&do=diff Sega Dreamcast Sega's ill-fated final games system. Releasing on the memorable September 9th, 1999 in North America, the Dreamcast's SH-4 CPU, 26 MB of RAM (across 3 purposes), and 16.77 million colors at up to 640×480 was very powerful for the time, but simply not enough to bring Sega out of the financial pit it had dug itself over the past 6 years. Selling 9.13 million units, the Dreamcast is only considered a failure due to the fact that it was simply not given enough time, nor a company cap… text/html 2024-05-18T03:07:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/miscellaneous_mobile_devices/handheld_messengers?rev=1716001646&do=diff Handheld Messengers A realm of devices from the late 00s, that primary served the purpose of allowing messaging on the go without being a smartphone. They usually were catered for accessing e-Mail accounts, IRC servers, or IM platforms like AIM. For the most part, they run ARM chips and a Linux-based text/html 2024-05-18T03:57:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/miscellaneous_mobile_devices/pdas?rev=1716004628&do=diff PDAs The “Personal Digital Assistants”, devices which dominated the 1990s and early 00s with their portable computing capabilities. A large variety of architectures and OSes are found in this realm. MIPS, ARM, and m68k are just some of the architectures found here, with OSes ranging from PalmOS, Linux, Windows Mobile, and more. text/html 2024-11-19T20:59:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/websites/not_parsed?rev=1732049987&do=diff Not Parsed These are websites that have not yet been parsed for content to add to the wiki. They need to be parsed! Computing Higher Level Depth Gunkies Many different old computers, bits of hardware, and obscure OSes here. <https://gunkies.org/wiki/Main_Page> Dumbphones Higher Level Depth text/html 2022-01-14T22:59:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/8th_generation/kevin_bates_arduboy?rev=1642201147&do=diff Kevin Bates’ Arduboy May be considered as the “ARDUBOY Inc. Arduboy” nowadays, rather than simply “Kevin Bates'” Arduboy. A game console counting more as a “tinker” project, the Arduboy is a sort of “DIY” game console based off the Arduino hardware. Seemingly releasing in 2014 as a text/html 2022-04-13T22:37:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/3rd_generation/atari_7800?rev=1649889448&do=diff Atari 7800 The true successor to the Atari 2600. Releasing three times, once in June 1984, twice in January 1986, and lastly in May 1986, the Atari 7800 was able to hold it's own position in the market, but was still quite unsuccessful despite somehow achieving 2nd place (over SEGA). Containing a 6502C based CPU, 4 KB of RAM, and being able to output up to text/html 2022-05-12T21:51:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/4th_generation/phillips_cd-i?rev=1652392307&do=diff Philips CD-i A “media format standard” created by Phillips in 1990, which was targeted by a variety of “players”. With the first CD-i compatible player releasing on December 3rd, 1991 in North America, the format's biggest claim to fame are it's notoriously bad Nintendo-licensed games - a rarity for the giant. Capable of outputting 384×280 to 768×560 depending on the model at 24-bit/16-bit color, with all models containing the Philips SCC68070 68k-based chip + Philips SCC66470 graphics chip, la… text/html 2023-11-29T02:43:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/4th_generation/sega_genesis_plus_add-ons?rev=1701225782&do=diff Sega Genesis includes Sega 32X and Sega CD Sega's breakout system, which garnered them tremendous market success, a place in the gaming industry, lasting franchises, and a very short-lived market dominance over Nintendo (in Europe, at least). Releasing on August 14th, 1989 in North America, the Sega Genesis contained a Motorola 68k and a Zilog Z80, 64KB of RAM/VRAM, and the ability to output video at 320×224/256×224 (progressive) or 320×448/256×448 (interlaced) at maximum 61 colors on screen f… text/html 2023-11-28T23:02:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/7th_generation/leapfrog_leapster_explorer?rev=1701212558&do=diff Leapfrog Leapster Explorer Yet another children's handheld released by LeapFrog, debuting in the USA on June 7th, 2010. Similar to the Didj but upgraded, the Explorer (1st model) comes with 512 MB of internal storage, 64 MB of RAM, and a 320×240 resistive touch screen. It appears to have sold well, with the 2nd text/html 2022-01-14T22:30:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/7th_generation/gamepark_holdings_caanoo?rev=1642199454&do=diff GamePark Holdings Caanoo The 3rd and last “homebrew” handheld released by GamePark Holdings (not to be confused with Game Park). Releasing on August 16th, 2010 across parts of Asia and Europe, the Caanoo continued the lineage of GamePark Holding's text/html 2022-09-23T18:45:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/7th_generation/microsoft_xbox_360?rev=1663958716&do=diff Microsoft Xbox 360 Microsoft's 2nd console. Releasing on November 22nd, 2005 in North America, the Xbox 360's PowerPC “Xenon” CPU, 512 +10 MB of RAM, and maximum 1920×1080 output resolution was perfectly capable for this era, resulting in a successful system which sold 84 million units worldwide, putting it ahead of the PS3 for most of the system's life (although the PS3 barely managed to sell more in the end). text/html 2022-04-13T23:14:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/4th_generation/hartung_game_master?rev=1649891659&do=diff Hartung Game Master Released in 1990 primarily across Europe, the Game Master was one of those miserable attempts to beat the Game Boy in market success. Online specification information is poor, but it is known to have a 64×64 monochrome screen with the NEC upd7810 CPU. Since it was so weak, it probably had alright battery life and longevity, but the quality of it's games did it no favors. text/html 2023-08-12T02:07:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/7th_generation/sony_playstation_3?rev=1691806079&do=diff Sony PlayStation 3 Sony's 3rd system. Releasing on November 17th, 2006 in North America, the PS3's PowerPC-based CELL CPU, 256+256 MB of RAM, and Nvidia RSX graphics at maximum 1080p output resolution was certainly very powerful, albeit very complex. Launching to mixed reception due to an extremely high price and said hardware complexity, it took the PS3 the entire 7th generation to reach it's sales figure of 87.4 million, eking it out a position of 2nd place overall for generation sales. text/html 2022-08-02T20:28:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/6th_generation/tapwave_zodiac?rev=1659472125&do=diff Tapwave Zodiac Tapwave's Zodiac was the biggest attempt at turning PalmOS into a gaming platform, and it's one that almost succeeded. Launching on November 1st, 2003 in the USA, the Zodiac was very successful at launch, but was unable to keep it's momentum past 2004 with the release of the text/html 2022-06-21T21:37:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/8th_generation/microsoft_xbox_one?rev=1655847445&do=diff Microsoft Xbox One Microsoft's 3rd console, and their first confusingly named one. Releasing on November 22nd, 2013 for much of the world, the Xbox One's AMD-made x86 APU and 8 GB of RAM (12 on One X) was pretty capable, certainly holding a candle to the PS4's hardware. However, it's safe to say that this was not enough for the One to beat the PS4, as Microsoft refuses to release sales figures for their console; industry analyst's estimations range from 40 to 50 million units sold - significant… text/html 2025-02-05T05:43:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/8th_generation/nintendo_wii_u?rev=1738734221&do=diff Nintendo Wii U Nintendo's entry into the HD era. Releasing on November 18th, 2012 in North America, the Wii U's PowerPC-based Espresso CPU, 2 GB of RAM, and AMD Radeon “Latte” GPU outputting up to 1080p (with an 854×480 screen on the GamePad) wasn't particularly capable, compared to the Wii U's competitors. This, of course, was not all, as poor marketing and a less-than-ideal launch lineup resulted in the Wii U being one of Nintendo's biggest sales flops, with it selling only 13.56 million unit… text/html 2022-06-21T23:22:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/8th_generation/sony_playstation_4?rev=1655853769&do=diff Sony PlayStation 4 Sony's 4th console. Releasing on November 15th, 2013 in North America, the PS4's x86-64 8-core AMD APU, 8GB+256MB (8+1GB on Pro) of RAM, and maximum output resolution of 1080p (4K on Pro) is certainly quite powerful for it's generation. Combining this with a good launch and good games resulted in the PS4 becoming a strong seller, with current figures sitting at 117.2 million units sold. Despite original plans by Sony to discontinue the system in 2021, chip supplies have resul… text/html 2022-06-22T00:05:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-home/9th_generation/microsoft_xbox_series_x_and_s?rev=1655856308&do=diff Microsoft Xbox Series X and S Microsoft's 4th console, and their 2nd confusingly named console. With the two releasing on November 10th, 2020 for the world, the X and S have varying hardware, with the X coming as the “more powerful” system. Both run an x86-64 based AMD Zen 2 CPU, with the X having 16 text/html 2022-08-02T20:29:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/5th_generation/bandai_wonderswan_with_color?rev=1659472178&do=diff Bandai WonderSwan (+Color) One of the few portable consoles of this generation to make any meaningful impact in the market, the Bandai WonderSwan and it's Color upgrade experienced significant success in Japan, which is the only country it released in during 1999 and 2000. Running off a NEC V30 MZ, 64 KB RAM, and a text/html 2022-05-11T00:02:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/eop/video_game_consoles-portable/1st_and_2nd_generation/summary?rev=1652227328&do=diff 1st and 2nd Generation The 1st and 2nd generation of portable game consoles, commonly considered as having began in 1977 or so with the release of junky LCD systems and the 1979 release of the Microvision. For the most part, these systems are utterly incapable of anything EOP related due to their technical gap compared to home consoles of the time. This is despite the presence of programmable cartridges on some devices, as they ended up dying out without much of a comeback until the late 1980s … text/html 2023-09-26T16:49:32+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://io55.net/wiki/sidebar?rev=1695746972&do=diff Helpful Wiki Pages: Content Directory Support us! Testing Page Wiki Information Check these pages out! Home Console Buying Guide Portable Console Buying Guide Revived social media links coming soon! Affiliated Websites: ConsoleMods.org More to come! Recommended Websites: /r/PBSOD on reddit RetroRGB's System Info More to come!