" ▁( six th ▁generation ) ▁was ▁the ▁final ▁era ▁in ▁which ▁this ▁practice ▁was ▁w ides p read . ▁ ▁This ▁list ▁does ▁not ▁include ▁other ▁types ▁of ▁video ▁game ▁cons oles ▁such ▁as ▁hand h eld ▁game ▁cons oles , ▁which ▁are ▁usually ▁of ▁lower ▁computational ▁power ▁than ▁home ▁cons oles ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁smaller ▁size , ▁micro con sol es , ▁which ▁are ▁usually ▁low - cost ▁Android - based ▁devices ▁that ▁rely ▁on ▁downloading , ▁or ▁dedicated ▁cons oles ▁past ▁the ▁first ▁generation , ▁which ▁have ▁games ▁built ▁in ▁and ▁do ▁not ▁use ▁any ▁form ▁of ▁physical ▁media . ▁Cons oles ▁have ▁been ▁red es igned ▁from ▁time ▁to ▁time ▁to ▁improve ▁their ▁market ▁appeal . ▁Red es igned ▁models ▁are ▁not ▁listed ▁on ▁their ▁own . ▁ ▁Map ▁key ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ ▁video ▁game ▁platforms ▁released ▁since ▁the ▁second ▁generation , ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁can ce led ▁platforms . ▁ ▁This ▁list ▁only ▁counts ▁the ▁first ▁iteration ▁of ▁each ▁console ' s ▁hardware , ▁because ▁several ▁systems ▁have ▁had ▁sl im , ▁en hanced ▁or ▁other ▁hardware ▁revis ions , ▁but ▁they ▁aren ' t ▁individually ▁listed ▁here . ▁The ▁list ▁also ▁includes ▁un re leased ▁systems . ▁If ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁home ▁video ▁game ▁cons oles ▁begins ▁in ▁a ▁generation ▁and ▁last s ▁to ▁another ▁generation , ▁it ▁is ▁listed ▁in ▁the ▁generation ▁the ▁series ▁began . ▁This ▁list ▁does ▁not ▁claim ▁to ▁be ▁complete . ▁ ▁First ▁generation ▁( 1 9