The first video game consoles emerged in the early 1970s. Ralph H. Baer devised the concept of playing simple spot-based games on a television screen in 1966, which later became the basis of the Magnavox Odysseyin

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There are primarily three types of video game consoles: Home consoles, handhelds, and hybrid consoles.
• Home video game consolesare devices that are generally meant to be connected to a television or other type of monitor, and with power supplied

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Console unit
Early console hardware was designed as customized printed circuit boards (PCB)s, selecting existing integrated circuit chips that performed known functions, or programmable chips like erasable programmable read-only memory

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Consoles like most consumer electronic devices have limited lifespans. There is great interest in preservationof older console hardware for archival and historical purposes, but games from older consoles, as well as arcade and personal computers, remain of

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Distribution
Consoles may be shipped in a variety of configurations, but typically will include one base configuration that include the console, one controller, and sometimes a pack-in game. Manufacturers may offer alternate

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• Unlockable game
• Video game clone

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Console development kits
Console or game development kits are specialized hardware units that typically include the same components as the console and additional

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