Personal Devices · Recorded milestone
Home video games
Recorded year1972
A console that plugs into the family television lets people play video games at home instead of in arcades.
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Led to
- Handheld gameRecorded · 1976enables
- Swappable game cartridgesRecorded · 1976enables
- Consumer VR headsetRecorded · 1995enables
- Real-time 3D game enginesRecorded · 1996enables
- Motion-controlled games consoleRecorded · 2003enables
- Esports streamingRecorded · 2011enables
- Learning in simulated worldsRecorded · 2016enables
Sources & evidence
Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.