<s>
A	O
console	B-Application
game	I-Application
is	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
video	O
game	O
consisting	O
of	O
images	O
and	O
often	O
sounds	O
generated	O
by	O
a	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
,	O
which	O
are	O
displayed	O
on	O
a	O
television	O
or	O
similar	O
audio-video	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
manipulated	O
by	O
a	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
manipulation	O
usually	O
takes	O
place	O
using	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
device	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
called	O
a	O
controller	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controller	B-Device
generally	O
contains	O
several	O
buttons	O
and	O
directional	O
controls	O
such	O
as	O
analogue	B-Device
joysticks	I-Device
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
assigned	O
a	O
purpose	O
for	O
interacting	O
with	O
and	O
controlling	O
the	O
images	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
display	O
,	O
speakers	O
,	O
console	O
,	O
and	O
controls	O
of	O
a	O
console	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
incorporated	O
into	O
one	O
small	O
object	O
known	O
as	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Console	B-Application
games	I-Application
usually	O
come	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
an	O
optical	B-Device
disc	I-Device
,	O
ROM	B-Protocol
cartridge	I-Protocol
,	O
digital	O
download	O
or	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
dedicated	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
,	O
stored	O
on	O
internal	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
global	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
market	O
was	O
valued	O
at	O
about	O
$26.8	O
billion	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
were	O
for	O
the	O
Magnavox	B-Device
Odyssey	I-Device
,	O
released	O
in	O
1972	O
,	O
and	O
consisted	O
of	O
simple	O
games	O
made	O
of	O
three	O
white	O
dots	O
and	O
a	O
vertical	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
many	O
cases	O
,	O
the	O
quality	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
reduced	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
hardware	O
limitations	O
of	O
consoles	O
,	O
but	O
their	O
popularity	O
persisted	O
:	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Application
2600	I-Application
,	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
original	B-Application
arcade	I-Application
game	I-Application
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
best	O
selling	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adventure	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Application
2600	I-Application
introduced	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
a	O
virtual	O
space	O
bigger	O
than	O
the	O
screen	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
consisting	O
of	O
multiple	O
rooms	O
the	O
player	O
could	O
visit	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
a	O
single	O
static	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	B-Application
Olympics	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
to	O
have	O
a	O
computer	O
controlled	O
opponent	O
in	O
its	O
"	O
Robot	O
Pong	O
"	O
game	O
mode	O
and	O
genres	O
such	O
as	O
platforming	O
and	O
graphical	O
adventure	B-Application
games	O
emerged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
of	O
new	O
consoles	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
Sega	O
and	O
Atari	O
signified	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
third	O
(	O
and	O
fourth	O
)	O
generations	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
saw	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
notable	O
franchises	O
such	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
and	O
Metroid	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Measures	O
were	O
introduced	O
to	O
ensure	O
saturation	O
did	O
not	O
happen	O
again	O
,	O
including	O
limiting	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
games	O
a	O
developer	O
could	O
release	O
a	O
year	O
,	O
controlling	O
the	O
manufacture	O
of	O
game	B-Protocol
cartridges	I-Protocol
,	O
demanding	O
payment	O
for	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
upfront	O
,	O
and	O
ensuring	O
newly	O
developed	O
games	O
adhered	O
to	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
rules	O
set	O
by	O
console	O
manufacturers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
and	O
Sega	O
incorporated	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
in	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
7800	I-General_Concept
and	O
Master	O
System	O
respectively	O
,	O
elongating	O
the	O
lifespan	O
of	O
their	O
early	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
companies	O
never	O
released	O
another	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
console	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
partial	O
exception	O
that	O
Master	O
System	O
games	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Application
Genesis	I-Application
using	O
a	O
separately	O
sold	O
peripheral	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
Metroid	B-Device
became	O
notable	O
for	O
its	O
open	O
world	O
the	O
player	O
could	O
traverse	O
in	O
all	O
directions	O
,	O
while	O
most	O
similar	O
games	O
were	O
still	O
primarily	O
side-scrolling	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
was	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
first	O
use	O
of	O
polygonal	O
graphics	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
introduced	O
a	O
rival	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
mascot	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
who	O
became	O
a	O
long-standing	O
character	O
for	O
Sega	O
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fifth	O
generation	O
of	O
consoles	O
saw	O
the	O
move	O
from	O
2D	O
to	O
3D	O
graphics	O
and	O
the	O
change	O
in	O
storage	O
media	O
from	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
to	O
optical	B-Device
discs	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
became	O
popular	O
for	O
cutscenes	O
as	O
optical	B-Device
discs	I-Device
allowed	O
for	O
the	O
storage	O
of	O
high	O
quality	O
video	O
with	O
pre-rendered	O
graphics	O
that	O
a	O
game	O
could	O
n't	O
render	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
released	O
during	O
the	O
fifth	O
generation	O
took	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
3D	O
technology	O
with	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
notable	O
franchises	O
moving	O
from	O
2D	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
the	O
latter	O
being	O
considered	O
influential	O
not	O
only	O
to	O
its	O
genre	O
but	O
to	O
video	O
games	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
games	O
that	O
were	O
released	O
during	O
this	O
generation	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Crash	B-Application
Bandicoot	I-Application
,	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
,	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
,	O
and	O
FIFA	B-Application
International	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
,	O
were	O
influential	O
in	O
their	O
own	O
genres	O
and	O
started	O
their	O
own	O
franchises	O
that	O
would	O
span	O
multiple	O
generations	O
and	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
founded	O
the	O
genre	O
of	O
survival	O
horror	O
,	O
while	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
popularised	O
the	O
stealth	O
genre	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
storytelling	O
through	O
cinematic	O
cutscenes	O
rendered	O
in	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
and	O
Sega	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
popularised	O
realism	O
in	O
the	O
racing	O
genre	O
with	O
different	O
surfaces	O
and	O
realistic	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
tire	O
grip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
sixth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
the	O
console	O
market	O
had	O
become	O
larger	O
than	O
the	O
PC	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
earlier	O
consoles	O
did	O
provide	O
online	O
capabilities	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
n't	O
until	O
the	O
sixth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
that	O
online	O
services	O
became	O
popular	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
introduced	O
online	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
social	O
features	O
,	O
and	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	O
networks	O
were	O
created	O
by	O
console	O
developers	O
such	O
as	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
providing	O
a	O
platform	O
for	O
games	O
to	O
utilise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
became	O
more	O
prominent	O
,	O
allowing	O
developers	O
to	O
release	O
updates	O
after	O
a	O
game	O
was	O
launched	O
and	O
include	O
new	O
content	O
or	O
fixes	O
to	O
existing	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Console	B-Application
games	I-Application
receive	O
commands	O
from	O
the	O
player	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
an	O
input	O
device	O
,	O
commonly	O
called	O
a	O
controller	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
a	O
PC	O
which	O
uses	O
a	O
keyboard	B-Device
and	O
mouse	O
or	O
a	O
mobile	O
device	O
that	O
uses	O
a	O
touch	O
interface	O
,	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
are	O
limited	O
in	O
their	O
control	O
schemes	O
by	O
the	O
hardware	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
usually	O
include	O
a	O
method	O
to	O
move	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
(	O
joystick	B-Device
,	O
d-pad	O
or	O
analogue	O
stick	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
variation	O
of	O
buttons	O
to	O
perform	O
other	O
in-game	O
actions	O
such	O
as	O
jumping	O
or	O
interacting	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
type	O
of	O
controller	B-Device
available	O
to	O
a	O
game	O
can	O
fundamentally	O
change	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
how	O
a	O
console	B-Application
game	I-Application
will	O
or	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
limitation	O
of	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
buttons	O
compared	O
to	O
a	O
PC	B-Device
keyboard	I-Device
or	O
a	O
custom	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
means	O
that	O
controller	B-Device
buttons	O
will	O
commonly	O
perform	O
multiple	O
different	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
3	I-Application
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
controls	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
button	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
A	O
"	O
button	O
,	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
world	O
when	O
pressed	O
and	O
sprint	O
when	O
held	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
PC	O
control	O
scheme	O
can	O
separate	O
these	O
functions	O
into	O
separate	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
games	O
that	O
require	O
additional	O
accessories	O
to	O
act	O
as	O
alternative	O
ways	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
to	O
bypass	O
the	O
limitations	O
of	O
a	O
standard	O
game	B-Device
controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Such	O
items	O
can	O
include	O
light	B-Device
guns	I-Device
,	O
electronic	B-Device
instruments	I-Device
or	O
racing	B-Application
wheels	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
many	O
video	O
games	O
are	O
designed	O
for	O
local	O
multiplayer	O
play	O
,	O
with	O
all	O
players	O
viewing	O
the	O
same	O
TV	O
set	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
screen	O
divided	O
into	O
several	O
sections	O
and	O
each	O
player	O
using	O
a	O
different	O
controller	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Console	B-Application
games	I-Application
have	O
generally	O
had	O
access	O
to	O
less	O
computing	O
power	O
,	O
less	O
flexible	O
computing	O
power	O
,	O
and	O
lower	O
resolution	O
displays	O
,	O
than	O
games	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
dedicated	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
were	O
advanced	O
graphically	O
,	O
especially	O
in	O
animation	O
,	O
as	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
had	O
dedicated	O
graphics	O
hardware	O
,	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
load	O
data	O
instantly	O
from	O
ROM	B-Device
,	O
and	O
had	O
a	O
low	O
resolution	O
output	O
which	O
would	O
look	O
better	O
on	O
a	O
television	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
it	O
naturally	O
blurring	O
the	O
pixels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Storage	O
mediums	O
play	O
an	O
important	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
console	B-Application
game	I-Application
as	O
it	O
creates	O
a	O
fixed	O
limit	O
on	O
the	O
amount	O
and	O
quality	O
of	O
content	O
that	O
a	O
game	O
can	O
have	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
arcade	O
games	O
but	O
similar	O
to	O
PC	O
and	O
handheld	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
are	O
generally	O
distributed	O
separately	O
from	O
their	O
platforms	O
and	O
require	O
a	O
form	O
of	O
storage	O
to	O
hold	O
their	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
3	O
primary	O
types	O
of	O
storage	O
medium	O
for	O
consoles	O
–	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
,	O
optical	B-Device
discs	I-Device
,	O
and	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
drives	I-Device
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
have	O
considerably	O
improved	O
over	O
time	O
and	O
provide	O
more	O
storage	O
space	O
to	O
developers	O
with	O
each	O
improvement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
had	O
storage	O
limitations	O
which	O
grew	O
in	O
size	O
as	O
the	O
technology	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
could	O
be	O
partially	O
re-writable	O
allowing	O
for	O
games	O
to	O
save	O
their	O
data	O
to	O
the	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
itself	O
meaning	O
no	O
extra	O
saving	O
media	O
was	O
required	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
became	O
less	O
popular	O
with	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
disc	O
based	O
media	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
still	O
popular	O
to	O
use	O
for	O
handheld	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
and	O
are	O
still	O
in	O
use	O
on	O
consoles	O
in	O
later	O
generations	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
Switch	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discs	O
became	O
popular	O
as	O
the	O
storage	O
medium	O
for	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
during	O
the	O
fifth	O
generation	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
store	O
large	O
amounts	O
of	O
data	O
and	O
be	O
produced	O
cheaply	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
increase	O
in	O
space	O
provided	O
developers	O
with	O
a	O
medium	O
to	O
store	O
higher	O
quality	O
assets	O
,	O
the	O
downside	O
being	O
that	O
progress	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
saved	O
directly	O
to	O
the	O
disc	O
as	O
it	O
could	O
with	O
a	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
common	O
for	O
games	O
after	O
generation	B-Application
six	I-Application
to	O
be	O
stored	O
partially	O
or	O
fully	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
itself	O
,	O
most	O
commonly	O
on	O
a	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
how	O
a	O
PC	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
installed	B-Application
,	O
the	O
console	B-Application
game	I-Application
can	O
copy	O
key	O
files	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
storage	O
medium	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
decrease	O
load	O
times	O
but	O
still	O
requires	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
storage	O
medium	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
question	O
of	O
ownership	O
is	O
the	O
biggest	O
difference	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
other	O
storage	O
mediums	O
for	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
as	O
they	O
could	O
be	O
considered	O
only	O
a	O
method	O
of	O
renting	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OnLive	B-Application
is	O
a	O
cross	O
between	O
a	O
console	O
and	O
other	O
game	O
streaming	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
provide	O
hardware	O
,	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
microconsole	B-Device
,	O
that	O
would	O
connect	O
to	O
their	O
service	O
but	O
only	O
as	O
means	O
of	O
displaying	O
streamed	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
play	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
on	O
any	O
other	O
device	O
than	O
the	O
console	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
developed	O
for	O
,	O
emulation	O
of	O
that	O
console	O
is	O
required	O
whether	O
it	O
is	O
software	O
or	O
hardware	O
based	O
emulation	O
and	O
some	O
console	O
developers	O
will	O
provide	O
this	O
as	O
a	O
means	O
to	O
play	O
games	O
from	O
their	O
older	O
systems	O
on	O
newer	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
provides	O
some	O
access	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Device
games	O
and	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
has	O
a	O
customised	O
emulator	O
with	O
each	O
game	O
tweaked	O
to	O
provide	O
the	O
best	O
performance	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
a	O
single	O
emulator	O
to	O
do	O
everything	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pac-Man	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Application
2600	I-Application
was	O
already	O
a	O
well	O
known	O
arcade	O
game	O
and	O
was	O
expected	O
to	O
help	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
2600	O
devices	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
popularity	O
despite	O
it	O
being	O
heavily	O
criticized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
good	O
example	O
of	O
a	O
mascot	O
who	O
has	O
come	O
from	O
an	O
existing	O
game	O
is	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
created	O
as	O
a	O
character	O
for	O
the	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
arcade	O
game	O
and	O
was	O
n't	O
expected	O
to	O
become	O
popular	O
yet	O
has	O
gone	O
onto	O
become	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
iconic	O
gaming	O
characters	O
in	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
character	O
from	O
a	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
designed	O
to	O
serve	O
as	O
a	O
mascot	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
created	O
with	O
the	O
intent	O
to	O
rival	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
was	O
designed	O
with	O
abilities	O
to	O
counter	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
weaknesses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
once-successful	O
mascots	O
such	O
as	O
Bonk	O
,	O
Gex	O
,	O
Bubsy	O
,	O
and	O
Zool	B-Application
were	O
dropped	O
from	O
usage	O
in	O
both	O
marketing	O
and	O
software	O
releases	O
during	O
this	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
development	O
process	O
for	O
a	O
console	B-Application
game	I-Application
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
counterparts	O
and	O
primarily	O
differs	O
in	O
the	O
high	O
level	O
concept	O
due	O
to	O
demographics	O
and	O
the	O
technical	O
back-end	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
were	O
commonly	O
created	O
by	O
a	O
single	O
person	O
and	O
could	O
be	O
changed	O
in	O
a	O
short	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
simplicity	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
technology	O
has	O
improved	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
time	O
,	O
complexity	O
and	O
cost	O
of	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
has	O
increased	O
dramatically	O
,	O
to	O
where	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
a	O
team	O
for	O
an	O
eighth	O
generation	O
game	O
can	O
number	O
in	O
the	O
hundreds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
comparison	O
,	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
have	O
a	O
high	O
cost	O
up	O
front	O
,	O
meaning	O
they	O
have	O
to	O
guarantee	O
a	O
different	O
experience	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
primarily	O
more	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Handheld	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
accessible	O
and	O
enjoyable	O
on	O
a	O
portable	O
device	O
,	O
and	O
should	O
usually	O
playable	O
within	O
a	O
shorter	O
time	O
frame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
that	O
rely	O
on	O
long	O
,	O
unbroken	O
sessions	O
of	O
gameplay	O
or	O
long	O
cutscenes	O
are	O
not	O
ideal	O
for	O
handhelds	B-Application
,	O
whereas	O
a	O
console	O
or	O
PC	O
player	O
is	O
expected	O
to	O
have	O
longer	O
play	O
sessions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
handheld	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
of	O
a	O
smaller	O
size	O
,	O
developers	O
need	O
to	O
consider	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
detail	O
that	O
will	O
be	O
visible	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
whereas	O
console	O
developers	O
can	O
safely	O
assume	O
their	O
games	O
will	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
larger	O
screen	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
television	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
comparison	O
to	O
PC	O
and	O
mobile	O
games	O
,	O
console	B-Application
game	I-Application
developers	O
must	O
consider	O
the	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
hardware	O
their	O
game	O
is	O
being	O
developed	O
for	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
unlikely	O
to	O
have	O
any	O
major	O
changes	O
between	O
the	O
development	O
phase	O
and	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earlier	O
consoles	O
games	O
could	O
be	O
developed	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
fixed	O
limitations	O
of	O
the	O
consoles	O
they	O
were	O
developed	O
for	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
MegaDrive	B-Operating_System
's	O
capability	O
of	O
fast	O
scrolling	O
influencing	O
design	O
decisions	O
made	O
for	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developers	O
of	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
are	O
also	O
required	O
to	O
pay	O
royalties	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
developers	O
,	O
while	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
centralised	O
hardware	O
developer	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
equivalent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
PC	O
games	O
,	O
console	B-Application
game	I-Application
development	O
usually	O
requires	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
development	O
kit	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
being	O
developed	O
for	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
hardware	O
is	O
often	O
proprietary	O
and	O
is	O
not	O
freely	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
console	O
developers	O
have	O
provided	O
tools	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Net	B-Device
Yaroze	I-Device
software	O
development	O
kit	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
provide	O
an	O
avenue	O
for	O
hobbyists	O
to	O
create	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Console	B-Application
games	I-Application
primarily	O
started	O
off	O
as	O
ports	O
of	O
arcade	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
re-releases	O
can	O
have	O
added	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
,	O
which	O
added	O
functions	O
to	O
speed	O
the	O
game	O
up	O
and	O
turn	O
off	O
random	O
enemy	O
encounters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
High	O
definition	O
remakes	O
offer	O
an	O
additional	O
revenue	O
stream	O
for	O
a	O
console	B-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
was	O
potentially	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
its	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vice	I-Application
City	I-Application
used	O
the	O
same	O
mechanics	O
and	O
engine	O
but	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
game	O
from	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
whereas	O
a	O
PC	O
title	O
such	O
as	O
Total	B-Application
Annihilation	I-Application
offered	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
from	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
some	O
Dreamcast	O
games	O
offered	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
they	O
were	O
severely	O
limited	O
by	O
the	O
storage	O
space	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
to	O
offer	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
properly	O
were	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
can	O
range	O
from	O
small	O
content	O
additions	O
like	O
extra	O
items	O
to	O
larger	O
ones	O
that	O
may	O
include	O
significant	O
plot	O
additions	O
and	O
extend	O
the	O
game	O
considerably	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
n't	O
until	O
the	B-Application
seventh	I-Application
generation	I-Application
,	O
that	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
began	O
to	O
support	O
mods	O
or	O
custom	O
content	O
to	O
the	O
same	O
extent	O
as	O
PC	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
particularly	O
disturbing	O
to	O
some	O
that	O
some	O
video	O
games	O
allow	O
children	O
to	O
act	O
out	O
crimes	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
reward	O
them	O
for	O
doing	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
parents	O
complain	O
about	O
their	O
children	O
,	O
as	O
young	O
as	O
8	O
,	O
acting	O
out	O
violence	O
depicted	O
in	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
or	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
,	O
even	O
though	O
their	O
ratings	O
indicate	O
the	O
recommended	O
age	O
as	O
18	O
and	O
above	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
a	O
meta-analysis	O
by	O
psychologist	O
Jonathan	O
Freedman	O
,	O
who	O
reviewed	O
over	O
200	O
published	O
studies	O
and	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
majority	O
did	O
not	O
find	O
a	O
causal	B-Application
link	I-Application
between	O
violent	O
tendencies	O
and	O
violence	O
depicted	O
in	O
entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
were	O
banned	O
in	O
China	O
between	O
June	O
2000	O
and	O
July	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
