<s>
One	O
is	O
by	O
its	O
console	B-Device
generation	I-Device
,	O
and	O
another	O
is	O
by	O
its	O
computer	B-General_Concept
architecture	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
consoles	O
have	O
long	O
used	O
specialized	O
and	O
customized	O
computer	B-Architecture
hardware	I-Architecture
with	O
the	O
base	O
in	O
some	O
standardized	O
processor	B-Architecture
instruction	B-General_Concept
set	I-General_Concept
architecture	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
case	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
PowerPC	B-Architecture
and	O
Power	B-Architecture
ISA	I-Architecture
,	O
processor	B-Architecture
architectures	O
initially	O
developed	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
by	O
the	O
AIM	O
alliance	O
,	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
though	O
these	O
consoles	O
share	O
much	O
in	O
regard	O
to	O
instruction	B-General_Concept
set	I-General_Concept
architecture	I-General_Concept
,	O
game	O
consoles	O
are	O
still	O
highly	O
specialized	O
computers	O
so	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
common	O
for	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
readily	O
portable	B-Architecture
or	O
compatible	O
between	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
Nintendo	O
has	O
kept	O
a	O
level	O
of	O
portability	B-Architecture
between	O
their	O
consoles	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
there	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
universal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
regard	O
,	O
these	O
computers	O
can	O
be	O
considered	O
"	O
embedded	B-Architecture
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
three	O
major	O
consoles	O
of	O
the	O
seventh	B-Application
generation	I-Application
were	O
PowerPC	B-Architecture
based	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2019	O
,	O
no	O
PowerPC-based	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
are	O
currently	O
in	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
recent	O
release	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
's	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
,	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
discontinued	O
and	O
succeeded	O
by	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
(	O
which	O
uses	O
a	O
Nvidia	B-Operating_System
Tegra	I-Operating_System
ARM	B-Architecture
processor	I-Architecture
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
last	O
PowerPC-based	O
game	O
console	O
to	O
remain	O
in	O
production	O
,	O
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
sold	O
Pippin	B-Device
100px	O
Apple	O
BandaiKatz	O
Media	O
5th	B-Application
PowerPC	B-Architecture
603	O
66	O
MHz	O
6	O
MB	O
1995	O
–	O
1997	O
42.000	O
M2	B-Device
3DOPanasonic	O
2×	O
PowerPC	B-Architecture
602	O
2×	O
66	O
MHz	O
8	O
MB	O
1997Never	O
marketed	O
none	O
GameCube	B-Application
100px	O
Nintendo	O
6th	B-Application
Gekko	B-Device
486	O
MHz	O
24	O
MB	O
2001	O
–	O
2007	O
21.74	O
million	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
100px	O
Microsoft	O
7th	B-Application
XCPU	B-Device
(	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
)	O
XCGPU	O
(	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
S	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
E	O
)	O
3.2	O
GHz	O
512	O
MB	O
2005	O
–	O
2016	O
84	O
millionJune	O
2014	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
100px	O
Nintendo	O
Broadway	B-Device
729	O
MHz	O
64	O
MB	O
2006	O
–	O
2017	O
101.63	O
millionMarch	O
2016	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
100px	O
Sony	O
Cell	B-General_Concept
B.E.	I-General_Concept
</s>
