<s>
The	O
seventh	O
generation	O
of	O
home	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
began	O
on	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
home	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
on	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
's	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
on	O
November	O
19	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
offered	O
games	O
rendered	O
natively	O
at	O
high-definition	O
video	O
(	O
HD	O
)	O
resolutions	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
offered	O
HD	O
movie	O
playback	O
via	O
a	O
built-in	O
3D	B-Algorithm
Blu-ray	O
Disc	O
player	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
focused	O
on	O
integrating	O
controllers	B-Device
with	O
movement	O
sensors	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
joysticks	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
Wii	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
could	O
be	O
moved	O
about	O
to	O
control	O
in-game	O
actions	O
,	O
which	O
enabled	O
players	O
to	O
simulate	O
real-world	O
actions	O
through	O
movement	O
during	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
this	O
generation	O
,	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
had	O
become	O
an	O
important	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
global	O
IT	B-Application
infrastructure	I-Application
;	O
it	O
is	O
estimated	O
that	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
represented	O
25%	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
general-purpose	O
computational	O
power	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joining	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
releasing	O
motion	O
devices	O
and	O
software	O
,	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
released	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
in	O
September	O
2010	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
motion-sensing	O
gaming	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2010	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
released	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
for	O
use	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kinect	B-Algorithm
did	O
not	O
use	O
controllers	B-Device
,	O
instead	O
using	O
cameras	O
to	O
capture	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
body	O
motion	O
and	O
using	O
that	O
to	O
direct	O
gameplay	O
,	O
effectively	O
making	O
the	O
players	O
act	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
controllers	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
sold	O
eight	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
60	O
days	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
claimed	O
the	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Record	O
of	O
being	O
the	O
"	O
fastest	O
selling	O
consumer	O
electronics	O
device	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
handheld	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
the	O
seventh	O
generation	O
began	O
somewhat	O
earlier	O
than	O
the	O
home	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
November	O
2004	O
saw	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
came	O
out	O
in	O
December	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
features	O
a	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
and	O
built-in	O
microphone	B-Application
,	O
and	O
supports	O
wireless	O
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
became	O
the	O
first	O
handheld	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
to	O
use	O
an	O
optical	B-Device
disc	I-Device
format	O
as	O
its	O
primary	O
storage	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
also	O
gave	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
multimedia	O
capability	O
;	O
connectivity	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
other	O
PSPs	B-Operating_System
;	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Internet	O
connectivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
high	O
sales	O
numbers	O
for	O
both	O
consoles	O
,	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
sales	O
have	O
consistently	O
lagged	O
behind	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
crowdfunded	O
console	O
,	O
the	O
Ouya	B-Application
,	O
received	O
$8.5	O
million	O
in	O
preorders	O
before	O
launching	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
microconsoles	B-Device
like	O
Nvidia	B-Application
Shield	I-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
Fire	I-Application
TV	I-Application
,	O
MOJO	B-Application
,	O
Razer	B-Device
Switchblade	I-Device
,	O
GamePop	B-Application
,	O
GameStick	B-Application
,	O
and	O
more	O
powerful	O
PC-based	O
Steam	B-Device
Machine	I-Device
consoles	O
have	O
attempted	O
to	O
compete	O
in	O
the	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
market	O
;	O
however	O
they	O
are	O
seldom	O
classified	O
as	O
"	O
seventh	O
generation	O
"	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
seventh	O
generation	O
slowly	O
began	O
to	O
wind	O
down	O
when	O
Nintendo	O
began	O
cutting	O
back	O
on	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
production	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
2010s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Sony	O
announced	O
they	O
were	O
discontinuing	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
worldwide	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
new	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
eventually	O
ceased	O
by	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
announced	O
in	O
that	O
same	O
year	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
discontinue	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
Sony	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
soon	O
discontinue	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
remaining	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
consoles	I-Operating_System
were	O
discontinued	O
,	O
ending	O
the	O
generation	O
as	O
all	O
hardware	O
was	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
physical	O
games	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
2018	O
,	O
as	O
FIFA	B-Application
19	I-Application
and	O
Just	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
2019	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
several	O
more	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
games	O
were	O
released	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
few	O
more	O
annual	O
Just	O
Dance	O
sequels	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
limited	O
3,000	O
-copy	O
print	O
run	O
of	O
a	O
physical	O
release	O
of	O
Retro	B-Application
City	I-Application
Rampage	I-Application
DX	I-Application
and	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
its	O
2019	O
sequel	O
Shakedown	B-Device
:	I-Device
Hawaii	I-Device
that	O
were	O
both	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
9	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Shakedown	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
digital-only	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
28	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
physical	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
Retro	B-Application
City	I-Application
Rampage	I-Application
DX	I-Application
and	O
Shakedown	B-Device
:	I-Device
Hawaii	I-Device
were	O
released	O
in	O
limited	O
run	O
releases	O
also	O
acting	O
as	O
the	O
last	O
physical	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
games	O
and	O
the	O
last	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
seventh	O
generation	O
;	O
almost	O
16	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
debuted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
eighth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
had	O
already	O
begun	O
in	O
early	O
2011	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
gained	O
an	O
early	O
lead	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
market	O
share	O
,	O
largely	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
established	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
online	O
gaming	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
early	O
launch	O
date	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
one	O
year	O
before	O
its	O
rivals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
continued	O
to	O
be	O
strong	O
,	O
even	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
received	O
a	O
muted	O
reception	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
attributed	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
content	O
aimed	O
at	O
Japanese	O
gamers	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
key	O
reason	O
why	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
underperformed	O
in	O
that	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
its	O
early	O
launch	O
date	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
finished	O
in	O
3rd	O
place	O
behind	O
its	O
competitors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
early	O
launch	O
did	O
come	O
with	O
some	O
trouble	O
,	O
as	O
technical	B-Error_Name
problems	I-Error_Name
appeared	O
in	O
a	O
portion	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
units	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
well-known	O
problem	O
is	O
the	O
"	O
red	B-Error_Name
ring	I-Error_Name
of	I-Error_Name
death	I-Error_Name
"	O
and	O
Error	O
E74	O
,	O
which	O
received	O
a	O
great	O
deal	O
of	O
attention	O
due	O
to	O
some	O
users	O
having	O
to	O
replace	O
their	O
consoles	O
multiple	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
they	O
share	O
many	O
cross-platform	O
games	O
and	O
competed	O
for	O
the	O
same	O
audience	O
as	O
their	O
predecessors	O
,	O
frequent	O
comparisons	O
are	O
made	O
between	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
uses	O
the	O
Blu-ray	O
format	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
uses	O
a	O
standard	O
DVD9	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
was	O
less	O
expensive	O
to	O
produce	O
and	O
broke	O
even	O
on	O
manufacturing	O
costs	O
earlier	O
than	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
,	O
while	O
industry	O
consensus	O
was	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
's	O
conventional	O
architecture	O
is	O
easier	O
to	O
develop	O
for	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
console	O
stabilized	O
at	O
11.6	O
million	O
units	O
shipped	O
as	O
sales	O
dropped	O
60%	O
while	O
its	O
rival	O
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
gained	O
momentum	O
and	O
Sony	O
announced	O
a	O
competitive	O
price	O
drop	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
's	O
strategy	O
to	O
boost	O
sales	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
highly	O
anticipated	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
September	O
2007	O
paid	O
off	O
,	O
outselling	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
that	O
month	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
's	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Devices	O
Division	O
experienced	O
a	O
huge	O
increase	O
in	O
revenue	O
,	O
largely	O
driven	O
by	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Halo	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
and	O
posted	O
a	O
quarterly	O
profit	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
two	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
focused	O
on	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
high-profile	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
additions	O
to	O
the	O
Halo	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2008	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
expected	O
over	O
1,000	O
games	O
available	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
has	O
managed	O
to	O
gain	O
a	O
simultaneous	O
release	O
of	O
titles	O
that	O
were	O
initially	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
exclusives	O
,	O
including	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
,	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
,	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XIII	I-Application
,	O
Tekken	B-Application
6	I-Application
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Rising	I-Application
:	I-Application
Revengeance	I-Application
,	O
and	O
L.A.	B-Application
Noire	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
Microsoft	O
released	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kinect	B-Algorithm
did	O
not	O
use	O
controllers	B-Device
,	O
instead	O
making	O
the	O
players	O
act	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
controllers	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
sold	O
eight	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
60	O
days	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
claimed	O
the	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Record	O
of	O
being	O
the	O
"	O
fastest	O
selling	O
consumer	O
electronics	O
device	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2010	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
revealed	O
a	O
new	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
SKU	O
known	O
officially	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
S	O
and	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Slim	O
"	O
by	O
various	O
media	O
outlets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2013	O
Microsoft	O
revealed	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
E	O
,	O
the	O
final	O
iteration	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
series	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
succeeded	O
by	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
360	B-Operating_System
E	O
featured	O
a	O
new	O
square	O
design	O
with	O
a	O
simplified	O
exterior	O
akin	O
to	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
and	O
Canada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
's	O
reliance	O
on	O
new	O
technologies	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Cell	B-General_Concept
microprocessor	I-General_Concept
and	O
Blu-ray	O
format	O
caused	O
difficulties	O
in	O
manufacturing	O
,	O
especially	O
the	O
Blu-ray	O
diode	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
shortages	O
at	O
launch	O
and	O
the	O
delay	O
of	O
the	O
PAL	B-Language
region	O
launches	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
by	O
early	O
December	O
2006	O
,	O
Sony	O
announced	O
that	O
all	O
production	O
issues	O
had	O
been	O
resolved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Market	O
analysts	O
and	O
Sony	O
executives	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
Blu-ray	O
format	O
were	O
dependent	O
on	O
each	O
other	O
;	O
Rich	O
Marty	O
,	O
VP	O
of	O
New	O
Business	O
Development	O
at	O
Sony	O
Pictures	O
Home	O
Entertainment	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
is	O
critical	O
to	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Blu-ray	O
,	O
"	O
while	O
Phil	O
Harrison	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
's	O
success	O
would	O
be	O
ensured	O
by	O
"	O
the	O
growth	O
of	O
the	O
Blu-ray	O
Disc	O
movie	O
market.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
would	O
provide	O
support	O
for	O
its	O
console	O
with	O
new	O
titles	O
from	O
first-party	O
franchises	O
such	O
as	O
Gran	O
Turismo	O
,	O
Team	O
Ico	O
,	O
and	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
and	O
secured	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
highly	O
anticipated	O
third-party	O
exclusive	O
titles	O
,	O
including	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guns	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Patriots	I-Application
,	O
Yakuza	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Valkyria	B-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titles	O
that	O
were	O
originally	O
exclusive	O
or	O
recognized	O
with	O
the	O
platform	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
,	O
Ace	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
,	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
,	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
on	O
other	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
previous	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
titles	O
were	O
originally	O
timed	O
exclusives	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
before	O
making	O
their	O
release	O
on	O
other	O
platforms	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
months	O
later	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
the	O
latest	O
installment	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
simultaneously	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titles	O
initially	O
announced	O
as	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
exclusives	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
;	O
Bladestorm	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Hundred	I-Application
Years	I-Application
 '	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Fatal	B-Application
Inertia	I-Application
,	O
were	O
ultimately	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
as	O
well	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
latter	O
making	O
its	O
appearance	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
before	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
blamed	O
lower-than-expected	O
sales	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
on	O
the	O
loss	O
of	O
exclusive	O
titles	O
in	O
its	O
software	O
library	O
,	O
its	O
higher	O
price	O
,	O
and	O
stock	O
shortages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
high	O
launch	O
price	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
was	O
considered	O
a	O
major	O
drag	O
on	O
its	O
popularity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
18	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Sony	O
announced	O
a	O
US$100	O
price	O
drop	O
for	O
the	O
80GB	O
model	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
US$399	O
40GB	O
model	O
to	O
launch	O
on	O
November	O
2	O
,	O
2007	O
with	O
reduced	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
with	O
PS2	B-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2008	O
,	O
Sony	O
launched	O
a	O
160	O
GB	O
model	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
August	O
18	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Sony	O
announced	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
Slim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
slim	O
sold	O
1	O
million	O
in	O
under	O
a	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2012	O
,	O
Sony	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
slimmer	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
redesign	O
(	O
CECH-4000	O
)	O
,	O
commonly	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Super	O
Slim	O
"	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
late	O
2012	O
,	O
available	O
with	O
either	O
a	O
250	O
GB	O
or	O
500	O
GB	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
entered	O
the	O
generation	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
approach	O
embodied	O
by	O
its	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
approach	O
was	O
previously	O
implemented	O
in	O
the	O
portable	B-Application
market	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
strategy	O
paid	O
off	O
,	O
with	O
demand	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
outstripping	O
supply	O
throughout	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
only	O
a	O
few	O
exceptions	O
,	O
monthly	O
worldwide	O
sales	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
were	O
higher	O
than	O
those	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
eroding	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
early	O
lead	O
and	O
widening	O
the	O
gap	O
between	O
its	O
market	O
share	O
and	O
Sony	O
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
by	O
the	O
British	O
newspaper	O
Financial	O
Times	O
that	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
sales	O
surpassed	O
those	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
released	O
one	O
year	O
previously	O
,	O
and	O
became	O
the	O
market	O
leader	O
in	O
worldwide	O
home	O
console	O
sales	O
for	O
the	O
generation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
previous	O
generations	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
provided	O
support	O
for	O
its	O
new	O
console	O
with	O
first-party	O
franchises	O
like	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
Metroid	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Pokémon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
appeal	O
to	O
casual	O
and	O
non-gamers	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
developed	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
core	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Play	O
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Fit	O
,	O
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Music	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
motion-sensing	O
abilities	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
and	O
its	O
peripherals	O
to	O
simulate	O
real	O
world	O
activities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Publishers	O
such	O
as	O
Ubisoft	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
Capcom	O
,	O
and	O
Majesco	O
Entertainment	O
continued	O
to	O
release	O
exclusive	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
but	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
strongest	O
titles	O
remained	O
within	O
its	O
first-party	O
line-up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Analysts	O
speculated	O
that	O
this	O
would	O
change	O
in	O
time	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
growing	O
popularity	O
persuaded	O
third-party	O
publishers	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
it	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
some	O
third-party	O
developers	O
expressed	O
frustration	O
at	O
low	O
software	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Goichi	O
Suda	O
,	O
developer	O
of	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
only	O
Nintendo	O
titles	O
are	O
doing	O
well	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
he	O
"	O
expected	O
more	O
games	O
for	O
hardcore	O
gamers.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
the	O
PAL	B-Language
publisher	O
of	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
Rising	O
Star	O
Games	O
were	O
greatly	O
impressed	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Goichi	O
Suda	O
later	O
retracted	O
his	O
comment	O
,	O
saying	O
his	O
"	O
point	O
was	O
that	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
unlike	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
titles	O
currently	O
available	O
is	O
the	O
kind	O
of	O
product	O
that	O
will	O
attract	O
a	O
different	O
kind	O
of	O
consumer	O
to	O
the	O
hardware.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
NPD	O
Group	O
revealed	O
sales	O
data	O
showing	O
that	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
life-to-date	O
attach	O
rate	O
was	O
low	O
,	O
in	O
December	O
2007	O
,	O
it	O
reached	O
8.11	O
—	O
higher	O
than	O
the	O
attach	O
rates	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
that	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
low	O
overall	O
attach	O
rate	O
could	O
be	O
explained	O
by	O
reference	O
to	O
its	O
rapidly	O
increasing	O
installed	B-Operating_System
base	I-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
financial	O
analysts	O
have	O
pointed	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
's	O
high	O
attach	O
rates	O
as	O
indicative	O
of	O
an	O
unhealthy	O
lack	O
of	O
installed	B-Operating_System
base	I-Operating_System
growth	O
,	O
and	O
warned	O
that	O
what	O
actually	O
benefits	O
third-party	O
developers	O
is	O
"	O
quicker	O
adoption	O
of	O
hardware	O
and	O
a	O
rapidly	O
growing	O
installed	B-Operating_System
base	I-Operating_System
on	O
which	O
to	O
sell	O
progressively	O
more	O
game	O
units	O
,	O
"	O
which	O
tends	O
to	O
lower	O
the	O
attach	O
rate	O
of	O
a	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
+	O
Comparison	O
of	O
seventh-generation	O
video	O
game	O
home	O
consoles	O
ConsoleXbox	O
360PlayStation	O
3WiiLogoframeless|250pxframeless|199x199pxframeless|110px	O
ManufacturerMicrosoftSony	O
InteractiveNintendoImage(s )	O
100px100px100px200px200px200px200px175pxTop	O
:	O
An	O
original	O
model	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Premium	O
and	O
controllerMiddle	O
:	O
A	O
redesigned	O
model	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
S	O
and	O
controllerBottom	O
:	O
The	O
latest	O
model	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
E	O
and	O
controllerTop	O
:	O
An	O
original	O
model	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
DualShock	O
3	O
controllerMiddle	O
:	O
A	O
"	O
slim	O
"	O
model	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
DualShock	O
3	O
controllerBottom	O
:	O
A	O
"	O
super	O
slim	O
"	O
model	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
DualShock	O
3	O
controllerTop	O
:	O
An	O
original	O
model	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
RemoteBottom	O
:	O
A	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Mini	O
and	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
Plus	O
Release	O
dates	O
More	B-Device
...	I-Device
More	B-Device
...	I-Device
Wii	B-Operating_System
:	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Family	O
Edition	O
:	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Mini	O
:	O
More	B-Device
...	I-Device
</s>
<s>
Slim	O
:	O
290	O
×	O
65	O
×	O
290	O
mm	O
(	O
11.4	O
×	O
2.6	O
×	O
11.4	O
in	O
)	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
/	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Family	O
Edition	O
:	O
4.4	O
×	O
16	O
×	O
21.5	O
cm	O
(	O
1,513	O
.6	O
cm3	O
)	O
/	O
1.7	O
×	O
6.3	O
×	O
8.5	O
in	O
(	O
92.4	O
in3	O
)	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
mini	O
:	O
19.3	O
×	O
16	O
×	O
4.6	O
cm	O
(	O
1,420	O
.5	O
cm3	O
)	O
/	O
7.6	O
×	O
6.3	O
×	O
1.81	O
in	O
(	O
86.7	O
in3	O
)	O
WeightOriginal	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360S	I-Operating_System
:	O
Original	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Slim	O
(	O
2011	O
)	O
:	O
Super	O
Slim	O
(	O
2012	O
)	O
:	O
2.08	O
kg	O
(	O
4.6	O
lb	O
)	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
/	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Family	O
Edition	O
:	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
mini	O
:	O
Included	O
accessories	O
Controller	B-Device
:	O
</s>
<s>
250	O
GB	O
"	O
Super	O
Elite	O
"	O
consoles	O
come	O
with	O
2	O
Wireless	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
320	O
GB	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
S	O
consoles	O
come	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
transforming	O
d-pad	O
"	O
controller	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
replaced	O
with	O
the	O
in	O
Japan	O
Controller	B-Device
:	O
</s>
<s>
Buzz	B-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
Keyboard	O
supportBackward	O
compatibility465	O
Selected	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
games	O
(	O
as	O
of	O
November	O
2007	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
required	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
generation	O
model	O
is	O
backwards	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
with	O
PS1	B-Device
and	O
PS2	B-Device
titles	O
through	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
the	O
Emotion	B-Architecture
Engine	I-Architecture
and	O
Graphics	O
Synthesizer	O
chips	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
generation	O
model	O
offers	O
less	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
for	O
PS2	B-Device
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Owing	O
to	O
only	O
featuring	O
the	O
Graphics	O
Synthesizer	O
,	O
and	O
having	O
to	O
emulate	O
the	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Third	O
and	O
later	O
generation	O
models	O
dropped	O
support	O
for	O
all	O
PS2	B-Device
titles	O
via	O
disc	O
,	O
but	O
some	O
games	O
in	O
digital	O
format	O
,	O
marketed	O
as	O
"	O
PS2	B-Device
Classics	O
"	O
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	I-Device
are	O
still	O
compatible	O
via	O
software	B-Application
emulation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
models	O
will	O
play	O
most	O
PS1	B-Device
discs	O
regardless	O
of	O
PS2	B-Device
compatibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supports	O
all	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
software	O
and	O
most	O
accessories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Audio	O
mixed	O
by	O
softwareDolby	O
Pro	O
Logic	O
II	O
surround	O
,	O
stereo	O
sound	O
and	O
an	O
additional	O
Mono	O
speaker	O
is	O
built	O
into	O
the	O
controller	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
*	O
Premium	O
version	O
includes	O
20	O
GB	O
or	O
60	O
GB	O
HDD	B-Device
,	O
Elite	O
includes	O
120	O
GB	O
HDD	B-Device
,	O
and	O
all	O
HDDs	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
separate	O
purchase.2.5-inch	O
upgradeable	O
SATA	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
(	O
upgradeable	O
with	O
any	O
2.5-inch	O
SATA	O
1.0	O
compliant	O
HDD	B-Device
or	O
SSD	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
other	O
input	O
devices	O
available	O
for	O
all	O
three	O
consoles	O
,	O
including	O
rhythm	O
game	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
,	O
microphones	B-Application
and	O
third-part	O
gamepads/controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
consoles	O
are	O
capable	O
of	O
producing	O
3D	B-Algorithm
images	I-Algorithm
using	O
anaglyph	B-Algorithm
or	O
frame-compatible	O
systems	O
(	O
side-by-side/SbS	O
,	O
top	O
and	O
bottom/TaB	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
these	O
do	O
not	O
require	O
any	O
special	O
output	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Facebook	O
and	O
Twitter	O
apps	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
were	O
retired	O
in	O
October	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
20GB	O
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
April	O
2007	O
and	O
effectively	O
discontinued	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
early	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
60GB	O
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
NTSC	O
territories	O
by	O
September	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
replaced	O
with	O
the	O
80	O
GB	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
60GB	O
was	O
effectively	O
discontinued	O
for	O
PAL	B-Language
territories	O
in	O
late	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
announced	O
before	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
launch	O
in	O
Europe	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
's	O
Emotion	B-Architecture
Engine	I-Architecture
CPU	B-General_Concept
would	O
be	O
removed	O
from	O
it	O
for	O
cost	O
savings	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
backwards	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
would	O
be	O
software-based	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
out	O
port	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Premium	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
May	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Core	O
system	O
was	O
discontinued	O
and	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
"	O
Arcade	O
"	O
version	O
in	O
October	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
price	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Premium	O
version	O
was	O
dropped	O
to	O
US$299	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
July	O
13	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supplies	O
of	O
the	O
existing	O
20GB	O
model	O
were	O
exhausted	O
by	O
early	O
August	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
an	O
identical	O
model	O
with	O
a	O
60GB	O
HDD	B-Device
at	O
a	O
MSRP	O
of	O
US$349	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
40GB	O
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
all	O
territories	O
in	O
early	O
August	O
2008	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
80GB	O
version	O
served	O
as	O
its	O
replacement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Arcade	O
256MB	O
internal	O
memory	O
SKU	O
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
all	O
territories	O
in	O
early	O
2009	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
512MB	O
internal	O
memory	O
SKU	O
still	O
named	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Arcade	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
Slim	O
was	O
introduced	O
on	O
August	O
18	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
original	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
Slim	O
models	O
,	O
priced	O
at	O
US	O
$299.99	O
and	O
US	O
$349.99	O
respectively	O
,	O
hold	O
120/250GB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
black	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
console	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
2009	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
November	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
package	O
for	O
North	O
America	O
has	O
been	O
updated	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Resort	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
required	O
Wii	B-Application
MotionPlus	I-Application
accessory	O
to	O
play	O
it	O
,	O
beginning	O
May	O
9	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
special	O
edition	O
red	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
console	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
honor	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
25th	O
Anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
S	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2010	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
smaller	O
revision	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
hardware	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
either	O
a	O
built-in	O
250GB	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
or	O
4GB	O
of	O
Flash	B-Device
storage	I-Device
,	O
802.11n	O
Wi-Fi	O
,	O
a	O
TOSLINK	B-Protocol
connector	O
,	O
5	B-Application
USB	B-Protocol
ports	I-Protocol
and	O
an	O
AUX	O
connector	O
for	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
sensor	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Family	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
drops	O
support	O
for	O
GameCube	B-Application
games	O
and	O
accessories	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
sit	O
horizontally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
Super	O
Slim	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
25	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Mini	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
top-loading	O
disc	O
drive	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
motorized	O
loading	O
slot	O
disc	O
drive	O
and	O
drops	O
Wi-Fi	O
support	O
,	O
online	O
connectivity	O
and	O
the	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
slot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
E	O
was	O
revealed	O
and	O
released	O
at	O
E3	O
2013	O
on	O
June	O
10	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
models	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
are	O
fully	O
backwards	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
with	O
GameCube	B-Application
software	O
and	O
most	O
of	O
its	O
accessories	O
;	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Family	O
Edition	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Mini	O
iterations	O
lack	O
GameCube	B-Application
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
models	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
all	O
models	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
only	O
offer	O
partial	O
support	O
and	O
use	O
software	B-Application
emulation	I-Application
for	O
backwards	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
models	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
do	O
not	O
offer	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
compatibility	O
,	O
though	O
PS1	B-Device
compatibility	O
is	O
retained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
models	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
generation	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
offered	O
full	O
backwards	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
for	O
PS2	B-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
's	O
compatibility	O
is	O
increased	O
through	O
game-specific	O
patches	O
automatically	O
downloaded	O
from	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
or	O
downloaded	O
and	O
burned	O
to	O
a	O
CD	O
or	O
DVD	O
from	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
website	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
's	O
compatibility	O
is	O
expanded	O
with	O
firmware	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
three	O
consoles	O
provide	O
titles	O
from	O
older	O
consoles	O
for	O
download	O
;	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
through	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Originals	O
service	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
through	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
through	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
purchased	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
saved	O
to	O
console	O
's	O
internal	O
memory	O
or	O
,	O
optionally	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
to	O
an	O
inserted	O
SD/SDHC	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
also	O
provided	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
support	O
for	O
backwards	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
games	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
service	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
discontinued	O
for	O
original	B-Application
Xbox	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
more	O
games	O
will	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
list	O
of	O
backwards	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
games	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
for	O
most	O
PS3s	B-Operating_System
,	O
many	O
popular	O
games	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
download	O
as	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
Classics	O
and	O
other	O
popular	O
series	O
have	O
been	O
updated	O
with	O
gameplay/graphics	O
as	O
high-definition	B-Device
remasters	I-Device
for	I-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
and	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
on	O
Blu-ray	O
Disc	O
or	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
support	O
1080p	O
high	O
definition	O
video	O
output	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
output	O
signal	O
may	O
be	O
protected	O
by	O
digital	O
rights	O
management	O
and	O
may	O
require	O
an	O
HDCP-compliant	O
display	O
if	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
is	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Marketplace	O
service	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	I-Device
offer	O
HD	O
movies	O
,	O
TV	O
shows	O
,	O
movie	O
trailers	O
,	O
and	O
clips	O
for	O
download	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
HDD	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
regional	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Stores	O
only	O
allow	O
download	O
of	O
movie	O
trailers	O
and	O
short	O
segment	O
clips	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
November	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
Video	O
Download	O
service	O
present	O
on	O
the	O
American	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	I-Device
will	O
be	O
available	O
for	O
select	O
European	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
is	O
capable	O
of	O
outputting	O
480p	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Menu	O
and	O
most	O
games	O
through	O
a	O
component	O
cable	O
,	O
which	O
must	O
be	O
purchased	O
separately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
September	O
2009	O
issue	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
magazine	O
,	O
survey	O
results	O
were	O
published	O
in	O
which	O
among	O
nearly	O
5000	O
readers	O
who	O
responded	O
,	O
54.2	O
%	O
of	O
those	O
who	O
owned	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
had	O
experienced	O
a	O
console	O
failure	O
for	O
that	O
system	O
,	O
compared	O
with	O
10.6	O
%	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
6.8	O
%	O
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2009	O
,	O
warranty	O
provider	O
SquareTrade	O
published	O
console	O
failure	O
rate	O
estimates	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
proportion	O
of	O
its	O
customers	O
reporting	O
a	O
system	O
failure	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
years	O
is	O
23.7	O
%	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
10.0	O
%	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
2.7	O
%	O
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
handhelds	I-Application
,	O
the	O
seventh	O
generation	O
began	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
on	O
November	O
21	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
handheld	B-Application
was	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
design	O
fundamentally	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
other	O
handheld	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
offered	O
new	O
modes	O
of	O
input	O
over	O
previous	O
generations	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
connect	O
wirelessly	O
using	O
IEEE	O
802.11b	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
microphone	B-Application
to	O
speak	O
to	O
in-game	O
NPCs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
12	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
Sony	O
released	O
its	O
first	O
handheld	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
was	O
marketed	O
at	O
launch	O
to	O
an	O
above-25-year-old	O
or	O
"	O
core	O
gamer	O
"	O
market	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
proved	O
to	O
be	O
popular	O
with	O
both	O
core	O
gamers	O
and	O
new	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nokia	O
revived	O
its	O
N-Gage	B-Operating_System
platform	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
service	O
for	O
selected	O
S60	B-Language
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	B-Operating_System
new	I-Operating_System
service	I-Operating_System
launched	O
on	O
April	O
3	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
less-popular	O
handheld	B-Application
systems	O
released	O
during	O
this	O
generation	O
include	O
the	O
Gizmondo	B-Device
(	O
launched	O
on	O
March	O
19	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
discontinued	O
in	O
February	O
2006	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
GP2X	B-Device
(	O
launched	O
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
discontinued	O
in	O
August	O
2008	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GP2X	B-Device
Wiz	I-Device
,	O
Pandora	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Gizmondo	B-Device
2	O
were	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
seventh	O
generation	O
was	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
direct	O
competition	O
between	O
dedicated	O
handheld	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
devices	O
,	O
and	O
increasingly	O
powerful	O
PDA/cell	O
phone	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
latter	O
being	O
aggressively	O
marketed	O
for	O
gaming	O
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simple	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Tetris	B-Device
and	O
Solitaire	B-Algorithm
had	O
existed	O
for	O
PDA	O
devices	O
since	O
their	O
introduction	O
,	O
but	O
by	O
2009	O
PDAs	O
and	O
phones	O
had	O
grown	O
sufficiently	O
powerful	O
to	O
where	O
complex	O
graphical	O
games	O
could	O
be	O
implemented	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
advantage	O
of	O
distribution	O
over	O
wireless	O
broadband	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
announced	O
in	O
2014	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
discontinued	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pictured	O
left	O
to	O
right	O
:	O
PSP-1000	O
series	O
,	O
PSP-2000	O
series	O
,	O
PSP-3000	O
series	O
,	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
Go	O
,	O
PSP-E1000	O
seriesRelease	O
dates	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
:	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Lite	I-Device
:	O
</s>
<s>
Console	O
Manufacturer	O
Release	O
date	O
Notes	O
EVO	B-Application
Smart	I-Application
Console	I-Application
Envizions	O
2006	O
Can	O
be	O
considered	O
as	O
a	O
Media	O
PC	O
Zeebo	B-Device
Zeebo	B-Device
Inc	O
.	O
2009	O
Designed	O
for	O
emerging	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sold	O
in	O
Mexico	O
,	O
Brazil	O
and	O
China	O
only	O
HyperScan	B-Device
Mattel	O
2006	O
Designed	O
for	O
children	O
's	O
use	O
Game	B-Device
Wave	I-Device
Family	I-Device
Entertainment	I-Device
System	I-Device
ZAPiT	O
Games	O
2005	O
Family-friendly	O
built-in	O
games	O
Vii	B-Application
JungleTac	O
2007	O
Chinese	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
clone	O
V.Flash	B-Device
VTech	O
2006	O
V.Smile	O
V-Motion	O
VTech	O
2008	O
V.Smile	O
Baby	O
VTech	O
2006	O
ClickStart	O
LeapFrog	O
2007SwinxsSwinxs	O
BV	O
2008Screenless	O
semi-portable	O
game	O
console	O
for	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Name	O
Manufacturer	O
Release	O
date	O
Notes	O
N-Gage	B-Operating_System
2.0	I-Operating_System
Platform	I-Operating_System
Nokia	O
April	O
,	O
2008	O
Runs	O
commercial	O
downloadable	O
games	O
Gizmondo	B-Device
Tiger	O
Telematics	O
March	O
,	O
2005	O
in	O
UK	O
,	O
Sweden	O
and	O
eventually	O
US	O
Runs	O
commercial	O
games	O
VideoNow	O
XP	B-Application
Tiger	O
Electronics	O
2005	O
digiBlast	O
Grey	O
Innovation	O
late	O
2005	O
Multimedia	O
system	O
for	O
young	O
children	O
CAANOO	B-Application
GamePark	O
Holdings	O
August	O
16	O
,	O
2010	O
Runs	O
emulators	B-Application
Fusion	O
:	O
30-In-1	O
Portable	B-Application
Arcade	O
Jungle	O
Soft	O
2010	O
?	O
</s>
