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The Microsoft Xbox is a console from the sixth generation of video game consoles. The console was launched in North America on November 15th, 2001 followed by Japan (February 22nd, 2002) and Europe (March 14th, 2002). The console features broadband Internet connectivity via a built-in Ethernet adapter for online play, and (via an optional add-on) the ability to play DVDs.

The Xbox Devwiki is a great supplemental development-focused resource to this wiki.

The Microsoft Xbox 360 is a console from the seventh generation of video game consoles. The console was launched in North America on November 22nd, 2005 followed by Europe (December 2nd, 2005) and Japan (December 10th, 2005). The Xbox 360 was the first console capable of outputting 1080p video and — through an external add-on — playing HD-DVD discs, the competitor to Blu-Ray Discs. Three major models were released in its lifespan: the original Xbox 360 (“fat”), Xbox 360 S (“slim”), and Xbox 360 E (sometimes called “super slim”).

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The Sony PlayStation 3 is a console from the seventh generation of video game consoles. The console was launched in Japan on November 11th, 2006 followed by North America (November 17th, 2006) and Europe (March 23th, 2007). Three major models were released in it’s lifespan: the “fat”, “slim”, and “super slim”. The launch models were equipped with full PS2 and PS1 backwards compatibility via CPU/GPU chips onboard – with PS2 disc support later being removed from the hardware. Firmware version 3.21 removed the ability to run the Linux operating system, leading to lawsuits and increased pressure on the community to exploit the console to restore Linux. The PS3 was also the first console that supported Blu-ray discs for games and movies.

The PS3 Developer Wiki is a great supplemental development-focused resource to this wiki.

The Sony PlayStation 4 is a console from the eighth generation of video game consoles. The console was launched in North America on November 15th, 2013 followed by Europe (November 29th, 2013) and Japan (February 22, 2014). Three major models were released in it’s lifespan: the “fat”, “slim”, and “pro”; the latter of which is capable of checkerboard rendered 4K.

The PS4 Developer Wiki is a great supplemental development-focused resource to this wiki.

The PlayStation (codenamed PSX, abbreviated as PS, and retroactively PS1/PS one) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was released in Japan on 3 December 1994, followed by North America on 9 September 1995, Europe on 29 September 1995, and other regions following thereafter. As a fifth-generation console, the PlayStation primarily competed with the Nintendo 64 and the Sega Saturn.