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What was the world's first commercially available home video game console?

console

[kuhn-sohl] / kənˈsoʊl /


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Legendary Japanese video game creator Hideo Kojima said Thursday he had partnered with Microsoft's Xbox for his next project after its development for the PlayStation console was cancelled by Sony.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

The 1959 image features his father, a shoe repairman, in a wooden chair reading the Spanish-language newspaper La Opinión, while his side profile casts a shadow on a vintage console to his side.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Another woman began to console her, and a third woman raised her voice in anger.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

Then he’ll fire up his console and camera and go as long as possible.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

She rose swiftly, loped to the console of her own mood organ, stood glaring at him, waiting.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

Creators will then be able to distribute their games as standalone apps on mobile, PC, and consoles; an offline mode is also planned.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

“Kids don’t know how to play old-school games because they’re on their consoles playing.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Nintendo 7974 2.87%increase; up pointing triangle reported sharply higher quarterly profit, driven by stronger game software sales and the success of a new “Super Mario” movie, even as sales of Switch 2 consoles declined.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

In the US, its basic consoles rose by $100 to $499, and the cost of a console with more memory increased by $150 to $749.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

In Paris, Theo consoles himself with a new girlfriend, someone he'd met a few months earlier, “S.”

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

“It has been subject to increasingly aggressive change. When I was younger, it was sad for me to witness. I was consoled because Vlore was not the center, but then they started attacking here too.”

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

"The victim should be consoled at this time, not cursed," one of them read.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Cast members consoled him, including a kiss on the cheek from Mikey Day that sent Gosling into a spontaneous giggle attack.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2026

They actively consoled him, cast him as a victim and in some cases offered advice on how to rehabilitate his image.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026

My heart was pounding, but I consoled myself with the knowledge that pretty soon I wouldn’t have to deal with Andy.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals

It’s the shattering confusion of grief—for his son, and for his own life as he expected to lead it—yet he has made of the resulting jumble a consoling, searching work of art.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Days after Kirk’s death, Marx posted photos of himself consoling Kirk’s widow, Erika; he announced he was considering a run for governor at a memorial service for Kirk.

From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026

Viewers have been circulating clips of Wilson reaching for Batula’s hands in one scene and consoling her in the bathroom as she cried in another.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026

A couple of years ago, Arlo Parks found herself in a nightclub, consoling a complete stranger.

From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2026

Summer had a box of tissues in her hands and was consoling her.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio




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