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

console

[kuhn-sohl] / kənˈsoʊl /


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With a transparent acrylic body, this console, sold in four colors, is the opposite—a modern home for a record player or albums.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

Switch 2 console sales dropped 37% to 6.49 million units in 1H.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Analysts expect the game to have an impact on the entire video game sector, including on console sales and accessories.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

A pair of deep seats covered in nubby upholstery sit close to this sacred space’s altar — a vinyl-stacked media console holding a vintage receiver and turntable, flanked by two ATC SCM50 loudspeakers.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

It was a whole day’s travel and they arrived exhausted, the parents trying to console their children despite the dread in their own hearts.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

Nvidia was first and best known for developing video cards that helped the burgeoning gaming industry incorporate increasingly lifelike, sophisticated graphics that once rudimentary consoles and PCs couldn’t otherwise handle.

From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026

A row of industrial blue historic launch consoles that were once used by NASA’s launch control at Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island in Florida were given to the Oschin to display near Endeavour.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

It's seen as a third-place competitor, behind both Sony's PlayStation and Nintendo's Switch consoles.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

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

I squeeze her shoulder in the hope that it consoles her.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

The sight of Georgia Roche, who scored England's only try, in tears at the final whistle and being consoled by her opponents only added to the suffering of English fans who made the trip.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

“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 defining image of Arsenal's Champions League final defeat was Gabriel standing with his head in his hands as he was consoled by Paris St-Germain captain and Brazil team-mate Marquinhos.

From BBC ● May 30, 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

But he was ushered home to bed after only a few hours, consoled with promises that he could go back the next weekend, though he anxiously recalls how quickly it disappeared before.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Reddington, looking upset, could be seen consoling his client, holding her in a side hug and rubbing her back as journalists left court.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 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

Career coach Gina Riley has been impersonated several times and sometimes finds herself consoling people who falsely believed she contacted them with a golden opportunity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

“I can tell you there is no consoling that family at this point,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

It reminds her so much of consoling her old spiritualist clients that she is surprised when she is thanked by name.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern


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