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

console

[kuhn-sohl] / kənˈsoʊl /


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But, 20 years later, Xbox finds itself in a very different position in the console space.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Von Hassel made national headlines in 2014 when he exposed a security flaw in his father’s Xbox gaming console at age 5.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

There is no glove box—and thus no place to keep the enormous owner’s manual, except in the concealed stowage under the console, where I would normally put my purse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

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

North Carolina College students drifted into the large campus auditorium throughout the evening, at first just to console one another and then to plan a reaction to the assassination.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

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

Nintendo maintained its annual sales forecast of 16.5 million Switch 2 consoles, despite a decline in quarterly sales.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

The Japanese company maintained its annual sales forecast of 16.5 million Switch 2 consoles, despite reporting a decline in quarterly sales to 3.82 million units due to a high base a year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

The blackened video screens on all the game consoles filling the room sprang to life.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

“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

"What a horrible night for the young keeper. The Atleti fans actually gave him sympathetic applause but not sure how he can be consoled after that."

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 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

She tells Gogol that her husband delights in illusions like these, is consoled by them, whereas she finds them simply to be reminders of what is missing.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

Phil Foden's World Cup audition ended painfully with the consoling arm of England head coach Thomas Tuchel around his shoulder.

From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026

I’m a big Fantasy Football person, so Monday morning is normally consoling myself with how badly Sunday has gone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026

But even during those years of guilt, I was coming to sense certain consoling truths about language and intimacy.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez




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