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

console

[kuhn-sohl] / kənˈsoʊl /


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The apparent goal is to draw players back to the brand, but critics have questioned whether that's realistic at a time when console prices are higher than ever.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Anyone with a console can watch it, which enticed the comedian.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 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

Such was my sentence, and on that night would the dæmon employ every art to destroy me and tear me from the glimpse of happiness which promised partly to console my sufferings.

From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley

Previous CEO Phil Spencer had begun to take the division in a new direction, releasing some of its most popular games on rival consoles for the first time.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Those high import prices are in turn putting upward pressure on the costs of some consumer goods, such as iPhones and gaming consoles, and contributing to inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 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

Currently, digital games can be downloaded online and played across Xbox consoles or PCs.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

By that era, home videogame consoles had already made most coin-op games obsolete.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

“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

“You have to be strong,” he consoled his mother.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025

She bought lollipops and a teddy bear, and by 10 a.m. she had set up shop outside a campus dining hall where she consoled students Sunday morning with offers of “free mom hugs.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 14, 2025

“I hardly think they’d be so hard on you,” he consoled her.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare

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

Mikel Arteta was doing the rounds consoling his devastated Arsenal players when a giant banner was unfurled in front of him at Etihad Stadium, emblazoned with the words: "Panic on the streets of London".

From BBC ● Apr. 19, 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

Soprano Hilary Cronin was a dazzling, lyrical Iole, her precisely calibrated da capo arias capturing the princess’s serene acceptance of her lot and her consoling, thoughtful presence—the antithesis of the disturbed Dejanira.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026

Those doing the consoling seemed to be enjoying themselves rather too much.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan


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