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

console

[kuhn-sohl] / kənˈsoʊl /


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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

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

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

The real breakthrough here is the padded wrist support in the center console, helping to alleviate touch-screen tendinitis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

The Japanese giant helped popularise console discs in the 1990s after launching its first PlayStation.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

Lenny walks over to my mom like he’s going to console her.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden

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 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

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

Microsoft has increased the price of Xbox consoles worldwide, citing rising memory and storage chip costs.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 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

Momma consoled her with, “Well, we got to keep our mind on the words of the Book. It say, ‘The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away.’

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

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

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

The driver talked in a muted, consoling tone as he drove.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini




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