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class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[Ultra HD Blu-ray|UHD Blu-ray]], [[Blu-ray]], and [[DVD]] with optional disc drive</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|{{N/A}}</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>|[[UHD Blu-ray]], [[Blu-ray]], [[DVD]]</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>|[[UHD Blu-ray]], [[Blu-ray]], [[DVD]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|[[Ultra HD Blu-ray|UHD Blu-ray]], [[Blu-ray]], and [[DVD]] with optional disc drive</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline 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<a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Gaming" title="Microsoft Gaming">Microsoft</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Xbox_Series_X_and_Series_S" title="Xbox Series X and Series S">Xbox Series X and Series S</a> console family and <a href="/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment">Sony</a>'s <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_5" title="PlayStation 5">PlayStation 5</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-wired_generations_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wired_generations-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-bbc_generations_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc_generations-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Compared to the <a href="/wiki/Eighth_generation_of_video_game_consoles" title="Eighth generation of video game consoles">eighth-gen</a> <a href="/wiki/Xbox_One" title="Xbox One">Xbox One</a> and <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_4" title="PlayStation 4">PlayStation 4</a>, the new consoles add faster computation and graphics processors, support for <a href="/wiki/Real-time_ray_tracing" class="mw-redirect" title="Real-time ray tracing">real-time ray tracing</a> graphics,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> output for <a href="/wiki/4K_resolution" title="4K resolution">4K resolution</a>, and in some cases, <a href="/wiki/8K_resolution" title="8K resolution">8K resolution</a>, with rendering speeds targeting 60 <a href="/wiki/Frames_per_second" class="mw-redirect" title="Frames per second">frames per second</a> (FPS) or higher.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Internally, both console families introduced new internal <a href="/wiki/Solid-state_drive" title="Solid-state drive">solid-state drive</a> (SSD) systems to be used as high-throughput memory and storage systems for games to reduce or eliminate loading times and support <a href="/wiki/In-game_streaming" class="mw-redirect" title="In-game streaming">in-game streaming</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Xbox Series S and the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition lack an optical drive while retaining support for online distribution and storing games on external <a href="/wiki/USB_device" class="mw-redirect" title="USB device">USB devices</a>. </p><p>Despite much weaker processing power and already previously competing with eighth-generation consoles, the <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Switch" title="Nintendo Switch">Nintendo Switch</a> has also been noted as a competitor to ninth-generation consoles, particularly with the introduction of the "OLED Model" revision in 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-tomsguide1_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tomsguide1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pocketlint1_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pocketlint1-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Alongside the Switch, new handheld personal computer devices, such as the <a href="/wiki/Steam_Deck" title="Steam Deck">Steam Deck</a>, introduced means to play <a href="/wiki/Linux" title="Linux">Linux</a> games, as well as most <a href="/wiki/Windows" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows">Windows</a> games through <a href="/wiki/Proton_(software)" title="Proton (software)">Proton</a>, on-the-go, further expanding hardware competition in the generation. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2></div> <p>The duration from the <a href="/wiki/Eighth_generation_of_video_game_consoles" title="Eighth generation of video game consoles">eighth generation</a> until the start of the ninth was one of the longest in history, having started in 2012 with the release of Nintendo's <a href="/wiki/Wii_U" title="Wii U">Wii U</a>. Past generations typically had five-year windows as a result of <a href="/wiki/Moore%27s_law" title="Moore's law">Moore's law</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-winner_take_some_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-winner_take_some-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but Microsoft and Sony instead launched mid-console redesigns, the <a href="/wiki/Xbox_One_X" class="mw-redirect" title="Xbox One X">Xbox One X</a> and <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_4_Pro" class="mw-redirect" title="PlayStation 4 Pro">PlayStation 4 Pro</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Microsoft also launched a monthly console lease program, with the option to buy or upgrade.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some analysts believed these factors signaled the first major shift away from the idea of console generations because the potential technical gains of new hardware had become nominal.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Microsoft and Sony had announced their new consoles in 2019 for release by the end of 2020, prior to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-wired_april2019_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wired_april2019-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When the pandemic struck in March 2020, it impacted both marketing and production of the consoles. The cancelled <a href="/wiki/E3_2020" title="E3 2020">E3 2020</a> had been planned as a major venue to premiere the consoles, and instead both Microsoft and Sony turned to online showcases to highlight the systems and launch games. Both companies acknowledged that the pandemic had strained their production supplies due to hardware manufacturing slowdowns starting in March 2020, but would not impact their console release windows, and they set consumer expectations that console supplies would likely be limited in the launch window and would slowly become more relaxed as the pandemic waned.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-xbox_halo_inf_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-xbox_halo_inf-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This created a wave of <a href="/wiki/Ticket_resale#Other_uses" title="Ticket resale">scalping</a> through online stores, which was countered by manufacturers and vendors.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The ongoing <a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%93present_global_chip_shortage" class="mw-redirect" title="2020–present global chip shortage">global chip shortage</a> continued to affect console shipments through the end of 2021, with Sony warning of lower production numbers during the final calendar quarter of the year and into 2022; this also affected Nintendo's <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Switch" title="Nintendo Switch">Switch</a> console production rates and <a href="/wiki/Valve_Corporation" title="Valve Corporation">Valve</a>'s plans to release the portable <a href="/wiki/Steam_Deck" title="Steam Deck">Steam Deck</a> handheld gaming computer in 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Home_consoles">Home consoles</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="PlayStation_5">PlayStation 5</h3></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_5" title="PlayStation 5">PlayStation 5</a></div> <p>The PlayStation 5 was developed by Sony as the successor to the <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_4" title="PlayStation 4">PlayStation 4</a> and was first released on November 12, 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The primary goal of the PlayStation 5's development was to reduce loading times in games, particularly those that use <a href="/wiki/In-game_streaming" class="mw-redirect" title="In-game streaming">in-game streaming</a> such as when the player moves across an <a href="/wiki/Open_world" title="Open world">open world</a>. Sony developed a custom <a href="/wiki/Solid-state_drive" title="Solid-state drive">solid-state drive</a> (SSD) architecture based on a 12-channel, 825 GB SSD along with a fast software decompression method that enables an input/output speed of up to 8 to 9 GB/s. In most early development tests, this virtually eliminated loading screens and masking loading times for open world games.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The main system is backed by an <a href="/wiki/AMD" title="AMD">AMD</a> <a href="/wiki/Zen_2" title="Zen 2">Zen 2</a> <a href="/wiki/System_on_a_chip" title="System on a chip">system on a chip</a> running at a variable frequency capped at 3.5 GHz, and a <a href="/wiki/RDNA_2" title="RDNA 2">RDNA 2</a> GPU also running at a variable frequency capped at 2.23 GHz. The GPU has a total potential processing power of 10.28 teraflops. The system comes with 16 GB of memory.<sup id="cite_ref-psblog_specs_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-psblog_specs-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The PlayStation 5 was launched with two models. The base model includes an optical disc reader for most disc formats including <a href="/wiki/Blu-ray" title="Blu-ray">Blu-ray</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ultra_HD_Blu-ray" title="Ultra HD Blu-ray">UHD Blu-ray</a>, and retail PlayStation 5 games. A cheaper Digital model lacks the disc reader, but otherwise is equivalent to the base model. Both models support expanded memory options to store games and other data onto external drives, thus allowing players to obtain and store games through online distribution via the PlayStation Store. The PlayStation 5 has mostly complete backward compatibility with PlayStation 4 games, with only a limited number of games not currently supported on the console,<sup id="cite_ref-psblog_oct.09.2020_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-psblog_oct.09.2020-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while the <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Now" title="PlayStation Now">PlayStation Now</a> cloud service is available for users to play games from the older PlayStation consoles.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Mid-generation revision of both PlayStation 5 models were announced in late 2023, both unofficially considered the PlayStation 5 Slim. The units are to replace the two original PlayStation 5 models; both will have a slimmer design as well as 1 TB of internal storage and additional USB ports. The more expensive model includes an optical disc drive, while the second model, the Digital Edition, will not ship with a drive, though a drive expansion kit will be available to users.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Xbox_Series_X_and_Series_S">Xbox Series X and Series S</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Xbox_Series_X_and_Series_S" title="Xbox Series X and Series S">Xbox Series X and Series S</a></div> <p>The Xbox Series X/S is the successor to the <a href="/wiki/Xbox_One" title="Xbox One">Xbox One</a> and was released on November 10, 2020, in select regions.<sup id="cite_ref-WIRED_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WIRED-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Microsoft followed the Xbox One's dual console models: a high-end line (the Series X comparable to the Xbox One X), and a cheaper model (the Series S comparable to the Xbox One S).<sup id="cite_ref-xbox_why_two_models_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-xbox_why_two_models-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The performance goal for the Xbox Series X was about four times that of the Xbox One X,<sup id="cite_ref-eurogamer_design_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eurogamer_design-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but without sacrificing game development for the lower-end Xbox Series S.<sup id="cite_ref-xbox_why_two_models_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-xbox_why_two_models-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Both the Xbox Series X and Series S use an <a href="/wiki/AMD" title="AMD">AMD</a> <a href="/wiki/Zen_2" title="Zen 2">Zen 2</a> CPU and an <a href="/wiki/RDNA_2" title="RDNA 2">RDNA 2</a> GPU but with different frequencies and compute units. The Series S has lower frequencies with reduced performance, and the Series X has graphics performance estimated at 12.14 teraflops compared to the Series S's 4.006 teraflops.<sup id="cite_ref-df_xsxs_fullspecs_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-df_xsxs_fullspecs-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-df_xsxs_fullspecs2_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-df_xsxs_fullspecs2-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Microsoft developed a Velocity Architecture, which includes an internal SSD system (1 TB on the Series X, 500 GB on the Series S) used for storing games and new <a href="/wiki/DirectX" title="DirectX">DirectX</a> interfaces with improved input/output and in-game texture streaming and rendering. The Series X includes an optical disc reader supporting Blu-ray and UHD media, which is absent in the Series S.<sup id="cite_ref-ign_velocity_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ign_velocity-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both consoles support external game storage media and online distribution via <a href="/wiki/Xbox_Live" class="mw-redirect" title="Xbox Live">Xbox Live</a>. Full backward compatibility was announced for all Xbox One games, including previously supported <a href="/wiki/Xbox_(console)" title="Xbox (console)">Xbox</a> and <a href="/wiki/Xbox_360" title="Xbox 360">Xbox 360</a> games but excluding <a href="/wiki/Kinect" title="Kinect">Kinect</a> games.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Microsoft encouraged third-party developers and publishers to use its Smart Delivery approach to give Xbox One games free performance upgrade patches for Xbox Series X/S.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Comparison">Comparison</h3></div> <p>The following table includes only named released models, and does not include minor hardware revisions or redesigns, such as the "slim" model of the PlayStation 5. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" scope="col">Product Line </th> <th colspan="3" style="width:45%"><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_5" title="PlayStation 5">PlayStation 5</a> </th> <th colspan="2" style="width:45%"><a href="/wiki/Xbox_Series_X_and_Series_S" title="Xbox Series X and Series S">Xbox Series X/S</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" scope="row">Name </th> <th>PlayStation 5 Digital Edition </th> <th>PlayStation 5 </th> <th>PlayStation 5 Pro </th> <th>Xbox Series S </th> <th>Xbox Series X </th></tr> <tr style="background: white; text-align: center;"> <th colspan="2" scope="row">Logo </th> <td colspan="3"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:PlayStation_5_logo_and_wordmark.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/PlayStation_5_logo_and_wordmark.svg/185px-PlayStation_5_logo_and_wordmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="185" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/PlayStation_5_logo_and_wordmark.svg/277px-PlayStation_5_logo_and_wordmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/PlayStation_5_logo_and_wordmark.svg/370px-PlayStation_5_logo_and_wordmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="111" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Xbox_Series_X_S_black.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Xbox_Series_X_S_black.svg/92px-Xbox_Series_X_S_black.svg.png" decoding="async" width="92" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Xbox_Series_X_S_black.svg/137px-Xbox_Series_X_S_black.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Xbox_Series_X_S_black.svg/183px-Xbox_Series_X_S_black.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="225" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr style="background: white; text-align: center;"> <th colspan="2" rowspan="2" scope="row">Image </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:PS5DigitalEdition.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/PS5DigitalEdition.png/134px-PS5DigitalEdition.png" decoding="async" width="134" height="224" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/PS5DigitalEdition.png/201px-PS5DigitalEdition.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/PS5DigitalEdition.png/269px-PS5DigitalEdition.png 2x" data-file-width="1229" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Black_and_white_Playstation_5_base_edition_with_controller.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Black_and_white_Playstation_5_base_edition_with_controller.png/138px-Black_and_white_Playstation_5_base_edition_with_controller.png" decoding="async" width="138" height="250" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Black_and_white_Playstation_5_base_edition_with_controller.png/207px-Black_and_white_Playstation_5_base_edition_with_controller.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Black_and_white_Playstation_5_base_edition_with_controller.png/276px-Black_and_white_Playstation_5_base_edition_with_controller.png 2x" data-file-width="1941" data-file-height="3515" /></a></span> </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Xbox_Series_S_with_controller.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Xbox_Series_S_with_controller.jpg/185px-Xbox_Series_S_with_controller.jpg" decoding="async" width="185" height="185" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Xbox_Series_S_with_controller.jpg/278px-Xbox_Series_S_with_controller.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Xbox_Series_S_with_controller.jpg/370px-Xbox_Series_S_with_controller.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2101" data-file-height="2101" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Xbox_Series_X_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Xbox_Series_X_2.jpg/185px-Xbox_Series_X_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="185" height="217" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Xbox_Series_X_2.jpg/278px-Xbox_Series_X_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Xbox_Series_X_2.jpg/370px-Xbox_Series_X_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4200" data-file-height="4928" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr style="background: white; text-align: center;"> <td>A PS5 Digital Edition with the DualSense controller </td> <td>A standard PS5 with the DualSense controller </td> <td> </td> <td>An Xbox Series S with its controller </td> <td>An Xbox Series X with its controller </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <th colspan="2" scope="row">Manufacturer </th> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment">Sony Interactive Entertainment</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Gaming" title="Microsoft Gaming">Microsoft Gaming</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <th colspan="2" scope="row">Release dates </th> <td colspan="2">AU/JP/KR/NA/NZ/SGP: November 12, 2020<br />WW: November 19, 2020<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /> IND: January 22, 2021 <br /> INA: February 2, 2021<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />CHN: May 15, 2021<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>WW: November 7, 2024 </td> <td colspan="2">WW: November 10, 2020 <br /> CHN: June 10, 2021<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th rowspan="5" scope="row">Launch prices </th> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/US$" class="mw-redirect" title="US$">US$</a> </th> <td>399.99 </td> <td>499.99 </td> <td>699.99 </td> <td>299.99<sup id="cite_ref-512gb_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-512gb-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>499.99<sup id="cite_ref-disc_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-disc-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/%E2%82%AC" class="mw-redirect" title="€">€</a> </th> <td>399.99 </td> <td>499.99 </td> <td>799.99 </td> <td>299.99<sup id="cite_ref-512gb_40-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-512gb-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>499.99<sup id="cite_ref-disc_41-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-disc-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/GBP" class="mw-redirect" title="GBP">GBP</a> </th> <td>359.99 </td> <td>449.99 </td> <td>699.99 </td> <td>249.99<sup id="cite_ref-512gb_40-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-512gb-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>449.99<sup id="cite_ref-disc_41-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-disc-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/A$" class="mw-redirect" title="A$">A$</a> </th> <td>599.95 </td> <td>749.95 </td> <td>1,199.95 </td> <td>499<sup id="cite_ref-512gb_40-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-512gb-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>749<sup id="cite_ref-disc_41-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-disc-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/JP%C2%A5" class="mw-redirect" title="JP¥">JP¥</a> </th> <td>39,980 </td> <td>49,980 </td> <td>119,980 </td> <td>29,980<sup id="cite_ref-512gb_40-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-512gb-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>49,980<sup id="cite_ref-disc_41-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-disc-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th rowspan="5" scope="row">Current prices<br /><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/US$" class="mw-redirect" title="US$">US$</a> </th> <td>449.99 </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">Same as launch price </td> <td rowspan="7">Same as launch price </td> <td>299<sup id="cite_ref-512gb_40-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-512gb-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>/349.99<sup id="cite_ref-1tb_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1tb-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>499.99<sup id="cite_ref-disc_41-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-disc-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>/449.99<sup id="cite_ref-1tb_43-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1tb-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>/599.99<sup id="cite_ref-2tb_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2tb-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/%E2%82%AC" class="mw-redirect" title="€">€</a> </th> <td>449.99 </td> <td>549.99 </td> <td>299.99<sup id="cite_ref-512gb_40-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-512gb-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>/349.99<sup id="cite_ref-1tb_43-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1tb-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>549.99<sup id="cite_ref-disc_41-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-disc-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>/499.99<sup id="cite_ref-1tb_43-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1tb-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>/649.99<sup id="cite_ref-2tb_44-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2tb-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/GBP" class="mw-redirect" title="GBP">GBP</a> </th> <td>389.99 </td> <td>479.99 </td> <td>249.99<sup id="cite_ref-512gb_40-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-512gb-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>/299.99<sup id="cite_ref-1tb_43-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1tb-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>479.99<sup id="cite_ref-disc_41-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-disc-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>/429.99<sup id="cite_ref-1tb_43-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1tb-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>/549.99<sup id="cite_ref-2tb_44-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2tb-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/A$" class="mw-redirect" title="A$">A$</a> </th> <td>679.95 </td> <td>799.95 </td> <td>499<sup id="cite_ref-512gb_40-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-512gb-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>/549<sup id="cite_ref-1tb_43-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1tb-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>799<sup id="cite_ref-disc_41-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-disc-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>/699<sup id="cite_ref-1tb_43-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1tb-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>/999<sup id="cite_ref-2tb_44-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2tb-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/JP%C2%A5" class="mw-redirect" title="JP¥">JP¥</a> </th> <td>59,980 </td> <td>66,980 </td> <td>44,578<sup id="cite_ref-512gb_40-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-512gb-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>/49,978<sup id="cite_ref-1tb_43-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1tb-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>66,978<sup id="cite_ref-disc_41-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-disc-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>/59,978<sup id="cite_ref-1tb_43-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1tb-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th rowspan="3" scope="row">Sales </th> <th scope="row">Shipped </th> <td colspan="2">54.8 million (as of 31 December 2023<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ninth_generation_of_video_game_consoles&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>)<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td colspan="2" rowspan="2">21 million (as of 30 June 2023<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ninth_generation_of_video_game_consoles&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>)<sup id="cite_ref-Jul_2023_Xbox_Sales_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jul_2023_Xbox_Sales-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row">Sold </th> <td colspan="2">50 million (as of 20 December 2023<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ninth_generation_of_video_game_consoles&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>)<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2" scope="row">Game media </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th rowspan="4" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Recording_medium" class="mw-redirect" title="Recording medium">Media</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Digital_distribution" title="Digital distribution">Digital distribution</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/UHD_Blu-ray" class="mw-redirect" title="UHD Blu-ray">UHD Blu-ray</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blu-ray" title="Blu-ray">Blu-ray</a>, <a href="/wiki/Digital_distribution" title="Digital distribution">digital distribution</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Digital_distribution" title="Digital distribution">Digital distribution</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Digital_distribution" title="Digital distribution">Digital distribution</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ultra_HD_Blu-ray" title="Ultra HD Blu-ray">UHD Blu-ray</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blu-ray" title="Blu-ray">Blu-ray</a>, <a href="/wiki/DVD" title="DVD">DVD</a>, <a href="/wiki/Compact_Disc" class="mw-redirect" title="Compact Disc">CD</a>, <a href="/wiki/Digital_distribution" title="Digital distribution">digital distribution</a> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th><a href="/wiki/Regional_lockout" title="Regional lockout">Regional lockout</a> </th> <td colspan="5" style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Unrestricted </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row">Other </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Ultra_HD_Blu-ray" title="Ultra HD Blu-ray">UHD Blu-ray</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blu-ray" title="Blu-ray">Blu-ray</a>, and <a href="/wiki/DVD" title="DVD">DVD</a> with optional disc drive </td> <td><a href="/wiki/UHD_Blu-ray" class="mw-redirect" title="UHD Blu-ray">UHD Blu-ray</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blu-ray" title="Blu-ray">Blu-ray</a>, <a href="/wiki/DVD" title="DVD">DVD</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ultra_HD_Blu-ray" title="Ultra HD Blu-ray">UHD Blu-ray</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blu-ray" title="Blu-ray">Blu-ray</a>, and <a href="/wiki/DVD" title="DVD">DVD</a> with optional disc drive </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ultra_HD_Blu-ray" title="Ultra HD Blu-ray">UHD Blu-ray</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blu-ray" title="Blu-ray">Blu-ray</a>, <a href="/wiki/DVD" title="DVD">DVD</a>, <a href="/wiki/Compact_Disc" class="mw-redirect" title="Compact Disc">CD</a> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Backward_compatibility" title="Backward compatibility">Backward compatibility</a> </th> <td>Almost all <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_4" title="PlayStation 4">PlayStation 4</a> and <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_VR" title="PlayStation VR">PlayStation VR</a> games </td> <td>Almost all <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_4" title="PlayStation 4">PlayStation 4</a> and <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_VR" title="PlayStation VR">PlayStation VR</a> games </td> <td>Almost all <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_4" title="PlayStation 4">PlayStation 4</a> and <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_VR" title="PlayStation VR">PlayStation VR</a> games </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>All <a href="/wiki/Xbox_One" title="Xbox One">Xbox One</a> games (excluding <a href="/wiki/Kinect" title="Kinect">Kinect</a>-required games) and <a href="/wiki/Xbox_360" title="Xbox 360">Xbox 360</a> and original <a href="/wiki/Xbox_(console)" title="Xbox (console)">Xbox</a> games playable on Xbox One (<a href="/wiki/List_of_backward-compatible_games_for_Xbox_One" class="mw-redirect" title="List of backward-compatible games for Xbox One">list</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="5" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Central_processing_unit" title="Central processing unit">CPU</a> </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th>Type </th> <td colspan="5">Custom <a href="/wiki/AMD" title="AMD">AMD</a> 8-core based on <a href="/wiki/Zen_2" title="Zen 2">Zen 2</a> architecture </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Instruction_set_architecture" title="Instruction set architecture">ISA</a> </th> <td colspan="5"><a href="/wiki/X86-64" title="X86-64">x86-64</a> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row">Clock speed </th> <td colspan="2">up to 3.5 <a href="/wiki/Hertz" title="Hertz">GHz</a> (variable) with <a href="/wiki/Simultaneous_multithreading" title="Simultaneous multithreading">SMT</a> always on </td> <td>up to 3.85 <a href="/wiki/Hertz" title="Hertz">GHz</a> (variable) with <a href="/wiki/Simultaneous_multithreading" title="Simultaneous multithreading">SMT</a> always on </td> <td>3.4 GHz with SMT, 3.6 GHz without SMT </td> <td>3.6 GHz with SMT, 3.8 <a href="/wiki/Hertz" title="Hertz">GHz</a> without SMT </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Semiconductor_device_fabrication" title="Semiconductor device fabrication">Process</a> </th> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/7_nm_process" title="7 nm process">7 nm</a><sup id="cite_ref-onetwo_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-onetwo-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or <a href="/wiki/7_nm_process" title="7 nm process">6 nm</a><sup id="cite_ref-two_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-two-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>f<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Unknown </td> <td><a href="/wiki/7_nm_process" title="7 nm process">7 nm</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/7_nm_process" title="7 nm process">7 nm</a> or <a href="/wiki/7_nm_process" title="7 nm process">6 nm</a> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th rowspan="5" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Graphics_processing_unit" title="Graphics processing unit">GPU</a> </th> <th scope="row">Type </th> <td colspan="2">Custom <a href="/wiki/AMD_Radeon" class="mw-redirect" title="AMD Radeon">AMD Radeon</a> <a href="/wiki/RDNA_2" title="RDNA 2">RDNA 2</a> architecture </td> <td>Unknown <a href="/wiki/AMD_Radeon" class="mw-redirect" title="AMD Radeon">AMD Radeon</a> architecture </td> <td colspan="2">Custom <a href="/wiki/AMD_Radeon" class="mw-redirect" title="AMD Radeon">AMD Radeon</a> <a href="/wiki/RDNA_2" title="RDNA 2">RDNA 2</a> architecture </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row">Clock speed </th> <td colspan="2">up to 2.233 <a href="/wiki/Hertz" title="Hertz">GHz</a> (variable) </td> <td>Unknown </td> <td>1.565 GHz </td> <td>1.825 <a href="/wiki/Hertz" title="Hertz">GHz</a> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/TFLOPS" class="mw-redirect" title="TFLOPS">TFLOP/s</a> </th> <td colspan="2">up to 10.28 TFLOPS (variable) </td> <td>16.7 TFLOPS </td> <td>4.006 TFLOPS </td> <td>12.14 TFLOPS </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/General-purpose_computing_on_graphics_processing_units" title="General-purpose computing on graphics processing units">Compute units</a> </th> <td colspan="2">36 out of 40 CUs (2304 out of 2560 SMs) enabled </td> <td>60 CU </td> <td>20 out of 24 CUs (1280 <p>out of 1536 SMs) enabled </p> </td> <td>52 out of 56 CUs (3328 <p>out of 3584 SMs) enabled </p> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Semiconductor_device_fabrication" title="Semiconductor device fabrication">Process</a> </th> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/7_nm_process" title="7 nm process">7 nm</a><sup id="cite_ref-onetwo_48-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-onetwo-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or <a href="/wiki/7_nm_process" title="7 nm process">6 nm</a><sup id="cite_ref-two_49-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-two-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>f<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Unknown </td> <td><a href="/wiki/7_nm_process" title="7 nm process">7 nm</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/7_nm_process" title="7 nm process">7 nm</a> or <a href="/wiki/7_nm_process" title="7 nm process">6 nm</a> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th rowspan="3" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Random-access_memory" title="Random-access memory">Memory</a> </th> <th>Main &<br />other </th> <td colspan="2">16 GB <a href="/wiki/GDDR6_SDRAM" title="GDDR6 SDRAM">GDDR6 SDRAM</a>; 256-bit (unified) <br /> 512 MB <a href="/wiki/DDR4_SDRAM" title="DDR4 SDRAM">DDR4 SDRAM</a> (for background tasks) </td> <td>16 GB <a href="/wiki/GDDR6_SDRAM" title="GDDR6 SDRAM">GDDR6 SDRAM</a> <br /> 2 GB <a href="/wiki/DDR5_SDRAM" title="DDR5 SDRAM">DDR5 SDRAM</a> </td> <td>10 GB <a href="/wiki/GDDR6_SDRAM" title="GDDR6 SDRAM">GDDR6 SDRAM</a>; 128-bit (semi-unified) </td> <td>16 GB <a href="/wiki/GDDR6_SDRAM" title="GDDR6 SDRAM">GDDR6 SDRAM</a>; 320-bit (semi-unified) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th>Bandwidth </th> <td colspan="2">448 GB/s </td> <td>576 GB/s </td> <td>8 GB (128-bit) (GPU) @ 224 GB/s & 2 GB (32-bit) (system) @ 56 GB/s </td> <td>10 GB (320-bit) (GPU) @ 560 GB/s & 6 GB (3.5 GB & 2.5 GB) (192-bit) (system & OS) @ 336 GB/s </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row">Clock speed </th> <td colspan="2">1.75 GHz (14 GHz effective) </td> <td>2.25 GHz (18 GHz effective) </td> <td>1.75 GHz (14 GHz effective) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th rowspan="5" scope="row">Storage </th> <th scope="row">Internal </th> <td colspan="2">825 GB<sup id="cite_ref-non-slim_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-non-slim-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>g<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or 1 TB<sup id="cite_ref-slim_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-slim-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>h<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/PCI_Express" title="PCI Express">PCIe</a> Gen 4 customed <a href="/wiki/NVM_Express" title="NVM Express">NVMe</a> <a href="/wiki/Solid-state_drive" title="Solid-state drive">SSD</a> </td> <td>2 TB <a href="/wiki/PCI_Express" title="PCI Express">PCIe</a> Gen 4 customed <a href="/wiki/NVM_Express" title="NVM Express">NVMe</a> <a href="/wiki/Solid-state_drive" title="Solid-state drive">SSD</a> </td> <td>512 GB or 1 TB <a href="/wiki/PCI_Express" title="PCI Express">PCIe</a> Gen 4 customed <a href="/wiki/NVM_Express" title="NVM Express">NVMe</a> <a href="/wiki/Solid-state_drive" title="Solid-state drive">SSD</a> </td> <td>1 TB or 2 TB <a href="/wiki/PCI_Express" title="PCI Express">PCIe</a> Gen 4 customed <a href="/wiki/NVM_Express" title="NVM Express">NVMe</a> <a href="/wiki/Solid-state_drive" title="Solid-state drive">SSD</a> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row">Reserved by <abbr title="operating system">OS</abbr> </th> <td colspan="3">161 GB </td> <td colspan="2">200 GB </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row">External </th> <td colspan="3">M.2 <a href="/wiki/NVM_Express" title="NVM Express">NVMe</a> SSD support (with September 2021 system update),<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> USB 3.2 HDD Support (except for PS5 optimised games) </td> <td colspan="2">Storage Expansion Card (up to 2 TB), USB 3.1 HDD Support (except for X/S optimised games)<sup id="cite_ref-XBS_external_HDD_support_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-XBS_external_HDD_support-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <th>Bandwidth </th> <td colspan="3">5.5 GB/s (raw or uncompressed), 8–9 GB/s, up to 22 GB/s (compressed) </td> <td colspan="2">2.4 GB/s (raw or uncompressed), 4.8 GB/s (compressed) </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <th>Game installation </th> <td colspan="3">Updates are downloaded and installed automatically in Rest Mode </td> <td colspan="2">Updates are downloaded and installed automatically in Instant-on Mode </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th rowspan="2" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Computer_network" title="Computer network">Network</a> </th> <th>Wireless </th> <td colspan="2">Dual-band <a href="/wiki/Wi-Fi_6" title="Wi-Fi 6">Wi-Fi 6</a> @ 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz </td> <td>Tri-band <a href="/wiki/Wi-Fi_7" title="Wi-Fi 7">Wi-Fi 7</a> @ 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz and 6 GHz </td> <td colspan="2">Dual-band <a href="/wiki/Wi-Fi_5" class="mw-redirect" title="Wi-Fi 5">Wi-Fi 5</a> @ 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th>Wired </th> <td colspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Gigabit_Ethernet" title="Gigabit Ethernet">Gigabit Ethernet</a> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th colspan="2">Dimensions </th> <td>390 mm × 260 mm × 92 mm<br />15.4 in × 10.2 in × 3.6 in<sup id="cite_ref-non-slim_50-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-non-slim-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>g<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />358 mm × 216 mm × 80 mm<br />14.1 in × 8.5 in × 3.1 in<sup id="cite_ref-slim_51-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-slim-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>h<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>390 mm × 260 mm × 104 mm<br />15.4 in × 10.2 in × 4.1 in<sup id="cite_ref-non-slim_50-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-non-slim-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>g<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />358 mm × 216 mm × 96 mm<br />14.1 in × 8.5 in × 3.8 in<sup id="cite_ref-slim_51-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-slim-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>h<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>388 mm × 216 mm × 89 mm<br />15.3 in × 8.5 in × 3.5 in </td> <td>151 mm × 65 mm × 275 mm<br />5.9 in × 2.6 in × 10.8 in </td> <td>151 mm × 151 mm × 301 mm<br />5.9 in × 5.9 in × 11.9 in </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <th colspan="2">Weight </th> <td>3.9 kg (8.6 lb)<sup id="cite_ref-zero_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-zero-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>i<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />3.6 kg (7.9 lb)<sup id="cite_ref-one_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-one-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>j<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />3.4 kg (7.5 lb)<sup id="cite_ref-twoonly_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-twoonly-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>k<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />2.6 kg (5.7 lb)<sup id="cite_ref-slim_51-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-slim-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>h<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>4.5 kg (9.9 lb)<sup id="cite_ref-zero_54-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-zero-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>i<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />4.2 kg (9.3 lb)<sup id="cite_ref-one_55-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-one-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>j<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />3.9 kg (8.6 lb)<sup id="cite_ref-twoonly_56-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-twoonly-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>k<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />3.2 kg (7.1 lb)<sup id="cite_ref-slim_51-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-slim-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>h<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>3.1 kg (6.8 lb) </td> <td>1.92 kg (4.2 lb) </td> <td>4.44 kg (9.8 lb) </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <th colspan="2">Power </th> <td>340 W<sup id="cite_ref-polygon_ps5_power_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-polygon_ps5_power-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>350 W<sup id="cite_ref-polygon_ps5_power_57-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-polygon_ps5_power-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>390 W </td> <td>165 W<sup id="cite_ref-xbox_power_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-xbox_power-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>315 W<sup id="cite_ref-xbox_power_58-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-xbox_power-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th colspan="2">Included in the box </th> <td colspan="2"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/DualSense" class="mw-redirect" title="DualSense">DualSense</a> wireless controller</li><li>USB Type-C to Type-A charging cable for the DualSense wireless controller</li><li>HDMI cable (compatible with Ultra High Speed defined by HDMI v2.1)</li><li>AC power cord</li><li>Console base</li></ul></div> </td> <td>Same as base model, minus console base </td> <td colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Xbox_Wireless_Controller" title="Xbox Wireless Controller">Xbox Wireless Controller</a></li><li>HDMI cable (compatible with Ultra High Speed defined by HDMI v2.1)</li><li>AC power cord</li></ul></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th><a href="/wiki/Video" title="Video">Video</a> </th> <th>Output </th> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/HDMI" title="HDMI">HDMI</a>: <a href="/wiki/720p" title="720p">720p</a>, <a href="/wiki/1080i" title="1080i">1080i</a>, <a href="/wiki/1080p" title="1080p">1080p</a>, <a href="/wiki/4K_UHD" class="mw-redirect" title="4K UHD">4K UHD</a>, <a href="/wiki/8K_UHD" class="mw-redirect" title="8K UHD">8K UHD</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/HDMI" title="HDMI">HDMI</a>: <a href="/wiki/720p" title="720p">720p</a>, <a href="/wiki/1080p" title="1080p">1080p</a>, <a href="/wiki/1440p" title="1440p">1440p</a>, <a href="/wiki/4K_UHD" class="mw-redirect" title="4K UHD">4K UHD</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/HDMI" title="HDMI">HDMI</a>: <a href="/wiki/720p" title="720p">720p</a>, <a href="/wiki/1080p" title="1080p">1080p</a>, <a href="/wiki/1440p" title="1440p">1440p</a>, <a href="/wiki/4K_UHD" class="mw-redirect" title="4K UHD">4K UHD</a>, <a href="/wiki/8K_UHD" class="mw-redirect" title="8K UHD">8K UHD</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Digital_audio" title="Digital audio">Audio</a> </th> <td colspan="3"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Custom Tempest 3D Engine, supports: <a href="/wiki/Dolby_Atmos" title="Dolby Atmos">Dolby Atmos</a> & <a href="/wiki/DTS_(sound_system)#DTS:X" class="mw-redirect" title="DTS (sound system)">DTS:X</a> (Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray disc video when connected to a supported device), Dolby Digital (max 5.1ch), Dolby Digital Plus (max 7.1ch), Dolby TrueHD (max 7.1ch), DTS (max 5.1ch), DTS-HD High Resolution Audio (max 7.1ch), DTS-HD Master Audio (max 7.1ch), AAC (max 5.1ch), Linear PCM (max 7.1ch), up to <a href="/wiki/7.1_surround_sound" title="7.1 surround sound">7.1 surround sound</a> overall</li></ul></div> </td> <td colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Custom Project Acoustics 3D Audio</li><li><a href="/wiki/Dolby_Atmos" title="Dolby Atmos">Dolby Atmos</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/DTS_(sound_system)#DTS:X" class="mw-redirect" title="DTS (sound system)">DTS:X</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/7.1_surround_sound" title="7.1 surround sound">7.1 surround sound</a></li></ul></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th rowspan="3">Peripheral abilities </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Game_controller" title="Game controller">Controller</a> </th> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/DualSense" class="mw-redirect" title="DualSense">DualSense</a> wireless controller </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Xbox_Wireless_Controller" title="Xbox Wireless Controller">Xbox Wireless Controller</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <th>Touch capability </th> <td colspan="3">DualSense controller includes a "touchpad" </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <th><a href="/wiki/Camera" title="Camera">Camera</a> </th> <td colspan="3">PS5 HD camera </td> <td colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th rowspan="3" colspan="2">Online services </th> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Network" title="PlayStation Network">PlayStation Network</a>, <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Now" title="PlayStation Now">PlayStation Now</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Xbox_network" title="Xbox network">Xbox network</a>, <a href="/wiki/Xbox_Game_Pass" title="Xbox Game Pass">Xbox Game Pass</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <td colspan="5">Downloads games and automatic updates in the background </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <td colspan="3">Paid <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Plus" class="mw-redirect" title="PlayStation Plus">PlayStation Plus</a> subscription required for Cloud saves, online multiplayer, except for free-to-play titles </td> <td colspan="2">Paid <a href="/wiki/Xbox_Live_Gold" class="mw-redirect" title="Xbox Live Gold">Xbox Live Gold</a> subscription required for online multiplayer, except for free-to-play titles, free cloud saves<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Digital_video_recorder" title="Digital video recorder">Game DVR</a> </th> <th>Image </th> <td colspan="5" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th>Video </th> <td colspan="5" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th>Live streaming </th> <td colspan="3">Free </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <th colspan="2">List of games </th> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/List_of_PlayStation_5_games" title="List of PlayStation 5 games">List of PlayStation 5 games</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Xbox_Series_X_and_Series_S_games" title="List of Xbox Series X and Series S games">List of Xbox Series X and Series S games</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/System_software" title="System software">System software</a> </th> <th> </th> <td colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_5_system_software" class="mw-redirect" title="PlayStation 5 system software">PlayStation 5 System Software</a> </td> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Xbox_Series_X_and_Series_S#Software" title="Xbox Series X and Series S">Xbox Series X/S System Software</a> </td></tr> <tr align="center"> <th>Updates </th> <td colspan="3">Updates are downloaded and installed automatically in Rest Mode </td> <td colspan="2">Updates are downloaded and installed automatically in Instant-on Mode </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th colspan="2">Sources </th> <td colspan="2"><i>"Inside PlayStation 5: the specs and the tech that deliver Sony's next-gen vision"</i><sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><i>"PS5 vs PS5 Pro specs compared: how does the next console match up?"</i><sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td colspan="2"><i>"Inside Xbox Series X: the full specs"</i><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Related_platforms">Related platforms</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Nintendo_Switch">Nintendo Switch</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Eighth_generation_of_video_game_consoles#Nintendo_Switch" title="Eighth generation of video game consoles">Eighth generation of video game consoles § Nintendo Switch</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Switch" title="Nintendo Switch">Nintendo Switch</a></div> <p>Despite being a holdover from the eighth-generation, the Nintendo Switch has been positioned by sources as a primary competitor to other ninth-generation consoles, due to its continued hardware and software support as of 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-tomsguide1_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tomsguide1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pocketlint1_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pocketlint1-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The financial failure of Nintendo's first eighth-gen console, the <a href="/wiki/Wii_U" title="Wii U">Wii U</a>, resulted in the Switch's relatively late release in the eighth-generation, being released in March 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An "OLED Model" revision was released on October 8, 2021, introducing an updated design and improved display, though it did not introduce any performance improvements.<sup id="cite_ref-OLED_4K_67-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OLED_4K-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, commercial performance of Switch-exclusive titles have remained high during the ninth-generation, with <i><a href="/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Scarlet_and_Violet" title="Pokémon Scarlet and Violet">Pokémon Scarlet and Violet</a></i> (2022) and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Tears_of_the_Kingdom" title="The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom">The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom</a></i> (2023) both achieving 10 million units sold in its first three days after release.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Steam_Deck_and_handheld_gaming_PCs">Steam Deck and handheld gaming PCs</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Steam_Deck" title="Steam Deck">Steam Deck</a></div> <p>On February 25, 2022, <a href="/wiki/Valve_Corporation" title="Valve Corporation">Valve</a> released the <a href="/wiki/Steam_Deck" title="Steam Deck">Steam Deck</a>, a handheld gaming PC that runs <a href="/wiki/SteamOS" title="SteamOS">SteamOS</a> 3.0, a Linux distribution developed by Valve. The Deck includes Valve's own <a href="/wiki/Proton_(software)" title="Proton (software)">Proton</a> <a href="/wiki/Compatibility_layer" title="Compatibility layer">compatibility layer</a>, allowing nearly all Windows-based games to run on the Deck without modification. The handheld also allows users to install Windows or other software on the device. The Steam Deck was the first handheld to use an RDNA 2 GPU, which is also used on both the home consoles of the ninth generation.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The handheld was well received by many outlets, with an overall praising of its extensive game compatibility and portability.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The success of the Steam Deck led to the growth of the handheld gaming PC market and to the creation of direct competitors, such as the <a href="/wiki/Asus_ROG_Ally" title="Asus ROG Ally">Asus ROG Ally</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lenovo_Legion_Go" title="Lenovo Legion Go">Lenovo Legion Go</a>, <a href="/wiki/MSI_Claw_A1M" title="MSI Claw A1M">MSI Claw A1M</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Ayaneo" title="Ayaneo">Ayaneo</a> running <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Microsoft Windows</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cloud_gaming_platforms">Cloud gaming platforms</h3></div> <p>Cloud gaming has become part of the gaming landscape with <a href="/wiki/Google_Stadia" title="Google Stadia">Stadia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Amazon_Luna" title="Amazon Luna">Amazon Luna</a> being introduced in November 2019 and October 2020, respectively. As well as <a href="/wiki/GeForce_Now" title="GeForce Now">GeForce Now</a> coming out of its four years of beta in February 2020. None of these systems have had any financial breakthrough as <a href="/wiki/Home_video_game_console" title="Home video game console">home video game consoles</a>, but they are viable for multi platform ninth generation games.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Google" title="Google">Google</a>, having failed to find a large player base, shut down Stadia on January 19, 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Cloud gaming has also been used by Microsoft as part of its gaming subscription service, <a href="/wiki/Xbox_Game_Pass" title="Xbox Game Pass">Xbox Game Pass</a>. This gave Microsoft a head start in what analysts expected to be a major complementary service, supplementing the unprofitable console business and appealing to more entry-level players with better accessibility at a lower price.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Microsoft's <a href="/wiki/Phil_Spencer_(business_executive)" title="Phil Spencer (business executive)">Phil Spencer</a> said that they believed that they could not compete on the console hardware space as much as Sony or Nintendo, and shifted their strategy towards Xbox Game Pass and cloud gaming.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sony in turn revamped its <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Plus" class="mw-redirect" title="PlayStation Plus">PlayStation Plus</a> subscription in mid-2022 by merging in <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Now" title="PlayStation Now">PlayStation Now</a>, its cloud-based service for games of past PlayStation generations, as a feature in a higher subscription tier.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The continued growth of cloud gaming services has inspired the development of handhelds like the <a href="/wiki/Logitech" title="Logitech">Logitech</a> G CLOUD Gaming Handheld<sup id="cite_ref-gcloud_79-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gcloud-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Razer_Inc." title="Razer Inc.">Razer</a> Edge,<sup id="cite_ref-razeredge_80-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-razeredge-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which advertise cloud streaming as a key selling point. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Virtual_reality_headsets">Virtual reality headsets</h3></div> <p>The ninth generation continued the trend of <a href="/wiki/Virtual_reality" title="Virtual reality">virtual reality</a>. The previous generation mainly consisted of VR accessories made for <a href="/wiki/Mobile_game" title="Mobile game">mobile games</a> (such as Google's <a href="/wiki/Google_Cardboard" title="Google Cardboard">Cardboard</a>/<a href="/wiki/Google_Daydream" title="Google Daydream">Daydream</a> and <a href="/wiki/Samsung" title="Samsung">Samsung</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Samsung_Gear_VR" title="Samsung Gear VR">Gear VR</a>) or computers (<a href="/wiki/HTC_Vive" title="HTC Vive">HTC Vive</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Oculus_Rift_CV1" title="Oculus Rift CV1">Oculus Rift</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This generation has started to offer standalone headsets dedicated to <a href="/wiki/Virtual_reality_game" title="Virtual reality game">virtual reality games</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Meta_Quest_Pro" title="Meta Quest Pro">Meta Quest Pro</a> was released in 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additions in 2023 included the <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_VR2" title="PlayStation VR2">PlayStation VR2</a> (a PS5 accessory serving as a successor to 2016's <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_VR" title="PlayStation VR">PlayStation VR</a>) and the <a href="/wiki/Meta_Quest_3" title="Meta Quest 3">Meta Quest 3</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 2024 also saw <a href="/wiki/Apple_Inc." title="Apple Inc.">Apple</a>'s entry into the market with the release of the <a href="/wiki/Apple_Vision_Pro" title="Apple Vision Pro">Apple Vision Pro</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span 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re-releases, <a href="/wiki/Atari_VCS_(2021_console)" title="Atari VCS (2021 console)">Atari VCS</a> is a <a href="/wiki/Linux" title="Linux">Linux</a>-based console that is pre-loaded with the compilation, <a href="/wiki/Atari_Vault" title="Atari Vault">Atari VCS Vault: Vol 1</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additional titles, including a selection of <a href="/wiki/Indie_game" title="Indie game">indie games</a> and remakes of classic <a href="/wiki/Atari" title="Atari">Atari</a> games, can be purchased from the console's digital storefront.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1259569809">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 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href="/wiki/List_of_handheld_game_consoles" title="List of handheld game consoles">List of handheld game consoles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_dedicated_video_game_consoles" title="List of dedicated video game consoles">List of dedicated video game consoles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_virtual_reality_headsets" title="List of virtual reality headsets">List of virtual reality headsets</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output 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href="#cite_ref-512gb_40-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-512gb_40-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-512gb_40-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-512gb_40-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">512 GB All-Digital</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-disc-41"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-disc_41-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-disc_41-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-disc_41-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-disc_41-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-disc_41-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-disc_41-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-disc_41-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-disc_41-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-disc_41-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-disc_41-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a></span> <span 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href="#cite_ref-2tb_44-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-2tb_44-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">2 TB Disc Drive</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-onetwo-48"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-onetwo_48-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-onetwo_48-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">2020 & 2021 revisions</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-two-49"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-two_49-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-two_49-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">2022 revision or slim</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-non-slim-50"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-non-slim_50-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-non-slim_50-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-non-slim_50-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span 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href="/wiki/Early_history_of_video_games" title="Early history of video games">1947–1972</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1970s_in_video_games" title="1970s in video games">1970s</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1970_in_video_games" title="1970 in video games">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_in_video_games" title="1971 in video games">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_in_video_games" title="1972 in video games">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_in_video_games" title="1973 in video games">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_in_video_games" title="1974 in video games">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_in_video_games" title="1975 in video games">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_in_video_games" title="1976 in video games">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_in_video_games" 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href="/wiki/1986_in_video_games" title="1986 in video games">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_in_video_games" title="1987 in video games">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_in_video_games" title="1988 in video games">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_in_video_games" title="1989 in video games">1989</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1990s_in_video_games" title="1990s in video games">1990s</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1990_in_video_games" title="1990 in video games">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_in_video_games" title="1991 in video games">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_in_video_games" title="1992 in video games">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_in_video_games" title="1993 in video games">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_in_video_games" title="1994 in video games">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_in_video_games" title="1995 in video games">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_in_video_games" title="1996 in video games">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_in_video_games" title="1997 in video games">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_in_video_games" title="1998 in video games">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_in_video_games" title="1999 in video games">1999</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/2000s_in_video_games" title="2000s in video games">2000s</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2000_in_video_games" title="2000 in video games">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_in_video_games" title="2001 in video games">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_in_video_games" title="2002 in video games">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_in_video_games" title="2003 in video games">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_in_video_games" title="2004 in video games">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_in_video_games" title="2005 in video games">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_in_video_games" title="2006 in video games">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_in_video_games" title="2007 in video games">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_in_video_games" title="2008 in video games">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_in_video_games" title="2009 in video games">2009</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/2010s_in_video_games" title="2010s in video games">2010s</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2010_in_video_games" title="2010 in video games">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_in_video_games" title="2011 in video games">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_in_video_games" title="2012 in video games">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_in_video_games" title="2013 in video games">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_in_video_games" title="2014 in video games">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_in_video_games" title="2015 in video games">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_in_video_games" title="2016 in video games">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_in_video_games" title="2017 in video games">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_in_video_games" title="2018 in video games">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_in_video_games" title="2019 in video games">2019</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/2020s_in_video_games" title="2020s in video games">2020s</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2020_in_video_games" title="2020 in video games">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_in_video_games" title="2021 in video games">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_in_video_games" title="2022 in video games">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_in_video_games" title="2023 in video games">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_in_video_games" title="2024 in video games">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2025_in_video_games" title="2025 in video games">2025</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_video_games_in_development" title="List of video games in development">Near future</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Video_game_history_by_platform" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible 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title="Fourth generation of video game consoles">Fourth (1987–2003)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fifth_generation_of_video_game_consoles" title="Fifth generation of video game consoles">Fifth (1993–2005)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sixth_generation_of_video_game_consoles" title="Sixth generation of video game consoles">Sixth (1998–2013)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seventh_generation_of_video_game_consoles" title="Seventh generation of video game consoles">Seventh (2005–2017)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eighth_generation_of_video_game_consoles" title="Eighth generation of video game consoles">Eighth (2012–)</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ninth (2020–)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Video_game_genres" 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fighter">Platform fighter</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Shooter_game" title="Shooter game">Shooter</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arena_shooter" title="Arena shooter">Arena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First-person_shooter" title="First-person shooter">First-person</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hero_shooter" title="Hero shooter">Hero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Light_gun_shooter" class="mw-redirect" title="Light gun shooter">Light gun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shoot_%27em_up" title="Shoot 'em up">Shoot 'em up</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bullet_hell" title="Bullet hell">Bullet hell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rail_shooter" title="Rail shooter">Rail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twin-stick_shooter" title="Twin-stick shooter">Twin-stick</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tactical_shooter" title="Tactical shooter">Tactical</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third-person_shooter" title="Third-person shooter">Third-person</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Survival_game" title="Survival game">Survival</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Battle_royale_game" title="Battle royale game">Battle royale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Survival_horror" title="Survival horror">Survival horror</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Beat_%27em_up" title="Beat 'em up">Beat 'em up</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hack_and_slash" title="Hack and slash">Hack and slash</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fighting_game" title="Fighting game">Fighting</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Platform_fighter" title="Platform fighter">Platform fighter</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maze_video_game" class="mw-redirect" title="Maze video game">Maze</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Pac-Man_clones" title="List of Pac-Man clones"><i>Pac-Man</i> clone</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snake_(video_game_genre)" title="Snake (video game genre)">Snake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stealth_game" title="Stealth game">Stealth</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="10" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Video-Game-Controller-Icon-IDV-green-history.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Video-Game-Controller-Icon-IDV-green-history.svg/60px-Video-Game-Controller-Icon-IDV-green-history.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="60" 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href="/wiki/Adventure_game" title="Adventure game">Adventure</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Escape_room_video_game" title="Escape room video game">Escape room</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_graphic_adventure_games" title="List of graphic adventure games">Graphic adventure</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interactive_fiction" title="Interactive fiction">Interactive fiction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interactive_film" title="Interactive film">Interactive film</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Visual_novel" title="Visual novel">Visual novel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walking_simulator" title="Walking simulator">Walking sim</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Digital_tabletop_game" title="Digital tabletop game">Digital tabletop</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Deck-building_game" title="Deck-building game">Deck-building</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Roguelike_deck-building_game" title="Roguelike deck-building game">Roguelike deck-building</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Digital_collectible_card_game" title="Digital collectible card game">Digital collectible card</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Puzzle_video_game" title="Puzzle video game">Puzzle</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hidden_object_game" title="Hidden object game">Hidden object</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sokoban" title="Sokoban"><i>Sokoban</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tile-matching_video_game" title="Tile-matching video game">Tile-matching</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Role-playing_video_game" title="Role-playing video game">Role-playing</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Action_role-playing_game" title="Action role-playing game">Action role-playing</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Looter_shooter" title="Looter shooter">Looter shooter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soulslike" title="Soulslike">Soulslike</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dungeon_crawl" title="Dungeon crawl">Dungeon crawl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Massively_multiplayer_online_role-playing_game" title="Massively multiplayer online role-playing game">MMORPG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monster-taming_game" title="Monster-taming game">Monster-taming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roguelike" title="Roguelike">Roguelike</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Roguelike_deck-building_game" title="Roguelike deck-building game">Roguelike deck-building</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tactical_role-playing_game" title="Tactical role-playing game">Tactical role-playing</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Simulation_video_game" title="Simulation video game">Simulation</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Life_simulation_game" title="Life simulation game">Life</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dating_sim" title="Dating sim">Dating</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Farm_life_sim" title="Farm life sim">Farming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/God_game" title="God game">God</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Social_simulation_game" title="Social simulation game">Social</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virtual_pet" title="Virtual pet">Virtual pet</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Construction_and_management_simulation" title="Construction and management simulation">CMS</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Business_simulation_game" title="Business simulation game">Business</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/City-building_game" title="City-building game">City-building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_simulation_game" title="Government simulation game">Government</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Sports_video_game" title="Sports video game">Sports</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" 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