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We entered a new century full of doubts and some certainties, with the irruption of the Internet and the online world that made it possible to connect systems with each other, including the first video game consoles that made it possible to confront other users remotely.
Although the so-called sixth generation of video game consoles, known as the 128-bit era saw the light just a year earlier, in 1999 is in 2000 when it was launched its greatest exponent, the revered PlayStation 2, a console that was a boost to Sony's sales and set the path to follow until today, where except for VR has not innovated too much in the industry in the last twenty years, better graphics, better effects but nothing new.
It is also in this generation of 128 bits when the consoles communicate with each other, first through network cables, to play in cooperative modes and lan-parties in the same place, but it is also when they can finally connect remotely thanks to internet access.
Sony's PlayStation 2 is the second home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated, and to date is the best-selling home console of all time, with an install base of 150 million units since its launch.
The third platform in the Game Boy line, the Game Boy Advance was offered in a multitude of colors and had three hardware offerings, the sideways Game Boy Advance, the flip Game Boy Advance SP and the tiny Game Boy Advance Micro.
The Nintendo GameCube is a sixth generation video game console released by Nintendo on September 15, 2001 in Japan, November 18, 2001 in North America, May 3, 2002 in Europe, and May 17, 2002 in Australia.
The Nintendo Wii is a home video game console released on November 19, 2006. The Wii's main selling point was the innovative use of motion controls that its signature Wii Remote and Nunchuk controllers allowed for. It became the best selling home console of its respective generation of hardware.
The PlayStation 3 (often abbreviated PS3) is the third home video game console created and released by Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
The Nintendo DS is a handheld featuring two screens, one of which is a resistive touchscreen. Four different models are available: the original DS, the DS Lite, the DSi, the DSi XL.
PlayStation Portable (PSP) is Sony's first entry into the handheld gaming market. The PSP also sports multimedia features including music and video playback, a photo viewer, and an online store. Several model revisions have been released: the PSP-2000, 3000, PSPgo and the PSP-E1000.
The Xbox 360 is the second game console produced by Microsoft Corporation and is the successor to the original Xbox.
Microsoft's first home gaming system and one of the first to include an internal hard drive and built in online play capability. It was considered the first console to have fully supported meaningful online play.
The N-Gage (later re-released as N-Gage QD) was a failed gaming platform developed by phone manufacturer Nokia. Games in MMC-Card format were sold for the platform, and towards the end, games were available for download to your own MMC.
