How Video Games Have Changed Over Time By elnegedl Apr 1, 1972 Magnavox Odyssey Released http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnavox_Odyssey Period: Apr 1, 1972 to Feb 1, 2013 How Video Games are a Turning Point in History Dec 25, 1975 Home version of PONG was released to the Public. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pong Oct 1, 1977 Atari 2600 Home System Released http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_2600 Apr 29, 1982 Atari 2000 Released for Children Jun 18, 1982 Atari 5200 Home Console Released http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_5200 Oct 1, 1983 Atari 2800 Home Console Released Jan 17, 1985 Atari 2600 Jr. Home Console Released Jan 1, 1986 Atari 7800 Home System Released http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_7800 Dec 3, 1994 First PlayStation Introduced in Japan to the Public. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playstation Jan 1, 2000 PlayStation 2 Released Nov 15, 2001 First XBOX Released Nov 1, 2002 XBOX LIVE Service Released Mar 28, 2005 First Handheld PlayStation Console Released Nov 22, 2005 XBOX 360 Released Nov 11, 2006 PlayStation 3 Released Aug 1, 2010 PlayStation 4 Began Production Jan 15, 2013 Sony CEO Announced PlayStation 4