You will often hear of consoles being referred to by the generation they are in.
We are currently in the 7th generation of consoles. Below is a list of consoles put into their correct generation.

As you will discover there are many more consoles than those listed.
We have listed the main consoles from each generation.

The next time you hear somebody talk about the "Next Gen" point out that really they are talking about a "Fairchild Channel F"

1st	Magnavox Odyssey • Philips Odyssey • Pong • Coleco Telstar
2nd	Fairchild Channel F • Atari 2600 • Interton VC 4000 • Odyssey² • Intellivision • Arcadia 2001 • Atari 5200 • ColecoVision • Vectrex • SG-1000
3rd	Nintendo Entertainment System • Sega Master System • Atari 7800
4th	TurboGrafx-16 • Sega Genesis/Mega Drive • CD-i • Neo Geo • Super Nintendo Entertainment System
5th	3DO • Amiga CD32 • Atari Jaguar • Sega Saturn • PlayStation • NEC PC-FX • Nintendo 64
6th	Dreamcast • PlayStation 2 • Xbox • Nintendo GameCube
7th	PlayStation 3 • Wii • Xbox 360
8th	???