Eighth generation of video game hardware

The Eighth generation of video game hardware is the current generation of gaming hardware. It began in the year 2012 with the release of the Wii U.

Eighth Generation Consoles

• Nintendo Switch
• PlayStation 4
• Wii U
• Xbox One

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History of video games
General Golden age of arcade video games Early history of video games Early mainframe games Console wars Video game industry crash of 1983
Home & Handheld Generations First generation (1972–1980) Second generation (1976–1992) Third generation (1983–2003) Fourth generation (1987–2003) Fifth generation (1993–2005) Sixth generation (1998–2013) Seventh generation (2005–2018) Eighth generation (2012–) Ninth generation (2020–)
Lists Early history of video games First video game List of video games in development List of years in video games Timeline of arcade video game history
Genres History of Eastern role-playing video games History of Western role-playing video games History of online games History of massively multi-player online games