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Video game console generations are the framework we use to organize over fifty years of gaming hardware into coherent eras. Each generation is defined by a cluster of competing consoles released within a similar timeframe, sharing roughly comparable technology levels and competing for the same market. Understanding these generations provides context for how the industry evolved — why certain.. Category:Fifth-generation video game consoles 1990s portal Video games portal Fifth generation of video game consoles — video game consoles and handheld game consoles generally introduced from 1993 to 2005.

The fifth generation era (also known as the 32-bit era, the 64-bit era, or the 3D era) refers to computer and video games, video game consoles, and handheld gaming consoles dating from approximately October 4, 1993, to March 23, 2006. [note 1] The best-selling home console was the Sony PlayStation, followed by the Nintendo 64 and the Sega Saturn.. The 5th generation consoles The fifth generation of consoles, better known as the "32-bit era" although occasionally some people refer to this generation as the "64-bit era" since Nintendo would launch two years later a system that would break that nickname, it is the Nintendo 64 console; rarely it is also called the "3D era".