Seventh generation of video game consoles

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The seventh generation of video game consoles were released between November 22, 2005 and November 19, 2006. With releases such as Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii, this generation of video game consoles became an important part of the global IT infrastructure, representing an estimated 25% of the world's general-purpose computational power in 2007. Each console introduced new technologies. The Xbox 360 offered games rendered natively at high-definition video (HD) resolutions, the PlayStation 3 offered HD movie playback via a built-in 3D Blu-ray disk player, and the Wii focused on integrating controllers with movement sensors as well as joysticks, enabling players to simulate real-world actions through movement during gameplay. Joining Nintendo in releasing motion devices and software, Sony Computer Entertainment released the PlayStation Move in September 2010, which featured motion-sensing gaming similar to that of the Wii. In November 2010, Microsoft released...

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