Eighth generation of video game consoles

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The eighth generation of video game consoles began on November 18, 2012, with the release of Nintendo's Wii U home console. This was followed by the release of Sony's PlayStation 4 family on November 15, 2013, Microsoft's Xbox One family on November 22, 2013, and Nintendo Switch family on March 3, 2017. The generation offered few signature hardware innovations. Sony and Microsoft continued to produce new systems with similar designs and capabilities as their predecessors, but with improved performance (processing speed, higher-resolution graphics, and increased storage capacity) that further moved consoles into confluence with personal computers, and furthering support for digital distribution and games as a service. Motion-controlled games of the seventh generation had waned in popularity, but consoles were preparing for advancement of virtual reality (VR), with Sony introducing the PlayStation VR in 2016. Sony focused heavily on its first-party developers and console exclusives as key...

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