{"id":873,"date":"2023-10-03T10:17:11","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T10:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casinosenligne.com\/en\/?p=873"},"modified":"2023-10-03T10:17:11","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T10:17:11","slug":"more-than-1-7-billion-video-game-consoles-have-been-shipped-in-the-past-five-decades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casinosenligne.com\/en\/news\/more-than-1-7-billion-video-game-consoles-have-been-shipped-in-the-past-five-decades\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 1.7 billion Video Game Consoles Have been Shipped in the Past Five Decades"},"content":{"rendered":"

While PCs have always been the number one choice for serious gamers, gaming consoles have also grown their global user base immensely over the past few decades, pushing the combined lifetime sales to impressive figures.<\/p>\n

According to data presented by CasinosEnLigne.com<\/a>, gamers have bought more than 1.7 billion video game consoles over the past five decades.<\/p>\n

Top Five Game Consoles Made 40% of Total Sales<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Video game consoles have come a long way since their beginnings in the 1970s. They are easy to use and cost much less than a gaming PC, which has remained one of the biggest drivers behind their impressive growth.<\/p>\n

The first ever home video console, Magnavox Odyssey, was launched in 1972, but the play form was truly popularized five years later with the launch of Atari 2600. Since then, hundreds of millions of consoles have been shipped worldwide.<\/p>\n