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The History of Video Game Consoles: Part Two

Sega's final console, Sony and Microsoft throw their hats in the ring, Nintendo's hits and misses. All that and more in part two of our continuing history of video game consoles.

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Take a look back at fifth and sixth generations of video game consoles in part two of our three-part video series (click here for part one; click here for part three). Hosted by yours truly, this installment features insight from TIME senior editor Matt Vella, Kotaku’s Stephen Totilo, IGN’s Greg Miller, Sony’s Scott Rohde, and Video Games New York’s Giulio Graziani.

Check back for part three, which launches Thursday, January 2.

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