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 Tenth generation of video game consoles ->

The Ninth generation of video game consoles is the current video game generation of the Fantendoverse, including consoles made by Illusion Works, Toroko (in association with Sony & Nintendo), Zeta Labs, Simple Studios, Ninkancho, Lone Planet ProductionsRevelation Heroes Entertainment and Transparent Interactive. It begun with the release of Illusion Works's Pacifico software in late 2015, making it a profitable success and dethroning its competitors (specifically Steam) on the process and with a home console released the following year. Two of the console manufacturers that were beat out by Illusion Works joined together to work, alongside Toroko, on a new video game console, entitled The V². In mid-early 2016, Ninkancho released its Display handheld with smartphone-like functionality and the ability to connect to a specialized console for home-style gameplay. Simple Studios made a departure from the tesseract consoles with the new R-Evolver. In November 2016, Lone Planet announced the Knuckleduster, which borrows some concepts from "indie consoles" of previous generations, while at the same time adapting them to a more modern gaming audience. In 2015 Transparent Interactive announced their Glassbox platform, whose initially planned release in 2017 was postponed multiple times and eventually cancelled entirely. In January 2017 the Nexus was announced, with an estimated release date of early April. In September 2017 the Centauri. Microsoft released its Xbox Two console in November 2020, shortly followed by Sony's PlayStation 5 console, the successor to its well-recieved PlayStation 4, less than a month later. In January 2021, the Nintendo Surge was announced and was released the following November. In a Nintendo Direct for E3 2022, Nintendo announced that the game studio Step Ahead Studios, the game studio that had made Super Mario Galaxy Deluxe, had been working on a game system for a while now, the Nintendo Polygon. To clarify things, Nintendo said the Nintendo Switch was still a 9th Generation Console, but this was made specifically to compete with things like the PS5 and Xbox Series X instead of their predecessors.

This generation has as a major factor the interconnectivity between devices, with both the Pacifico and the Zeta Nebula being both home systems as well online hubs that can be utilized alongside other devices. The sole exception, however, is The V², which intends to be a simple dedicated system with the sole intention of being a game console.

All of the systems have recieved critical praise from their users and critics. The Pacifico was critically acclaimed by video game publications such as IGN, while both the V² and the Zeta Nebula have recieved praise by their userbase, although for different reasons.



Comparison[]

Name Pacifico The V² The R-Evolver Display Knuckleduster Lone Planet IC TimeStrike Neo Nexus Xbox Two (tentative title) PlayStation 5 (erictom333) Nintendo Surge AXE Nintendo Polygon
Manufacturer Illusion Works Toroko (w/ Sony & Nintendo) Simple Studios Ninkancho Lone Planet Transparent Interactive TimeStrike Revelation Heroes Entertainment Microsoft Sony Nintendo Axiom Technologies
RaGE Global
Step Ahead Studios
Logo Pacifico Logo V2LogoSmallglow REVOLVER DisplayLogo KnuckledusterNewLogo LonePlanetIC Logo TimeStrike Neo Nexus Logo2 TBA
Ps5 logo
Surge Logo 3 TBA
Polygon banner
Release date November 5, 2015 (software)
Winter 2016 (console)
March 21, 2016 April 22, 2016 April 13, 2016 July 21, 2017 October 20, 2017 March 27, 2017 Early April November 31, 2020 December 20, 2020 November 5, 2021 Q1 2018 December 2, 2022
System type Home console
Online hub
Home console Home console
PC add-on
Handheld system
Home console controller
Smart device
Home console Handheld system
Smart device
Handheld system Home Console Home console Home console Home video game console

Home video game console

Home Console
License Yes Yes No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes TBA Yes
Features 1080p / 60FPS
HD Graphics
4K HD Streaming
3D Touch
Classics
Pacifico Pro
Pacificard Functionality
Multiple controller support
Crossover-OS availability
1080p / 60FPS
HD/4K Graphics
Streaming
Fallen Cloud
amiibo/NFC Functionality
Music Library functionality
TRIAD
TBA 4K (Display Box output) / 1080p
60 FPS
Display Box connectivity
Touchscreen
Spring-loaded stereoscopic top screen
Motion controls
amiibo compatibility
Outer and inner camera
Microphone
1080p/60fps
4G LTE connection
Motion control
Stereoscopic 3D touch screen
VR base for touch screen
amiibo compatibility
1080p/60fps
4G LTE connection
Gyroscope
Accelerometer
Holographic cameras and interface
1080 / 60FPS
HD/4K Graphics
Streaming
Touchscreen
Game Editor
Virtual Console

1080p, 60 fps
HD/4K graphics
In-Built Streaming capabilities
Cloud Saving
Classic Games Store

4K 60 fps
8K compatible
Backwards compatibility with all Xboxes

4K 60 fps
8K compatible
PSVR 2
Backwards compatibility with all PlayStations


1080p 60fps
HD/4K graphics
Streaming capabilities
Cloud saving
Virtual Console

4G LTE Networking (with plan with AX Mobile)

Wifi
1080p60fps
(720p50fps model also available)
100GB SSD (for OS and a couple of games)
1.5TB HDD (replaceable)
10GB RAM
AMD Radeon powered

"up to" 4k 60FPS graphics, backwards compatibility with all Nintendo Switch games/accessories, Game Swap button (switch between 2 AAA games seemlessly), 1TB SSD.
Games
TBA TBA
Operating system Pacifico OS Unspecified Unspecified Display system software
SimpLE (available for Display Pad)
LoneOS Unspecified NexusOS Unspecified Unspecified PhantomOS AX-OS StepAheadOS
Digital market Pacifico Library V Market Undernet 3.0 Display App Store Market Noir Oyster Shop Rift Store Unspecified PS5 Store Nintendo eShop Plus Axiom Game & Video Store Nintendo eShop
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