[ 1993–2006 ]
Generation 5 — The polygon revolution
CD-ROM pushes capacity from megabytes to gigabytes. PS1 ushers in polygon 3D, N64 holds out with cartridges, Saturn captures Japan but loses overseas. Atari Jaguar, 3DO, and Pippin all fall.
Consoles in this generation
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FM Towns MartyFujitsu1993-02-20 -
Amiga CD32Commodore International1993-09-16 -
3DOCreative Technology1993-10-04 -
Atari JaguarAtari Corporation1993-11-23 -
Bandai PlaydiaBandai1994-09-23 -
Sega Saturn—1994-11-22 -
PlayStationSony Interactive Entertainment1994-12-03 -
PC-FXNEC + Hudson1994-12-23 -
Casio LoopyCasio1995-10-19 -
Nintendo 64Silicon Graphics1996-06-23 -
Apple PippinBandai