The release of the Nintendo Wii U console on November 18, 2012, ushered in the eighth generation. Soon after came the consoles from Sony (PlayStation 4), Microsoft (Xbox One) and one from Nintendo itself (Switch) which, as the Wii U came out with much lower performance than its competitors who waited about a year longer. TO be launched with better technology, launched another console but without leaving the generation, since its performance is not so superior to the others.
Sony and Microsoft consoles further developed their hardware, later bringing the versions of their small consoles with the same capacity as the big ones, the PlayStation 4 Slim and Xbox One S. While Nintendo bet on a different console idea to bring in new gamers. , young gamers, bringing the Wii U that is friendlier in appearance and a collection of children's games, unlike competitors who have games that appeal to the loyalty of the old player.
Currently there are the Playstation 4 Pro, Xbox One X and the Nintendo Switch that vie with each other no longer for performance but for the differential that attracts more players. These are currently the most dominant consoles in the market.
The games that are marking the generation are: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, God of War 4, Fortnite, Destiny 2, Uncharted 4, Red Dead Redemption 2, Overwatch, Battlefield, Cuphead, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of Wild, Super Mario Odyssey, Pokemon Sword & Shield, The Witcher and many others.
Eighth Generation (2012 - Currently)
Nowadays a few games are exclusives of a single console, the most part is “multiplatform”.
Nintendo Switch(2016)
Xbox One(2013)
PlayStation 4(2013)
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