List of microconsoles

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This is a list of microconsoles from the first created to the present, in chronological order. This list may not be complete yet.

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The microconsole market started in the seventh generation era of video game consoles, and this market has quickly grown [1] during the eighth generation era of gaming consoles, at the same time as other types of video game consoles.

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NameRelease dateManufacturer
OnLive December 2, 2010 [2] OnLive
Co-Star August 22, 2012 [3] Vizio
Pandora TV BoxJanuary 2013 [4] L.C. Smart [5]
TV connectFebruary 2013 [6] Archos
TE (Series)2013Timetop
酷优乐 FX (Series)深圳今诚时代电子科技有限公司
G-clusterJune 20, 2013 [7] G-cluster Global/Broadmedia
Ouya June 25, 2013 Ouya Inc. (formerly Boxer8)
idong Sports King 2August 5, 2013 [8] Taishan Sports Technology
ST-3200September 9, 2013 [9] Sumitomo Electric Networks/NTT Plala
PlayStation TV November 14, 2013 Sony Interactive Entertainment/Sony
GameStick November 15, 2013 PlayJam
flarePlayNovember 2013Flare Entertainment
MOJO December 10, 2013 [10] Mad Catz
Xtreamer Multi-ConsoleJanuary 13, 2014 [11] Unicorn Information Systems
G (Series)2014Subor
Fire TV April 12, 2014 Amazon.com
FunBoxApril 16, 2014 [12] ZTE/ The9
T2April 28, 2014 [13] TCL Technology
TronVaporware (2014) Huawei
Shadow Stick 3June 4, 2014 [14] Baidu
X8June 2014MeLE
CUIGI/酷感 AK (Series)2014深圳市梦想达人科技有限公司
LexiBox TVJuly 2014 [15] Lexibook
享动体感游戏机August 13, 2014 [16] Soomax
ZIVOO智盒August 18, 2014ZIVOO Technology
UT蛋蛋September 22, 2014 [17] UTStarcom/Mango TV
X18September 2014DiyoMate Electronics Technology
TIMEBOXOctober 28, 2014 [18] 腾目网络科技
Nexus Player November 3, 2014 Asus/Google
Fire TV Stick November 19, 2014 Amazon.com
G-BOXNovember 25, 2014 [19] Geeya Technology
1UPDecember 12, 2014 [20] Lesheng Century
Mars Gamebox IDecember 14, 2014 [21] GPD
Mars Gamebox IIVaporware (2014)GPD
沃豆小盒KL2020December 2014 China Unicom/Mango TV/快乐微视
GI2014BigbirdVC
GIIBigbirdVC
WarchiefJanuary 26, 2015 [22] Xiaocong/Qihoo 360
致酷游戏主机April 2015Zigkko Technology
Razer Forge TVMay 5, 2015 Razer
Nvidia Shield TV May 28, 2015 Nvidia
Nvidia SHIELD TV Pro
魔棒July 15, 2015 [23] Viaplay
OBoxAugust 28, 2015 [24] Snail Games
Playdroid TVAugust 31, 2015 [25] Lexibook
魔蛋娱乐主机September 24, 2015Modan Technology
飞智游戏盒子September 30, 2015 [26] Flydigi Electronics Technology
Flare Play 2.0September 2015Flare Entertainment/PlayJam
Apple TV 4th Gen (HD)October 26, 2015 Apple Inc.
Lemeng miniStationDecember 23, 2015 [27] Lenovo/ Tencent
Eagle Box2015Maxpo Technology / SmartBB
IAM-ANDiIAMCorp
9iTV遊戲盒Vaporware (2016)广州娱梦网络科技有限公司
GS GamekitMarch 1, 2016 [28] GS Group
Tomahawk F1June 1, 2016Fuze Entertainment
Skyworth miniStationJuly 18, 2016 [29] Skyworth/Tencent
GEM BoxSeptember 8, 2016 [30] EMTEC/GameFly
Nvidia Shield TV 2nd GenJanuary 16, 2017 Nvidia
Nvidia SHIELD TV Pro 2nd Gen
EVOLVEO Android Box H4 Plus2017 Abacus Electric
Apple TV 5th Gen (4K)September 22, 2017 Apple Inc.
TIM BOXSeptember 2017 [31] Gruppo TIM
KORASeptember 2017Atlantis Land
Fire TV Cube June 2018 Amazon.com
PhoenixOneAugust 3, 2018 [32] 超卓科技
Scishion Ai SENovember 2018ChipTrip Technology
Nvidia Shield TV 3rd GenOctober 28, 2019 Nvidia
Nvidia SHIELD TV Pro 3rd Gen
Chromecast Ultra (Google Stadia Premiere Edition)November 25, 2019 [33] Google
i7January 2020Azamerica
咪咕快游娱乐终端November 2020GXNOVA / MIGU
Evo Fox Game BoxJanuary 6, 2021 [34] [ non-primary source needed ] Amkette
Aurora Box 3 Pro Cloud Gaming EditionMarch 25, 2021 [35] Tencent
Apple TV 6th Gen (4K)May 21, 2021 Apple Inc.
QEUSVaporwareSnakebyte
GamePop Vaporware (hiatus in 2015) [36] BlueStacks
Z6CVaporwareZero Devices
ZRROCancelled (2015)ZRRO
OUYECancelled (2015)深圳市讴烨科技有限公司

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