2011Esports
Twitch launches
Live game streaming explodes in popularity, creating new careers and viewing habits.
Milestone: Made game streaming a mainstream entertainment medium.
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Gaming in the 2010s
Streaming, indie booms, mobile gaming, and the hybrid Nintendo Switch.
Key Events
2011Games
Minecraft 1.0 releases
Mojang's sandbox game launches officially and becomes the best-selling video game of all time.
2013Consoles
PS4 and Xbox One launch
The eighth generation begins with a renewed focus on online services and indie games.
2017Consoles
Nintendo Switch launches
Nintendo's hybrid console debuts with Breath of the Wild and becomes a runaway success.
Milestone: Reinvented Nintendo with a hybrid home/handheld design.
2017Games
Fortnite Battle Royale releases
Epic Games' free-to-play battle royale becomes a global cultural phenomenon.
2019Esports
Fortnite World Cup awards record prizes
The Fortnite World Cup hands out a $30M prize pool, with solo winner Bugha taking $3M.
Consoles of the 2010s
PlayStation 4
Sony
- Released
- 2013
- Units Sold
- 117+ million
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- CPU
- AMD Jaguar 8-core @ 1.6 GHz
- Memory
- 8 GB GDDR5
- Media
- Blu-ray Disc / digital
- Launch Price
- $399
Dominated its generation with a developer-friendly architecture and a wave of acclaimed exclusives.
God of WarMarvel's Spider-ManThe Last of Us Part II
2010s · In production
Xbox One
Microsoft
- Released
- 2013
- Units Sold
- 58 million
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- CPU
- AMD Jaguar 8-core @ 1.75 GHz
- Memory
- 8 GB DDR3
- Media
- Blu-ray Disc / digital
- Launch Price
- $499
Pivoted Xbox toward services like Game Pass and backward compatibility after a controversial reveal.
Forza Horizon 4Halo 5: GuardiansSea of Thieves
2010s · In production
Nintendo Switch
Nintendo
- Released
- 2017
- Units Sold
- 146+ million
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- CPU
- NVIDIA Tegra X1
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Media
- Game cards / digital
- Launch Price
- $299
A hybrid home/handheld console that became one of the best-selling systems of all time, anchored by The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Mario Kart 8 DeluxeAnimal Crossing: New HorizonsThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
2010s · In production