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Console generation 1 · 1978–1978

Who won the first console generation?

Magnavox Odyssey² won it. Across all 1 machines the generation sold 2.0 million units, and games released on them collected 0 Game of the Year awards in our database.

  • 2.0MMagnavox Odyssey²
  • 2.0MGeneration total
  • 1Machines
  • 0GOTY awards on them

Every machine in generation 1

ConsoleMaker ReleasedUnits GOTY awards on it
Magnavox Odyssey²Magnavox/Philips19782.00M0
The award column double-counts on purpose.

A game that shipped on three machines of this generation is counted for all three, because the question is how much award-winning software each box could play — not which console had it exclusively.