console game

noun

plural console games
: a video game designed to be played on a console (see console entry 1 sense 5) rather than a personal computer or mobile device
How does a silky smooth PC game become a stuttering mess of a console game?Mike Fahey

Word History

First Known Use

1990, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of console game was in 1990

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“Console game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/console%20game. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.

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