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Hong Kong (AFP)
Video games have come a long way since the first rudimentary arcade machines emerged in the 1970s with offerings such as “Pong”, “Pacman” and “Space Invaders”.
Each generation since then has enjoyed rapid technological advancement, and the industry is now worth billions.
With the release of Microsoft’s Xbox X and Sony’s PlayStation 5 just days away, here follows a look at the journey of video games.
– King ‘Pong’ –
Now widely regarded as the first video game to achieve serious commercial success, Atari’s 1972 “Pong” allowed two people to play a basic game of table tennis on a black screen.
The graphics were simple, but it was a hit — a version of the game designed to play at home sold more than 100,000 units…
