![]() The seventh generation of consoles began with the release of the Xbox 360 in 2005. It featured a broadband connection and downloadable content and was a success. ![]() Internet play on consoles, pioneered by the Dreamcast, became commercially viable with the Xbox Live system, which was launched in November 2002, one year after the console's release. Some of the new features in the consoles included built-in DVD players and hard drives. The sixth generation improved on the 3D graphics of the fifth generation consoles. The GameCube, launched in 2001 alongside the Xbox, fell into third place, a first for Nintendo. Although initially expected to struggle, it managed to reach second place in sales behind the PS2 on the strength of the launch title Halo: Combat Evolved. Microsoft entered the home console market with the Xbox. The PlayStation 2 was released in 2000 and became the best-selling video game console of all time. Sega announced that they would no longer produce video game consoles after two straight underperforming consoles and became a third-party developer. ![]() The sixth generation of video games officially began in 1998 with the introduction of the short-lived Dreamcast, which was discontinued in 2001.
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