Nintendo's worst hardware year and Sega's best both trace back to the same date on the calendar. On August 14,…
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August 7, 2026
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August 6, 2026
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July 28, 2026
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July 28, 2026
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July 27, 2026
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July 25, 2026
The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 fought one of the closest console battles in history, a seventh-generation rivalry that ended…
July 21, 2026
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