![A people’s history of the Xbox 360/PlayStation 3/Wii console generation](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/wii-fit-trainer.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Topic > Goodbye current gen
![A people’s history of the Xbox 360/PlayStation 3/Wii console generation](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/wii-fit-trainer.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
![PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 lose nearly half of their trade-in value in the U.K. (infographics)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/consoles-w800_0003_3.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 lose nearly half of their trade-in value in the U.K. (infographics)
![Good riddance: Here are the things we won’t miss about the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/rrod.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Good riddance: Here are the things we won’t miss about the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3
![12 great current-gen games you didn’t play, handpicked by industry pros](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/best-current-gen-games.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
12 great current-gen games you didn’t play, handpicked by industry pros
![PlayStation 3 sells 80M units: Not bad but far short of 150M PS2 sales](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/playstation-3-gets-china-compulsory-certificate-2-e1352306324490.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
PlayStation 3 sells 80M units: Not bad but far short of 150M PS2 sales
![They grow up so fast: What this console generation’s characters have learned](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/afa_graduates.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
They grow up so fast: What this console generation’s characters have learned
![The GamesBeat community on their favorite current-gen games](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/uncharted2amongthievesa.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
The GamesBeat community on their favorite current-gen games
![10 endings that shocked everyone this gaming generation](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/bioshock-infinite-elizabeths.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
10 endings that shocked everyone this gaming generation
![Remembering the current-gen games you already forgot](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/forgottengamesbanner.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Remembering the current-gen games you already forgot
![10 current-gen innovations that changed the way we play games](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/consolegenimage.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
10 current-gen innovations that changed the way we play games
![The 15 most significant new fighting-game characters from this generation](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/marvel-vs-capcom-3-art.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)