Editing Video game console (section)

===Dedicated console===
[[File:Sega Mega Drive Mini 02.jpg|alt=Image of the Sega Genesis Mini|thumb|The [[Sega Genesis Mini|Sega Genesis (Mega Drive) Mini]] dedicated console]]

Some consoles are considered [[dedicated console]]s, in which [[game]]s available for the console are "baked" onto the hardware, either by being programmed via the circuitry or set in the read-only flash memory of the console. Thus, the console's game library cannot be added to or changed directly by the user. The user can typically switch between games on dedicated consoles using hardware switches on the console, or through in-game menus. Dedicated consoles were common in the first generation of home consoles, such as the [[Magnavox Odyssey]] and the [[Pong#Home version|home console version of ''Pong'']], and more recently have been used for retro style consoles such as the [[NES Classic Edition]] and [[Sega Genesis Mini]].

Dedicated consoles were very popular in the [[first generation of video game consoles|first generation]] until they were gradually replaced by [[second generation of video game consoles|second generation]] that use [[ROM cartridge]]s. The [[fourth generation of video game consoles|fourth generation]] gradually merged with [[optical media]].