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___MASK21___ Corporation ( commonly referred to as ___MASK21___ or MS ) is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Redmond , Washington , that develops , manufactures , licenses , supports and sells computer software , consumer electronics and personal computers and services . Its best known software products are the ___MASK48___ line of operating systems , ___MASK21___ Office office suite , and Internet Explorer and Edge web browsers . Its flagship hardware products are the Xbox video game consoles and the ___MASK21___ Surface tablet lineup . As of 2016 , it was the world ' s largest software maker by revenue , and one of the world ' s most valuable companies . In the history of video games , the sixth - generation era ( sometimes referred to as the 128 - bit era ; see " Bits and system power " below ) refers to the computer and video games , video game consoles , and video game handhelds available at the turn of the 21st ___MASK71___ which was from 1998 to 2008 . Platforms of the sixth generation include the ___MASK74___ Dreamcast , Sony PlayStation 2 , Nintendo GameCube , and Microsoft Xbox . This era began on November 27 , 1998 with the Japanese release of the Dreamcast , and it was joined by the PlayStation 2 in March 2000 and the GameCube and Xbox in 2001 . The Dreamcast was discontinued in 2001 , the GameCube in 2007 , Xbox in 2009 and PlayStation 2 in 2013 . Though the seventh generation of consoles started in November 2005 with the launch of the Xbox 360 , the sixth generation did not end until January 2013 , when Sony announced that the PlayStation 2 had been discontinued worldwide . Abandoning previous ventures in favor of toys in the 1960s , ___MASK98___ then developed into a video game company in the 1970s , ultimately becoming one of the most influential in the industry and ___MASK16___ ' s third most - valuable company with a market value of over $ 85 billion . From 1992 until 2016 , ___MASK98___ was also the majority shareholder of Major League Baseball ' s Seattle Mariners . ___MASK1___ Limited is a Chinese investment holding company whose subsidiaries provide media , entertainment , internet and mobile phone value - added services and operate online advertising services in China . Its headquarters are in Nanshan District , Shenzhen . The PlayStation 3 ( abbreviated as PS3 ) is a home video game console developed by ___MASK100___ Computer Entertainment . It is the successor to PlayStation 2 , and is part of the PlayStation brand of consoles . It competed with Microsoft ' s Xbox 360 and Nintendo ' s Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles . It was first released on November 11 , 2006 , in Japan , November 17 , 2006 in North America , and March 27 , 2007 in Europe and Australia . Redwood City is a city on the San Francisco Peninsula in Northern California ' s Bay Area , approximately south of San Francisco , and north of San Jose . Redwood City ' s history spans its earliest inhabitation by the Ohlone people to being a port for lumber and other goods . The county seat of San Mateo County , it is the home of several technology companies such as ___MASK19___ , Oracle , Evernote , Wealthfront , and Electronic Arts . At the 2010 census , the city had a population of 76 , 815 . The Port of Redwood City is the only deepwater port on San Francisco Bay south of San Francisco . Redwood City is the location of the San Mateo County Jail , for both women and men . The Malibu Grand Prix long time landmark was recently demolished along with the city ' s only Mini Golf , Go - Kart , Video Game Arcade , and Batting Cages . Malibu Grand Prix ' s previous location is currently the construction site of a new additional Jail and Inmate housing facility . The city has a motto " Climate Best By Government Test " which is a reference to it being one of the top German scouted scientific climates and the city was one of the locations mapped by them during their testing and data collection . The Hetch Hetchy water pipeline runs through Redwood City and supplies a vast majority of the surrounding area with low grain (+/ 3 grains ) rated water . The original console in the series was the first video game console to ship 100 million units , 9 years and 6 months after its initial launch . Its successor , the PlayStation 2 , was released in 2000 . The PlayStation 2 is the best - selling home console to date , having reached over 155 million units sold as of December 28 , 2012 . ___MASK100___ ' s next console , the PlayStation 3 , was released in 2006 and has sold over 80 million consoles worldwide as of November 2013 . ___MASK100___ ' s latest console , the PlayStation 4 , was released in 2013 , selling 1 million consoles in its first 24 hours on sale , becoming the fastest selling console in history . ___MASK72___ is a continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere . It can also be considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas . It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean , to the east by the Atlantic Ocean , to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean , and to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea . NHL 2000 is an ice hockey video game developed by ___MASK89___ Canada . It was released in 1999 and was the successor to " NHL 99 ". The game did not boast great improvements to the game from " NHL 99 ", nor did " NHL 2001 " feature any idea the two previous versions didn ' t until " NHL 2002 ". ___MASK20___ is a continent that comprises the westernmost part of Eurasia . ___MASK20___ is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north , ___MASK65___ Ocean to the west , and the Mediterranean Sea to the south . To the east and southeast , ___MASK20___ is generally considered as separated from Asia by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains , the Ural River , the Caspian and Black Seas , and the waterways of the Turkish Straits . Yet the non - oceanic borders of ___MASK20___  a concept dating back to classical antiquity  are arbitrary . The primarily physiographic term " continent " as applied to ___MASK20___ also incorporates cultural and political elements whose discontinuities are not always reflected by the continent ' s current overland boundaries . The PlayStation 2 ( abbreviated as PS2 ) is a home video game console that was developed by ___MASK100___ Computer Entertainment . It is the successor to the PlayStation , and is the second installment in the PlayStation lineup of consoles . It was released on March 4 , 2000 in Japan , October 26 , 2000 in North America , November 24 , 2000 in Europe , and November 17 , 2000 in Australia . It competed with ___MASK74___ ' s Dreamcast , Microsoft ' s Xbox , and Nintendo ' s GameCube in the sixth generation of video game consoles . NHL 2002 is a video game released by ___MASK8___ in 2001 . It is the predecessor to " NHL 2003 ". The game ' s cover man is Pittsburgh Penguins superstar and owner Mario Lemieux , who had just made a comeback after being retired for three and a half years . It was the first installment of the NHL series to be released on Xbox . Home computers were a class of microcomputers entering the market in 1977 , and becoming common during the 1980s . They were marketed to consumers as affordable and accessible computers that , for the first time , were intended for the use of a single nontechnical user . These computers were a distinct market segment that typically cost much less than business , scientific or engineering - oriented computers of the time such as the ___MASK87___ PC , and were generally less powerful in terms of memory and expandability . However , a home computer often had better graphics and sound than contemporaneous business computers . Their most common uses were playing video games , but they were also regularly used for word processing , doing homework , and programming . NHL 99 is an ice hockey video game developed by ___MASK89___ Canada . It was released in 1998 and was the successor to " NHL 98 ". The game boasted great improvements to the game from " NHL 98 ". However the next two editions feature small improvements from this game thus making this game similar to " NHL 2000 " and " NHL 2001 ". It was the first and only installment of the NHL series to be released on Nintendo 64 . ___MASK16___ (" Nippon " or " Nihon " ; formally "" or " Nihon - koku ", means " State of ___MASK16___ ") is a sovereign island nation in Eastern Asia . Located in the Pacific Ocean , It is lying off the eastern coast of the Asia Mainland ( east of China , Korea , ___MASK12___ ) and stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and near Taiwan in the southwest . NHL 2001 is a video game released by ___MASK89___ in 2000 . It is the successor to NHL 2000 . Add - on Elitserien was released on March 8 , 2001 , that added Swedish and Finnish hockey leagues and teams to the game . It is the tenth installment of the NHL series , the final to be released on Playstation , and the first to be released on Playstation 2 . The is a home video game console released by ___MASK74___ on November 27 , 1998 in Japan , September 9 , 1999 in North America , and October 14 , 1999 in Europe . It was the first in the sixth generation of video game consoles , preceding Sony ' s PlayStation 2 , Nintendo ' s GameCube and Microsoft ' s Xbox . The Dreamcast was ___MASK74___ ' s final home console , marking the end of the company ' s 18 years in the console market . ___MASK89___ Inc . ( EA ) is an American video game company headquartered in Redwood City , California . Founded and incorporated on May 28 , 1982 by Trip Hawkins , the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers responsible for its games . As of 2014 , ___MASK89___ was the world ' s fourth - largest gaming company by revenue after Tencent , Sony and Microsoft The company sparked controversies over its advertising efforts , and acquisition of other studios . Trip Hawkins ( born December 28 , 1953 ) is an American entrepreneur and founder of ___MASK89___ , The 3DO Company , and Digital Chocolate . The is a home video game console released by ___MASK98___ in ___MASK16___ on September 14 , 2001 ; in ___MASK72___ on November 18 , 2001 ; in Europe on May 3 , 2002 ; and in Australia on May 17 , 2002 . The sixth - generation console is the successor to the ___MASK98___ 64 and competed with ___MASK100___ Computer Entertainment ' s PlayStation 2 and Microsoft ' s Xbox . ___MASK100___ Corporation is the electronics business unit and the parent company of the ___MASK100___ Group , which is engaged in business through its four operating components  electronics ( video games , network services and medical business ), motion pictures , music and financial services . These make ___MASK100___ one of the most comprehensive entertainment companies in the world . ___MASK100___ ' s principal business operations include ___MASK100___ Corporation , ___MASK100___ Pictures Entertainment , ___MASK100___ Interactive Entertainment , ___MASK17___ , ___MASK100___ Mobile ( formerly ___MASK100___ Ericsson ) and ___MASK100___ Financial . ___MASK100___ is among the Semiconductor sales leaders by year and as of 2013 , the fourth - largest television manufacturer in the world , after Samsung Electronics , LG Electronics and TCL .