By “players” we mean industry players which include developers, publishers and platform makers. It should be noted that the primary platform for first-person shooters is still the PC. The popularity of this genre has been a catalyst for further pushing the development of graphic cards and computer processors.

List of Notable Developers/Publishers
- 3D Realms
- Bungie Studios
- Digital Illusions CE
- Epic Games
- id Software
- LucasArts
- Rare
- Raven Software
- Red Storm Entertainment
- Valve Software
List of Modern Consoles
- Nintendo 64
- Nintendo GameCube
- Nintendo Wii
- PlayStation 1
- PlayStation 2
- PlayStation 3
- PlayStation Portable
- Xbox
- Xbox 360
