The "Fictional Video Game Companies" (PlayStation, Xbox) (Episode: "Bart Gets an 'F'", 1990)

The Simpsons has earned quite the reputation for seemingly predicting the future. It’s actually a bit of a meme at this point, with fans pointing out how many things in the real world appear to have been "predicted" by the show, sometimes years in advance. While some of these predictions are purely coincidental or the result of broad satire, others do seem oddly prescient.

The "Fictional Video Game Companies" (PlayStation, Xbox) (Episode: "Bart Gets an 'F'", 1990)

• What happened: The show features a nod to video game consoles, predicting the future of the gaming industry.
• Reality: By the late 1990s and 2000s, companies like Sony (PlayStation), Microsoft (Xbox), and Nintendo became dominant forces in the video game industry, with gaming consoles evolving into multimedia entertainment systems.