Ranking The Consoles (of the past 10 years)

1. Playstation 2

Playstation 2, IMO, was not only the best of it's gen but arguably the best console in the history of gaming so far.  Not only its monstrously high sales or it's appeal to relatively casual and hardcore gamers alike, but for the fact that it left every single genre of gaming in better shape before.  Had the most diverse library of every system.  PS2 had the best third party support as well as plenty of great exclusives.

2. Gamecube

Powerful console at an affordable price, focused on pure gaming rather than bells and whistles.  I'm well aware that the console's kiddie reputation hurt its sales overall, but Gamecube was when Nintendo's IP's were at their best.  That's the very reason to get their console is for their IP's and they haven't been better.  When it comes to exclusives, there aren't many consoles that could compete against Gamecube.

3. Playstation 3

Great console.  Initially had an embarassing launch but really worked it's way up.  All in all, while it did have great first parties, the third parties was what made the gen.  And Xbox 360 is a good choice as well, so PS3 only gets the edge narrowly.

4. Xbox 360

Xbox 360 is just a hair away because sony had better IP's and the PS3 performed a bit better.  That, and the 360 was a bit too focused on shooters (a genre I love, but it came at the expense of the other genres).

5. Xbox 

I loved the Xbox a lot, but it was clear that the 360 did top it in every way.  The appeal to Xbox was it's online play, which Gamecube didn't have and Sony didn't do as well.  And of course, Halo.

6. Nintendo Wii

This was a disappointing console in my opinion.  It's new controller didn't prove to be very revolutionary.  And after Wii Sports, there were very few great titles for the casual gamer.  I thought this would be a great casual console, but after 2007, it mostly collected dust.  Galaxy aside, Nintendo's IP's were lacking.

1. XBox
2. PS2
3. GameCube
4. GBA-SP
5. Dreamcast
6. XBox 360
7. Wii
8. Nintendo DS

And I haven't owned a PS3 or PSP yet. Not that I don't want them, I just haven't come across a good deal for one, yet (which is pretty much the ONLY way I buy games and consoles, I haven't paid full retail for a console since the Dreamcast).

1. PLAYSTATION 2
it would rank lower at #2 if not for its tertiary features; it played my entire 100+ PS1 collection and served as my main dvd player as well. damn thing logged hours like champ.

2. PLAYSTATION 3
easily the best exclusives of the gen im my opinion, free online, and bluRay. pretty simple choice for me this past generation.

3. NINTENDO Wii
by default really, given its fully back-comp to NGC, plus has the VirtCon which I have NES, SNES, GENI and other titles on. only own two games for the damned thing (Skyward Sword and Metroid Prime Trilogy) but due to NGC comp and VirtCon still gets tones of my gaming hours. Motion wands sucked.

4. NINTENDO GAMECUBE
on of the most impressive and tight collections of first party exclusives, and I loved the GBA attachment because I hate gaming on handheld units, but was thanfull to finally play all the zeldas, metroids and castlevanias I otherwise would not have gotten to.

5. MICROSOFT XBOX
pretty much bought the thing for a very specific set of five games (Star Wars KotOR I& II, Thief III, Morrowind, Panzer Dragoon Orta)

6. SEGA DREAMCAST
huge dissapointment in not having my favorite Sega series on it, but still better than....

7. MICROSOFT X360
first one bricked after a few months of light play. second one bricked less than a year later. never bothered to replace it. no regrets whatsoever

1. PS2

2. Dreamcast

3. PS3

4. XBOX

5. Wii

6. xbox 360

7. Gamecube

1) Gamecube

Highlights

-Pikmin

-Pikmin 2

-Metroid Prime

-Metroid Prime Echoes

-The Legend of Zelda Wind Waker

-Super Smash Bros. Melee

2) PS3

Highlights

-Batman Arkham City

-Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition

-inFAMOUS 2

-Darksiders

-Rayman Legends

2) Wii (tied for second)

Highlights

-The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword

-Super Mario Galaxy 2

-Donkey Kong Country Returns

-Punch-Out!!

-New Super Mario Bros. Wii

-Metroid Prime Corruption

3) PS2

Highlights

-Dragon Quest VIII

-Devil May Cry 3

1. XBox
2. PS2
3. GameCube
4. GBA-SP
5. Dreamcast
6. XBox 360
7. Wii
8. Nintendo DS

And I haven't owned a PS3 or PSP yet. Not that I don't want them, I just haven't come across a good deal for one, yet (which is pretty much the ONLY way I buy games and consoles, I haven't paid full retail for a console since the Dreamcast).

Emerald_Warrior

[QUOTE="Emerald_Warrior"]

1. XBox
2. PS2
3. GameCube
4. GBA-SP
5. Dreamcast
6. XBox 360
7. Wii
8. Nintendo DS

And I haven't owned a PS3 or PSP yet. Not that I don't want them, I just haven't come across a good deal for one, yet (which is pretty much the ONLY way I buy games and consoles, I haven't paid full retail for a console since the Dreamcast).

YoshiYogurt

Well, I'm not a Nintendo fanboy, like some...

As you can see I have a nice spread of consoles I like.

[QUOTE="YoshiYogurt"][QUOTE="Emerald_Warrior"]

1. XBox
2. PS2
3. GameCube
4. GBA-SP
5. Dreamcast
6. XBox 360
7. Wii
8. Nintendo DS

And I haven't owned a PS3 or PSP yet. Not that I don't want them, I just haven't come across a good deal for one, yet (which is pretty much the ONLY way I buy games and consoles, I haven't paid full retail for a console since the Dreamcast).

Emerald_Warrior

Well, I'm not a Nintendo fanboy, like some...

As you can see I have a nice spread of consoles I like.

how is 360 and ps3 eight numbers apart when they are both like 90% the same

how is 360 and ps3 eight numbers apart when they are both like 90% the same

drekula2

The PS2, GC and Xbox are over 10 years old.

But anyways I'll rank the ones that I have played for an extended time:

1. PS2
2. GC
3. DS
4. 3DS
5. GBA
6. 360
7. Wii
8. PSP
9. Xbox

I have little experiece with the PS3 minus COD on it. I do want one in Sept because the last couple years the system has some interesting exclusives and fighting games.

1. Xbox
2. Xbox 360
3. Dreamcast
4. GameCube
5. Wii
6. GBA
7. PS3
8. Nintendo DS
9. PS2
10. PSP

1. PS2
2. XBox
3. PS3
4. X360
5. Wii

I really don't understand the obsession with exclusives on these boards. The best games make a console, regardless of whether or not it's only available for that system.

1. PS2
2. XBox
3. PS3
4. X360
5. Wii

I really don't understand the obsession with exclusives on these boards. The best games make a console, regardless of whether or not it's only available for that system.

BarbaricAvatar

Edit:  Going further.  Exclusives will often take full advantage of the platform they're created for, since a developer can put complete focus on features for one specific set of hardware, and there are certain series' you just can't get anywhere else.  At the same time, there also have to be quite a few on a specific system to get me to spend that much on the system they're released for.  Exclusives are my "system sellers".

[QUOTE="BarbaricAvatar"]

1. PS2
2. XBox
3. PS3
4. X360
5. Wii

I really don't understand the obsession with exclusives on these boards. The best games make a console, regardless of whether or not it's only available for that system.

Stinger78

Edit:  Going further.  Exclusives will often take full advantage of the platform they're created for, since a developer can put complete focus on features for one specific set of hardware, and there are certain series' you just can't get anywhere else.  At the same time, there also have to be quite a few on a specific system to get me to spend that much on the system they're released for.  Exclusives are my "system sellers".

1. PS2
2. XBox
3. PS3
4. X360
5. Wii

I really don't understand the obsession with exclusives on these boards. The best games make a console, regardless of whether or not it's only available for that system.

BarbaricAvatar

The PC is why I care. The PC is always going to have the superior multiplats.

Out of those I played:

• PS3: 9,5/10
• 360: 9/10
• PS2: 9,5/10
• Xbox: 7,5/10

[QUOTE="Stinger78"]I didn't realize the 360 and PS3 were legacy now, but since the topic is about 'consoles of the past 10 years', I guess we can only talk about Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii. Any other system was released at least 11 and a half years ago - Xbox and GameCube both in 2001. If you want to include portable, then PSP, DS, and 3DS could also be mentioned. As far as ranking them, I guess, time-wise, I've spent the most time on 360, then it's probably close between PS3 and Wii, but I like all 3 mainly for their exclusives. Portable-wise, I've only owned a PSP.Eikichi-Onizuka

It says "of the past 10 years", not "introduced in the last 10 years".

Production of the PS2 stopped in 2012, XBox and Gamecube probably a bit before but within the past 10 years they were available new. They all count.

[QUOTE="BarbaricAvatar"]

1. PS2
2. XBox
3. PS3
4. X360
5. Wii

I really don't understand the obsession with exclusives on these boards. The best games make a console, regardless of whether or not it's only available for that system.

Seabas989

The PC is why I care. The PC is always going to have the superior multiplats.

You really regard the PC as a console?! Wow.

1. Xbox (Most people don't know anything about this console or experienced it in it's prime and if they did they would list it high on this list)

2. PS2 (Amazing libary)

3. Xbox 360

4. PSP

5. Gamecube

6. GBA

1. PS2
2. XBox
3. PS3
4. X360
5. Wii

I really don't understand the obsession with exclusives on these boards. The best games make a console, regardless of whether or not it's only available for that system.

BarbaricAvatar

[QUOTE="Seabas989"]

[QUOTE="BarbaricAvatar"]

1. PS2
2. XBox
3. PS3
4. X360
5. Wii

I really don't understand the obsession with exclusives on these boards. The best games make a console, regardless of whether or not it's only available for that system.

BarbaricAvatar

The PC is why I care. The PC is always going to have the superior multiplats.

You really regard the PC as a console?! Wow.

[QUOTE="Seabas989"]

[QUOTE="BarbaricAvatar"]

1. PS2
2. XBox
3. PS3
4. X360
5. Wii

I really don't understand the obsession with exclusives on these boards. The best games make a console, regardless of whether or not it's only available for that system.

BarbaricAvatar

The PC is why I care. The PC is always going to have the superior multiplats.

You really regard the PC as a console?! Wow.

When did I say a PC was a console?

I, along with other people, regard it as a gaming system with a ton of exclusives and superior multiplats.

[QUOTE="BarbaricAvatar"]

[QUOTE="Seabas989"]

The PC is why I care. The PC is always going to have the superior multiplats.

YoshiYogurt

You really regard the PC as a console?! Wow.

2 words:

Windows 8.

Well over half my PC collection on CD-Rom and DVD-Rom were instantly obselete when I got a Windows 8 PC. Windows 8 does not do well with backwards compatibility, even when ran in so-called "compatibility mode".

I've since got a lot of them back, between GoG and Steam that have updated Windows 8 versions of these games that are fully compatible, unlike their original disc counterparts. But it sucks I had to pay for the games twice (even if most of them were dirt-cheap GoG versions the 2nd time around). And thankfully, GoG versions at least, are DRM-free, so you can burn back-ups of the games on disc.

[QUOTE="YoshiYogurt"][QUOTE="BarbaricAvatar"]

 

You really regard the PC as a console?! Wow.

Emerald_Warrior

2 words:

Windows 8.

Well over half my PC collection on CD-Rom and DVD-Rom were instantly obselete when I got a Windows 8 PC. Windows 8 does not do well with backwards compatibility, even when ran in so-called "compatibility mode".

I've since got a lot of them back, between GoG and Steam that have updated Windows 8 versions of these games that are fully compatible, unlike their original disc counterparts. But it sucks I had to pay for the games twice (even if most of them were dirt-cheap GoG versions the 2nd time around).

You should of done your research.I made a similar mistake when I was younger in getting Vista over XP. Now I know better.

I use Windows 7 and for the most part old games still work except for a couple.

[QUOTE="Emerald_Warrior"]

[QUOTE="YoshiYogurt"] Why would you buy a multiplat for a console when it's likely much cheaper on PC and looks better!? Wow. Consoles are for exclusivesSeabas989

2 words:

Windows 8.

Well over half my PC collection on CD-Rom and DVD-Rom were instantly obselete when I got a Windows 8 PC. Windows 8 does not do well with backwards compatibility, even when ran in so-called "compatibility mode".

I've since got a lot of them back, between GoG and Steam that have updated Windows 8 versions of these games that are fully compatible, unlike their original disc counterparts. But it sucks I had to pay for the games twice (even if most of them were dirt-cheap GoG versions the 2nd time around).

You should of done your research.I made a similar mistake when I was younger in getting Vista over XP. Now I know better.

I use Windows 7 and for the most part old games still work except for a couple.

My old computer completely crashed at the time. System restores and original system disc did nothing to help it. And repairs would have cost nearly as much as a new computer, so it was time.

1. Playstation 2

Playstation 2, IMO, was not only the best of it's gen but arguably the best console in the history of gaming so far.  Not only its monstrously high sales or it's appeal to relatively casual and hardcore gamers alike, but for the fact that it left every single genre of gaming in better shape before.  Had the most diverse library of every system.  PS2 had the best third party support as well as plenty of great exclusives.

2. Gamecube

Powerful console at an affordable price, focused on pure gaming rather than bells and whistles.  I'm well aware that the console's kiddie reputation hurt its sales overall, but Gamecube was when Nintendo's IP's were at their best.  That's the very reason to get their console is for their IP's and they haven't been better.  When it comes to exclusives, there aren't many consoles that could compete against Gamecube.

3. Playstation 3

Great console.  Initially had an embarassing launch but really worked it's way up.  All in all, while it did have great first parties, the third parties was what made the gen.  And Xbox 360 is a good choice as well, so PS3 only gets the edge narrowly.

4. Xbox 360

Xbox 360 is just a hair away because sony had better IP's and the PS3 performed a bit better.  That, and the 360 was a bit too focused on shooters (a genre I love, but it came at the expense of the other genres).

5. Xbox 

I loved the Xbox a lot, but it was clear that the 360 did top it in every way.  The appeal to Xbox was it's online play, which Gamecube didn't have and Sony didn't do as well.  And of course, Halo.

6. Nintendo Wii

This was a disappointing console in my opinion.  It's new controller didn't prove to be very revolutionary.  And after Wii Sports, there were very few great titles for the casual gamer.  I thought this would be a great casual console, but after 2007, it mostly collected dust.  Galaxy aside, Nintendo's IP's were lacking.

drekula2

1. PS2

2. PSP

3. GBA SP

4. Dreamcast

5. Gamecube

6. Nintendo 3DS

7. Nintendo Wii

8. Nintendo DS

9. Xbox

These are the ones I've played at least one time or another, or I'd have put X360 in the last place :P

1. PS2

2. PSP

3. GBA SP

4. Dreamcast

5. Gamecube

6. Nintendo 3DS

7. Nintendo Wii

8. Nintendo DS

9. Xbox

These are the ones I've played at least one time or another, or I'd have put X360 in the last place :P

Spinnerweb

[QUOTE="Spinnerweb"]

1. PS2

2. PSP

3. GBA SP

4. Dreamcast

5. Gamecube

6. Nintendo 3DS

7. Nintendo Wii

8. Nintendo DS

9. Xbox

These are the ones I've played at least one time or another, or I'd have put X360 in the last place :P

XxR3m1xInHDn3D

[QUOTE="XxR3m1xInHDn3D"][QUOTE="Spinnerweb"]

1. PS2

2. PSP

3. GBA SP

4. Dreamcast

5. Gamecube

6. Nintendo 3DS

7. Nintendo Wii

8. Nintendo DS

9. Xbox

These are the ones I've played at least one time or another, or I'd have put X360 in the last place :P

YoshiYogurt

[QUOTE="XxR3m1xInHDn3D"][QUOTE="Spinnerweb"]

1. PS2

2. PSP

3. GBA SP

4. Dreamcast

5. Gamecube

6. Nintendo 3DS

7. Nintendo Wii

8. Nintendo DS

9. Xbox

These are the ones I've played at least one time or another, or I'd have put X360 in the last place :P

YoshiYogurt

[QUOTE="XxR3m1xInHDn3D"][QUOTE="Spinnerweb"]

1. PS2

2. PSP

3. GBA SP

4. Dreamcast

5. Gamecube

6. Nintendo 3DS

7. Nintendo Wii

8. Nintendo DS

9. Xbox

These are the ones I've played at least one time or another, or I'd have put X360 in the last place :P

YoshiYogurt

[QUOTE="XxR3m1xInHDn3D"][QUOTE="YoshiYogurt"] or the fact that is the worst out of all the consoles in that list. Dudersaper

[QUOTE="Dudersaper"][QUOTE="XxR3m1xInHDn3D"] Just because your mother bought you a ps2 like all the other kids doesn't mean it's the worst console on that list.XxR3m1xInHDn3D

:cry:

[QUOTE="Dudersaper"][QUOTE="XxR3m1xInHDn3D"] Just because your mother bought you a ps2 like all the other kids doesn't mean it's the worst console on that list.XxR3m1xInHDn3D

[QUOTE="Dudersaper"][QUOTE="XxR3m1xInHDn3D"] Just because your mother bought you a ps2 like all the other kids doesn't mean it's the worst console on that list.XxR3m1xInHDn3D

[QUOTE="XxR3m1xInHDn3D"]

[QUOTE="Dudersaper"]It's just his opinion, chill. Some people aren't interested in the genres the XBOX offers. They aren't going to put an XBOX higher up in the list because it has good games in genres they don't play. I do agree with you, the XBOX is a great console, but if someone is looking for a stellar library consisting of stuff other than shooters, sports and WRPG's, they have better options around.Spinnerweb

[QUOTE="Spinnerweb"][QUOTE="XxR3m1xInHDn3D"] I have no problem with people that don't like the XBOX but most of the reasons they give for putting it at last place out of consoles/handhelds like the dreamcast, wii, ds, psp etc is down to ignorance or trolling

XxR3m1xInHDn3D

I own a lot of consoles, and have healthy libraries for them. I have an XBox, a PS2, a GameCube, a Dreamcast, and a GBA-SP. The only mainstream console I'm missing from that gen is a PSP.

I promise you I'm not trolling you, and I'm sure regulars around here can back me up for saying this in the past: The XBox is my favorite console last-generation and was my go-to console after the Dreamcast lost it's support.

I'm VERY parital to action-RPGs, and XBox was the home for those last-generation (Morrowind, Arx Fatalis, Jade Empire, Fable, etc.). And it had some stellar exclusives that weren't even action-RPGs (Halo 1 & 2, Ninja Gaiden, Star Wars: KoToR, etc.) Plus it usually had the best versions of multiplatform games with plenty of third-party support. And it was light-years ahead of the competition in the online department.

1. PS2 2.PS3 3.Xbox/GC 4.360 5.DC Handhelds

1. DS 2.PSP 3.3DS 4.GBA 5.??

[QUOTE="XxR3m1xInHDn3D"]

[QUOTE="Dudersaper"]It's just his opinion, chill. Some people aren't interested in the genres the XBOX offers. They aren't going to put an XBOX higher up in the list because it has good games in genres they don't play. I do agree with you, the XBOX is a great console, but if someone is looking for a stellar library consisting of stuff other than shooters, sports and WRPG's, they have better options around.Seabas989

:cry:

[QUOTE="Seabas989"]

[QUOTE="XxR3m1xInHDn3D"] I have no problem with people that don't like the XBOX but most of the reasons they give for putting it at last place out of consoles/handhelds like the dreamcast, wii, ds, psp etc is down to ignorance or trolling

Keva820

:cry:

No he isn't.