some late system releases of games on ps2 were weaker ports of things on the ps3/360. But other than that ps2 is a solid consideration for peak gaming alongside xbox/dreamcast/wii
reply2001 for the PS2 was one of the greatest years in gaming history.
replyFinal Fantasy X, Metal Gear Solid 2, Gran Turismo, and GTA.
> GTA
replyI'm guessing you mean GTA 3, but then we also had GTA Vice City... and GTA San Andreas. Which are all three in the top 5 selling games for the PS2.
Im going PS2 as peek as the sheer number of titles made for it and the ability to play PS1. First edition PS3 with hardware backward compatibility and running yellow dog linux might win over that if they didnt nerf it.
replyThat being said I recently got the Analog 3d with 4 controllers and theres something amazing about the speed at which u can boot and get into a 4 player game.
Relevant video from one of my favourite youtube channels https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fwnphd_QUXo
reply360 was excellent. Yeah RROD but the library actually is very impressive.
replyThe 360 remains my favorite M$ console to date. The indie game store was a wild place with some real hidden gems, the controller is still good, and it had the last good iteration of Geometry Wars
replyXbox 360 was pretty great. My favorite game to play online there was fight night round 3. It was an incredible experience. Managed to climb to the top 50 on the leaderboards!
replyAlso the peak console experience for me as an 80s kid, but the RRoD means MS definitely didn’t get it right.
replyLater revisions fully fixed RRoD. Not to excuse the original issue, but if you get one of the S models (Trinity or early Corona boards), they're extremely reliable in my experience. I even saw a guy pour a whole can of Mountain Dew Voltage into his Halo Reach edition 360 while it was on (not on purpose, can tipped over) and after some time in front of a space heater it was good to go again. The 360 aged like wine and is very worth modding and playing still today.
replyMake the console drink the Verification Can. I like the cut of his jib!
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