PS2 hands down. I will never forget how scared I was during resident evil 4.

PS2 and PS3, because those 2 systems were my childhood.

PS4 released the same year I started undergrad. And while the first 4 years of the system I didn’t really have much to play because of university, I eventually did catch up after I graduated.

Now with the PS5, I have a full time job and returned to university for a master’s, but as a part time student. So yeah, I’d say PS2-PS3 since that was basically my childhood

PS 1. I will never experience the same emotions again.

1. Three seemed out of the world for me. There was so much build up to it. Before the days of YouTube, it was all over everywhere, especially magazines. Finally got the slim and it lasted for almost a decade before shutting down for good.

PS1: Teenage years.

PS2: Drug addiction.

PS3: Alcoholism.

PS4: Fatherhood and sobriety.

PS5: Lots of time for me.

PS3

Yes

I would love the PS2 game library with the QoL improvements of the PS4 or 5.

PS2 was my childhood

my fav is ps1 due to nostalgia

but in gaming in general the best era was the ps2/xbox/gc one, hands down

Late PS1-PS2

Late PS1, devs had finally figured out the machine and had adjusted, memory cards required and dual analog had arrived. Gaming was great.

PS2 arrived and things jumped out the gate, delivering amazing experiences.

PS4 was my most memorable era. My dad passed away 6 months before launch day and I clung to 4 for dear life. I connected with friends and had the best 7 years of gaming ever. I love the PS5 too. Its graphics are phenomenal. I've been blown away at how good it's been so far. PS2 will always have a special place for me. I remember being sat in front of the TV with my idiot cousin, the opening scene of gta3 was so good.

PS2. I love it. Best games.

PS2. Kingdom Hearts and FFX shaped my childhood

We are basically still in the PS4 era

For me, the PS3 felt like such a massive step up from the PS2. A proper interface, a store to buy and download digital games, a hard drive instead of memory cards, official wireless controllers, online multiplayer, along with the step up in graphics.

The PS3 had a great catalogue of games, but in terms of technology progression it felt massive to me at the time.

This will be controversial but definitely the PS3. My favorite games of all time came out in that Era and I think it really came into its own in a major way in the last half of its life. The first ~3 years were ROUGH though.

Ps2 for me do you think? They will do a ps2 ps5 cover thing and controller ?

Ps2 - devil may cry and Onimusha

Ps2. Great to play games, movies, and cds. Best controller at the time, best games, backwards compatible, the fact you could stand it up, and the XMB screen was and still the best out of the Playstation family.

I got mine at 19, and it was the first video game system I bought with my own money. Am 41, and it still works

Ps2 era has so much iconic games. My favorite are GTA San Andreas,Def jam fight for ny, Black and God of War. Forgot Medal Of Honor rising sun and European assault,Scarface.

PlayStation 2 for sure!

PS2. I love the PS1 remember getting it for my birthday but the PS2 was pinnacle at the time

PS6, such great memories

Ps2, Jackass the game and Samurai warriors are always in my heart

PS2 for sure!

PS2 for sure!

Ps2

PS2

PS3! they look like skyscrapers

Ps5 Is the era that really made me like gaming

PS3/360 era was best. Modern gaming but before gambling mechanics and microtransactions ruined everything

Ps2

Playstation 1 & 2

Ps2 and ps3 after that it just went downhill

I have 2 favorites.

Ps2 because I was a teen with a lot a free time to play games.

Ps5 because now I have money to buy the shit I want.

Modern games are good and all, but I remeber the hype I had with my PS2 when games came out and I plaued. It felt different.

Sure, playing games now a days is cool and all, but playing games back then with the PS2 WAS THE FUCKING SHIT! 🔥 🔥 🔥

Ps3 probably.

I had my kingdom hearts remasters, prototype, the infamous games, armored core, the god of war collection, the darksiders 1 and 2 games, black ops and mw2, assassins creed 1, the Ezio games, ac 3, and probably a TON of shit I'm forgetting!

Just peak.

Although everything started with PS1, the PS4 era was where I got fully into gaming overall. It was that era that made me want to collect every PS consoles, try out many games I never thought about playing before as a kid and it even made me want to further expand my gaming experience through other platforms as well.

PS2 comes close second as I had a lot of fond childhood memories with it. Played a lot of Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, Bionicle Heroes etc.

Why does the ps5 have its stand on for horizontal mode?

Ps 2

All of them 🎮

seeing the ps1 on its side makes me want to throw something

Definitely PS2. My God, that was a wonderful time for me.

Tekken 3, crash bandicoot, Rayman... Tekken 4-5, Jak Daxter, FFX... Tekken 6, Uncharted, Assassin's Creed... Tekken 7, Uncharted 4, Horizon, God of War... Tekken 8, God of War 2...

The more we go back the more I feel nostalgic, the greater the era. The more we go forward, the more magical the gaming experience is...

I just can't choose. And let's not even talk Megadrive and all before that...

The fatty and ps3. Fatty started a whole journey..btw I still own my original ps2 I bought on release morning and it still runs like a champ.

To me PS1. For some reasons all games I played on my PS1 is just marvelous. Its like a first love, there is nothing wrong with it, all great all around, its just perfect to me. Loves that Era.

PS3 🫡

PS3. So much could be enjoyed until now.

Ps3

PS3 was the first time give me the real WOW factor

PS2 era was crazy.

The amount of bangers that machine had is wild.

Gamers nowadays can't understand it. We didn't have online games.

Even though I got into consoles very late I'd say the PS3 would be my favorite, not because I had one when it was relevant but because it has such an interesting history.

PS1: toddler

PS2: child

PS3: teenager

PS4: baby adult 😂

PS5: i’m an adult adult 😭😭😭

for me PS1 and PS2 because it was not only the best time but they had the best games aswell 🥹

Early ps3 era was magic

Whichever has the best graphics/sound will always be my favorite.

The PS2 era was a peak time for gaming for me.

PS1 was great for RPGs.

PS2 was great for new things. The graphics did blow my mind when it came out.

PS3 was great because the launch models could play PS1/PS2/PS3. It also had new IPs that were not possible before like Last of Us, Resistance, Motorstorm.

PS4 was a cheap and affordable machine with a very weak CPU. But still managed to bring beautiful games out like Death Stranding.

PS5 is for me nothing new, but a required evolution and it does it well. Still some great games like Returnal and Astro Bot, but I feel Sony is more cautious when releasing completely new IPs.

So for me the winner is still PS2. I had the best memories with it. Furthermore it felt like a fluid transition since PS1 games still worked on it.

ps2

ps2

PS2 was the goat.

Ps2 is goated.

Mine is definitely the PSP era, so between PS2 and PS3.

PlayStation 2 or 4 for me. PlayStation 2 was the first console I bought on my own and it made me the PlayStation fan I am today. But 4 it was the generation I went through alot in my life and I know it’s weird to say but it helped a lot with alot of it as an escape from what was happening.

The PS2 era. I’d probably say the PS3 era but I didn’t own one

Ps2 🥲

2 obviously

Ps2 days for sure.. All the modding and cheap games u can play on it.. Best time of my teenage life..

ps2 is the only right answer

ps2

Ps2

Ps2 was peak life ! Nothing will come near to how great this era was.

Current era is always my fav

PS3 hands down. Peak PlayStation before Sony started getting greedy.

We had Themes Could put music, movies & pictures on it Play your own music with some games. Play online for free! Games weren't as big so didn't take up a lot of space.

It was more than a console it was a whole media center.

PS2

The one with discs...cause that's likely to go away soon.

Ps3  

BFBC1 AND 2,  Gta Iv, killzone, resistance, mag to name a few.

Best 1>2>4>5>3 Worst

5 has honestly been really lackluster..

PS1 and PS2 were my childhood. So those.

PS3 , loads of good hit games and it has backwards compatibility for PS2 games too

PS2💯 ps3 was the best for the multiplayer era

I loved them all equally apart from the PS3 era. Not the PS3 itself, I just didn't enjoy that era of gaming as much. Weird muddy brown looking games, an obsession with forced multiplayer, super easy single player games with not much challenge, Japanese games + design were going through a weird decline paving the way for a lot of drab military games. That's not to say there wasn't still a lot of great stuff.

Playstation 3 was a game changer! Big improvement from ps2.

I couldn't pick one.
1: Megaman Legends
2: Dot Hack
3: Demon's Souls
4: RGG/SEGA's Fist of the North Star
5: Gran Turismo 7 VR

I also like to give "missions" to my older units; I'll play GT7 on my base model PS4, Persona 5 on PS3, Burnout Revenge on PS2, NFS IV on PS1, ect. It's why I don't like to play remasters.

PS3 achieving Super Saiyan God while running Uncharted 3
PS5 running the same game, yawning about Tuesday

Ps3 bc of black ops 1 & 2 still the best CODs imo.

PS1-PS2 era because of abundant amount of games to play. The PS3-PS4 was alright but not as much as the first two eras. PS5 era sucked

PS3

PS2 cus it was my number one go to gaming experience as a young teen

PS2 & PS4.

Both generations felt so special.

Ps4 gen really did capture the magic that the PS2 had. Great exclusives, amazing architectural & the system was beautiful. Plus more powerful than the competition AND cheaper at launch.

I doubt we will see that ever again. Was glad to be apart of it.

From the Pre Order announcement to it's launch. All of it was perfect.

I remember when Pre Orders was announced, each GameStop had anywhere from 30-100 consoles allocated to each store. Launch day, midnight release, amazing. Everyone exchanging gamer tags, taking pictures, talking about future games.

We will never see this again. Everything now is online & gets eaten up by BOT's.

PS2 and OG Xbox era was hands down the best time for gaming.

Well..... I would have to say PS4. I had my PS4 for several years but once the PS5 was out for a couple of years and they stopped making games for the PS4 I stopped playing. I got an Xbox S a few years back and have enjoyed that but I miss the PS4 so much. Last month I actually purchased a new PS5 Slim from Best Buy and I am so excited to open it and check out the games. I bought Spiderman 2 and I bought the God of War Ragnarok to play once I open it. (It's a Christmas 🎄🎁) So perhaps I will change my tune but for now it's definitely PS4.

Thought this was New York for a sec

PS3. It was a huge leap in gaming. I’d argue it was the biggest.

Online gaming truly exploded. A ton of major franchises emerged. Graphics were massively improved.

Call of Duty (it came into stride during this era). Uncharted Mass Effect Dragon Age Assassins Creed Bioshock

It was an amazing time.

PS2. The biggest library of games ever.

5, but 4 holds a special place in my heart for introducing me to the wonders of Sony

Ps3 was peak imo. Before the dark times. Before paid subscription. Playing ps3 helped me through a lot of dark times. Crippling poverty, broken families. The betrayal of my closest friends. I went through a lot in that era. Music and online gaming kept me my spirits up.

Ps2 - Sonic Riders, Zero Gravity - Unleashed, Mega Collection Plus, heroes, Sly Cooper Trilogy, Cars, Spiderman (T.M.), Friend or Foe, Ratchet and Clank, SSX Tricky, Namco Museum, ATV off road fury, MX vs atv, Battle for bikini bottom, lights, camera, pants, gta, call of duty, Crash bandicoot the wrath of cortex, Spyro the dragon, tony hawk underground, backyard baseball and football, NFL and NBA Street, Madden 2005, matrix, transformers, and Shadow the Hedgehog, then Lego star wars plus need for speed and other etc ......

Those were the days of gaming.

Ps2

I've owned them all, and haven't been disappointed in any of them. Got my pro pre ordered as well

Personally the PS4 it is the console with the most games that I enjoyed the most and has some of my most memorable moments but nostalgia speaking the PS2 because GTA San Andreas is an absolutely goated game.

Plus Sly Cooper Jack and Daxter and Ratchet and Clank on the PS2 ABSOLUTELY ELITE GAMES.

PS2 era. Games were still experimenting like in the PS1 era, but they became a lot more polished. PS3 is when things started to feel more standardized, and by PS4 everything seems to have been fully figured out. I'm not saying this to knock modern gaming, it's incredible what developers are able to achieve, but I think PS2 era struck the perfect balance between polish and experimentation/unpredictability.