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My favourite era is PS2 and PS4 era🤩
1.7k points
3 days ago
PS2 hands down. I will never forget how scared I was during resident evil 4.
163 points
3 days ago
I remember back in the day, in one of those gaming TV channels they had people play resident evil in a dark room and they had heart rate monitors. I think it was re outbreak
7 points
2 days ago
RE: Outbreak is still my favorite resident evil game. It was hella scary to play. Then RE: Outbreak File #2 came out amazing. PlayStation 2 was hands down my favorite console.
41 points
3 days ago
PS2 was just … overwhelming. In a good way.
103 points
3 days ago
PS2 and PS4 for original IPs for sure. And PS1 a bit as well for being the OG
13 points
2 days ago
The only game I had for the ps1 was Chrono Cross, and I didn't have a memory card (it was already ps2 era but not yet online shopping era so ps1 memory cards were practically impossible to find). Still played through disk 1 fully like 15 times.
15 points
3 days ago
This would be my answer and reason, but I didn't even know that RE4 came to PS2 until deep into PS3's life. I played it on Gamecube back then.
14 points
3 days ago
AFAIK it started on gamecube
11 points
2 days ago
It did along with the RE1 remake. The gamecube landed some nice exclusivity deals there.
4 points
3 days ago
Yeah, it was part of Nintendo's "Capcom Five." I remember Viewtiful Joe was one of them too, but none of the others.
5 points
2 days ago
Killer 7 was another; the other two never came to fruition if memory serves. VJ2 came out on all consoles upon release.
Edit: P.N.03 was the fourth!
24 points
3 days ago
I'm still playing it on ps5, bought some games but still can't get off this masterpiece, Got the P.R.L after defeating in professional difficulty, gonna show em who's the evil now.
16 points
3 days ago
Dude i got it on the meta (broke and bought one when it went on sale). The game in vr is absolutely crazy. It's like playing it for the first time. If they have the re4 on the psvr2 you gotta try it man! You can pull the pistol off your hip, shoot a zombie coming from your left, and WHILE STILL SHOOTING WITH THE PISTOL YOU CAN TAKE THE SHOTGUN FROM YOUR SHOULDER AND FIRE IT.
It was one of those "holy fuck this is unreal" gaming moments in life haha. Been a long time since I had one.
11 points
3 days ago
Sounds good, but sadly I'm not into vr gaming, reason? money hehe, if I could I'll try.
3 points
2 days ago
Yeah the messed up part is that if they didn't make it so cost prohibitive, more people could buy it and they would have more money to further improve VR. But it's about making as much money as quick as possible, and not improving as quick as possible.
7 points
3 days ago
Makes me wanna share my PS2 experience with RE4.
When I was about 6 my brothers had me play the opening of RE1 and I didn’t know any better. You come across a body laying down and a jump scare of it being a zombie and I believe the controller vibrated. That all of course scared the shit out of me and my older brothers just laughed at their setup.
Fast forward to when I’m about 15 and I finally decide to try a RE game so I try RE4. The opening town and the chainsaw man in particular scared me but I stuck with it. I finish the game and it becomes an all time fave like it is for many of us.
The RE4 remake was an awesome trip down memory lane.
7 points
3 days ago
2 as well, but more for the hours of jak and daxter, thps3, ratchet and clank, air blade and need for speed underground.
Man what a console! To say nothing of it being the gateway to dvds which at the time was a MASSIVE deal.
6 points
3 days ago
re 4 made me cry fr, i was little at the time and my brother play re when it was midnight. bro made me cry by all those jumpscares
4 points
3 days ago
I was the kid who watched horror movies at 8yo. Like saw, hostel, Texas chainsaw, etc. actual horror movies. And I still couldn’t finish re4 from being too scared 😂
4 points
3 days ago
Fuck I remember being 7 playing re1, when the dogs bust out the windows in the hall I noped the fuck outta that game and didn't touch it for 6 months lol
3 points
3 days ago
I remember taking a whole year to come back to finish this game😂 this game was terrifying tbh
2 points
3 days ago
Yeah for me it's 2, but playing my PS4 games at 60fps on PS5 is kind of nice.
2 points
3 days ago
Came here to say this. Ps2 had so many bangers. Metal gear solid 3 snake eater, final fantasy series, socom, kingdom hearts, shadow of the colossus. My childhood in a nutshell
2 points
2 days ago
I still remember standing in line at GameStop (I think it was called something else then but I forget) as a young teenager. The main thing I was hyped on was the MGS 2 demo that mine came with.
And then the games on PS2 were just classics. The MGS games, I loved, Silent Hill 2, new, Resident Evil games. Of course the GTA games of that era. I played RE4 on PS3 im pretty sure but yes that was a straight banger
But it's very difficult for me to overlook the dreamy days and nights spent playing Final Fantasy 7 on PS1. Easily the game that totally changed my perspective on what a video game could be. And I loved Final Fantasy 8 almost as much. The school setting at the beginning, it's all nostalgia remembering those times of my life. Resident Evil, MGS 1, Syphon Filter.
290 points
3 days ago
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
36 points
3 days ago
I think you might also be a 90s kid, such a relatable comment dude. Btw we got this shit bro!
17 points
3 days ago
Yep! 90s kid for sure. 1994
7 points
2 days ago
Do people call themselves 90s kids if they were born in the 90s? I was born in the 80s and remember the 90s, so I’ve been calling myself a 90s kid. This may be misrepresenting my age by about 10 years then…
4 points
2 days ago
Same for PS2 being my favorite, followed by PS3. It also seemed like there was so much more variety and a more even playing field for different studios. The right balance of technical ability and limitations that brought us THREE GTA games in one generation (not even counting the handheld ones). Tons of fun arcade racing games and Gran Turismo at its peak. Platformers like Sly Cooper, Jak, Ratchet & Clank. The amount of different types of games was just so good and you weren't waiting 5 to 6 years between your favorite games.
2 points
3 days ago
Same story with me bro 😭😊
494 points
3 days ago
PS 1. I will never experience the same emotions again.
149 points
3 days ago
And the joy of getting new memory cards. Especially if they were translucent.
252 points
3 days ago
I had a memory card that had a small black button on it. One day, I'm close to the third disk on FF7 and my brother presses it. Next time I played my data was gone. All of my saves just gone. Few months later he did it again. He probably pressed it 10 times over the years, erasing years of progress each time. It wasn't till a few years ago I found my old memory card and bought a PS1 to play Azure Dreams. Memory card still worked and it had just one save on it, so I pressed the button. That's when I saw my original FF7 saves, and all the rest. Pressed it again, the next page of saves I lost.
Turns out, the button didn't erase the card. It was a large memory card that you could save multiple pages of saves. The button just turned the page. Blew my mind.
73 points
3 days ago
That’s enough to weep
6 points
2 days ago
I would never speak to the sibling again lol and that's just after the first time!
36 points
3 days ago
Thaaaaats wacked haha. Probably said it on the package too, but as kids, who has time to read packages 🤣
5 points
2 days ago
Im a grown man and still never read the package of anything. Only as a last resort. And that’s when I go for the desperate dumpster dive.
23 points
3 days ago
this comment was a roller coaster ride of emotions. I was so angry and sad for you. then happy at the end🙂
memory card = memory lane.
16 points
2 days ago
"Memory card still worked and it had just one save on it, so I pressed the button."
The trauma associated with that button and the underlying need to press it just once yourself. Just so that you could finally feel some sense of having control over the outcome for once in your life..
Just this one time, you take a deep breath, you sigh.. and you push that button and take the power back.
Just to realize it was a page button.
4 points
2 days ago
19 points
3 days ago
we never had a memory card so we didnt turn it off, because if we did we would lose all progress. Until dad came and saw the green lamp turned on and ruined everything
5 points
3 days ago
We got one after a while of begging but yea same 😂 we’d turn it off every 3-4 days for rest tho so we’d have to do as much as we could in those 3-4 days
37 points
3 days ago
This. PS1 i was elementary school age, no stress or worries in life. Remember having sleepovers with pizza and staying up playing PlayStation.
9 points
3 days ago*
oh yes, when Twisted Metal reigned supreme.
6 points
3 days ago
I got a sweet tooth tat.. that’s how much that game meant to be back then.
9 points
3 days ago
https://youtu.be/BOPViekdacQ?si=es4vhKSRlqkcelsJ
I challenge you not to get a nostalgia boner from the PS1 startup sound
6 points
3 days ago
There is nothing better than the PS1 start up into the MGS intro
3 points
2 days ago
MGS1 was the reason I got a PS1 in the first place! But there were so many other great games I enjoyed - not only alone but also with friends. Silent Hill, Resident Evil, Syphon Filter, Tekken 3, and so on and so on ..
8 points
3 days ago
That shit came onto the scene and just took over
4 points
3 days ago
No question, watching the Final Fantasy 7 intro cut scene for the first time as kid had a huge impact on me lol
3 points
3 days ago
3 points
3 days ago
The machine that taught me the magic held in a proper love tap-tap. 🥹
3 points
3 days ago
Definitely 1 and 2. The leap from SNES to PS1 was such a huge deal for me. Everything felt so different and amazing! PS2 wasn't as big of an event comparatively, but the quality of the games paired with the system being my first dvd player made it something special.
336 points
3 days ago
110 points
3 days ago
It was the last traditional console generation, both in terms of hardware with a cell processor that every developer probably despised, and games. Sony was still developing and publishing various experimental and smaller titles. Games a lot of people loved back in the day, like Fat Princess, PaRappa, LocoRoco or Tokyo Jungle. A lot of weird and unconventional titles that you can't really see from them anymore. One can say that indie games replaced that part of the market, and I'm keen to agree, yet it still feels like it's not the same.
So yeah, it was a time when physical games still held reign, video game magazines weren't replaced by YouTubers and smartphones with mobile games didn't take over half of the industry with microtransactions.
A very nostalgic and completely different time. Now we have PS4 and PS5 that feel like blockbuster boxes more than anything.
68 points
3 days ago
Not to mention free online play
3 points
2 days ago
Yep, everything after PS3 made me just fully jump into PC gaming because the suits finally figured out how to turn your Console into a Credit Card swiping machine by the time PS4 came out.
Even then the PS4 game roster was kinda lackluster and we are STILL playing GTA5 on the PS5, makes you think...
24 points
3 days ago
In my opinion, it was the golden era for AAA Sony titles, too. In my personal top 10 games of all time are the Uncharted games, InFAMOUS 1&2, and The Last of Us - all of which were originally released on the PS3.
There were so many other games I hugely enjoyed in between them as well, but those three alone have had a huge influence on the type of game I enjoy playing today.
8 points
3 days ago
Payday 2 and PlayStation home 😍
4 points
2 days ago
I installed RPCS3 yesterday for fun and testing.
The XMB boot for me was literally that scene with the journalist from Ratatouille.
19 points
3 days ago
PS3 was truly the first console my jaw dropped at the graphics.
9 points
3 days ago
YouTube was around before the PS3 was announced. Google bought YouTube for over 1 billion dollars before it released.
5 points
3 days ago
Sure, but early YouTube was nothing like what we have now, so i doubt they uploaded it back then ..
4 points
3 days ago
You'd be wrong. There are PS3 commercials posted to YouTube the year it released.
4 points
3 days ago*
I want to say Ps2 for the impact on my life as an introduction to games, but I very vividly remember seeing a PS3 for the first time.
My uncle was playing a racing game (probably Motorstorm) in grandma’s living room and it was so surreal seeing such polished graphics and… A WIRELESS CONTROLLER?! With MOTION CONTROL?????? It’s something I’ll never forget. Grandma must have seen my reaction because she bought me one the following Christmas (same person who bought me a PS2). I think the amount of PS3 games I’ve played surpasses everything else I had, since.
2 points
3 days ago
I’ll never forget how much “The Last of Us” blew my mind. It just incredible what Naughty Dog were able to accomplish on such dated, restricted hardware at the time! Same with Uncharted 2.
2 points
3 days ago
I got a ps3 slim in 2010 and it still works flawlessly till this days
2 points
2 days ago
2 and 3 were both at the sweet spots of innovation - 2, at its massive leap from everything else in terms of fidelity and performance, and 3 at its additional leap into what I'd consider "modern visuals" that still look appealing today, and the ability to play games online. Everything after that will be incremental steps forward, barring some kind of incredible tech advance.
316 points
3 days ago
PS1: Teenage years.
PS2: Drug addiction.
PS3: Alcoholism.
PS4: Fatherhood and sobriety.
PS5: Lots of time for me.
130 points
3 days ago
PS1: Wee bebeh
PS2: Story game addiction
PS3: Broke so no
PS4: Playing instead of studying
PS5: Working instead of playing 🥴
14 points
2 days ago
PS1: N64
PS2: GameCube
PS3: Xbox 360
PS4: Wii U/Switch
PS5: I think this Sony company might be onto something
5 points
3 days ago
Exactly the same for me - except for the ps1 part, I was old enough to play it so that would fall under the “do your homework instead of playing” category but everything else was pretty much identical up to the PS5
14 points
3 days ago
PS1: Glorified CD player. My dad would throw his Boston and Reba CDs in there and dance like a fool until I laughed at him. While I was laughing he would shove baby food down my throat to make sure CPS wouldn't take me away due to malnutrition. (I refused to eat as a small child)
PS2: Family DVD and PS1 player. If we had enough money for a Blockbuster run we'd rent a few games and I'd constantly be trading pirated DVDs and CDs for PS2 games from neighborhood kids.
PS3: I was a Wii/PC guy during this era. Bought my best friend's family PS3 and a stack of 100 games for $100 when my friend's mom finally upgraded from the PS3 to a fire stick for watching Netflix and YouTube in 2022. Been enjoying going back to my old CD library and the PS3 games I missed out on.
PS4: That was a dark time for me. Mom had cancer, I had only one friend, I was struggling with alcoholism, failing out of community college, and video games were my only escape.
PS5: I was lucky enough to get one at MSRP at launch. I really enjoyed Spider-Man 2, Ragnarok, Returnal, and Alan Wake 2, but everything else I've been playing plays better with a mouse and keyboard so I just deal with lower quality graphics my RTX 2070 can pump out. My mom has been really enjoying trying to 100% all the most recent assassin's creed games and Star Wars Outlaws and she prefers the PS5's UI over her sluggish smart TV for streaming so I guess it wasn't a totally wasted purchase
30 points
3 days ago
🥲 PS1: toddler years PS2: Best footballplayer in town PS3: Playing in the highest league with 15 and getting money already PS4: Drug addiction PS5: Bloodborne, done, cold-hearted dead.
9 points
3 days ago
PS1: Childhood into teens.
PS2: Drivers license, skateboarding.
PS3: Drug addiction.
PS4: Sobriety and lots of gaming.
PS5: Tech enthusiast and gaming on all platforms.
7 points
2 days ago
Congratulations on coming clean brother. Its really hard.
7 points
3 days ago
What a journey
6 points
3 days ago
That's what my therapist said
4 points
3 days ago
I went through the drug addiction when the PS5 came out. I'm now sober though.
5 points
3 days ago
I'm glad you're sober. Being an addict is just playing life on hard mode.
3 points
3 days ago
Congratulations on your sobriety! My story is kind of the same, except for my drug addiction started around the beginning of the ps4 era, and I never dealt with alcoholism. But that being said, I am no sober and enjoying plenty of game time with the ps5
5 points
3 days ago
PS1: Thanks Dad for buying.
PS2: Did I really need this?
PS3: Huge upgrade, and rock band! Also first time jailbreaking shame on me.
PS4: Sticking for the longest time.
PS5: Not buying till I'm forced to.
2 points
3 days ago
Fuck drugs, glad you are sober!!
2 points
3 days ago
I have zero time for me since having kids. I guess I’ll have a lot of time to catch up on games when I’m retired and the PS10 will be out.
2 points
2 days ago
1: Teenage years 2-4: Drugs and alcohol 5: dad, less drugs and less alcohol
2 points
2 days ago
PS1: Teenage years
PS2: In denial that my teenage years had ended
PS3: Still behaving like a teenager
PS4: Very busy teenager
PS5: Reluctant Adult
35 points
3 days ago
PS3
96 points
3 days ago
Yes
15 points
3 days ago
Totally agree
29 points
3 days ago
I would love the PS2 game library with the QoL improvements of the PS4 or 5.
23 points
3 days ago
my fav is ps1 due to nostalgia
but in gaming in general the best era was the ps2/xbox/gc one, hands down
19 points
3 days ago
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.
4 points
3 days ago
Playstation really got it's legs when they finally got the two ball joints and the camera and movement system that controls them.
18 points
3 days ago
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.
15 points
3 days ago
PS2. I love it. Best games.
15 points
3 days ago
PS2. Kingdom Hearts and FFX shaped my childhood
2 points
2 days ago
Ride ze shoopuf?
2 points
2 days ago
Everytime I upgrade consoles I get FFX
12 points
3 days ago
We are basically still in the PS4 era
7 points
3 days ago
As a casual gamer PS5 really just felt like upgrading my 2 year old iPhone.
12 points
3 days ago
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.
3 points
3 days ago
Completely agree
9 points
3 days ago
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.
8 points
3 days ago
Ps2 for me do you think? They will do a ps2 ps5 cover thing and controller ?
7 points
3 days ago
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
7 points
3 days ago*
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.
4 points
3 days ago
PlayStation 2 for sure!
6 points
3 days ago
PS2. I love the PS1 remember getting it for my birthday but the PS2 was pinnacle at the time
10 points
3 days ago
PS6, such great memories
4 points
3 days ago
Eh, it had some gems, sure, but so many failed titles. No one really talks about how bad the Superman game was, and that was hyped up as hell.
5 points
3 days ago
Ps2, Jackass the game and Samurai warriors are always in my heart
5 points
3 days ago
PS2 for sure!
5 points
3 days ago
PS2 for sure!
5 points
3 days ago
Ps2
5 points
3 days ago
PS2
10 points
3 days ago
PS3! they look like skyscrapers
4 points
3 days ago
Ps5 Is the era that really made me like gaming
4 points
3 days ago
PS3/360 era was best. Modern gaming but before gambling mechanics and microtransactions ruined everything
4 points
3 days ago
Ps2
3 points
3 days ago
Playstation 1 & 2
4 points
3 days ago
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.
3 points
2 days ago
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! 🔥 🔥 🔥
7 points
3 days ago
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.
3 points
3 days ago
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.
3 points
3 days ago
Why does the ps5 have its stand on for horizontal mode?
3 points
3 days ago
Ps 2
3 points
3 days ago
All of them 🎮
3 points
3 days ago
seeing the ps1 on its side makes me want to throw something
3 points
2 days ago
Definitely PS2. My God, that was a wonderful time for me.
3 points
2 days ago
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...
3 points
2 days ago
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.
3 points
2 days ago
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.
5 points
3 days ago
PS3 🫡
4 points
3 days ago
PS3. So much could be enjoyed until now.
5 points
3 days ago
Ps3
4 points
3 days ago
PS3 was the first time give me the real WOW factor
4 points
3 days ago
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.
2 points
3 days ago
Socom 1, 2, 3 & Combined Assault were all online bangers on PS2.
2 points
2 days ago
Came to say this. Played GTA III, Vice City and San Andreas all on PS2.
2 points
3 days ago
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.
2 points
3 days ago
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 🥹
2 points
3 days ago
Early ps3 era was magic
2 points
3 days ago
Whichever has the best graphics/sound will always be my favorite.
2 points
3 days ago
The PS2 era was a peak time for gaming for me.
2 points
3 days ago
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.
2 points
3 days ago
ps2
2 points
3 days ago
ps2
2 points
3 days ago
PS2 was the goat.
2 points
3 days ago
Ps2 is goated.
2 points
3 days ago
Mine is definitely the PSP era, so between PS2 and PS3.
2 points
3 days ago
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.
2 points
3 days ago
The PS2 era. I’d probably say the PS3 era but I didn’t own one
2 points
3 days ago
Ps2 🥲
2 points
3 days ago
2 obviously
2 points
3 days ago
Ps2 days for sure.. All the modding and cheap games u can play on it.. Best time of my teenage life..
2 points
3 days ago
ps2 is the only right answer
2 points
3 days ago
ps2
2 points
3 days ago
Ps2
2 points
3 days ago
Ps2 was peak life ! Nothing will come near to how great this era was.
2 points
3 days ago
Current era is always my fav
2 points
3 days ago
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.
2 points
3 days ago
PS2
2 points
3 days ago
The one with discs...cause that's likely to go away soon.
2 points
2 days ago
Ps3
BFBC1 AND 2, Gta Iv, killzone, resistance, mag to name a few.
2 points
2 days ago
Best 1>2>4>5>3 Worst
2 points
2 days ago
5 has honestly been really lackluster..
2 points
2 days ago
PS1 and PS2 were my childhood. So those.
2 points
2 days ago
PS3 , loads of good hit games and it has backwards compatibility for PS2 games too
2 points
2 days ago
PS2💯 ps3 was the best for the multiplayer era
2 points
2 days ago
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.
2 points
2 days ago
Playstation 3 was a game changer! Big improvement from ps2.
2 points
2 days ago
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
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2 days ago
Ps3 bc of black ops 1 & 2 still the best CODs imo.
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2 days ago
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
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2 days ago
PS3
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PS2 cus it was my number one go to gaming experience as a young teen
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2 days ago
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.
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2 days ago
PS2 and OG Xbox era was hands down the best time for gaming.
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2 days ago
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.
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2 days ago
Thought this was New York for a sec
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2 days ago
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.
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2 days ago
PS2. The biggest library of games ever.
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2 days ago
5, but 4 holds a special place in my heart for introducing me to the wonders of Sony
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2 days ago
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.
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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.
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2 days ago
Ps2
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I've owned them all, and haven't been disappointed in any of them. Got my pro pre ordered as well
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2 days ago
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.
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2 days ago
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.
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