Whether it's the console you first grew up with, the console you could actually take with you in the car and play or the console which you could always beat your friends at.
For me (and this may come as a bit of a surprise if you've been following the blog closely) it isn't a Sega console. Neither is it Nintendo, Atari or Commodore...
My personal favourite of all time is the Sony Playstation 2, and here is why I believe it is "The Greatest Games Console Ever!"
1. It played DVD's... Back in 2000 when the PS2 was released, most DVD players were still retailing from around £129+
For Sony to announce that it was including DVD playback capability within the console gave it a HUGE advantage against other competitors such as Sega's Dreamcast, Nintendo's GameCube and Microsoft's XBOX (who unfortunately entered the market a bit to late). The DVD function didn't require any extra components or peripherals to be purchased to work (unlike Microsoft's XBOX), you could just pop in a DVD and use the Gamepad to control the functions.
2. It played PS1 games! Now when Sony announced that it's PS3 would also play PS1 games, I thought WOW! good on you Sony for showing the retro gamers a bit of love! However, when they announced that the next generation of PS3 consoles wouldn't support playing PS1 games...that love went. With the PS2 however, both the original and the slimline could play PS1 games smoothly and didn't require any additional components to get working.
3. It had exclusive to Playstation game series.
Ratchet & Clank, EyeToy, Buzz, Singstar etc. brought some great gameplay and multiplayer experiences to your living room. Though it looks dated now, EyeToy back in the 2000's was groundbreaking! to see yourself on the TV controlling how the gameplay flows was just utterly fantastic. Buzz and SingStar too, also brought fun christmas, family and drunken get togethers to your home at a budget. Hat's off for you all!
4. It has a huge library of games, after over a decade of being in the spotlight, the PS2 has accumulated a grand total of over 10,000 games.
5. With over 155 million units sold, the PlayStation 2 remains to this day the best selling home video games console to date.
What are your thoughts on the PS2?
Do you have any fond memories you'd like to share?
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