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Every PlayStation console ever or every Nintendo console ever? :D
I think I gotta go with PlayStation :)
Wait no... I am not sure lol.
PS2 beats gamecube easily for me, PS3 dominates Wii, PS4 embarrasses Wii U but Nintendo has SNES and NES along with dominating the handheld game for over 2 decades.
Which company do you prefer :D
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Before this gets bad...
PLEASE be mindful of starting any sort of console wars discussions. People get very heated very easily.
I'm ok with this thread but I just want folks to be considerate of each other. I don't want it to be a rule that we can't talk about it, but if it falls apart and turns into name-calling, we might have to consider making it a rule to avoid the topic altogether.
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I prefer Nintendo's lineage over Sony's by a large margin.
NES and SNES are great.
N64 and PS1 is a tough fight for me personally, though I know the PS1 had a lot more better games overall, but I owned an N64 and only played the PS1 once in awhile. There's a charm to the N64 for me.
Gamecube I barely got into outside of like playing Animal Crossing, Wind Waker, and Resident Evil 4 at friends houses, so the PS2 dominates that generation and it even got the superior version of Resident Evil 4.
PS3 and Wii is a mixed bag. I didn't really get a PS3 till practically the last year or so of its cycle and didn't find a lot of games that interested me. Was mostly just a Blu-Ray player. The Wii on the other had has some interesting games, but I hate motion controls. Both lose out with that.
And finally, while the PS4 is clearly better as a system, I think I've so far enjoyed my Wii U more than my PS4. I barely got a handful of games that interest me on the PS4, but the Wii U I have like twice that I really like, though the PS4 is slowly catching up.
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From a collector standpoint, I would go Nintendo. I like the length of history. You miss out on 8-bit and 16-bit gaming with Sony. And these are my favorite generations to collect for.
Either way, you can't lose.
I actually started out collecting nothing but Sony about 6 years ago. But I ran into hardware issues on several systems. It doesn't seem to be the norm that people experience. But it kind of soured the experience.
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Nintendo.
PS1 I played a lot, PS2 is great, but after that most of the games I'd be interested in I could get/have got elsewhere, but with Nintendo systems, there are too many exclusives on everything that I couldn't go without.
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sony for me. i don't hate nintendo's legacy by any stretch, but i am not even lying when i say that, modern gaming is much more suited to my... tastes. i LOVE exploration, deep, deep exploration and big open worlds i can interact with and the sense of wonder that comes with exploring huge worlds in great detail, and while we're not quite at that, sony has the hardware more suited to offer me that.
(that's not to deny xenoblade chronicles x or anything, but IN GENERAL... xcx is an exception not the rule by far)
nintendo's older systems boasted harder gameplay, fwiw, but that's not my personal interest.
if i had to really choose, and let's pretend the vita is not the end of sony handhelds, i'd have to stick to sony. MORE jrpgs, MORE open world, MORE gameplay and sense of wonder suited to me.
playstation vs n64 is not a battle i was ever into, i thought both consoles looked terrible ngl. so i don't care either way.
playstation 2 stomps gamecube into the curb. the better tales game, way more jrpgs, way more open worlds, okami beats windwaker at its own game, plenty of platformers (r&c, j&d, psychonauts come to mind)... some of which (psychonauts, esp) i thought were better than sunshine. the gamecube had very little for me... except animal crossing. and that's where things get sad for me... no more animal crossing! DX
playstation 3 stomps wii for sure. wii had madworld and smg, but ahhh, not much else that interested me... playstation 3 has my biggest library, and will likely be my first system to reach 100 titles (tho the library is becoming 'scarce' for me, i think i can find another 35... i'm missing record of agarest war series, for instance)
and the playstation 4 destroys wii u.
psp vs ds was a lot harder for me, both were fantastic.
vita... ahhh, i think vita technically has less time for me, just because new leaf has sucked literally 300+ hours of my time from my life @.@ (compare to disgaea 3, which took ~100) but i prefer the vita overall, and have, iirc, more games for it. and that'll likely remain true to the very end. 3ds also has monster hunter these days. sighhh.
but yes, sony... ah, sony.
unfortunately, nintendo loses by a small margin in the handheld department often, but still.
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For handhelds, I think Nintendo is the clear winner.
For consoles: PS1>N64, PS2>Gamecube (although I do like the Gamecube's exclusives a bit more than PS2),
not sure about ps3/wii because both have a bunch of exclusive and interesting titles,
not exactly sure on the PS4 vs Wii U since I don't have the former, but Wii U does have some quality titles from what I've played.
Based on personal experience and Nintendo having a huge 8-bit/16 bit library to choose from as well, I'd give a slight edge to Nintendo.
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I go with Nintendo too, the obvious NES and Snes stuff has already been brought up, So I wont go into detail about that. I might be the odd one out but I like the Gamecube over the ps2. The Ps3 is great and has held up better overall than the Wii, however I feel like I'm the only one that is legitimately disappointed in the PS4. Hear me out, since I've gotten into PC gaming, there seems like nothing exclusive to the PS4, I recently beat Tearaway on the PS4 and was extremely disappointed, the Vita version was great, the ps4 version, on the other hand, was terrible. For me, there is a reason to have a wii u, I cant play Bayonetta 2, Splattoon, or Pikmin 3 on a PC.
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While my answer is Nintendo, I have to agree with the sentiment of being a more modern gamer. I just find it harder to appreciate NES games, and while I appreciate SNES games, some of them suck. N64 games generally don't hold up very well graphically... even the controls too. Plus, the Fallout games are among my favorite games and they have never been published on a Nintendo platform. But plain and simple, Nintendo has more games I would want to play than Sony.
So between Nintendo and Sony, I gotta say Nintendo, in terms of collecting and playing.
But in terms of just playing... I'd rather have Microsoft systems. Xbox has a lot of good games and multiplat titles, 360 and X1 have been good to me this past decade, and I can play Fallout.
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Sony by a landslide.
I have fond memories of the NES and the SNES, but after Breath of Fire III headed to the PlayStation that was all the motivation I needed to head towards Sony.
The PlayStation was a treasure trove for RPGs, plus a slew of other unique titles like PaRappa, Mega Man X4, Strider 2, etc. The N64's limited library and heavy reliance on 3D completely turned me off from Nintendo during that era.
There was no contest with the PlayStation 2 and the Game Cube. I adore Tales of Symphonia; I have played it more than any other Tales game. However, the PS2 became another system with a surplus of fantastic RPGs and other genres. It's my favorite console of all time.
This trend continues with the PS3. The Wii's gimmicks aren't my thing and The Last Story was finished within 35 hours. So, yeah, the PS3.
Nowadays, my PS4 is getting hundreds of hours of love mainly thanks to Tales of Zestiria and (currently) Star Ocean V. I still don't have a Wii U, but I do intend to get one because there are some games I want to play on it.
Even in the portable world, Sony wins. I take my PSP over the DS and my Vita over the 3DS. All of them have great games, but with my taste Sony gets the win. Of course, I adore the Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance.
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As for which has the most enduring games for me, I have to go with Sony. I absolutely love the 8-bit & 16-bit era of Nintendo and will always love them. But Nintendo lost to Sony in the 32/64-bit war and Sony ran away ever since.
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Nintendo.
NES
Gameboy
SNES
I can completely skip the PS1/N64 Era
GBA
Gamecube games hold up better in my opinion
DS
PS3 topped the Wii. This is a tough call. I like the Wii. There are some gems, but that PS3 had all those games that I dug last gen on my Xbox360. Those damn waggle controls piss me off though.
3DS - The Vita doesn't even compare
WiiU - I'm really digging the PS4. It's hooked up in the living room. I just really like the exclusives. I like what Nintendo does. I like the WiiU Gamepad. It's cool to have a screen in my hand. The PS4 is exactly like a PC. The world is headed that way.
Nintendo may not be cutting edge in technology, but quality and fun are top notch.
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Both.
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Is... Is both an acceptable answer?
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Is... Is both an acceptable answer?
Why not? I own plenty of both systems and enjoy both.
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I can completely skip the PS1/N64 Era
:o dem's fightin' words!
Haha, I've always heard that was the golden age - not your sort of thing?
But then again, I run with folks who are big into RPGs, and I know RPGs were very strong on the PS1/N64 front.
It'd be hard to choose for me. Can I say Sony for home consoles and Nintendo for portables? My biggest collections are in PS2 and NDS...
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I can completely skip the PS1/N64 Era
:o dem's fightin' words!
Haha, I've always heard that was the golden age - not your sort of thing?
But then again, I run with folks who are big into RPGs, and I know RPGs were very strong on the PS1/N64 front.
It'd be hard to choose for me. Can I say Sony for home consoles and Nintendo for portables? My biggest collections are in PS2 and NDS...
The PS1/N64 (and the Saturn to a lesser extent) were the first generation of true 3D graphics, PC notwithstanding. And while it's hard to look at many games from that era because by today's standards the graphics are butt-ass ugly, these games laid the foundation for what we have now. In fact, I was playing the Gears of War Remaster yesterday and said to myself "Damn, these graphics look great!" Mind you, this is a remaster as well so it's not entirely new assets.
So I have a fondness for PlayStation and the groundwork it laid for everything that has come since.
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I can completely skip the PS1/N64 Era
:o dem's fightin' words!
Haha, I've always heard that was the golden age - not your sort of thing?
But then again, I run with folks who are big into RPGs, and I know RPGs were very strong on the PS1/N64 front.
It'd be hard to choose for me. Can I say Sony for home consoles and Nintendo for portables? My biggest collections are in PS2 and NDS...
That's when I fell out with RPG's. The forced 3D on everything looks like ass. Symphony of the Night is the only reason to have a PS1. I said it. Write it down. ;)
If I had to pick one, I'd go with the N64 just for Mario Kart and the THQ wrestling games.
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Can't even compare, I'd say N64 tops PS1, GameCube tops PS2, PS3 tops Wii, PS4 tops Wii U… it's a tie. It would have been interesting had Sony joined the race in the 8 and 16 bit era
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Sega.
If that were an option. Every Sega system released, arcade port brought over I would be perfectly fine playing for the rest of my life. New games built around open-world are not for me. I am not a fan of realistic graphics, or cinema-style story telling of modern era.
That being said it is hard to decide out of Nintendo and Playstation. Since Family Computer has some of the best early games, and Super Famicom followed suit I would choose Nintendo. Unfortunately everything after SNES I felt went downhill for them, I am/was never a fan of Nintendo 64.
PlayStation on the other hand had great hardware when it was first launched an a catalog of diverse games (similar to FC/NES) ranging from all different genres across the board. PlayStation 2 was a decent system, and I was never a fan of PlayStation 3. PlayStation 4 is looking to be the worst system when it comes to game library to date, at least to me.
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Is... Is both an acceptable answer?
In regards to this thread, it's the correct answer. ;)
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That's when I fell out with RPG's. The forced 3D on everything looks like ass. Symphony of the Night is the only reason to have a PS1. I said it. Write it down. ;)
If I had to pick one, I'd go with the N64 just for Mario Kart and the THQ wrestling games.
Sony, Sega and Nintendo all went 3D at that time. You had grainy 3D graphics on the PlayStation and Saturn, or stretched & blurry graphics on the N64. Like I said, these systems laid the groundwork for what is available today. And while 2D sprites certainly have charm and their own place in gaming, the advances in 3D graphics is fantastic.
And I have to agree, Symphony of the Night is the single best game on the PlayStation. ;D
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As usual, I agree with everything Turf says. He's a smart cookie!
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In terms of quantity of excellent titles, Sony has way more amazing games on their platforms than Nintendo. However, in terms of sheer quality, Nintendo is unmatched imo. But I will leave you with this:
Gen 5: Nintendo (Nintendo 64)
Gen 6: Sony (Playstation 2)
Gen 7: Sony (Playstation 3)
Gen 8 : Sony (Playstation 4)
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Sega.
If that were an option. Every Sega system released, arcade port brought over I would be perfectly fine playing for the rest of my life. New games built around open-world are not for me. I am not a fan of realistic graphics, or cinema-style story telling of modern era.
I was going to say that. But thought it would be too expected.
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I can completely skip the PS1/N64 Era
:o dem's fightin' words!
Haha, I've always heard that was the golden age - not your sort of thing?
But then again, I run with folks who are big into RPGs, and I know RPGs were very strong on the PS1/N64 front.
It'd be hard to choose for me. Can I say Sony for home consoles and Nintendo for portables? My biggest collections are in PS2 and NDS...
That's when I fell out with RPG's. The forced 3D on everything looks like ass. Symphony of the Night is the only reason to have a PS1. I said it. Write it down. ;)
If I had to pick one, I'd go with the N64 just for Mario Kart and the THQ wrestling games.
I agree with you a lot on this one. I would only add Robotron 64 and Killer Instinct Gold to my collection to your previous list.
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Sega.
If that were an option. Every Sega system released, arcade port brought over I would be perfectly fine playing for the rest of my life. New games built around open-world are not for me. I am not a fan of realistic graphics, or cinema-style story telling of modern era.
I was going to say that. But thought it would be too expected.
I will also jump on this. Sega is and has always been my favorite. It just sucks we haven't had a hardware presence from them in 15-years.
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This is REALLY tough...
I've been a Nintendo supporter from the Game & Watch days, and have always appreciated the quality of everything they put out. NES was head and shoulders above everything else at the time, and the SNES > Genesis (IMO). However, the N64 and Gamecube only had a handful of titles that were really system-sellers, while PS1 and PS2 had multiple killer apps and popular franchises. And starting with the Wii/PS3 era there's no contest. Wii lost me as a customer and I have no interest in Nintendo's products going forward. As much as I love the Big N, they've really dropped the ball in recent years.
Ultimately, I give the slight overall edge to Nintendo. The NES was revolutionary, the SNES was great, and even though they had fewer good games, the quality titles on N64 and Gamecube were groundbreaking (Mario 64, OOT, RE4, Metroid Prime). My answer will likely change in a few years, however, if things keep going the way they have been. Nintendo could potentially be out of the console business and most of their best stuff will be 20-30 years old.
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Nintendo for me, there's no question. They are pretty much why I play games, they were heavily influential in what I like to play, a lot of their games are in my all time favorites, even their modern endeavors seem to have the same touch. You could have a thousand worthwhile games and the most impressive box on the market, it doesn't matter. It's just about what games you like, and why you like them.
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Personally I've never really been a fan of Nintendo. Other than the SNES none of their consoles have had that many games that appeal to me. And most of my favourite games are on Sony's consoles. So Sony is a clear winner for me. :P
That includes handhelds too, the only handheld from any company I've enjoyed playing is the Vita. I've always hated the double screens and touch controls on the DSes (especially since I'm a lefty) and the PSP feels really clunky. My Vita on the other hand I love to pieces.
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I enjoyed Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Donky Kong and Kirby when the first came out. But could not stand any of those iteration Nintendo keep milking these days. So that's why I'm not too much into WiiU and only have 4 games for it, Bayonetta, Devil's Third, Splatoon and Xenoblade which are all, the only actual NEW games. I just hate with passion anything reheated from Nintendo. With that being said my top three console I collect for are SNES, PS1 and PS3 mainly RPGs. I try to go for a full set of RPGs on each system.
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I vote Sega as well. 8)
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I like both about the same? i'd rather not have to choose.
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I've never actually owned a Nintendo console myself so my opinion isn't as insightful as I'd like, but on the whole I prefer Playstation.
Nintendo has great things going for it like high quality games, long running franchises, easily the best couch multiplayer with Smash Bros and Mario Kart and focus on gaming but Playstation appeals to me because while it's first party isn't quite as good as Nintendo, it's 3rd party is far stronger. I feel Playstation emphasizes it's variety of games a lot more, you can go from a violent gothic horror action RPG (Bloodborne), to a cute colourful platformer (Tearaway Unfolded) to cinematic 3rd person shooter (Uncharted 4). However while Nintendo definitely has it's darker games it is a lot more family friendly overall whereas I find with Playstation it's very easy to find something of everything.
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I just have to say - thanks, everyone, for being so gracious in your comments! I love that this community can talk about things that can so easily divide people otherwise. Flames wars don't need to be an inevitable part of chatting about game companies, publishers, consoles, or whatnot.
One of our most recent console acquisitions in the house is a N64. I never had a N64 or a SNES growing up, so it's totally a foreign world to me! :o I grew up with a Genesis and a PlayStation, but I'm assume there are some RPGs I'll need to play on this thing, though I have no idea where to start (or if the games are even affordable).
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I just have to say - thanks, everyone, for being so gracious in your comments! I love that this community can talk about things that can so easily divide people otherwise.
Unless we're talking about XBox, lol.
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Never heard of it.
I just have to say - thanks, everyone, for being so gracious in your comments! I love that this community can talk about things that can so easily divide people otherwise. Flames wars don't need to be an inevitable part of chatting about game companies, publishers, consoles, or whatnot.
One of our most recent console acquisitions in the house is a N64. I never had a N64 or a SNES growing up, so it's totally a foreign world to me! :o I grew up with a Genesis and a PlayStation, but I'm assume there are some RPGs I'll need to play on this thing, though I have no idea where to start (or if the games are even affordable).
The one that immediately comes to mind is Ogre Battle 64. I've played a few hours of it and the amount of customization you have is wonderful.
There's also Quest 64, Paper Mario, and Aidyn Chronicles. I haven't played much of any of those yet.
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Never heard of it.
I just have to say - thanks, everyone, for being so gracious in your comments! I love that this community can talk about things that can so easily divide people otherwise. Flames wars don't need to be an inevitable part of chatting about game companies, publishers, consoles, or whatnot.
One of our most recent console acquisitions in the house is a N64. I never had a N64 or a SNES growing up, so it's totally a foreign world to me! :o I grew up with a Genesis and a PlayStation, but I'm assume there are some RPGs I'll need to play on this thing, though I have no idea where to start (or if the games are even affordable).
The one that immediately comes to mind is Ogre Battle 64. I've played a few hours of it and the amount of customization you have is wonderful.
There's also Quest 64, Paper Mario, and Aidyn Chronicles. I haven't played much of any of those yet.
Thanks, Kash! I'll keep an out out for those for sure.
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I'd say Nintendo However in the N64/ps1 era I'd give the win to sony. The n64 has some quality titles but it is a pretty small list compared to other consoles.
I'd say that the mario games on the N64 win compared to the crash bandicoot and spyro games by quite allot however beyond mario and zelda there aren't that many great games on the N64 especially compared to the ps1.
In terms of rpg's 2d fighting games and shoot em ups the ps1 wins by quitte allot not to mention some arcade ports and the best metroidvania game symphony of the night. Also the only metroidvania game that was made for the big screen.The GBA games also look excellent on the big screen with the gba gameboyplayer but they are lesser titles, the ds titles are all lesser games and never to be played on big screen at all
I've almost played all of them but compared to the ps1 classic they are less fun and less superior even when not taking the big screen into account. It's a pain to miss out on that game but other than that the nintendo consoles have the better games, especially party games wich the sony consoles are lacking when compared to Nintendo.