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« on: January 20, 2024, 05:58:15 am »
My main interest was always in PC gaming. Gaming consoles just weren't a thing when I was a kid. There were some knockoff SNES clones going around, but not much. In high school I had a friend with a PS2, but I've only played it once. So not much nostalgia fueled motivation to collect anything from before the X360 which was my first console I bought when GTA4 came out.
So yes in the Tier 1 there is the Xbox 360.
Easy to get into, still fairly cheap with a lot of brand new aftermarket accessories, but game prices started creeping up the past year. Also the online store is about to shut down in a couple of months which will most likely also increase physical game prices.
Tier 2 is PS3
I got it 2-3 years after the PS4 released. Accessibility and prices are similar to the X360. I mostly collect exclusives and distinctly Japanese style games for this one.
Tier 3 I have some interest in to actually get into and/or almost got into already. That is the PSP, PS2 and PS Vita.
The deciding factor is the availability of physical games I'm interested in.
Tier 4 are platforms I had a fleeting interest in and have a low chance of getting into them
PS1, PS4+, Xbox Classic, Xbox One+
There are some games I'm interested in, but for the retro consoles, it's much easier and more accessible to emulate while the new ones are far to internet dependent for my taste.
Tier 5 are platforms I have absolutely no interest in and wouldn't pick up even for free except maybe to sell them.
Everything I didn't mention before, but especially Nintendo. They either don't appeal to me on a fundamental level, other platforms do better what they do or availability is so low I don't feel like worth the effort.