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Is PS3 Sony's worst game console ever?
Adrock:
The original Playstation was the worst for me. Like Nintendo 64, it was that awkward stage in which 3D games were first a thing and so many of the games don't hold up in terms of gameplay and graphics. They suffered from really poor design choices, and the hardware wasn't powerful enough for what many developers wanted to do. Speaking of the hardware, it was ****. I'm not even talking about specs though the 2x CD-ROM drive in particular was just bad for games. Poorly place vents led to overheating and warped plastic. The optical drive broke if you used it too much. Seriously, using the console broke this thing because the movable parts were made of plastic which caused it to wear out. It led to people propping the console on its side or turning it upside down. That thing was an engineering nightmare. The team that designed that monstrosity should all be punched right in the dick.
Later models, particularly PS One, fixed many of these problems, but viewing the console as a whole, it has to be the worst. The hardware was bad. Outside of a few classics, the games were bad. I don't want to take away from the original Playstation in a historical context. It was one of the most important pieces of gaming hardware. However, I just had a lot more fun with its successors.
broodwars:
--- Quote from: Adrock on February 06, 2016, 12:25:43 PM ---The original Playstation was the worst for me. Like Nintendo 64, it was that awkward stage in which 3D games were first a thing and so many of the games don't hold up in terms of gameplay and graphics. They suffered from really poor design choices, and the hardware wasn't powerful enough for what many developers wanted to do. Speaking of the hardware, it was ****. I'm not even talking about specs though the 2x CD-ROM drive in particular was just bad for games. Poorly place vents led to overheating and warped plastic. The optical drive broke if you used it too much. Seriously, using the console broke this thing because the movable parts were made of plastic which caused it to wear out. It led to people propping the console on its side or turning it upside down. That thing was an engineering nightmare. The team that designed that monstrosity should all be punched right in the dick.
Later models, particularly PS One, fixed many of these problems, but viewing the console as a whole, it has to be the worst. The hardware was bad. Outside of a few classics, the games were bad. I don't want to take away from the original Playstation in a historical context. It was one of the most important pieces of gaming hardware. However, I just had a lot more fun with its successors.
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That's where I stand as well: much like the NES, the original PSX was a piece of crap with a library of highly influential but largely crappy games that just don't hold up anymore. The PS3 had its problems, but overall I'm really happy with its library.
michaelbaysuperfan616:
I guess I can see that perspective, but I enjoyed many of the 2D games as well. I kind of think 2D gaming reached it's peak with Playstation and then was forgotten until it became a retro novelty which has been a double-edged sword lately. But the PS1 had over a thousand games released for it, I find it hard to believe that in all that there aren't even a dozen that are worth going back to. I find myself returning to several, though to be honest nostalgia dictates which ones I go back to as even curiosity isn't enough to test out a terribly blocky Ps1 game today.
I am excited for FF7 remake even if they are very likely going to screw it up.
pokepal148:
Eh, I still say the first 3 Spiro games on ps1 hold up better than Mario 64.
*hides in corner*
lolmonade:
--- Quote from: pokepal148 on February 07, 2016, 08:57:22 AM ---Eh, I still say the first 3 Spiro games on ps1 hold up better than Mario 64.
*hides in corner*
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Personally think they both hold up equally well. I think that speaks better to Spyro than Mario 64.