EDGE is currently celebrating twenty years as a source of gaming news and opinion. As part of this anniversary EDGE is releasing special covers for the magazine, looking at some of the most influential games in the past two decades.
Not only that but they’ve listed the top consoles of the last twenty years, and Sony’s PlayStation 2 has taken the honour of first place.
1. PlayStation 2
2. Xbox 360
3. PlayStation
4. Nintendo 64
5. Gamecube
6. DS Lite
7. PlayStation 3
8. Wii
9. Xbox
10. Dreamcast
Nintendo dominate the list in terms of numbers of consoles released, and Sega make an appearance at the bottom with the Dreamcast. It’s an interesting look at the last twenty years of gaming. Do you agree with the list, or would you switch it around a bit?
Source: NeoGAF
3shirts
Looking at the dates I assume they are only looking at consoles that were LAUNCHED in the last 20 years. The Megadrive and SNES, while undoubtedly very active in the mid 90s were launched before 93.
Bit of a daft way to do it though cos the second half of a consoles life is when it really hits its stride.
cam_manutd
1. PS2
2. Dreamcast
3. PS3
4. N64
5. 360
6. PS1
7. Gameboy
8. N64
9. Vita
10.Psp
blackredyellow
Everyone has their own opinion on this. It’s great to see how every one of us has had a unique experience.
I’d say PS2, PS3, and N64 for my top three.
freezebug2
Good call dude, the N64 has to be up there with the best. Hell, SuperMario64 IMO is one of the best games ever made and was such a huge leap of development genius back in the day, raised the bar to atmospheric heights. Ninty’s finest hour on a superb console.
colmshan1990
The DS Lite?
Why not just the DS? Seems strange to pick one iteration of the same console.
PS2 the deserved winner, I think the PS3 should be above the 360, in terms of consoles sold and new tech it’s ahead.
No idea how the Gamecube made the top ten.
The Gameboy is too old to make the list, but Gameboy Colour should definitely be there, if not the Advance. PSP too- really pushed what handhelds were capable of instead of Nintendo’s incremental upgrades.
The Wii needs to be near the top of the list. The only real gamechangers were PS1 bringing discs to success, original Xbox bringing Live and the Wii bringing gaming to a new audience, with a new way to play.
My top 10 would be PS2, Wii, Xbox, PS1, Gameboy, PSP, DS, PS3, 360, Dreamcast.
My personal favourite is the Vita, but it’s too early in its lifecycle for it to deserve to feature on a list like this. The same for the potentially innovative Wii U.