What's the console with the best library of games

PS3/ SNES/PC

Ps1 had an extraordinary library in every genre.

Uh, really odd choices. But of course the answer is PC.

Which isn't a console...

Nintendo Switch for me.

From my experience i'd go PS1/PS2. Though if I ever had the SNES i'd probably go that, just cos it has some of the all-time greats.

PS2 > PS1 > SNES

Nintendo Switch

PS2.

Out of those SNES for me.

Dreamcast, for the period of time it was on sale and the amount of good games it got in that short period of time was incredible.

Never felt like the original Xbox, the 360 or the ps3 were lacking in games.

Xbox 360.

Switch at this point, but I understand why others are also saying “PC.”

PS2 for me

Steam Deck/ROG Ally 😋

PC, PS2, GBA

Switch is up there. I love it that after so many years, when console's future is more and more uncertain, we got a GOAT system.

PC is not a console...

PS2 followed by PS1

Does backwards compatibility count? If it does, then...

PS3 (early model plays PS1 and PS2 games)

Wii (plays GameCube games and Virtual Console has older classics)

@last_lap: It's insane how many great games the Dreamcast over the course 2 years.

It's hard to argue against the PS2 though. I might personally prefer DC and GC, but the PS2 library is extensive, and has very few (if any) gaps in coverage.

PC is not a console and not fair game. Its library is so much bigger and better than any console that comparisons are useless.

I would say PS4.

Switch.

PS2.

1. PS2
2. PS4
3. PS3
4. PS1
5. SNES
6. N64
7. Switch
8. NES
9. X360
10. NGC
11. PS5
12. Wii
13. X1
14. Xbox
15. Dreamcast

PS5/XSX not there yet but we all know at the end of the generation PS5 will break top 5

Series X/S, RetroArch.😎

Say probably the Gameboy or SNES.

But for my interests, prob PS1.

ps2

At the moment with current systems my thought process would be:

If I can't have a PC for some reason: Get a PS5.

If I can have a PC: Get a switch.

@judaspete: The PS2 also holds the record for the most shovelware too.

Sony was giving out game licenses on the back of cereal boxes back then and there was a boat load of terrible devs making terrible games. It was most bought for its cheap DVD player too. Yes it had great games, but didn't touch the Dreamcast imo.

For my money, the first PlayStation. That thing started off so many legendary series, and has some of the best entries in a few to this day.

Well since you put PC in the list. Nothing really remotely touches except for the old consoles like PS1 and SNES, and that's even if we soft-lock PC to each console generation (for example using only PC games from 2020 to 2023 for this gen).

It's an absolute titan.

PC best platform overall, by a long shot. The best consoles for their library for me were Megadrive/PS1.

All this is for overall libraries, so of course PC.

In terms of still relevant today for old consoles, I’d say PS1.

At the time you could argue PS2, but too much emphasis on 3D games and most of those games have aged like shit.

Even though I preferred other consoles, their overall libraries were lacking, but the PS1 had a uniquely balanced library. It’s not my favourite console, but I’m still fascinated by it.

Today all 8th and 9th gen consoles should get a shout out because of the digital library. There’s a lot more on offer. Adds a lot of balance.

PS1 and ps2 best consoles, Original Xbox right behind it,

@drifter1924said:

What's the console with the best library of games

wut

Xbox One :)

@drifter1924: Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox series.

Best are NES/SNES, PS2/PS3, and PC.

Haven't been named yet so I'll go for Nintendo DS and PSP

By including PC we're basically doing ~30 great games vs. 30.000 great games. No contest.

But if we're talking consoles, I've owned the most games that I've liked for the GameCube, so that probably wins for me.

That's cheating. :P

One system that I have been fascinated with lately is the N64. So many awesome, niche titles, prime Rare titles, great FPSs, top-notch platformers, and a lot of hidden gems that few people talk about these days but still hold up for their oddity of experience.

It’s certainly not the best console, not even Nintendo’s best by any stretch of the imagination, but it is becoming one of my favorites for playing the early 3D games, especially considering I mainly played PS1 during that era.