Explosive Zombie
Banned
Yeah, that's right, lay all the cards on the table, let people see you for the console warrior you are, pick your favs!!!
For me I'm doing every gen I lived through, but if you buy old games, emulate, etc. you don't need to go by such rules...
As a child - NES (I didn't have the competition but I've played the competition since via Virtual Console and emulation)
As a slightly older child - SNES (ditto with above, we had such good times with NES switching to SNES next was a no-brainer, but I've experienced some of the best of the competition as an adult)
As an adolescent - N64 (was as much a PC gamer during this phase but wasn't sure if PC should be counted)
As a teen - XBOX (Though the Gamecube had more games I at the time and today consider best games ever it had way less influence on my gaming time)
As an adult - PS3 (At the time it was mostly 360, but this shifted as the gen went on due to franchises like Killzone, Resistance, Uncharted and finally The Last of Us, it started as 360 due to stuff like BioShock, Mass Effect, Crackdown, Dead Rising, Oblivion, Halo 3, Gears of War but from a perspective of looking backwards many of those are no longer tied to XBOX but are games I replay on PC, but even during the gen I felt 360 lost it's way the second half of that gen)
Now - PS4 (though PC is now the most played platform for me I still am unsure if I should use PC for this because I feel like it's going to be everyone's favorite every time and that leads to less interesting discussion. I pick PS4 for the quality of the exclusives and the fact that I legit feel more comfortable console gaming than PC gaming and wish my console could keep up with my PC more often. Most the reason PS4 comes at all close to my time on PC is due to Destiny 1, as their exclusives are normally games you feel complete with when the story ends)
For me I'm doing every gen I lived through, but if you buy old games, emulate, etc. you don't need to go by such rules...
As a child - NES (I didn't have the competition but I've played the competition since via Virtual Console and emulation)
As a slightly older child - SNES (ditto with above, we had such good times with NES switching to SNES next was a no-brainer, but I've experienced some of the best of the competition as an adult)
As an adolescent - N64 (was as much a PC gamer during this phase but wasn't sure if PC should be counted)
As a teen - XBOX (Though the Gamecube had more games I at the time and today consider best games ever it had way less influence on my gaming time)
As an adult - PS3 (At the time it was mostly 360, but this shifted as the gen went on due to franchises like Killzone, Resistance, Uncharted and finally The Last of Us, it started as 360 due to stuff like BioShock, Mass Effect, Crackdown, Dead Rising, Oblivion, Halo 3, Gears of War but from a perspective of looking backwards many of those are no longer tied to XBOX but are games I replay on PC, but even during the gen I felt 360 lost it's way the second half of that gen)
Now - PS4 (though PC is now the most played platform for me I still am unsure if I should use PC for this because I feel like it's going to be everyone's favorite every time and that leads to less interesting discussion. I pick PS4 for the quality of the exclusives and the fact that I legit feel more comfortable console gaming than PC gaming and wish my console could keep up with my PC more often. Most the reason PS4 comes at all close to my time on PC is due to Destiny 1, as their exclusives are normally games you feel complete with when the story ends)