The PS2 is the GREATEST Console Of All Time?

[@EquaTechnologies]

This video WON'T convince me. I was already convinced before the video.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

lol nicely done!

[@JUnit41484]

This is the way. The PS2 was the peak of gaming, there's a reason it's the greatest selling console of all time. I didn't need any convincing, just watched this for fun 😅

[@alexanderstevens145]

Lol

[@spiffdaddy]

@@RetroRangerReviews88 Um Thumbs down...Why you ask i use PC wait READ IMPORTANT Lenovo Legion Go And on tv it hooked up to a 3080 egpu i sit in a comfy chair and lean back ..and play games on a xbox Controller...Xbox controller yes you can use PlayStation controller with it to... "So why are you saying i must use a keyboard and mouse?? in this video are you a druggy or a bud light drinker?" PC you can use the very controller you use on any console they make cords that plug in to use for PC..Why are you Trying to Tell People they have to use a keyboard and mouse???? That FLAT OUT DRUNK DRUGGY TALK because you can play the same way you do on any console..STOP LYING TO PEOPLE,.... "You only need a mouse to start a game..rest can use Controller ...Hate liers Play Pc games on your couch with a Controller Dont believe you have buy old money$$$ grabbing 100$ up games folks...."he never 1 says this act like you stuck with a KEYBOARD..Your not use any Controller with right adapter ...

[@spiffdaddy]

FUN FACT Play every ps2 game he shows.. On pc in up to 4k with the Controller you have in your hand Pcsx2 use that app on your Pc on The same Tv you watched your Fav show on... and save $1000s on games.

[@brandontyler1754]

I know literally zero people that find sitting at a desk with a keyboard and mouse more appealing than sitting on the couch with a controller

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

😂 fair enough

[@AnarickTheDevil]

Depends on the game. For me I can't aim worth a damn on a controller, I've tried for 20 years and just can't get good but with a mouse an keyboard I can manage to beat an fps on a higher difficulty than easy.

[@johanndaart7326]

Desk position is better for try hard games, eSports, fighting games etc. Anything that demands focus and skill.

[@ooooswain]

You don't have to desk game on pc. Just run an hdmi from pc to tv and you can chill with controller on the couch.

[@IowaRetroGamerDad]

The theory is true. I know so many good looking games that are trash and some games with strange graphics but the gameplay is soooo good. An example of this is Psychonauts and Windwaker. They did more cartoonish graphics but it did amazing gameplay and because of this, it still holds up!

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Two games I’m yet to try!

[@learutter9242]

Don’t get me wrong like my ps5 I’ve played some mint games on it but I didn’t like the ps2 not that much

[@midnightstrike3625]

The PS2 will always be the greatest console of all time. I still play the system often to this day - in some cases more than my PS4/5. It was such a revolutionary system in it's time, and you can use certain accessories to make it modern. I personally have an HDTV cable for 720p output and the 8bitdo retro receiver to hook up a Dualshock 4 for wireless controls. I'm thinking of getting a Brook Wingman because that one has PS3 controller support for games requiring pressure sensitive controls. Many of the games for PS2 have been remastered, but there are so many great games and series that are stuck on the console - Tony Hawk's Underground and Midnight Club come to mind. There were so many genres of games and innovations that you haven't really seen since. Nearly every game nowadays feels the exact same, but no two games back then played exactly the same and more often than not there was a learning curve to the gameplay loop. The 6th Generation was really the last time we saw that.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

I’m actually using a component cable in this video and the graphics are actually pretty darn clean! Thank you for watching mate!

[@Laz3rCat95]

I agree, PS2 games had a special charm to them that can't be matched by most modern games.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

And I wish modern games could!

[@nickyjames1985]

The PS2 is Limp Bizkit, versatile and took the world by storm, stood vertically it even resembles the world trade center they played Rollin on.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Interesting perspective!

[@JGYoutube0]

So well explained. There's an argument for all 6th gen consoles being the best too, and while some argue PS2 had worse image quality with blurring etc, some games looked better because of it, with an atmosphere, grungy-ness and style that made games appear somewhat dreamlike yet somehow feel more 'real' and tactile at the same time.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Yes, some of those filters are kind of cringy now 😂

[@IowaRetroGamerDad]

Definitely one of the top consoles of all time. Soo many great games and franchises started with this console and still going until this day. The controller is amazing and beside the PS1... PS2 has the best rpgs if you ask me. Such a great console and it really dominated this console generation war.

[@calculateddeclination5534]

Zone of the enders 1 and 2, dynasty warriors gundam, onimisha 2, atv offroad fury 2, kingdom hearts 1 and 2 and final fantasy 10 and 10-2 were my favorites on the system.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

What an awesome selection!

[@cpt.mcn00b36]

you neednt convince me, this beast of a console was my childhood and i still play the games today

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

It was my childhood too, and I’m glad we agree!

[@AstralPhnx]

You absolutely hit the nail on the head with the limitations breed creativity thing too. Low budgets mixed with limited hardware where games weren't as expensive to make meant that on the PS2, ambition, creativity and uniqueness were REWARDED. The game library is the single most diverse of ANY console, packed with amazing JRPG's, stellar platformers, hype as hell fighters, great racers and games that put their genre on the map

[@johanndaart7326]

Practical effects in movies are not a good example, because in modern filmmaking they are a luxury, as they are more expensive than slapping CGI. The comparative example would be a director with a low budget that was forced to use CGI but did that in a creative way to make it work anyway.

[@Asaylum117]

No lies detected. I'm still rocking my PS2 that I got for Christmas 20 years ago. And yes, to my suprise, it's still functional.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Nice! You must be taking good care of it

[@UltraZelda64]

Dreamcast, GameCube, Xbox. I had more fun with literally *every* other console that generation. My PS2 was dedicated to playing maybe four or five PSX games and about a dozen actual PS2 games during its *entire* lifetime. Virtually every game I played on another platform, and reserved the PS2 to *only* a couple handfuls of games that literally were nowhere else. And if you're talking sheer number of games available, no classic console can touch a modern console's library of classic games, arcade games, indie games, modern games, backwards compatible games and subscription service games (ie. NSO).

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Okay, the Nintendo switch is probably the only modern console that retains the heart and soul of all the retro consoles before it. But I can see your point. I recently purchased a GameCube and I’ll eventually do a review on it, and the same with the original Xbox. So I’m completely open to being wrong about this. Great comment and I really appreciate your watching!

[@HAFBeast91]

The Switch is the retro king? Talk to me in a few years when Nintendo shuts down Nintendo Switch Online, and the whole eshop, it will all be gone. You can't take anything away from the PS2. Considering the WIi U shop was closed 9.5 years after the console launch, your switch has about 5 years left on this planet. And with Nintendo being so sue happy, you can bet you won't be able to access none of this abandoned content anywhere but where they give explicit permission.

[@mrhumbuck_]

Your point about companies copying each other too much is a huge part of why Nintendo is so successful- they are determined to set trends instead of following them, and unlike most huge companies they have the guts to fully commit to making their ideas a reality, even if it means they occasionally loose a few quid as a result. Also, your intro is amazing! Anyway, good video as ever Danny! I can see why you say the PS2 is better than the latest consoles, and I think I understand why you discounted the PS3 era, but I'd like to hear why you prefer the PS2 over any other retro console?

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

The extensive game library and certain games in it. Not only that, but the PS2 is the right way to make a sequel 🙂 Thanks for watching mate!

[@SuperFlashDriver]

I personally love both the PS1 and PS2. Because in my opinion, both those consoles can handle both 2D and 3D gaming within those two consoles....That's just my opinion.

[@nkkdenis]

I kind of agree with you, currently I'm playing a couple of PS2 titles on Android phone with AR glasses and a gamepad. And it's flipping amazing. The graphics with upscaling is alright. The gameplay itself after playing so many modern (copy-pasted) games feels fresh and really fun. 😀

[@Gr00t]

Regarding the prefering to sit on the couch thing. Me to, so i ran a long ass HDMI cable through the roof into the lounge room so now i can play PC games on the tv. I'll only play at the desk if it's a pc exclusive that has no controller support, best of both worlds.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Very nice! I think I’ll build a nice little gaming beast for the tv and make a video on it

[@agentbl]

I have a PlayStation 2 emulator on my laptop. I play my PS2 games on that. I don't have a physical console. I don't even know where to find one.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

That works mate!

[@couchfort3934]

I still have my copy of the Official US PlayStation Magazine (OPM) that covered the Japanese launch of the PS2. I absolutely could not WAIT to get my hands on this system. And then I did, and it was everything I wanted and more. Going from 32-bit to 128-bit was jaw-dropping. The first time you boot up Ridge Racer V or Gran Turismo 3, you couldn’t believe what you were looking at. Why play on the actual console instead of emulator? The feel. Especially the OG fat model, which was the better looking model between that and the slim. It looked like it came from the future. It had a sliding disc tray with the most ASMR sliding in and out noises imaginable. 8Mb memory was enough because most save files were only a few kilobytes because the entirety of the actual game was stored in the disc you held in your hand. And it was magic.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

I also felt that this actual hardware was more responsive. I don’t know if emulators have slight input delay, but this was truely amazing!

[@AstralPhnx]

The PS2 is by far and away, the best console of all time, packed full of fantastic games, experimental games, unique games, games you would only ever see on the PS2. It's an absolute lightning in a bottle console you could never replicate now and I LOVE it to pieces

[@DropsOfMars]

When you were talking about films and the current state of the film industry, and then went on to talk about lower budgets you got me thinking about how "prestige games" is a term now that didn't exist back when the PS2 was the newest thing on the market. This whole idea of trying to make games higher and higher Fidelity and more and more like films possibly doesn't actually help make them more fun or entertaining in the long run. Frankly, games were better before they had ballooning budgets and live services. There was a time when a game that just lasted us 10 hours but still cost 60 bucks we were still very happy with and could still get a lot of time and enjoyment. Now everything is truncated with live service elements that are even more psychologically predatory than having to pump quarters into a machine to keep playing. We've not only come full circle in gaming, we have completely gone back on it, if that makes sense. Not to mention it was the last console to really provide experiences that were just that experience full stop. Very often there was no multiplayer, although perhaps you had split screen. There were no microtransactions, no DLC, no frequent updates. It was the last generation where the game was the game. Pop it in and play. I do miss it, before the industry had eroded into what it is today. You are absolutely right that the indie space is the best place to look right now because modern gaming is bent on squeezing every last bit of cash out of you that it can.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

I really appreciate what you have said here! I do concede that I may not have articulated my point when it came to movies as well as I could have. The ultimate point of bringing that up is these movies proof that brilliant can come from focusing on the smaller things. Thank you so much for watching!

[@xVOniEnzeruVx]

That intro music alone got me to like and sub. Very nice

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Thank you!

[@Matt_STS]

Lately Ive been playing PS2 games on a Steam deck. Perfection. So much more fun than anything else nowadays

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

One day, I will get one!

[@Enjoyurble]

I'd have just gone with the comparing the PS2 to current systems instead of to film for a variety of reasons. Like, Christopher Nolan uses practical effects whenever possible but they're also expensive, and he doesn't do it due to limits in budget but because he thinks they look better than CGI. He's also destroyed some of the most expensive IMAX cameras out there and pushes to make his movies sound great in theaters but rougher at home. He's arguably probably in the top 2-3 directors this century NOT limited by budget. So indie developers may be like Chrisopher Nolan when he directed Following and Memento, but not now. Sylvestor Stallone needing friends to stay under budget had basically nothing to do with his creative freedom in the movie, he had wrote and pitched the script well before the budget was in place, and the "risk" he was taking was refusing to sell the script and choosing to bet on himself as Rocky. Blair Witch cost 60,000 dollars which makes it such an insane outlier it's practically Flappy Bird territory. I also don't know of any evidence that Jordan Peele wrote the movie with any thought of budget in mind. There's actually an interview with Peele where he said that because it was so low budget, the studios allowed him to stay closer to his script and take more risks on it than they might have otherwise. So, more money would have limited his creative freedom due to studio interference, not the budget forcing him to be more creative. So, I would say that they didn't find success and creativity through a limited budget. They pitched incredible scripts and ideas that happened to be POSSIBLE with limited budgets. But the PS2 IS a great console. ... Would be cooler with better graphics, though.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

I appreciate your clarifying on these points. I don’t think I articulated my point well, but you basically made it here. Focusing on other things than what these particular filmmakers did could have very well affected the quality at the end of the day. Great comment and I really appreciate it!

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Also crazy that Stallone wrote Rocky in just 3 days!

[@kodata1021]

This is an awesome video, which is the TV that you are using if you don't mind me asking(the model and brand?) ? I've recently hooked it up to my 43inch QLED samsung through upscalers framemeister and mclassic which really have made it look super good.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

That’s a Tevion but not sure of the model. It’s an Aldi brand. I can’t argue with the price lol

[@blcdrg]

i enjoying my self a lot with my ps2 and my wii softmoded, that shit is jus amazing... great video m8

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Thanks mate!

[@whiskeygamer9402]

Legend Video 👍🏽 I still play my PlayStation 2 and even my PlayStation 1 today.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

PS1 might be next!

[@whiskeygamer9402]

@@RetroRangerReviews88 That would be great if you could 👍🏽

[@FriendsAndGamingYT]

I'm not sure about Christopher Nolan as a good reference to indie games today. As I feel Nolans films are there for visuals alone through his cinematography with the rest of the film being boring or bad. But agree with the veraity of games that came out on PS2, its kinda mad how many souls like games are out there in the wild these days!

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

You’re right, Christopher Nolan isn’t what today’s indie developers are. That was a mistake on my part, but I guess there is a comparison to be made in the persistence of creators wanting a different result to the norm. Thanks for watching mate!

[@hoodrichhaul7545]

I really enjoy the switch its up there (beautiful idea)grew up in NES era. But PS2 is GOAT just so much Games! SOCOM online alone makes it #1 for me and of course we had God of war.

[@Texasdanger5]

Maybe you could do a video on how emulation works? I would love to play my old favorite PS2 games without them looking like hell on modern TV’s.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

I’ll certainly do that for you!

[@noaharkadedelgado]

I like how you don’t even mention the PS2 has an active and alive online multiplayer community 😔

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

I’m getting there! One awesome point at a time lol

[@unplugged2432]

I've got both the phat and slim. Which one should i keep on my desk?

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Probably use whichever is worth least in your area?

[@johnbartender3451]

Great video ! Subbed. Nowadays, film maker just throw cgi at us, it feels unnatural. Jurassic Parc still look amazing, and they were using animatronic except for 2 or 3 scene. I re-bought a ps2 yesterday. Since I sold my last one, I discovered Ridge Racer and the whole Shin Megami Tensei universe. So I found a nice fat 5000x with a network adapter and I’l receive a conversion kit today so I can use sata hard drives. Playing on real hardware is so much better. I dont feel the ‘magic’ of retro gaming when I use pcsx2 on my pc. Seeing how the gaming industry is about to crash, I’m good with my old console (gamecube, ps2, xbox 360, vita).

[@toxikvengance]

Grew up with this console, you don't have to convince me

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

I’m glad we agree!

[@nweditor875]

Still have my PS2 to this day and easilly one of the best consoles of all time I would say hands down.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Nice! Glad to hear you still have it

[@ACAAllertor125]

I already knew it was the Best. As a Retro Video Gamer, I had to know the PS2 is Best.

[@gentlesirpancakebottoms6692]

Nothing beats a gaming PC. I own one myself and it is my preferred (modern) machine in 2024. BUT!!!... I play more on the PS2 in 2024 than modern games (at least AAA ones). The PS2 games going for a more "realistic" style has not necessary aged that well visually. But since so many games of the era used proprietary engines which made them all look and feel unique from each other. And dev's still played around with various art styles and put a lot of emphasis on atmosphere to sell their worlds and not just pure graphical fidelity, have made a surprising amount of games for the system looking really good and timeless except from maybe being a bit blurry on big modern monitors and TV-s. Heck, I played GTA Vice city on the PS2 for the first time and prefer it to the higher res and textured PC port because of the atmosphere. It looks blurry, but the blur hides imperfections and the trails effects, blue tropical fog, reflections, night light, rain and flying leafs and paper in the storms are little details almost not visible in the PC version and it adds so much atmosphere which trumps "realism" and better looking textures and draw distance. The game was obviousley made for that spesific hardware and it shows. I personally am using a 43" Oled TV with composite and it works very well. But would probably be even better on a CRT. The games might feel a little janky and lack some of the quality of life aspects we have grown accustomed to. But they often just feel so more interesting and engaging to play than modern AAA/ big mainstream titles. I tend to find myself playing modern big budget games for a couple of hours and them simpy growing bored and disillusioned for no reason really, and never touching them again. Baldurs Gate 3 being one of the few exceptions of 2023. But despite getting so angry with PS2 games either because of jank, or the difficulty feeling unfair and unbalanced at times to the point that I'm almost pulling out the little hair I've got left, I try and try again or take a little break and keep coming back for more:P

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Very well said mate! I’m actually starting to wonder if I could make a pc gaming console 🤔 it’d make an interesting video! The modern big aaa games don’t hold my attention for very long. The fun factor is reduced unfortunately

[@unplugged2432]

Btw guys. What a good monitor/tv/screen to use for a PS2 if you don't have access to a crt tv

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

The tv im using is a Tevion LCD with component input. That’s what I’m using here with a ps2 component cable 🙂

[@unplugged2432]

@@RetroRangerReviews88 so just as long as it has component ports it should be good and should generally look how it should?

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

@@unplugged2432 if you like what you see in the video, that’s how it’ll look 🙂

[@RebornAudio]

My friend, I need convincing. But have my comment and like regardless.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Thanks mate lol it was a bit of fun

[@UltraViolet_Moses]

Another great watch mate, the Playstation 2 was magic, surprising considering how impressive the original Playstation was and it's lightning in a bottle success. PS2 is without a doubt the best console of all time, and the sales numbers back that up, as if the stupendous amount of hallmark games wasn't enough

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Thanks Mose, I grew up with this little beast! Although, I’ve had a few people challenge my opinion here, so I better get every other console of all time to be sure. 😂

[@UltraViolet_Moses]

@@RetroRangerReviews88 can never please everyone 🤣

[@papajambori20]

An awesome console and a great video 👍🏾

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Thank you I really appreciate it!

[@manybranchesacademyofart]

This was a great video!!! 🥰

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Thank you babe! ❤️‍🔥

[@AlmostCoolGuys]

You dont have to convince me I will fight on this hill with you, sir! Playing Ratchet Deadlocked a mid tier game thats doing EVERYTHING I NEED it to be. Then theres HULKS ultimate destruction. Nuff said

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

lol I haven’t played hulk but I love ratchet and clank. I appreciate your support!

[@AlmostCoolGuys]

@RetroRangerReviews88 undoubtedly a PS2 necessity. It's open world goodness plus you're the HULK. Turn cars into boxing gloves and go nuts.

[@dogey8831]

tbf you can just mod it and put an hdd on it

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

True!

[@Satiator123]

The Playstation 2 was already beaten before it even came out (Sega Saturn). I'm definitely looking forward to the video, though!

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

I need to get a Saturn!

[@gamernaut8864]

Excellent analogies and comparisons! I agree with every point. The PS2 is the best console ever. Great video.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Thank you so much!

[@Tevron_]

As a man that’s owned all playstation consoles, including sega, the PS3 bodies the other 4 systems. Native 1080p 60fps potential, fully compatible with ps2 & ps1. Controller support, blu ray, hard drive, SD card support. Free to play online with wifi support. It was a huge leap. PS2 won the battle with its affordability, but the PS3 definitely won the war with its versatility and exclusives

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Strong argument. The PS3 is definitely better on modern screens!

[@AnarickTheDevil]

Dude I like the ps3 too but lets not pretend the ps3 didn't barely beat the 360 at the end of the race.

[@Tevron_]

@@AnarickTheDevil PS3 released at an expensive price. Xbox 360 capitalised on the situation with a cheaper price tag. Custom build PC’s started to becoming a trend in the gaming community. Nintendo improved their system and took a different route with the wii. PS2 did not have none of this competition. Thats why it was popular.

[@AnarickTheDevil]

@@Tevron_ Ya ps3 released at an expensive price. How did xbox counter with a cheaper price tag? The 360 released almost a full year before the ps3 so the price was already established. It was Sony's hubris that led to them loosing their popularity with higher pricing than the competition and continuing to try and force complicated architecture on game devs. Sure the Wii went a different route and sold more systems then both Ps3 and Xbox 360 but once the casuals grew board with the console software sales dropped off a cliff. Custom pc build are far more a trend now than they were back then sure we got more pc ports then we used to at the time but most of them were awful slap jobs at best. Ps2 did too have competition, Cant believe your suggesting otherwise. The true reason the ps2 was as popular as it was is because it was the cheapest DVD player on the market and didn't require you to buy an accessory to do it, Xbox you had to buy a separate controller with an adapter and Nintendo had that whole nonsense with a separate company that made a limited amount of GameCube that could play DVD's. Going to go to sleep now, It's 4am here and I'm practically passing out.

[@Tevron_]

@@AnarickTheDevil Xbox 360 didnt counter, they capitalised in the market space. Releasing early as you mentioned and didn’t have a blu ray drive to cut down on price. The playstation 2 hardly had contenders. A water down ps2 (gamecube), a console that lacked games (dreamcast) and an Xbox thats new to the scene playing catch up. Ps2 slapped on a DVD player and ethernet port, put their feet up and drank a pina colada. Lets keep it real. Im not hating on ps2, but to say it had competition is wild. When you compare it to the PS3, it went from hell and back against all the platforms. It does everything PS1 - PS5 does. Nostalgia and modern wrapped in bow. •Freedom to add hard drives and sd cards •No blowing on faulty ps memory cards •No reviving damaged discs with a weak dvd drives •No pay to play online •No limited controller options •1080i/p 60fps was more common •Full backwards compatibility It’s a beast.

[@BigBossCQCLegend]

I only put the Nintendo Switch and PS1 over the PS2 as my Favorite Consoles

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Excellent selections!

[@BigBossCQCLegend]

@@RetroRangerReviews88 thanks

[@andrewdupuis1151]

ps2 it my fav system all time

[@PhilippeSymons]

Devil's advocate here. (because I myself have a retro console collection). But the argument that playing on console would be better because you can play it on the couch is moot. You can easily have a computer with a wireless gamepad in the living room and let steam boot into "big picture mode". That way you've turned your pc into a console. You can even add your emulator titles there. And they will probably look better, because there's no lossy analog-to-digital conversion involved, and you get the higher resolution of your modern tv for free. You also don't have to pay for expensive used games to play them. Just download the isos. So in a way the pc can be the ultimate (retro)console. But it has no identity. It doesn't have the nostalgia factor.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Maybe I should do a vid on “making the greatest console ever?” And build a pc to exactly this?

[@johanndaart7326]

Series S and X can emulate PlayStation rather well in dev mode. That's also a great option. RetroArch is there too.

[@stockpilethomas7900]

If you try the ps2 emulator. You want to go back to the original hardware. The games look so smooth and crisp. Plus the games are easy to find. All the super expensive ones . That you would never buy ,you can .I just got into pc gaming. You just need a good chair. I have been a consel gamer for the past 30 years.Plus is does not like good on a 55inch 4k TV. Ps2 is definitely tje best over all. I still like the newer stuff. My second favorite console would be ps4.

[@biggie01taws6]

You didn't have to convince me lol. I have and always will say the PS2 is the greatest console of all time and probably won't be topped for a very long time, if ever. The library is just so vast that any person should be able to find at least one game (probably more though) that suits them. Don't get me wrong, I love my PS3, PS4, and PS5 but out of all the consoles I have owned (including others like Atari, Sega, Nintendo, and Microsoft, the PS2 is the one that I constantly go back to more often than any others. That's saying something, especially considering just how old the system is now in 2024.👍

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

You nailed it on the head!

[@siniteanrazvan3298]

You can stay on a couch and play from a controller in a pc too lol

[@danielm2808]

You didn’t need to convince me I already agree but I watched anyway. Great video. I recently switched to PC and I find myself sometimes going back to consoles for ease of use and I switch between the two now. To be honest, I find myself using emulation and backwards compatible as much as anything 😂 Most modern games suck just like modern TV shows and Movies with the off exception

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

I agree! Occasionally there are great movies and shows. But not as often as 20 years ago.

[@ki11atj49]

Also that geberation was the best overall game cube had more than just nintendo games xbox had the best performance and All of them had good exclusives

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

I agree!

[@TheGunmanChannel]

I'm gonna have to be that guy and say but my PS3 can play all PS2 and 1 games 😂😂 sorry, I know we all know that. Great to see you playing Midnight Club 3 Dub edition, i put ao many hours into that back in the day

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

lol I can’t argue with you man!

[@AnarickTheDevil]

Hope your saving your money for the Frankenstein mod. Those original backwards compatible model gpu's are starting to kick the bucket.

[@whiskeygamer9402]

Gaming Companies back in the good old days showed a lot more compassion and cared about their customers compared to woke companies these days.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Art>Money back then!

[@learutter9242]

The only reason people bought that is for the dvd player I can’t even remember half the games I played because they were crap, I thought the Dreamcast was better for that gen

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

You may be right, and I’m yet to try the Dreamcast. But I can’t deny the games! Thanks for watching!

[@sagaris93]

dont even need to convice me, it is the best

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

I’m glad we agree!

[@kevin_lee_music]

In my opinion, the PS2 was the worst of it's generation. Less 480p support than the rest of the generation, more straight up 240p games than the rest of the generation, second weakest system hardware wise of that generation (yet released at the same price as the OG Xbox which was SIGNIFICANTLY more powerful). Honestly, on paper the PS2 should've been a commercial failure. It was a weak, overpriced console that had a pretty bland list of launch titles and a library that focused on very much quantity over quality (seriously, the library is MASSIVE and 80% of it is shovelware). Frankly, Sony's lucky they had that brand recognition from the PS1 and that DVD playback, otherwise nobody would've bought it and would've flopped. With that out of the way, even the worst of it's generation is still FANTASTIC. Sly Cooper, Jak & Daxter, Kingdom Fucking Hearts, Shadow of the God Damn Colossus, Okami, Metal Gear Solid 2 & 3, Ratchet & Clank, the Final Fantasy titles, Dark Cloud, Katamari, Guitar Hero????? There were so many unique and excellent titles from old and new franchises. I'd take the GameCube, Xbox or Dreamcast any day, but dammit if i don't have a ton nostalgia for the PS2.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Very well said! Thankfully, they were a wide range of excellent, industry changing games for the PS2. Who knows, I might play a different console and realise I was wrong all along!

[@ehsant5974]

You are on point mate. I agree that PS2 is much better than PS5. But SNES is the best console of all time :D

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

I have a snes and only one game lol I’ll test it eventually

[@spiffdaddy]

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[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Who’s that?

[@spiffdaddy]

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[@D413373R]

I think PS2 atleast wins in terms of sheer ammount of games. Soooo many games on PS2. But overall i do agree the PS2 is a great console.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Yeah it’s insane 😂

[@mrhumbuck_]

👀

[@ZA1US]

Somebody's getting old lol

[@XWXS2]

Yeah it was my childhood.. ps 5 is the worst console ever and is just a dust collector in my room even xbox is way better.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Yeah, in retrospect, I’ve just focused on modern consoles in this video. There are a number of consoles from around the same time that I am yet to even touch so in the future my opinion could change 🤔

[@TrynePlague]

The Dreamcast is.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

When I have one, I’ll see if you’re right 🙂

[@TrynePlague]

@@RetroRangerReviews88 I'm obviously biaised as my fav games of all time are Shenmue 1 & 2. ^^

[@ukraineball953]

No, the NES is the greatest console of all time as it SAVED the game industry.

[@RetroRangerReviews88]

Interesting argument! I better get one and test it!

[@HollowRick]

It saved gaming only in North America... Gaming was still fine in Europe and Japan

[@ScottFree-GB]

It saved gaming in America, the NES wasn't that popular in Europe that's why you wouldn't hear some people mentioning it. It's like the console war was more of a war in Europe as the majority of Americans opted for the SNES while it was more split in Europe