What made PS1 so special?

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FinalEvangelion said:

Euphoria14 said:

For me it was the JRPGs.

This.  PS1 and SNES were the best consoles for the genre, IMO.

Even if you go all time, they are probably two of the top contenders for best ever along with PS2.  Not going by importance, but by games.