What made PS1 so special?

[hikaruchan]

CGI-Quality said:

Darc Requiem said:

CGI-Quality said:

smbu2000 said:

CGI-Quality said:

It's library of innovative titles are still unmatched, I think. Every genre was robust, there was something for everyone, and it really brought gaming to a level it hadn't been in previous generations, not to mention introducing the most ergonomic controller since the SNES controller.

That and it's still my favorite console to date.

That's your opinion, as for me I've always disliked the PS controllers. The Sega Saturn controller (the 2nd version/ JP version) just destroys the original PS1 controller, IMO. The PS1 controller got even worse once they threw those 2 analog sticks on it.

Let's see the N64 came out late, had little to no 3rd party support, the games were expensive (as they weren't CDs)

Sega Saturn: launched at a higher price than the PS1, had a very botched launch (it's available now!), had a very complex system that was hard to make games on, 1st party support was excellent (sega games), but 3rd party support was spotty/hit or miss. (outside of Japan)

PS1: launched at a lower price than the Saturn, system was easy to program for/make games for, low cost games (CDs), excellent 3rd party support.

Then I guess you found nothing special about the PS1, which is the point of the thread. 

And of course it's my opinion, but it has some real validity seeing as the PS1's basic Dualshock controller design has been carried over for two newer gens.

It validates the laziness of Sony when it comes to controller design. The PS1 and PS2 were the most popular consoles and people good used to the poor design. When the PS1 controller first appeared people bitched about how badly designed it was. The D-Pad in particularly drew huge criticism. Even the most ardent of PS fanboys admitted that the Japanese Saturn pad was superior. I could point out the fact that people continue to find ways to make their Saturn controllers work with their newer consoles. Such efforts would indicate the superiority of it's design.

Well we could be here all day debating a moot point. I was just saying it obviously did something right. Believe it or not, MANY people like the Dualshock design.