Does the PS3 have the most diversity of any console ever?

[MikeRox]

McDonaldsGuy said:

It does pale in comparison to the PS3 and Xbox 360 however. As great as the PS2 was it was a product of its time really. With first person shooters and WRPGs now some of the most popular genres it may not have had the appeal it does today. Even with the PS4, it's most popular games are shooters (Battlefield 4, Killzone 4, Call of Duty series, Destiny, etc. etc.).

However, when you entertain the idea that the market has changed, you also have to entertain that the games the PS2 would have seen would have also adopted to that market. I think the games market is much less broad than it used to be, that's why I don't think we'll really come close to the variety we used to get on the older consoles.

Ever Sony said they wanted the PS4 to try and get back to the diversity that the PS1 had. They even acknowledged themselves that the PS3 lineup is a lot less diverse than their previous systems.

Yes the PS3 might have more examples of FPS, WRPG and TPS games etc. But the PS2 has them, and also has a lot of styles of game well covered beyond that, which the PS3 missed entirely. There was far more variety in genres like racing, shooters, 3d platformers etc. and a hell of a lot more quirky off shoot gaming concepts. The PS3 played it so safe in comparison to the point of boredom as far as innovation and experimentation went. This however is completely understandable when you factor in how much development costs ballooned with the requirements of HD gaming. Indie gaming is starting to make these game types viable again, but it is the 8th gen where Indie gaming will truly shine.

It just quite simply is nowhere near as broad a software offering as the previous PlayStations.