Which is the most significant (important) console in history?

[zorg1000]

twintail said:

zorg1000 said:

PS1 made console gaming mainstream in Europe, it already was in America/Japan.

To a small degree. Gaming was still viewed as a hobbist/ childrens activity with NES and even SNES when the console market actually declined in size. 

PS1 is what changed that and made gaming 'acceptable' outside of enthusiasts and children. Bringing EU into the fold of the industry is just another achievement it had, and the market has grown ever since. 

Vastly more important for the industry. 

the console market did not decline in that time period, you have no idea what you are talking about.

NES/Master System/Atari 7800=~75 million

SNES/Genesis/TurboGrafx=~100 million

PS1/N64/Saturn=~140 million

 

now lets take a look at the indvidual regions

America

NES era=~40 million

SNES era=~50 million

PS1 era=~60 million

 

Japan

NES era=~20 million

SNES era=~25 million

PS1 era=~30 million

 

You cant tell me 75 million in America/Japan is just enthusiasts & children but 90 million is mainstream. The vast majority of growth happened in Europe and thats what Sony deserves credit for.

 

80s kids were becoming teens/young adults in the 90s so developers/publishers making games for those age groups was just a natural progression and was already happening before PS1 released, games like Mortal Kombat & Doom are a couple examples of this.