Nintendo: Gamecube. The controller alone secured this one. The dpad made playing most 2d games and 1v1 fighters almost impossible. It also hurt my thumb. The different shaped buttons, the c-stick size, the stupid z-trigger... ...then the games were basically too optimized for my taste. It felt like the technology getting better actually hurt that whole console generation but mainly Nintendo. Most of the games people love for Gamecube like Melee and Double Dash and Sunshine are my most disliked games in their franchises respectively. That console almost ended my time run with home consoles. Thankfully, Wii came along and saved me.
Sony: PS4. The console was still great in my opinion. However, it is their worst home console effort from top to bottom. The launch was more about the potential and the hype than anything since the console did not really offer that killer lineup. This generation as a whole is weird and I still have a hard time wrapping my head around it. However, it is nice to say Sony's worst console (in my opinion) is still a monster console.
Microsoft: XBOX One. The console is useless. I own a very good PC and at no point do I feel justified in getting anything on XBOX One instead of PC (where I think every XBOX One game is). I not only get better graphics and performance, but I get to pick the type of controller I want to use for (almost) all games on PC. Microsoft cut their own head off by not offering a deeper list of exclusive XBOX One titles (not shared with PC). That console is the first console in twenty-two years that I have traded in.
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