Is the PS4 Sony's Most Successful Console to Date?

[Wman1996]

I'm gonna go against the grain and say the PS2. There were about 3,800 games released for it. Nowadays, that's not too much. After all, there are thousands and thousands of digital-only titles. But back then, that was enormous. The PS1 was really the only other console that came close to that physical library in sheer numbers. Now, don't get me wrong. The PS2 had its fair share of shovelware. It undeniably had the most out of sixth generation consoles, but that's to be expected when it was on top.

PS2 was the first console to have a DVD player. While it didn't make much of a difference in it sales, it was an incredible feature for the early 2000s. PS2 also played 95% or more of PS1 titles. And you didn't need an adapter like you did with the Sega Mega Drive (Genesis) to play Master System games.

PS2 had hundreds of titles exclusive to it, from Sony games to a lot of third-party titles. New PS2 hardware also stayed relevant for years and years due to the PS3's early roadblocks. Sony doesn't seem to want to abandon their PS4 base yet (hence some of the new cross-platform announcements) but they've brought PS4 hardware production to a screeching halt, while still technically making the console.

And older consoles don't have DRM bullcrap or microtransactions. That's always nice. PS2 was debatably Sony's last plug and play home console, though PS3 is in some ways (in some ways not).

The PS2 is the best-selling video game platform of all-time, and maybe only the Switch has a chance of beating it.