Interesting topic - my gaming preference and history is 30+ years old
1990 - interest peaked in gaming
1991 - Got my first video game system - Super Nintendo
1999 - Got my first portable game system - Game Boy Color
2003 - Got my first Playstation console - Playstation 2
2005 - Got my first western game - Grand Theft Auto Vice City on PS2
2007 - Got into PC gaming (sorta) through MMOs/MP games - Ragnarok Online
2011 - Got into mobile gaming (sorta)
2012 - Quit MMOs and got into Proper PC gaming - Steam
2013 - Got into more western IPs such as Assassin's Creed, Batman Arkham, Borderlands, Mass Effect, etc
2015 - Got into Mobile gaming proper
2018 - Got myself a dedicated gaming room
2022 - Got my first Xbox - Xbox Series S
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Platform History
1991 - Super Nintendo
1998 - Nintendo 64
1999 - Game Boy Color
2001 - Gamecube
2002 - Game Boy Advance
2003 - Playstation 2
2005 - Playstation Portable
2007 - Nintendo DS
2008 - Nintendo Wii
2008 - First gaming laptop (not really a gaming quality laptop but good enough for MMOs)
2011 - Playstation 3
2011 - iPhone 5 32 GB
2012 - Upgraded Desktop to a gaming Desktop
2013 - Nintendo 3DS
2014 - Nintendo WiiU
2014 - Second Gaming Laptop
2015 - Playstation 4
2015 - iPhone 6 Plus 128 GB
2019 - Second Gaming Desktop
2020 - Switch
2021 - iPhone 13 Pro Max 1 TB
2022 - Xbox Series S
2023 - Playstation 5
2023 - Xbox Series X
2024 - Switch OLED
Planning to get the PS5 Pro possibly in 2025 and a new gaming desktop possibly in 2025 as well. Might even get the successor the Switch.
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To review in terms of eco system wise
Nintendo - Since 1991 (33 years)
Sony - Since 2003 (21 years)
Microsoft - Since 2022 (2 years)
PC gaming - since 2012 (12 years)
Mobile gaming - since 2015 (9 years)
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First Nintendo game: Super Mario World (SNES)
First Playstation game: Final Fantasy IX (PS1) and Final Fantasy X (PS2)
First Xbox game: Gears of War Ultimate (XONE)
First PC game: Terraria (Steam)
First Mobile game: Final Fantasy Record Keeper (iOS)
First Nintendo Developed game: Super Mario World (SNES)
First Sony developed game: God of War (PS2)
First Xbox developed game: Gears of War Ultimate (XONE)
First Valve developed game: Left 4 Dead 2 (Steam)
First Square Enix game: Final Fantasy IV (SNES)
First Capcom game: Breath of Fire I (SNES)
First Namco Bandai Game: Tekken 5 (PS2)
First SEGA game: Sonic Adventure 2 Battle (GCN)
First NIS game: Disgaea 1 Hour of Darkness (PS2)
First Ubisoft Game: Assassin's Creed Deluxe (Steam)
First EA Game: Mass Effect 1 (Steam)
First 2K/TakeTwo/Rockstar game: Grand Theft Auto Vice City (PS2)
First Warner Brothers Game: Batman Arkham Aslyum (PC)
First Atlus Game: Persona 1 Portable (PSP)
First Activision Game: Call of Duty 1 (Steam)
First SNK Game: King of Fighters 99 (Neo Geo)
First Falcom Game: Ys Origin (Steam)
First Konami Game: Metal Gear Solid 1 (PS3)
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In the 1990s - I was more into Adventure/Platformer games, mainly from Nintendo only developed ones (Mario, Kirby, DK)
In the 2000s, got into more RPGs like Final Fantasy, Mana, Star Ocean, Tales, Disgaea, etc
In the 2010s, got into more western games like Assassin's Creed, Saints Row, Mass Effect, Borderlands, Bioshock, Batman Arkham Asylum, etc
Nowadays I'm pretty much everywhere platform and genre wise (except for Sports and MOBAs/MMOs).
