Which is the All-Time Greatest Console for RPGs?

Role-playing games (RPGs) are some of the most loved games released by video game developers, with some series stretching across decades and creating lifelong fans. Kyle Glatz, RPG enthusiast, weighs in on which console he thinks is the ultimate RPG machine.

[BrainSyphoned]

Pokemon SnS? How bout you remove that blemish from the list and add Witcher 3 since it is nowhere else on the list and is playable on Switch.

[ManMarmalade]

Chill, my guy. It's an article with a personal preference.

[bouzebbal]

PS1 the queen, followed by SNES.

[Army_of_Darkness]

Ps1 hands down. King of jrpgs!

[PrinceAli]

You clearly didn't read the article loool.. it's going by the console so Witcher 3 isn't a loss because they're talking about Switch and if you'd ACTUALLY BS and say Witcher 3 Switch edition deserves to be on this list of SWITCH RPGs than SnS then you're deluded

[ManMarmalade]

I'd have to say PS1 based on personal preferences for RPGs and also because Legend of Dragoon is my all time favourite game that I'll never stop playing. PS1 had too many great classics that I still own and play to this day more than any other console I've owned. The nostalgia factor for PS1 RPGs is immense every time I play. I get so sucked into the stories I played over and over as a kid. PS2 comes in at a close second for me.

[Gardenia]

FFVII, FFVIII, FFIX, Suikoden 1 and 2, Vagrant Story. To name a few.

[Chevalier]

Valkyrie Profile, Grandia, Persona, ARC the Lad, Alundra and on and on. So many fantastic RPGs. Then add in re-releases of Final Fantasy Tactics, Chrono Trigger, Lunar, Ogre Battle, Breath of Fire etc. There's no other system that comes close.

[arvfab]

Wouldn't it actually be the PS2, as you have ALL of the PS1 ones additionally to the PS2 games?

[ManMarmalade]

True, but this is going by games specifically for the console is what I'm assuming considering they put PS2 under PS1. You have to remember that not everyone that owned a PS2 necessarily had PS1 games for it.

[AnnaDea]

The 3 great rpg consoles were: Snes, PSX and PS2.

Golden age of jrpg for me was on psx.

[ManMarmalade]

I see youre a person of culture as well :)

[Smellsforfree]

I <3 my CFW PS3 fat. Being able to play PS1, PS2, and SNES (through RetroArch) games is pretty awesome. I have problems with the occasional PS1 title, but it mostly works great.

[TheGreatGazoo30]

Xbox obviously going forward. I'd be my choice for all-time too. All the back catalog games they have, most in GamePass, and they own pretty much all the major western RPG studios, so all new ones will be exclusive to the Xbox Platform and launching in GamePass. (I'm excluding PC in my answer since the article says console)

[roadkillers]

I doubt it. PS had the exclusive FF7 remake and tons of support from Japanese developers. Maybe they will come to gamepass at a later date. Bethesda is where gamepass might shine.

[LegoIsAwesome]

Xbox fans nowadays: "Game Pass this, Game Pass that"

[InUrFoxHole]

Can't deny gamepass fam, sorry. But I agree in that it doesn't hold weight in this convo.

[Sayai jin]

@Legolas, isn't game pass about games? What is a console for. Games. So what's your point?

[MadLad]

Because it's a pretty damn good service, but I have it for PC.

[Deathdeliverer]

@Thegreatgazoo

You have GOT to be kidding. I cannot take you seriously.

[TheGreatGazoo30]

@Deathdeliverer

What? I don't like JRPGs. I like western RPGs. MS owns Obsidian, InExile, all the beathesda studios, and more. They own almost all the major western RPG studios. Seems that makes Xbox a great place to play RPGs.

[WillyC009]

I think most people can’t take his drivel seriously. He sounds like a terrible Xbox ad in the nonsense he says.

[Sayai jin]

Game pass has some decent RPGs, bit their have been many great ones way befor game pass. PS and PS2 era come to mind.

[BlaqMagiq1]

Except western RPGs aren't the only RPGs. There are also JRPGs and Xbox is BY FAR the worst in that category. And no they don't own all the western studios but good joke tho.

[TheGreatGazoo30]

@BlaqMagiq1

I agree with you. It was a personal answer for me.if you love JRPGs, Xbox is a bad choice. If you love western RPGs, its likely the best console option going forward.

They don't litterally own all the western RPG studios. MS does own most of the major ones though.

[ScootaKuH]

Western RPGs can't hold a candle to Japanese RPGs imo.

Xbox will never be the home of, nor be even close to being the best place to play RPGs. It's not a priority for Microsoft.

For me, the best consoles to play RPGs are SNES and PS1. For more modern goodness the Switch has a lot so probably deserves a mention as well. Xbox isn't even on the radar

[Mr_Luke]

There are so many RPGs that Xbox hasn't and won't get in the future... so it's "just a bit" subjective that statement and not so "obvious". You can't know which RPG/JRPG will come out on other consoles in the future.
And for 1 exclusive to Xbox, who says the other ones won't get 2, 3, 4+? I'm thinking about Switch, for example, i bet it's going to get a lot of them and exclusive ones too.
Or you're just a fan, so it's ok or maybe you entered the gaming world in these 6-7 years, and that's ok too. But you can't call the Xbox "ultimate RPG console", it just isn't.

[yeahokwhatever]

lol so sad

[Yui_Suzumiya]

PS3 for Mass Effect 3, Fallout 3, Dragon Age 2, Dead Island and Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

[CantThinkOfAUsername]

Mass Effect 3 AND Dragon Age 2?
So you have chosen death...

[frostypants]

Yeah but props for the Deus Ex: HR mention. So underrated.

[Yui_Suzumiya]

I love all the Mass Effect games from the original trilogy so that's a hard decision, tbh. As far as Dragon Age, I didn't like Origins, only 2 and Inquisition. I'm getting tired of having to defend my decision in this place for a decade now but I love seeing people get riled up over it, lol.

[annoyedgamer]

None of those are exclusive to the playstation though.

[nommers]

Definitely the PS1. FF7-9, FF Tactics, Xenogears, Chrono Cross, Parasite Eve 1 and 2, Suikoden 2, Breath of fire 3, Vagrant Story and more.

[yeahokwhatever]

Parasite Eve was sooooooo good, same with Vagrant Story. The graphics were unreal back then. The atmosphere, art direction, top notch stuff.

[Fraggle1987]

PS1 was the golden age of rpg's. Too many classics to count

[NotanotherReboot]

Xbox 360 - Blue Dragon, Lost odyssey

[Magog]

PS4. The Soulsborne games are some of the best RPGs I've ever played.

[Gamer75]

So you've only been gaming for a few years then ?

[jznrpg]

PS1/2 had the most and best collections overall imo

[Father__Merrin]

Ps2 hands down not only critical acclaim but mass market appeal titles and very niche titles

[Deathdeliverer]

PS1 hands down. Besides the ones you hear about all the time there was beyond the beyond, legend of legaia, the suikoden series, Grandia, xenogears..... it’s literally a treasure trove.

[Jrpg_Gamer]

The best rpgs are on ps one, followed by snes, great times

[lonewolf10]

Snes and PS1, PS1 had so many great ones for the time. The Snes had not so many released in the UK as PS1 but they were great.

[Einhander1971]

SNES!!

[AzurePaladin77]

While I have to tip my hat to the PSX being by far the best RPG factory considering the line up of RPGs it had my personal favorite is the Sega Genesis as I was a Sega gamer and I enjoyed games like Phantasy Star 2-4, Sword of Vermillion, Shining in the Darkness, and more.

[MetroidFREAK21]

Super Nintendo

[PersonX]

PS2
Dragon Quest VIII
Final Fantasy XII
Shin Megami Tensei
Shadow Hearts
Suikoden
Wild Arms
Xenosaga

[Soy]

SNES: FF4, 5, 6, Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana, DQ 4, 5, 6, Mario RPG, Earthbound, Lufia, Breath of Fire.......

[galmi]

Personally, the ps2 is unbeatable
Some of my personal faves

- Rogue Galaxy
- Final fantasy x
-Legaia
-Dark Cloud
-Orphen
-Grandia
and many more, mostly jrpgs really. Yeah and the Summoner 1& 2

[BlaqMagiq1]

It's a tie between PS2 and PS4.

[SaiyanFury]

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[SaiyanFury]

Whilst I adored the PS2 for it's RPG selection, for me it's the original PlayStation hands down. The Super NES had a handful of great games, but a lot of the really good ones, unfortunately stayed in Japan. I base my opinion on games that actually got translated and localised, not based on the ones that only released in Japan.

[DaveZero]

Dreamcast I think has a strong case but the megadrive may top them all and it seemed unchallenged.

[Acecalibur]

PSone. End of discussion.

[S2Killinit]

PS1 I would say

[annoyedgamer]

PC

[Jiub]

Nobody for N64? Come on, it had Quest 64, Ogre Battle, and Paper Mario. And..uh..was that it?

[addictedtochaos]

PS1 or PS2.

[DVAcme]

PS1:
-Final Fantasy 7
-Dragon Quest 7
-Final Fantasy Tactics
-Wild Arms 1 and 2
-Vandal Hearts
-Breath Of Fire 3 and 4
-Suikoden 1 and 2
-Star Ocean 2
-Valkyrie Profile
-Alundra
-Lunar 1 and 2
-Legend Of Dragoon
-Xenogears
-Chrono Cross
-Vagrant Story
-Persona 1 and 2
-Grandia
-Parasite Eve
-SaGa Frontier
-Tales Of Destiny
-Thousand Arms
-Diablo

[Mr_Luke]

Consoles? For sure PS1 and PS2 (with the first more than the second). Then i'd say SNES, with all the FF and other RPG/JRPG it had.

[ikarodemon]

the All-Time Greatest Console for RPGs is the Original Nintendo DS and PS1.

[Nuvem]

PS2
EDIT: PS3 Fat because you can play PS1 and PS2 games.

[WillyC009]

For me it would have to be the Super Nintendo. My whole collection is largely RPG’s haha. Absolutely loved that machine as a kid. Still play it now and then too.

[masterfox]

easy answer : Playstation.

[PiNkFaIrYbOi]

Think the Dreamcast should of had at least an honorable mention for this.

[yeahokwhatever]

PlayStation. The first one.

[yeahokwhatever]

whenever i see someone saying "xbox", i have to assume they just havent had a ps1/2. if you have not played jrpgs on ps1, go to ebay or your local used game store, buy a PS2 and start playing ps1 and ps2 games. note: you'll want a 19" CRT tv.