Best Console Maker?

Which company do you think makes the best Console.

Nintendo and Sega

Nintendo

the people who voted sony dont realise that their console reliability sucks. this is about reliability not games so anyone who doesnt vote sega or nintendo shouldnt play games in the first place

I personally think Nintendo, despite some issues. But the thread title can have multiple meanings. For example Sega was notorious for rushing their console hardware which also lacked stuff the competition had, Sony hit the right spot with the PS1 but made PS2 and PS3 almost overt complicated and Microsoft's consoles remind more of stripped down PCs (still very good performance for consoles). So yeah, it's a matter of preference really.

The Sega consoles seemed like they had really good build quality. Nintendo was pretty consistent regarding this as well, although I never liked the original NES design.

If this is about reliability, then it's Nintendo, obviously. All of their systems are rock solid.

The Sega consoles seemed like they had really good build quality. Nintendo was pretty consistent regarding this as well, although I never liked the original NES design.

JoetheUndying

Actually it's the other way around. Nintendo and Sony have great quality while Sega and Microsoft don't.

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The Sega consoles seemed like they had really good build quality. Nintendo was pretty consistent regarding this as well, although I never liked the original NES design.

nameless12345

Actually it's the other way around. Nintendo and Sony have great quality while Sega and Microsoft don't.

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The Sega consoles seemed like they had really good build quality. Nintendo was pretty consistent regarding this as well, although I never liked the original NES design.

nameless12345

Actually it's the other way around. Nintendo and Sony have great quality while Sega and Microsoft don't.

Nintendo,most of their consoles last generations,it's insane really!

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The Sega consoles seemed like they had really good build quality. Nintendo was pretty consistent regarding this as well, although I never liked the original NES design.

bigM10231

Actually it's the other way around. Nintendo and Sony have great quality while Sega and Microsoft don't.

the people who voted sony dont realise that their console reliability sucks. this is about reliability not games so anyone who doesnt vote sega or nintendo shouldnt play games in the first place

bigM10231

really? I only once encountered a problem with my phat ps2...all the playstations (psone phat, ps2 slim, ps3) have worked just fine :)

I think somebody is showing a little fanboyism ;)

(i did vote nintendo though because I like the classics)

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the people who voted sony dont realise that their console reliability sucks. this is about reliability not games so anyone who doesnt vote sega or nintendo shouldnt play games in the first place

bisonfan2010

really? I only once encountered a problem with my phat ps2...all the playstations (psone phat, ps2 slim, ps3) have worked just fine :)

I think somebody is showing a little fanboyism ;)

(i did vote nintendo though because I like the classics)

Nintendo, no doubt. That includes "curren-gen". They are in first place for a very good reason.

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[QUOTE="JoetheUndying"]

The Sega consoles seemed like they had really good build quality. Nintendo was pretty consistent regarding this as well, although I never liked the original NES design.

Emerald_Warrior

Actually it's the other way around. Nintendo and Sony have great quality while Sega and Microsoft don't.

Nintendo certainly has the best track record...

nintendo

when you think about it , Atari also gets a mention since in terms of reliability, many of the 30 year old 2600s still work, which is something .

heck , my PS2 died on me 3 times in the space of 7 years

Sega for sure! Last long and look better.

Well now, I got my PS1 back in '97, I was just a tadpole back then but I knew what I wanted the moment I saw it. My PS1 and I were inseperable and I damn near dragged that thing to hades and back and well, it started to show towards the end but if you talked real pretty to it and gave it some time, that little machine would get up and run me some of those old games long enough to satisfy. She weren't in no great shape when the PS2 came out but it still worked and we had one hell of a ride.

Now my PS2 came around, oh lesse now, must have been the summer of 02. No, tell a lie, it must have been more like 03. Yep, sometime about then. It was on the cusp of the year so forgive me if I don't right remember the exacts. But if it were possible I must have played that little thing even more than I played the PS1, being that I had a lot of free time when I was growin' up. Oh those summer days would go on and on. Why I remember I damn near didn't stop when I got Kingdom Hearts out of the box. Yep, and you know I still play that ol' thing from time to time because, as far as I can see, there just aint no library like it.

So it's '10 now, getting close to '11, and I've moved up in the world and I've got myself a big beast of a PS3 to pass the hours but I've been playing on sony for more than ten years. Heck, I was playin' sony before I even got my own play station. Not one of those machines ever truly let me down and after how I went with that PS1, I'm surprised the thing still turns on.

So you go on and tell me that Sony machines don't last. That's your right to do so, but I know. I got my memories.

It would definitely be between Nintendo and Sony. Sega's only good console was the Genesis, and Microsoft automatically gets disqualified because 70% of their consoles burn out like supernovas.

It would definitely be between Nintendo and Sony. Sega's only good console was the Genesis, and Microsoft automatically gets disqualified because 70% of their consoles burn out like supernovas.

Metal_Mario99

the original Xbox was very reliable

the PS2 had very poor reliability

neither sony nor Microsoft deserve the spot

also, Sega made great consoles and most of them very reliable, the only exception being the dreamcast

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It would definitely be between Nintendo and Sony. Sega's only good console was the Genesis, and Microsoft automatically gets disqualified because 70% of their consoles burn out like supernovas.

ohthemanatee

the original Xbox was very reliable

the PS2 had very poor reliability

neither sony nor Microsoft deserve the spot

also, Sega made great consoles and most of them very reliable, the only exception being the dreamcast

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[QUOTE="JoetheUndying"]

The Sega consoles seemed like they had really good build quality. Nintendo was pretty consistent regarding this as well, although I never liked the original NES design.

bigM10231

Actually it's the other way around. Nintendo and Sony have great quality while Sega and Microsoft don't.

Well, my original PS1 and PS2 (and they're the ones that probably got the most playtime) still work to this day, while both my Genesis and Dreamcast broke years ago. In fact, of all the systems I've ever owned, the Sega ones were the only ones that ever had any problems. I even dropped my PS1 down the stairs once and it still worked.

I guess everyone will have different experiences... But I think we can all agree on one thing: Microsoft consoles are the least reliable. :P

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[QUOTE="Metal_Mario99"]

It would definitely be between Nintendo and Sony. Sega's only good console was the Genesis, and Microsoft automatically gets disqualified because 70% of their consoles burn out like supernovas.

Emerald_Warrior

the original Xbox was very reliable

the PS2 had very poor reliability

neither sony nor Microsoft deserve the spot

also, Sega made great consoles and most of them very reliable, the only exception being the dreamcast

from what I heard the laser tends to stop working after a few years

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Actually it's the other way around. Nintendo and Sony have great quality while Sega and Microsoft don't.

The_Pig_Hostage

Well, my original PS1 and PS2 (and they're the ones that probably got the most playtime) still work to this day, while both my Genesis and Dreamcast broke years ago. In fact, of all the systems I've ever owned, the Sega ones were the only ones that ever had any problems. I even dropped my PS1 down the stairs once and it still worked.

I guess everyone will have different experiences... But I think we can all agree on one thing: Microsoft consoles are the least reliable. :P

actually the original xbox was built like a tank

Overheats like one too.

Overheats like one too.

Metal_Mario99

So Microsoft's consoles have gotten progressively worse instead of better.

So Microsoft's consoles have gotten progressively worse instead of better.

Metal_Mario99

so did sony when they went from the PS1 to the PS2

so did sega when they went from the Saturn to the Dreamcast

so did nintendo when they went from the N64 to any disc based console

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So Microsoft's consoles have gotten progressively worse instead of better.

ohthemanatee

so did sony when they went from the PS1 to the PS2

so did sega when they went from the Saturn to the Dreamcast

so did nintendo when they went from the N64 to any disc based console

I don't remember the GameCube overheating and melting itself into slag 70% of the time. And my Wii is fine too.

The thing with the Dreamcast is that the western models are only better than the original Japanese model with the lousy slow modem.

Any Japanese Dreamcast model manufactured afterwards is a whole lot better than the western models. They offer noticeably better performance and reliability.

Although to tell you the truth, I've never had any problems with my noisy 1998 launch Dreamcast, neither.

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So Microsoft's consoles have gotten progressively worse instead of better.

ohthemanatee

so did sony when they went from the PS1 to the PS2

so did sega when they went from the Saturn to the Dreamcast

so did nintendo when they went from the N64 to any disc based console

I prefer Sony's console, historically speaking. The PS1 and PS2 are both some of my favorite consoles ever. I even think highly of the PS3 though I don't own one.

Nintendo followed by Sega followed by Playstation followed by Atari and Microsoft

Over every generation it's been by far Nintendo. Out of 5 consoles, they've only had one i didn't like. MS has been pretty good so far, but both the original and 360 have had terrible build quality. PS2 and PS3 are nice, but PS1 was pretty mediocre, Genesis, Saturn and Dreamcast were all good, but not really that amazing either.

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[QUOTE="Metal_Mario99"]

So Microsoft's consoles have gotten progressively worse instead of better.

bigM10231

so did sony when they went from the PS1 to the PS2

so did sega when they went from the Saturn to the Dreamcast

so did nintendo when they went from the N64 to any disc based console

actually the dreamcast is the less reliable console sega has put out, it's not a train wreck like the 360 or a disc read error pronce console like the PS2, but it isless reliable then it's previous consoles

If you never had a problem with the dreamcast then lucky you, but its pretty much general knowledge that the dreamcast did not have the best reliability

the people who voted sony dont realise that their console reliability sucks. this is about reliability not games so anyone who doesnt vote sega or nintendo shouldnt play games in the first place

bigM10231

Nintendo and Sony.

Nintendo!

is this even questionable,

wii is number 1 for a reason , nes was to , as was snes

with that said nintendo

no one comes close especally in gen 7 where wii has exclusives

and the others share