Which genre of game can we attribute the PS2's success to the most?

It's either RPG or FPS. I can't really decide. Probably RPG though. With games such as FFX, FFXII, Rogue Galaxy, Kingdom Hearts 1 & 2, .hack series, Xenosaga series, Dragon Quest VIII, Dark Cloud 2, and so many others, I think I can confidently say that the RPG genre did it for the PS2.

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No, that's my OPINION. I'm asking everyone else what they think and at the same time giving everyone else what I think.

I would say RPG even if that is my least favorite genre, and action/adventure.

FPS won't be PS2's success. IMO, it will be PS2's not successful genre because it's hard to play FPS using a controller. For me, Time Splitter is the only good FPS in PS2. PCis the best for FPS.

Action/Adventure and maybe RPG.

Action Adventure is the clear winner because all the biggest titles for ps2 (the ones people rant about on the forums the most - gow, mgs, sotc,okami,dmc, re4, gta, pop, rachet + clank, jak, sly, tomb raider etc ) all fit in that genre.

Free Roam, platforming, survival, third person shooters, first person shooters are all different types of action adventure games.

For that matter, in my eyes all action rpgs are also action adventure games. KH, Ys, Shining force, valkyrie, odin sphere, .dothack and all are just action adventure games only with more items, menus, and a leveling up system.

traditional rpgs and strategy rpgs are mostly niche titles.

Sports games are a bigger genre than them even.

It's a decent question, and RPG is probably the best answer, but I really think the PS2 is what it is largely due to its vast variety of games. It has EVERYTHING, and lots of it.

Sure there's the FF series, but what about SOCOM, MGS, GOW.....it goes on forever!