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With a stunning library of games, immersive VR support and powerful new hardware, playstation is the console to beat this generation. And it’s been a great year so far: From the sweeping battle scenes of God of War to the tense and playful action of Marvel’s Spider-Man, the best playstation has taken us to far-flung galaxies, delved into our favourite characters’ pasts and transported us to bustling streets and living rooms across the world.
The PlayStation 2 was a game-changing console that moved gaming from kiddie sprites to textured 3D polygon graphics that were more lifelike than anything the Sega Saturn or Nintendo 64 could manage. It was also the first console to use CDs rather than cartridges, making it a more affordable system and offering greater storage capacity. Its sleek black design is still a winner today, with the DualShock controller undergoing only minor tweaks in subsequent iterations and the latest version, DualSense, introducing haptic feedback.
Like the Xbox Series X, the PlayStation 5 offers a smoother experience than previous iterations, with a sleek quick menu and fast loading times. It’s also the only console in its class to offer a 4K blu-ray player, which is great for displaying games at their best. A 256GB internal hard drive offers plenty of space for all your digital games, although we wish the standard model offered a bigger capacity to keep players from running out of space too quickly.