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What are the best video game consoles, old or new, to buy in 2022?

>>5777 I've had a N3DS XL for years. It's really nice to load up with roms, and homebrewing has gotten really easy over the years. Been playing FFVII on it recently.

>>5781 I've had a DSi for many years and installed TWiLight Menu++ a year or two ago (haven't updated it since then and don't care to), just to play some rom hacks. https://wiki.ds-homebrew.com/twilightmenu/ I remember wanting a 3DS many years ago but never got one. I don't think it's worth it anymore. Back then I thought I had to have the newest and shiniest gaming consoles but nowadays i'm fine with anything before 2005.

Game consoles aren't even worth buying anymore. Just emulate everything on your computer or even your phone if you use one.

>>5777 Unironically the Sega Saturn. The homebrew scene has exploded just the past two years. https://yt.artemislena.eu/watch?v=NqKKExcTaKo Not to mention all the hidden gems. If you saw this exact same post in another thread, it's not deja vu. I just got the wrong thread.

>>5784 I agree with you, but only for the 5 first console generations. Even now, 32/64bit console emulation is kind of hit or miss. The Dolphin emulator does a near flawless job at emulating the gamecube, while PS2's PCSX2 is a huge mess. Even with N64 I prefer real hardware.

>>5785 Is there a mainline sonic game for the saturn? No? Then what's the point of having one?

>>5787 These games are pretty cool I think. >So many fighting games >Panzer Dragoon >Cotton 2/Boomerang >Sakura Wars >Lunar Silver Star Story >Grandia Best version on Saturn >Virtual-On: Cyber Troopers >Bulk Slash fuarrrking amazing mecha game which recently got a fuarrrking amazing english localization with voice acting and twin stick support. I can't suck this game's dick enough. It's a masterpiece. But no mainline Sonic though. So you're right, it's a pretty soykaf console.

>>5784 Emulation is illegal and you can go to jail for it. I have several friends who downloaded one ROM off the internet and they got fined over $100,000 and faced 10 years in prison. It's a serious issue.

the PlayStation 2 is the best console you could ever buy, has well know gems and hidden gems, this console belongs to the last generation without DLC. also you have backwards compatibility with PlayStation 1 and you can play games without buying discs with modified memory cards.

>>5791 What PS1 and PS2 games do you recommend?

>>5793 PlayStation 2: - Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty - Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater - Silent Hill 2 - Silent Hill 3 - SSX - Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (the original PS2 version has better ambience effects, better lighting and the radio is complete) - Shadow of The Colossus - Ico - Rule of Rose - Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne - Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES - Jak II - Ultimate Spider-Man - Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly - Resident Evil 4 PlayStation 1 - LSD DREAM EMULATOR - Metal Gear Solid 1 - Silent Hill - Spider-Man - Tony Hawk Pro Skater - Soul Reaver: Legacy of Kain - Crash Bandicoot - Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back - Final Fantasy IX - Policenauts - Resident Evil 2 - Wipeout 2097 - Medal of Honor - PaRappa the Rapper

>>5787 only playing sega consoles for sonic is the most retarded soykaf.

>>5796 only playing nintendo consoles for mario is the most retarded soykaf

>>5784 I was so surprised how good the Switch emulates. I keep thinking that modern consoles aren't emulateable because the PS2 is still not solved but nope. Just got Ryujinx, followed a guide, got Mario Kart 8, and it just worked.

>>5794 Here, I'll help you out. >>5793 PlayStation 2: - Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty - Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater - Silent Hill 2 - Silent Hill 3 - SSX - Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (the original PS2 version has better ambience effects, better lighting and the radio is complete) - Shadow of The Colossus - Ico - Rule of Rose - Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne - Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES - Jak II - Ultimate Spider-Man - Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly - Resident Evil 4 PlayStation 1 - LSD DREAM EMULATOR - Metal Gear Solid 1 - Silent Hill - Spider-Man - Tony Hawk Pro Skater - Soul Reaver: Legacy of Kain - Crash Bandicoot - Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back - Final Fantasy IX - Policenauts - Resident Evil 2 - Wipeout 2097 - Medal of Honor - PaRappa the Rapper Ahh, much better.

>>5794 >>5801 I'd add in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night for the PS1. Now it's complete.

>>5791 >>5794 >>5801 >>5803 >>5793 Greetings Lain! My best friend is a dedicated game collector of all systems. He's got shelves brimming with games like a library, including several arcade cabinets. Before I moved from the country, he gave me an original Playstation because nearly every time I'd visit I usually asked to play Tekken 2. We grew up in the 90's. As a kid, I didn't obtain a system of my own but when my older brothers briefly had a PSX I played Tekken 2 and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater alot. As a teenager I didn't pay much attention to games because I could visit my buddies to play. My friend and I knew we'd miss each other very much. After he bought an Xstation from a contact he has via social media for a couple hundred bucks, he was confident to give me his ol' pride n' joy and a selection of his dearest games. Someday he'll visit me for a change, and when he does we're going to smoke a ton of weed, gobble mangoes & Japanese food, and dive into gaming like there's no tomorrow. I was surprised to receive his gift. He guards his collection like Smaug does the dwarven treasure. I swore to compile a respectable collection so I'll enjoy gaming for years to come. I scoured the net through ebay and similar sites for used games, usually disc only, knowing many have in-game tutorials anyway. Most had evident signs of previous use. No matter! Because folks at the local video-game resale store would polish the discs like brand new for a couple dollars each. I had all my Playstation games refinished. Its fantastic to pop a CD into the console and get straight into the game. Indeed, the latest and greatest look like feature-films and are ultra interactive. I'm comfortable being conscious that I'm indulging a charming fantasy whenever I play. At this moment, the original Playstation is barely among the ranks of vintage consoles. So Lain, several of the games already listed here are being sold for hundreds of dollars each. Like my buddy, most collectors refuse to remove these increasingly rare games from their exalted mantlepieces. A "like-new" Ps1 console complete with cables and a dual-shock controller is obtainable from a good shop for fifty dollars or less. If you decide to go the Ps2 route, even Ps3, you can potentially play. . . up to 10,000 games. You could grab a mystery box of 10 miscellaneous games and you're guaranteed to get several interesting ones. Lately I've been into the following: Ghost in the Shell Ape Escape Harvest Moon - Back to Nature & last but definitely not least Final Fantasy IV from Squaresoft's "Chronicles" re-release including none other than Chrono Trigger for a whopping two legendary Super Nintendo games in one case. Awesome. I never played attention RPGs before but I'm so glad I got this. I totally get it now. These games are TIGHT. Ahh! Music to my ears. That intro will never get old. You're the best, buddy.

>>5777 buy a chinese emulator with 500 pirated games for 40 bucks im gonna get one and ittll probably be comfy

>>5844 Or just buy a controller and install Gentoo or some other GNU/Linux distribution.

>>5845 A portable handheld is more fun

>>5781 >>5783 Big fan of the 3ds. Have an O3DS and N3DS myself and the homebrew community did such a good job at breaking the consoles apart that you can do alot on it very easily. Especially love making themes for it. Wish the Switch had themes too. (thankfully Homebrew brings "themes" back on the switch, tho.)

consoles are blackboxed PCs. Buy a cheap thinkpad, install Gentoo or OpenBSD, buy a controller, and run emulators.

>>5791 Oof that looks beautiful. What's the monitor? >>5794 Fantastic list

>GayStation >NOOOOOOO! YOU SHOULDN'T BE ALLOWED TO CHANGE YOUR SYSTEM'S TIME! YOU HAVE TO CONNECT TO OUR GAYSTATION NETWORK 24/7! >WE MUST REMOVE ALL BACKWARDS COMPATIBILITY AND PHYSICAL MEDIA BECAUSE NOBODY SHOULD EVER BE ALLOWED TO PLAY GAMES OVER A YEAR AND A HALF OLD! WE HATE PRESERVATION! >WE GIVE YOU OUR NEW STREAMING SERVICE! NO MORE BUYING GAMES! NO MORE OWNERSHIP! Sony is a soykaf organization and so are Nintendo and Microsoft. Stick with PCs.

>>5855 Do you see any mention of modern PlayStation ITT? I only see switch. Nintendo may be a soykaf company. But at least Switch works offline and doesn't push digital only as much. (For now)

>>5777 I would just assemble a decent computer, buy a controller and use emulators.

>>5858 Seriously this! Any other response at this point is insane.

>>5864 I can understand getting a console if you like collecting games or if the emulators are bad.

>>5866 Except the emulators aren't bad and there's no point in collecting games. Everything is online now. Just stream it on Google Stadia.

>>5849 Go back to /g/. Thinkpads suck.

The Ayn Odin is a pretty awesome emulation device that is worth considering. Android based with good QoL improvements, can emulate most PS2/GC, great build quality and feature set, amazing battery life, and dock with video out. You can even throw Windows on it and run AAA circa-2012 equivalent demand games, making the majority of current indie PC games viable. Depending on model it's between $200-$300.

>>5878 Thinkpads > m*cbooks

>>5879 >Windows performance I got to correct myself here, just found out it's not nearly that good. Windows shouldn't be a point of consideration for the device I guess. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FWoHbTymzHX0w9wPf5sNIoR_hEGEV3YHg1achKPnl-0

>>5877 >the emulators aren't bad Truthfully, I can't think of any badly emulated non-legacy systems except XBox and maybe PS2. >there's no point in collecting games Depends on who you ask. It's like collecting music. Most people, if you ask them - will say that it's a waste of money now that it's more available than ever with streaming and whatnot. ...Is what I would say if scalpers didn't ruin everything. But if you grew up with those physical games and emulate them on a pc with entirely different controllers on a desktop monitor years later, you will feel the difference. Of course, you can buy a gamepad adapter and hook your machine to your Tv - and if that works for you, great. Don't get me wrong, I still emulate games for the consoles which I do not own and got no attached emotion to. (Pre PS2) Ok I'm done sperging.

>>5777 Steamdeck and Switch. I'm having a lot of fun with both. For hacked stuff, Hacked Wii, hacked DSi, hacked 3DS. All are great.

>>5883 >Steamdeck >Nintendo no thanks >Hacked Wii, DSi, 3DS use emulators instead

Just get an entry level gaming laptop with an rtx 3060 and ryzen cpu. Gaming pc's have become crazy expensive, switch is garbage, ps5 and xbox only have new tripple a consuumer soy games. You can run all the emulations for your soykafty retro games on it anyway.

>>5885 >use emulators instead You realize people mod these consoles to run emulators on those consoles right?

The PSP is built like a brick. MGA 1+2, Danganronpa, Carnage Hearts EXA, can emulate a fair few older consoles. Battery life is fair but not perfect. That can be modded, though. Not very likely to get you robbed in public either - who wants a moldy old fuarrrking PSP? Not the kind of people interested in robbing you.

>>5777 Just softmod an original Xbox, PS2 or Wii, the Wii softmod is definitely the easiest of the 3 if you're gonna mod a console

What a good thread I say the ps2 and ps3

I just ordered an J27H002 wii wireless module so I can connect a wiimote to my pc. I'm going to follow this online guide: https://rys.pw/books/wiki/page/converting-wiis-bluetooth-module-to-a-usb-dongle. I never had a home console ever in my life, I only had handhelds, mom bought me a gba when I was 11 and a ds lite when i was 14, and arround that age i'd come over to my neighborhood friend that had a wii and come over to play their wii games with him and his brother. I always wanted to own a wii but never did so i will play games that i had missed in my childhood and hopefully will give me lots of nostalgia dopamine hits. :)

>>5784 I hear you but I like handheld consoles because they are more comfortable to hold than cellphones. I like to sit in my bed on lazy days and game on an handheld console plus I travel a lot so handhelds are more practical. Also call me sentimental but the novelty of booting up a consol and launching a game is so satisfying. Better than launching an emulator imo. Personally I have handhelds which I have homebrewed and then I use emulators on my computer for anything that is too advanced for my handhelds to run

The PS Vita has the entire PSP and PS1 library (with a few mainstream PS2 games) behind it aswell as an active homebrew scene bringing over Android games among other stuff. The library is pretty okay if you enjoy PS games. Incredibly beautiful and sleek system to hold and I only imagine the homebrew scene getting better as time goes on. Get a 1000 model if you can, the OLED screen is worth it. 3DS (buy a new 3DS if you like homebrew) has a good library of comfy RPGs. Shin Megami Tensei, Bravely Default, and Monster Hunter come to mind. Switch has a lot of good home console games ported over to it and can do fairly good emulation but it's less streamlined compared to other consoles. But any of those handheld PCs can do that and many times even emulate the switch itself.

>>6531 I really want to get a PS vita and homebrew it but I haven't been able to find one cheap

>>6532 Was there ever any way around the base firmware that was needed to put CFW on it for softmodding?

Like a few people in this thread have already said, the PSvita is a great handheld once it has been hacked. Every game from every region (including ps1 and psp games) is available at the press of a button in the pkg store, I have a 128gb sd card and have half filled it with games. Homebrew is plentiful too, there's a built in psp emulator, custom themes and a really useful file manager called Vitashell that lets you ftp into it super easy. Hacking and instillation of the custom firmware is a breeze too, providing your not thick in the head. There's a guide online and its likely to never be patched as the console is discontinued now.

>>6525 bought all the parts and managed to make it work :)

>>5777 >What are the best video game consoles, old or new, to buy in 2022? I think right now the best you can get if price isnt an issue is either a steam deck or something like it, they're infinitely customizable and can emulate most of not all consoles. Other then that its quite easy to get CFW working on a PS3, though its terrible at emulating DOS and you cant emulate Sega Saturn or Nintendo 64 but other than those you can fill up an external ssd with as many PSX, PS2 and PS3 games as you could ever hope to play, as well as all the stuff that retroarch can do on the platform. ive even heard of people using their PS3's as Gnu Linux PCs but it doesnt seem to be quite there yet Ive had a PS3 running EvilNat for a few years now and its been pretty great, only big issue is that good quality peripherals are becoming rarer by the day (pic rel my stinky old ps3 running dosbox)

I bought one of these last summer. It can play everything up to PSP and Dreamcast with no problems. I use it mainly for SEGA CD with the Switch Genesis controller which I found secondhand on eBay for a decent price.

PC Master Race forever But a PS5 is ok too

>>6535 >its likely to never be patched as the console is discontinued now. Watch out with that, lastest patch was 3.74, 9 months ago, even after discontinued. It's recommended to never update and apply the spoof. Maybe I'm being paranoid, but who ever knows.

>>6538 Sick!! Looks like an awesome project. I think I'm gonna have to give it a shot because I need to catch up on some Wii games as well

>>5777 Your smartphone + a gamepad

>>5781 >>5783 >>5848 Basically my experience. the 3DS line is fantastic to hack. Recently i've been using mine for the virtual console on it. Can even import romhacks and run it like a regular virtual console game. Looking into hacking the switch so I can side-load L4T on it. (and also using custom themes. I miss the 3ds themes...)

I can't help but have a soft spot for the Game Boy Micro. I understand why people with large hands or imperfect eye sight may not like it, but to me the size was never an issue. Loved how small and light it was, and the screen looked great for GBA games; bright enough to be seen clearly, but not oversaturated like the IPS panels modders have started swapping into older GBA models. Not to mention the premium build quality compared to other Nintendo handhelds. I enjoy the PSPgo for much the same reason. They're just two consoles that exemplify what it means to be a "handheld".

>>5791 Comfiest gaming experience of my life was setting up HDLoader with an entire library of games on my PS2 phat connected to an old Trinitron. I don't quite have the same patience for JRPGs anymore, but during that winter I played through Xenogears, the Xenosaga trilogy, Dragon Quest V, Tales of Legendia, and who knows what else. Good times.

>>5777 to be honest very few. Just get a laptop or desktop with some emulators and hook up a controller. If you want something in a handheld format maybe a psp or ps vita jail broken.

>>6666 PC master-race until the game studio cheaps out on pc-port and releases a glitchy mess of a game.

You can get a PSVita at a decent price, install a CFW, and play a bunch of games including all your favorite PSP and PSX titles free and remote play with a PSP or use the moonlight hack to stream PC titles.

psvita for emu old ps games n3ds for emu old nintendo games

Try GBA. It is really cheap to buy or DIY. Or PSP. Consoles with huge homebrew software.

>>5789 Strange, I've emulated games before and that never happens to me at all, I guess you live in a country where emulation/piracy is pretty much illegal, even if the company went bankrupt and no longer sells those games, it's still flat out illegal. Where I live, I guess it's legal as long as you don't make any money off of it or something along those lines

>>5777 not the switch, I hate it, it's way too big to be used as an actual handheld and is fuarrrking up all other handhelds to be more like it anyway the 3ds is really good if you're willing to mod it which is easy, I would also say a fully backwards compatible ps3 but it's a bit of a pain if you dont have an older monitor with speakers or a built in headphone jack

>>5777 Old: PS Vita (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JNEDnl8XXA). See >>6535 New: Steam Deck OLED

Get an older fat model Playstation 2, get a HDD adapter and slap a hard drive in that sucker. You don't necessarily need a Free McBoot memory card since you can image the hard drive and have it boot FMCB from that. You can even use it to create your own FMCB memcard from there. You can install and run games straight from the disk, use it for virtual memory cards, run some modded PS2 games (like Japanese audio undubs for example), add saves to your memory card, etc etc. Get yourself a nice CRT with component or S-Video while you're at it.

>>7569 >The Nintendo Switch (NX) is way too big to be used as an actual handheld Have you considered the Nintendo Switch Lite? It's a handheld console bigger than the Game Boy Micro and Advance models. >3DS is really good The console was a commercial success than its predecessor, the Virtual Boy.

I'm hearing a lot of good things about a modded PS2, but can't a modded PS3 do the same things? I don't mind buying both but I just want to know so I can find out if I can kill two birds with one stone.