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[RetroGamingUK]

Started off great (apart from the RROD fiasco), but the last few years being dedicated to Kinect really soured me on it

My top 20 would be…

1. PS2
2. Switch
3. Dreamcast
4. PS1
5. SNES
6. PS4
7. MegaDrive
8 Nintendo 64
9. PS3
10. PSP
11. GameCube
12. Xbox
13. Xbox 360
14. Saturn
15. DS
16. NES
17. PS5
18. 3DS
19. Master System
20. PS Vita

After Halo 3, Halo Reach, Gears 1, 2, 3 there just weren’t enough great exclusives for me, certainly not enough to put it in my top 10.

I’d rank the original Xbox above it thanks to Halo 1, 2, Fable, Jet Set Radio Future, Panzer Dragoon Orta and the amazing console exclusive port of Half-Life 2.

PS3 just had way more great exclusives; Last of Us, Metal Gear Solid 4, Uncharted 1, 2, 3, God of War III, Demon’s Souls, Little Big Planet, Journey.

As for their next two consoles, I think One X and Series X were excellent hardware, but zero great exclusives for me, so they don’t even make my top 20.

 

[Ceadeus]

Oh fuck yes it is.

It had so many things going for it that it seemed unfair for what came next. The ultimate combo was having a 360 and a Wii.

Sure the RROD is unfortunate but aside from this incident, this console release felt like the start of a new movement, of something big.

The design was almost perfect, swapable faceplate, big lighted button, removable HDD and a brand new controller design. It had the best UI design, customizable to your liking and also introducing achievements! Gamer profile, friend list and party chat. Also helped a ton introducing the independant scene with XBLA. Like, that console was the ultimate video game system, period!

During that time, Microsoft KNEW exactly what gamer were looking for and they delivered on every level and then more.

 

[YCoCg]

I'd lean towards yes, at least in the UK, the 360 generation was MS' strongest outing and it ushered in a lot of things we use today as well as boosting online/lobby culture.

 

[aygomyownroad]

Absolutely not.

PS1
PS2
PS3
Sega Megadrive
Sega Saturn
Nintendo SNES, 64, Switch Wii
All above it minimum.

 

[joeygreco1985]

Yes based on library and feature set alone. The reliability was bad though. I went through 3 consoles that generation.

 

[freefornow]

360 is in my top 5 for sure, but that is a reflection of the limited amount of console hardware I have owned.
Top selling consoles worlwide paint a more realistic picture.

 

[consoul]

I voted no, but I think we can all agree it's top 5 Xbox consoles of all time.

Props to the blades UI though. It was a really good interface. Pity they didn't stick with it.

 

[QLQ]

It did have a terrible tail end. But I think PS3 had a pretty rough beginning.

The tail end was terrible, but overall not enough unique software, pretty much everything on 360 could be played on the PS3 (the best games).

 

[Artistic]

I don't think so personally, but I'd have to think long and hard on this.

PS2, N64, and GameBoy Advance probably all rank higher for me in my lifetime for sure. Toss up after that.

Easily the best Xbox console without question from a software/exclusive standpoint.

 

[Horseganador]

It's not even in the top 10, the 360 is the most flawed console in history and has had a disgraceful second half of the generation focused on Kinect.

 

[Little Chicken]

You will never get a serious discussion about Xbox here, don't bother.

 

[Synastry]

Lets see.

1.NES/PS1
2. SNES/PS2
3. PS4/WII
4. Switch/PS5
5. PS3/N64

Nope not in my list atleast.

 

[Hookshot]

SNES
Switch
PS2
DC
X360

Looks like it.

 

[ungalo]

Probably not in top 5 but close.

But for the record Switch is not even top 20 in my book, shit console with shit games imo.

 

[Deerock71]

I'm saying no. MAYBE, if we keep it to North America. MAYBE.

 

[Yoboman]

05-08 were top 5 all time.

09-10 were okay nothing amazing

10-13 of Kinect Kinect Kinect were bottom 3 of all time. Only beaten by Xbox One being even worse

So on the whole it lands somewhere in the middle. It's basically reverse PS3 which sucked up front and was amazing towards the end, and PS3 is also middle pack all time

 

[DirtInUrEye]

No.

It's based on the 2nd half of its life cycle.

The 2nd half (post Kinect) was absolutely pathetic.

I dunno much about that; we were all too busy playing Halo online. And then later, Modern Warfare (and Battlefield 3 at 30fps.) Amazing advancements in multiplayer were on the 360, it was revolutionary.

 

[PurePlatinum]

If it’s not Top 5 it’s like riiiiight there at six or seven.

Completely changed the game.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

The tail end was terrible, but overall not enough unique software, pretty much everything on 360 could be played on the PS3 (the best games).

It comes down to exclusives really

Neither Xbox 360 or PS3 had enough great exclusives to be ranked high enough for me.

 

[RoboFu]

1.snes
2.nes
3.genesis
4.playstation
5.playstation2
6.switch
7.dreamcast
8.GameCube
9.sega Saturn
10.pcengine

 

[WoJ]

It's my favorite console of all time.

 

[CoreyFlawless]

PS2
PS1
Xbox 360
Swatch
Dreamcast
Wii
PS4
Ps3
Xbox
GameCube
N64


Too early to say about Xbox series and ps5 gen. But both on the low maybe.

Anything before ps1, I play but was such young kid I just play bunch of random games on nes and genesis that I don’t really remember much about. So yeah Xbox 360 easily for me, in the top 5.

 

[deriks]

Never really measure the top console, but I'm not sure if the 360 has a place there. I mean, the console was very nice, but the initial start was more of a luck shot than a real win
- launched first, but Red Rings of Death and so many games was just "cleaner" versions of past gen. Wasn't a Saturn launch situation most because of the quantity of games releasing
- development kit was more easy than PS3, so games run better, still, not really future proof since DVD got old kinda fast and if you bought the Core or Arcade versions of the console, you're fucked
- Microsoft helped indies, but no quality control whatsoever and the store got bloated with garbage games
- not everyone had a HD tv back then, but took two years to a model release with a HDMI port
- after 2010 Microsoft started to go "tv tv tv" and stopped only after Phil Spencer took the main chair, in late 2013. Still stinks to this day thou

Nintendo, Sega and Sony goes on the top 5 for sure

 

[existensmaximum]

Master System
Mega Drive
NES
SNES

Are my top, indisputable four choices. As for the fifth.. Hmm.. Gameboy, Gameboy Advance or maybe PC Engine. I can list several more consoles that are better than the Xbox 360 too.

 

[Badlucktroll]

it was cool with stuff like halo and gears and bioshock and mass effect but i got rrod’ed like twice and then was like fuck this and forgot about it and just played ps3 right around uncharted, mgs4, ect

 

[nial]

I'll be honest with you pal, aggressively mid console.

05-08 were top 5 all time.

2007 had Crackdown, Forza Motorsport 2, Halo 3, Lost Odyssey, Project Gotham Racing 4 and Mass Effect. I don't care for most of these, but that's still a respectable lineup.
2008 had Too Human, Fable 2, Gears of War 2, Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts and Scene It? and Lips shovelware. This IS aggressively mid.

 

[GametimeUK]

There's an argument to be made that it was a top 5 console. The best version of most multiplats, the online connectivity and user interface etc. It had stellar exclusives in the first half of the life cycle. I can see why because as an eco system it felt really coherent.

I prefer PS3 personally as its my fave console of all time mainly because of the Sony exclusives.

 

[WorldHero]

Yes, it had Xbox Live Arcade (R.I.P.)

 

[BennyBlanco]

1. SNES
2. DS
3. Switch
4. PS2
5. 360

360 deserves a ton of credit for making online console gaming mainstream and those summer of XBLA games giving us some classic indies. I might actually like Dreamcast more but 360 in its prime was very good.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

I'll be honest with you pal, aggressively mid console.

2007 had Crackdown, Forza Motorsport 2, Halo 3, Lost Odyssey, Project Gotham Racing 4 and Mass Effect. I don't care for most of these, but that's still a respectable lineup.
2008 had Too Human, Fable 2, Gears of War 2, Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts and Scene It? and Lips shovelware. This IS aggressively mid.

After 2007 360 just nosedived in terms of great exclusives. The later Halo and Gears games were shadows of their former greatness.

After 2009 their E3 conferences spent way too much time on Kinect shovelware.

Don’t get me started on them replacing the blades interface with this shit…

…Don Mattrick was fucking up Xbox long before 2013.

 

[Kings Field]

lol no

 

[RetroGamingUK]

lol no

That avatar

 

[Syphon Filter]

yes it is for sure. ps1,ps2,snes,360,genesis. its fine if you dont have it in your top 5 but if its not top 10 then you're not a gamer.

 

[m14]

The tail end was terrible, but overall not enough unique software, pretty much everything on 360 could be played on the PS3 (the best games).

The 360 ran the vast majority of multiplatform games better.

 

[The Lunch Legend]

For me:

1 - PS2
2 - PSX
3 - NES
4 - Xbox 360
5 - Sega Saturn

So, it's a YES from me!

 

[cireza]

Best of its gen, for sure. But top 5 overall ? Yeah no, all the top spots belong to consoles before the PS360 gen.

 

[majestix1988]

No. its just died when 3rd year starts due ps3 exclusive push makes it not worth to purchase on long run but still its a console for better MP but some user prefer ps3 due its more on single player experience adding gradually losing japanese game support such as jrpg or other things


i forgot rrod are worst than ps3's ylod

 

[Judge Magister]

It was an awesome console. Best MS did. Not Top 5 though.

 

[winjer]

I got the RROD and error E73. Had to send it twice for repair. And MS ramped up fan speed on it, making it a bit annoying to play with.
Then there was the stupid avatars.
So I would rank it as one of the worst.

 

[nial]

After 2007 360 just nosedived in terms of great exclusives. The later Halo and Gears games were shadows of their former greatness.

After 2009 their E3 conferences spent way too much time on Kinect shovelware.

Don’t get me started on them replacing the blades interface with this shit…

…Don Mattrick was fucking up Xbox long before 2013.

To be fair, I did forget Ninja Gaiden 2, which was apparently produced by the now-defunct Microsoft Game Studios Japan, even if Tecmo still published it in Japan, while Microsoft published it in the rest of the world.
Same deal with MGSJ producing Infinite Undiscovery, but that's an even weirder case, as it was published by Square Enix everywhere. It's terrible, though, so I don't think anyone cares about it not being listed, lol.

 

[QLQ]

It comes down to exclusives really

Neither Xbox 360 or PS3 had enough great exclusives to be ranked high enough for me.

PS3 did have gaming defining games though. Uncharted 2 and Last of Us. Not enough exclusives? From 1st party alone had top tier exclusives like the aforementioned Uncharted and TLOU, plus it had Resistance, Killzone, some of the best Ratchet & Clank games, Infamous, Motorstorm. God of War, Gran Turismo 5 & 6, Puppeteer, MLB The Show, Warhawk, Fat Princess. Then from 3rd party side it had Metal Gear Solid 4 (still there), Valkyria Chronicles, Demon's Souls (Sony IP), Folklore, 3D Dot Game Heroes, Ni No Kuni, to name a few.

People also forgetting PS3 is capable of playing all Psone discs and many PSone Classics were available to purchase from the PS Store for $6-$10 a pop. PS3 also had PS2 BC, first by integrated hardware then PS2 emulation which was pretty much flawless and all PS2 discs worked, making it the ultimate BC machine. Not enough exclusives you say? You got it very wrong with the PS3.

 

[QLQ]

The 360 ran the vast majority of multiplatform games better.

Yeah sure. Still not exclusives.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Nes, Snes, PS1 to ps4, Dreamcast, PS Vita, Gamecube, Switch, Xbox are the best

 

[TropicanaTwista]

I don't think so. It's high points you could make a strong case, but it really wasn't a consistently great console for a couple of reasons. Early on with the RROD being a big one. Then after a couple years, when PS3 just beaten their gaming catalog, but a good bit imo.

People always talk about the Xbox1 being the downfall of Xbox, but it really started before that. The last 2 or 3 years of 360, were really poor.

 

[Sebastian1295]

Nes, snes, n64, gamecube, ps1, ps2, atari 2600, and sega genesis were all better than the 360 and you could even add more consoles to that list that were better than the 360.

 

[DAHGAMING]

For me yes, the RROD was a big fuck up but other than that it was great. Halo, Gears, Forza, Project Gotham, Fable, even Crackdown 1 and 2 were decent. They brought online console gaming to us with Xbox (I know PS2 had it with the network adapter but it was very basic), then brought us friends lists, party chats, easy invites, friends lists ect, PS3 would get these features but later and they didnt funtion as well. It was an important console that laid the foundations of how we game on consoles today. It made Sony up there game for the PS4, I worry with Xbox not competeing properly in the console space anymore it leaves little pressure on Sony and we can already see them taking the foot off the gas, we could do with someone pressing them like the 360 era.

 

[Lord Malachite]

No. It has the highest hardware failure rate of all time. And it is not from a very good generation. It's the most successful Xbox, but it's not a Top 5 Console Of All Time.

Neither is the PS3.

 

[Kilau]

It’s a top 5 Xbox console.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

I don't think so. It's high points you could make a strong case, but it really wasn't a consistently great console for a couple of reasons. Early on with the RROD being a big one. Then after a couple years, when PS3 just beaten their gaming catalog, but a good bit imo.

People always talk about the Xbox1 being the downfall of Xbox, but it really started before that. The last 2 or 3 years of 360, were really poor.

The latter part of the Xbox 360 generation is emblematic of the same problems that plagued the Xbox One and Xbox Series consoles. Literally no compelling first party games and doubling down on increasingly weaker versions of franchises like Halo, Gears, and Forza.

So yes, it was the beginning of the end all the way back to the later 360 gen

J Allard and Peter Moore knew who to run a gaming company; Don Mattrick and Phil Spencer did not.

 

[clarky]

Not quite for me.