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PlayStation has undoubtedly enjoyed a lot of success throughout its three-decade run, and with a total of five generations till now, the platforms are considered to be the ultimate video game consoles with very little competition. However, this level of triumph does not come overnight, as countless days and nights have to be put in to earn the reputation that Sony has managed to create for itself.
PS boss Jim Ryan definitely deserves plenty of credit for this, and as he spends his final days as the company head, there are five games that stand out among the rest as his absolute favorites.
PlayStation Boss Jim Ryan Lists His Five Personal Favorite Video Games
Ryan recently sat down with Variety to have aconversationabout his long decade-spanning career at PlayStation, and to close things off, he also listed down his personal favorite titles from each PS generation leading up to the PS5. The first entry on his list is a game that laid the foundation for what the PlayStation was truly capable of even three decades ago, asRidge Racerpushed the racing genre forward on the PS1.
Released for Sony’s console in 1994, Ryan called the game “really different and a really fun and enjoyable game to play,” because according to him, “it set the standard” and a high benchmark for an entire gaming generation.
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Although that may have been an obvious choice for the PS1 era, it was the next entry on Ryan’s list that came off as an interesting surprise, asGTA 3is apparently the Sony boss’ favorite title from the good old PS2 times. The third mainlineGrand Theft Autoinstallment completely revamped the franchise, from the gameplay to the shift away from the top-down perspective, and even Jim Ryan admits just how “transformative” it really was “for that generation and as a cultural moment.”
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EveryGrand Theft Autothat followed usedGrand Theft Auto 3as a foundation and a blueprint, and the departing Sony boss says that it left “a huge and lasting impact on the gaming industry and certainly on PlayStation.”
Naughty Dog, Insomniac Games, and Santa Monica Studio Join the List
Continuing with listing down his favoritePSexperiences, Ryan chose Naughty Dog’s firstUnchartedgame,Drake’s Fortune, to be his top PS3 title. To no one’s surprise, as many players would agree, the next game on his list isMarvel’s Spider-Manby Insomniac Games, as it truly was an “amazing” PS4 experience that resonated quite “well with the PlayStation community.”
When asked about the current generation of Sony’s console, Ryan picked Santa Monica Studio’s Nordic epicGod of War Ragnarokas the best PS5 game, mainly because of how “wonderful” it is.
Do you agree with Ryan’s picks for the best PS games, or do you have your own personal favorites? Let us know in the comments!
Osama Farooq
Senior Gaming Content Editor / Critic
Articles Published :356
Ever since Osama was gifted the glorious PS2 more than two decades back, video games have formed a major part of his life, ranging from spending hours playing through every single Dragon Ball game he could find to witnessing the gaming industry evolve into something extraordinary in modern times. Building his collection of PlayStation consoles throughout the years all the way up until PS5, he prefers single-player experiences like The Last of Us and Persona, while also letting off steam on a daily basis with casual EA Sports FC matches. But the current rise in online multiplayer shooters will never really appeal to his old-school self.
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