Top 10 Best Consoles for JRPGs

My top 3 would be Switch, PS1, and PSP.

It's not a matter of opinion, but fact, that the PS1 is the best console for JRPGs.

And my beloved Vita comes in a notch below the 3DS. Story of its life.

i started playing jrpgs back in ps3 days around 2008 because back then western 3rd parties games are all about zombie shooters or some mediocre super hero stuff i was bored with them back then , so change of pace i started playing games like eternal sonata , tales of vesperia ..
Now here i am still playing jrpg since 2008..

#1 obviously PC because of emulation and JP devs have been putting their games on Steam A LOT in the past 5 or so years

Switch is full of ports and shitty RPGs, almost no good exclusives. SMTV, Xenoblade, Fire Emblem, that's all.

Every sony console, SNES, Switch, DS, 3DS. Easy.

If we're talking about the best JRPGs I've played that would easily go to PS1 and SNES. But if we're talking about the most (with some amazing titles mixed in), then that would be the PS4, Vita, and Switch.

Honestly, the more and more I use my steam deck (it’s finally getting some more love after finishing tears of the kingdom on switch) the more I realize that with Emudeck and the vast majority of games being on PC (or eventually making their way to it) that it’s probably the best modern “all in one” system. You should do a video of “if you HAD to pick ONE system” which would you pick? Pretty sure I’d say the steam deck or the switch. (Though, modded vitas and 3ds’ are pretty sweet too)

Would you consider listing "every JRPG that Erick Landon RPG would play"
you could even break it down to a video per console, I bet it would make great content and a lot of us would try games we didn't know existed. (or we could make it into a... Erick Landon's complete JRPG challenge!)
reminds me of the animaniacs when yako sings the countries of the world 😂

The Switch was my favorite to play JRPGs on until I got a Steam Deck. The vast amount of games on that thing with its emulation capabilities is just insane

Started jrpgs on the ps1 era but I agree that the ps2 really went all out with them. After I was done with one, another would came out right away and they just kept innovating the genre as well.

Ni No Kuni started on the DS, not the PS3.

Putting the Snes on spot 10 is ridiculous. It has Terranigma
Illusion of Gaia
Soul Blazer
ActRaiser
Super Mario RPG
Final Fantasy IV, V and VI
Lufia 2
Secret of Mana
Front Mission
Live A Live
Chrono Trigger
Romancing SaGa, 2
Breath of Fire 1 and 2
Dragon Quest IV and 5
Tactics Ogre
Treasure of the Rudras
Star Ocean
Ys 4: Mask of the Sun
Treasure Hunter G
Earthbound
The 7th Saga
Harvest Moon
Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 SNES

And I'm forgetting a lot of games probably

SNES didn't have many, but so many of them were great!.. Gameboy (Advance)/DS with its Dragon Quest remasters, Etrian Odyssey & especially Fire Emblems.., but Today Switch has it all! (Switch 2 will rule)

Funny enough you could say that I started my Jrpg journey on the Game Boy Color. I guess that’s why I’ve always related the genre to Nintendo and Handheld consoles. But, regardless we JRPG fans have been eating well these past thirty-or so years

My list would be different of course but I think you nailed the top 3 for sure!

Mr Landon i know you may or may not answer this but have you ever said how many rpgs you had or did a room tour or whatever

I was surprised to see PS3 on number 5 but you're right it's such an underrated console!

1) PS2
2) PS1
3) SNES
4) PSP
5) DS
6) GBA
7) PS3
8) SWITCH
9) VITA
10) NES

I have a modded Vita but I'm not sure if it runs PS2 games I have a lot of PS1 ROMs anyone have a link to a good modding video for Vita?

I really give the credit to the PS4. Before the PS4, I felt high budget JRPGs were declining. Then suddenly we have FF, Persona 5, KH, DQ11, Nier Automata and among others. Might not be the console with most JRPGs but surely one of the consoles that revive higher budget JRPGs.

PS1, Switch, and 3DS are my favorite RPG consoles of all time. Great video!

If we count pokemon, then it may legit be gameboy

Its hard because ps1 had ff9 but ps2 had shadow hearts, ffx, and personas 2 and 3

Dont agree with ps4 since i think that most ps4 jrpgs are playable on other platforms as well such as pc, switch, xbox and so on. I got the ps4 from my brother last year and found out i already played almost every ps4 jrpg i was interested in despite not even having had a ps4. No hate i just wouldnt rank it that high personally.

If xenasaga ever get remastered on switch that system has potential to be number 1. Either day completely agree with this list and ps2 has so many iconic jrpgs that never got re released. I wish emulation was better on ps2. Valkyrie profile 2 n xenosaga is unplayable on emulation. I would buy those games in a heart beat if it got released.

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I definitely agree with the PS2 being top. I first fell in love with the genre on that system, and it has something for everyone. Cute and colorful, twisted and dark, medieval-esque setting, technological fantasy, modern Japan, late nineteenth to early twentieth century, hidden gems, popular franchises, strategy, action, turn-based: you name it!

No saturn ? really !!!
this console have her place here.

By only owning a PS5 and a PS2 you can access the vast majority of RPG's due to backwards compatibility goodness, fortunately you can also access most PS3 RPG's through PS Plus subscription and they are also remastering most of them. My last Nintendo console was the N64 back in 1997 (phew!), but I'll also get a Nintendo Switch 2 if that one has backwards compatibility, that little but crucial feature just adds so much more flexibility and is greatly prefered, rather than having dozens consoles flying all over my Lowboard only to play a particular game lol.

I still have a functional PS2

The Switch Have 3 Exclusive JRPG That Are in my Top VideoGames of All Time XenoBlade Chronicles 3, XenoBlade Chronicles Definitive Edition, Fire Emblem Three Houses and if you count ports from Persona 5 Royal and Persona 4 Golden that are both in my Top 5 VideoGames of All Time Making The Switch the Goat 🐐 of Nintendo Consoles

The PS1 is my Favorite Console of All Time and the Switch is my 2nd Favorite

The Switch really has found its niche with JRPGs, SRPGs, Metroidvanias, etc. and piled it on. There are so many good games it's hard to even keep up.

Ps1 has some absolute classic JRPGs thay yes ofcourse they have some Jank but if you can get past that there's never been a system since with such incredible stories xenogears alone puts it at number 1 for me

Psp and ps vita being above snes is a joke. Ps1, PS2 and SNES will be the top for me. PS4 is good mainly for quantity but not exactly quality like the others. Some of the Gameboy (ds, 3ds, etc had some good ones too)

In all honesty if you really love JRPGs (or Japanese games in general) you HAVE to have a Sony/Nintendo combo.

THIS IS THE VIDEO I WAS EXPECTING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WILL BUY EVERY ONE I DO NOT ALREADY HAVE

No XBOX !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!? 😨🤯

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The PS4 will always hold a special place in my heart, I didn’t get into jrpg’s until like, 2018. I’ve put in countless hours playing all kinds of jrpg’s on that console.

the ps2 is with the most great jrpg, but the ps1 jrpg era was the best jrpg for me.

Gotta love hearing Silver Will in the background for the PSP segment.

For me, it's still the PS2, but the PS4 makes a solid case.

Knights in the nightmare is not just OK
It's probably the most unique game on psp

My personal list: 1 and 2 have more games in total than every console combined, so they deserve it.
1. PC ridiculous library, with other methods it also even includes almost every console
2. Portable PCs: Steam Deck, Rog Ally, etc: same as above, not as much power but portable.
3. PS1
4. PS2
5. PS4
6. Switch
7. PS3
8. 3DS
9. DS
10. SNES

Idk if im just nostalgic but i still feels till this day ps2 was the best console of all time and my favorite game of all times Radiata Stories was there too, but i too feel ps2 was the Goat for JRPG