Collider has published a ranked list of every PlayStation console Sony has released, evaluating each on game quality, technological impact and lasting cultural influence rather than raw sales figures. The piece argues that while none of the consoles are outright bad, some have left a far deeper mark on gaming and popular culture than others, with the ranking running from least to most significant across five home consoles and two handhelds.

Bottom of the list is the PlayStation Vita (2011–2019), praised for its hardware and cult indie library but ultimately judged a commercial underachiever due to high pricing and weak backwards compatibility, a failure that led Sony to abandon handhelds altogether. Just above it sits the PlayStation 5 (2020–present), whose legacy the article says is muddied by Sony's growing tendency to port its console exclusives to PC, undermining the PS5's distinct identity despite it outperforming Microsoft's Xbox Series X.