10 Most Popular Video Game Consoles Of The Last 10 Years - Ranked

2. PlayStation 4

Sony's ongoing marketshare dominance is a product of two things:

1. Having some of the most effective and well-timed marketing in history with their "How to share a game on PS4" viral video, and 2. Being everything the Xbox One wasn't. Because make no mistake, the 360 dominated the last generation when it came to word of mouth and - right up until the end - sales, too. To that end, it took a good few years for Sony to justify the PS4 as a worthwhile step-up from the PS3, but when those exclusives started coming, they rolled out hard.

Horizon Zero Dawn, Uncharted 4, Nioh, Bloodborne, Hotline Miami, Ratchet & Clank, NieR: Automata, Yakuza 0, Dragon Quest Builders - it really does just go on and on. On base hardware the PS4 continues to trounce the Xbox One, with the only thing stopping it from taking the top spot being a lack of meaningful innovation.

Instead, that accolade goes to...