Want to get a console to play with friends

[bitdota]

I'm thinking about getting an old console to play with friends when they come over. I never owned one 

 

My friends come over my place and maybe we could play some coop games ( beer + games always fun )

 

I don't want to play with it solo so i'm not interested in any of those singleplayer games

So i was thinking maybe PS3 is cheap now since ps4 is out. Or maybe i should get a PS2 cuz thats cheap. Both of these secondhand probably 

 

I do not care about graphics just it has to be fun to play with friends

I'm hardcore PC fan so think about that too

[elecxonica]

If you're into the sort of more casual games, the Wii/Wii U is probably a pretty damn good option.

[Oshino Shinobu]

Some of the best party games are Nintendo games like Mario Kart. You can buy a Wii for dirty cheap on eBay. It's so cheap that you could probably go with both a Wii and Xbox 360. 

[DIV1D3]

I'd say a Wii is a better option, has much more funner games that allows for multiple people. 

[Hans Christian | Teri]

I'm sorry to jump on the bandwagon here but drunk Mario Kart really is one of the best things in the world.

[Si3Rra_7]

WiiU and mariocart 8 , and all the goodies nintendo will get out , including the new LoZ

[othertomperson]

I'd suggest Wii, Wii U, or N64.

[Dudenstein]

I would say n64. Tons of great multi-player games and is very cheap nowadays. It's also a good change of pace going back to older games because games me aren't the same

[Rekx]

N64 or xbox 360 :-)

[ROYSTURRR]

I do not care about graphics just it has to be fun to play with friends

 

That's Nintendo. Price to performance, I would get a Wii.

 

EDIT: I would also think about your TV. Retro consolse can require extra adapters to work on an HDTV.

[skywake]

If you want to do this on a HDTV around or under 360/PS3 prices? Already narrowed it down to PS2, PS3, 360, Wii and Wii U because of issues with trying to find the right cables. Beyond that I'd argue that PS3, 360 and Wii U then gain a bit of a lead purely because their video out is just plain-old HDMI.

 

But when it comes to content? Nintendo are the more local-multi friendly platform. Even now when you look at what games people are hyped about on the Wii U it's mostly the local-multi stuff. There's Bayonetta and the new Zelda down the road sure but when I go down the list of games I love and am hyped about on that system? Pretty much all of them have a massive multiplayer component. To the point where if you were to compile a list of the top 10 games for Wii U ATM? Even Before Smash? You'd struggle not to have at least half of them local-multiplayer games. I don't think that's true of any other system.

[ZiggyManSaad]

The Wii and WiiU are more aimed towards party gaming. I'd say get one of those.

[Dudenstein]

Between those I would say wiiu as some of the asymmetrical party games are addicting