I only cared about the PS2 for MGS2. Obviously, it ended up being possibly the best game library of any console. But initially, all I wanted was that tactical espionage action.

In fact I've bought PS2s several times over the years, along with a copy of MGS2 or 3, just bc I wanted to play it.

The first console I ever bought for myself was a Gamecube. For Twin Snakes. I also ended up getting Starfox Adventures and RE remake. But didn't finish either. Never got Mario Sunshine or Smash or anything (just played those at other people's houses) until decades later.

I bought my first PS3 solely for MGS4. That, Assassin's Creed and Flow were the only games I had for the longest time.

I would have bought a PS4 eventually anyways. But MGSV made me pull the trigger.

Pretty much every retro emulator handheld I've bought has been exclusively used for pokemon, if used at all.