I've glanced through games like chronology, and I definitely missed nothing by not owning ps4 ps5 etc since I ain't like games of those platforms much.
It's often being said as if ps2 era and ps2 platform was among the best for gaming, however in reality it's not thus. Neither the answer about best era and platform winner, are being exactly one sided either. Since exist lots of criteria by which you can judge to decide which was the best, era and platform for games like, unless it pc.
1st. By fact, pc games was an all time best. It have biggest games library. It was better than ps1 and ps2 in my childhood and teen years. It was about same good like as xbox360 and ps3 (depending on hard of pc, it could have been either slightly or significantly better than Xbox360 ps3, and better than now ps4 ps5). And pc being among the best and to be among the best platforms for gaming, vastly superior to others due to many aspects, including: Better hards for gaming (obviously meant hi tech upgraded pc). Tons of emulators availability (emulators too are usually being better than original due to better graphics, regulatable controls, etc). Diverse gamepads and controllers, including attachable accessories stuff such as wheel, vr, etc.
2nd. Android phone which is actually weaker version of pc, which got among best platform for games, and it's upgraded psp emulator, which in turn being upgraded ps2. Android too occasionally have its own quality games like such as Carmageddon (actually improved pc port), Dual Souls (seems yet additional pc port), and maybe few more (totally with disregard to months long repetable boring upgrades garbage games tons of which are exist exclusively on android). It's got psp (bettered ps2) emulator, which better than original since emulator have better graphics, better screen resolution and size, Japan exclusives, better controls, vr, etc. Psp emulator being among the best ever platform for games like for me, due to stuff I've mentioned above, cool library of games like, etc.
3rd. Xbox360 ps3.
4th. Ps1 for me exactly since it had certain cool games like and for its time was quite good like.
5th. Ps4 ps5 etc (xbox actually seems have lost generation consoles wars to ps after all and it's fair enough since Japan market and artistic output overall for games are indeed better than USA really). I better play and/or watch all the way old games like of pc, psp, ps2, android, xbox360/ps3, and even ps1, than new glossy boring garbage really. On ps4 ps5:
Fightings graphics too bright and glossy. Music usually get worse. Certain characters I liked are either get worse or missing at all. Mostly all fightings at all are being clones of their psp ps3 versions, and moves are too numerous which is not necessarily a bad thing yet however strategically it's seems favor more random mash of buttons really.
Strategies seems significantly better for pc in much aspects.
Rpg and adventures usually long and boring for me with few exceptions which are all being on pc and psp really.
DMC are more glossy, have ugly Lady, have worse music, seems have less of weapons availability, have worsened overall atmosphere, and seems exactly same by mechanic and combos gameplay. If talk about ultimate best DMC, it's 3rd. If talk about best combos mechanic diversity etc, it's 4th. About best by kind of new graphic and unusuality, it's remake on ps3. Original 1st DMC possibly the most darkerst and among most atmospheric. DMC 2nd cool in its own way. And ps5 DMC are the worst.
Ninja Gaiden 4th on ps5 are more glossy, slightly more faster, and about all other stuff seems about same as 2nd but 4th possibly have less weapons and techniques moves and enemies diversity, and just overall being clone of 2nd yet 4th are worse really.
And just as it is about new games I could be curious about or even may like, I actually prefer to watch it on YouTube than myself playing it. And I do prefer to play old quality games like, and watch it on YouTube are fine too really, and the thing I myself quite like too is, to watch quality vids I've got exhibiting quality music and gameplay really.
I've seen few times people having certain cool collections of physical games like, and then like they mention other people keep asking why they collecting it? And occasionally collectors even try to list certain long causes to justify their collection. Which even though actually indeed could be relevant and add up weight value to their collection, yet however any kind of justification are do no needed of course. Since it's cool art images in neat nice case with glossy shining disc, constituting contemporary art piece with element of nostalgy and technology about it too. It's incite way more emotions and have more of value comparably to popular art of ancient age which being in museums etc. If anything deserves to be collectioned it's these images of quality games like of 90s 00s 10s, quality idm dnb electronic vinyl music which actually indeed seems have higher audio quality, and not shitty old ancient images of freaks, neither shitty movies, neither garbage of celebrities either.
The world definitely moved to bad direction, musically, by certain new games, culturally, by extreme tyranny of politic and celebrities, yet got way better due to internet, emulators, free games, free music, and internet got complete library database at all which is fantastic among which exist quality good like too really.