Every platform since PSOne defined by a single game (gamesradar)

read the article, there talking about the descriptions of the games being metaphors to explaining the console. Like they said for Fallout 3 and 360.

 
"Provide stacks of variety and loads of fun things to do.
Are technically a bit of a mess.
Bring you into contact with quite a lot of rubbish, unconvincing, and fairly irritating people you can shoot "

Both the game and the console provide stacks of fun things to do, they both are technically a mess (Fallout 3 has lots of bugs, and 360 has lots of hardware failures.) and both bring you into contact with alot of annoying people you wanna kill, in the game Fallout 3, and XBOX Live. 

Summed up by: Resident Evil

Both game and platform: 

Created a revelation in mature gaming.
Jumped out of the shadows and scared the crap out of everyone.
Shaped the future perception of gaming.
In hindsight, were a little bit scrappy compared to the competition.

Saturn

Summed up by: NiGHTS

Both game and platform: 

Occasionally achieved fantastic things through great developer effort.
Failed to impress a lot of people regardless.
Only really pretended to be 3D.

Nintendo 64

Summed up by: Killer Instinct Gold

Both game and platform: 

Had eye-popping visual prowess.
Got delayed for so long that the excitement had died down by release.
Were ham-strung by being too tied to old-school design ideas.

PS2

Summed up by: TimeSplitters 2

Both game and platform: 

Were loved by everyone.
Lasted for ages.
Dissapointed with the launch of part three.
Made us wait until part three for proper online multiplayer. And even then, rival platforms did it better.

Xbox

Summed up by: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Both game and platform: 

Were physically massive.
Were a bit ugly.
Were packed with new ideas.
Representated a new, powerful market rivalry and made Sony fanboys sad.

Gamecube

Summed up by: Super Mario Sunshine

Both game and platform: 

Were bold, striking and colourful.
Involved using a weird-looking new gadget.
Weren't as much fun as the previous one.

PS3

Summed up by: LittleBigPlanet

Both game and platform: 

Are capable of stunningly beautiful visuals.
Are all about clever creativity.
Are complicated to use to the point of frustration.
Sold disappointingly at launch despite massive hype.

Xbox 360

Summed up by: Fallout 3

Both game and platform: 

Provide stacks of variety and loads of fun things to do.
Are technically a bit of a mess.
Bring you into contact with quite a lot of rubbish, unconvincing, and fairly irritating people you can shoot.

Wii

Summed up by: Red Steel

Both game and platform: 

Promised a world of childhood gaming dreams realised.
Are hampered by rushed out, half-arsed third-party development and crap controls.
Are famed for vomit-worthy graphics.

PC

Summed up by: Crysis

Both game and platform: 

Are a technical tour de force in excess of consoles' capabilities.
Are a frustrating hardware upgrade nightmare.
Are now bowing to the pressures of the console market, despite much brave defiance.    

A lot of people reading this article are going to misidentify the game mentioned as "representing" the console.

" A lot of people reading this article are going to misidentify the game mentioned as "representing" the console. "

I would probably put the original Tomb Raider on the PS1 slot, but that's just me.

Shit list.

I had to reread that first sentence a bunch so now I get it. Pretty good list.

"Shit list. "

Disagree with TimeSplitters, i liked Future Perfect. 
On that note, TimeSplitters 4 damnit! Where is it?!

The San Andreas to original X-box really didn't fit but everything else is pretty good.

Ooooooh, I get it. Took me a minute.

I just read the list first and questioned if the list maker was on crack. I then re-read along with the beginning and it makes a lot more sense and is a very good list.

What weird looking gadget did the Gamecube have you use?

I just realized the exclusion of the Dreamcast. I am now sad.

oooooh I get it.  I thought this was the worst list ever at first, until I realized what they meant.

Good read.