The Console War is Over!

GamesRadar hates war. All this bickering about exclusives and online support and which console has a more phallic controller, well, it makes them sick. There's already more than enough war in the world, and definitely not enough love, sweet love.

In the spirit of peacemaking, they've envisioned a game industry filled with love, and they're sharing it with you in the only they know how - with tasteless illustrations by resident art geek Tyler Wilde.

[Snoozer282]

Interesting article, but the 'console war' is good the for the industry. It drives cheaper prices, new games, new technology.

[fenderputty]

might be good in that it spurs competition but, the fanboyism that goes on is just ridiculous. It doesn't matter if it's an xbox fanboy blasting the PS3 for it's recent Konami gamertags or, if it's a PS3 fanboy blasting the xbox for it's loud fan. Some of the bickering is just out of control.

This site seems to be a magnet for fanboys too. Which sucks because, it's the most comprehensive news site for gaming that I know of.

[kewlkat007]

if you ask most fanboys they would rather have the opposite...
One console without competition.

-Where the manufacture dictate price-drops as opposed to the competition/market.

-The unwillingness to improve with leaps and bounds over past gens.

-You would see less talented developers because of the outrages prices for SDKs.

-Many EA type corps would be running amuck because they have the cashflow. Probably see 1-2 big franchises for each genre. Since fanboys play like 1 game from each genre because everything else is rubbish or can't compare,.

Like I said, I've been part of the SEGA vs Nintendo days and we have never had 3 major consoles carve out niches/market-share for themselves for a while. The thing is all 3 present something, somewhat different. All three have money to burn...so this war is not going anywhere.

[Fallen_Angel]

I agree competition is good and that one reason I think its great to see the ps3 doin so poorly(compared to the ps1 & 2). Not only giving the 360 room to grow and improve but its really going to knock sony off that high horse they were on. Leading into this gen. There are a lot of things I think sony did wrong leading into this gen and with the ps3. Hopefully cause of competition they will fix them and make a even better product (ps4) next gen. MS and the 360 did about everything right this gen other then testing the 360 but again I think their competition with sony will make them improve their system even more next gen. This is all great for true gamers that enjoy playing great games no matter what system they are on.

[CrazzyMan]

wars for 1st and 2nd place will be here atleast for next 2-3 years. =)

Atleast for PS3, which Big hitters like MGS4, KZ2, FFXIII, GT5 are only to come during 1 year time. =)
It will be really interesting to see how things will go on. =)

p.s. blin, i just`ve noticed, that articles about MGS4 coming to x360 has stopped coming, lol. =))

[Panthers]

If you avoid sites like this (or at least the comment section) completely, you will find that the fanboyism will completely go away.

Let them continue bickering on a few obscure websites and just live life. You will completely forget about them eventually.

[dantesparda]

Nice post, i fully agree

[Snoozer282]

Yea, fanboyism is a problem, but only if you read website comments or forums. For the average gamer who the 'war' effects they get the result of it; more games, more franchises, more choice and more fun.

[360Jamaican40GigFL]

wow thats a really gay article pic

[solar]

is that the Mart with the xbox t-shirt on? :P

[Danja]

it's Power of Green....lol.....opps 4got there the same pplz.

Edit: that would be you bladestar... seems he hit a nerve wit yah.

[Bladestar]

@solar - is that you hugging him (in submission state)?

[solar]

@ bladestar

hehe. i dont kiss and tell :P

edit: there is nothing submissive about that picture. the other dood is hugging the dood in the xbox tshirt.

[fenderputty]

But I do .... ;p

[dantesparda]

After hearing what youse had to say. What i think its saying, is that liking any system that much is gay. (Either that are that loving your Xbox that much is gay, lol, and it looks like the Xbox is in charge and you're just its little b!tch, lol) :p

[cmrbe]

i love the console war. BTW. It far,far from over. It only just begun really.

[FLOPbox 360]

The console war is SOOO FARRRR from over. The 3fixme will have ir's face shoved in the mud. Over and Over. hahahahahhaha

As King Kaz himself would do:

MUAH-HA-HA-HA!!!

FLOPbox is getting destroyed.

[Sir Ken Kutaragi 4]

Do they mean PS3 V PS2??? ;-D

[Sir Ken Kutaragi 4]

...That PS3 guy is saying to that xBox 360 guy...
'Wanna another Sh*g???' And the xBox 360 guy says...
'Sorry, i can't i've got RRoD!!!' ;-D

[DFresh]

The console war is far from over it's just beginning.

[TitanUp]

its stupid people arguing over games is stupid

[bigman7387]

Actually if you bothered to read the article it was a great spoof on the console war.

[Hydrolex]

LOL its 2008 and the year of PS3. It just started

lol I don't like something, why when Xbox 360 is losing, the console war is over, and when the PS3 was losing in 2007, the console war wasn't over ?

[Spike47]

it's okay to argue about anything including sports(Dolphins ftw!!!!!!! lol) politics, food, gaming,etc.

LOL on the last page of the article, though it almost made me fall backwards off my chair.

[solar]

i hear the Dolphins are in negotiations with Jake Long from Michigan. he is a great OT. Bill is wanting to secure that offensive line for a running game. too bad the Lions are too stupid to see the trenches are where a game is won and lost :(

[ShutButton]

these guys look REALLY gay!

[Ri0tSquad]

Not even funny.

[Danja]

The console war is far from over....it's just really beginning and now that all 3 systems seems to be doing well.....it makes it even more interesting.....

[Hydrolex]

Xbox 360 won the gaywar !

[Bzone24]

Nevermind....

[Spike47]

sucks that the dolphins were so good and now they're sh**.
Just like Florida's basketball team.

Anybody know what happened to the wii?

[wiizy]

console war is over.. wii won.. wii has capture the mainstream

[Z501]

Like for real.
I love it.

Proud PS3 owner.
2 generations in a row (Sony), and going for the trifecta.
Also it's not over until Sony stops production on the PS3.

*still counting PS2 numbers.
Oh well, continue ....

[Kaz Hirai]

Gamesradar are lucky that King Kaz has a sense of humor!

As for the console war: The Sony Side have already won! In fact, I'm already looking forward to the NEXT console war!
The next generation doesn't start until WE say it does and it doesn't end until WE say it does!

58 days until Judgment Day, Nazisoft!

MWAH-HA-HA-HA!!!

[demolitionX]

King Kaz for EARTH president!

[Ovidius]

~What the World... needs now... is love... sweet love...~

[fenderputty]

There's nothing you can do that can't be done.
Nothing you can sing that can't be sung.
Nothing you can say but you can learn how to play the game
It's easy.
There's nothing you can make that can't be made.
No one you can save that can't be saved.
Nothing you can do but you can learn how to be in time
It's easy.
All you need is love, all you need is love,
All you need is love, love, love is all you need.
Love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love.
All you need is love, all you need is love,
All you need is love, love, love is all you need.

[kewlkat007]

*Bubbles..

[Ovidius]

Oh, so no bubbles for the guy that started it eh? Lol, just messing.

[LightningPS3]

that makes me think nothing about console wars, just thinking it's gay as hell.

I'm sorry but N4g isn't some parade for gay pride.

That picture speaks a lot louder than the article.

[fenderputty]

insecure? maybe just a little bit?

[ionace]

its all so very very wrong. im disturbed by this lol

[Hydrolex]

N4G

News 4 Gays
News 4 Gaymers

aahahahha JK

[brothersimon]

It'll be over when 360 wins.

[Hydrolex]

You know that.

It's clear as a sunny day that Xbox 360 will never win the console war.

let's put the fanbois aside,

Lamrborghini vs Audi

which one wins ?

Both are good cars but Lambo wins. and that's the PS3

[harpua]

"It'll be over when 360 wins."

so based on your logic, it will never be over.

[Vulcan Raven]

THat is the funniest thing I have read all day. The Wii is smoking both HD consoles. The PS3 will eventually pass the 360 albeit in a year or more. The inroads microsoft has made in the console market are admirable, the competition provided by their console have had an overall good effect. (Hard drive in original xbox awesome idea)

On a side note, will the EU version of Spy vs Spy play in a North American console.

[Varsarus]

It's over for the 360 now, they only have 1 anticipated exclusive this year, sorry bots, the PS3 & Wii will go toe to toe.

[brothersimon]

this sites plastered with ps3 droids

:(

maybe theyll see thru the facts 360 is the better console

[harpua]

"maybe theyll see thru the facts 360 is the better console"

we would have to see through and past all "33%" of the facts for that to happen.

[Kleptic]

hydrolex...VW owns Audi and Lambo...what are you getting at?

[t-0_ot-]

"they only have 1 anticipated exclusive this year," Well, according to you.. You prob don't own a 360, so of course you have no anticipated games.. moronic? I think yes.

[Varsarus]

Well they have, what other exclusives for the 360 are worth the hype? I DO own a 360 thank you very much.

[juuken]

The day the 360 wins is the day Bush is reelected.

In other words...IT WON'T HAPPEN.

[Hydrolex]

Do you want a console that the Fail RATIO is more than 30% wins ?

Ahahaha you gotta be in that picture

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

That pic is great, Xbox is smoking the sig, so the PS3 is the b!tch.

The PS3 t-shirt should say "movie buff" (movie b!tch) the Xbot T-shirt should say "gamer".

[Archaeox]

Jason, please remove that avatar

You are not a gamer, you are a Fanboy

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

That guy up in that pic has got you walking crooked. Get out there and hook yourself b!tch, those movies aint going to sell themselves. XD

[Archaeox]

Why don't you pay attention to what I said instead of going totaly off topic?

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

Well aint that just like a b!tch? he never shuts up. XD

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

That pic is funny as hell, shows who's on top. XD

[solar]

the wii :P

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

Only 2 in that pic, can't you count?

[solar]

obviously you cant see who's on top per the pic.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

Xbox would be the one with the sig, like he just did all the work. PS3 is the one snuggleing up with a smile, about ready to pick out curtains and scented candles.

[solar]

its "cig" but ill let ya slide on that one :P

and whats wrong with some interior decoration taste? :D

[trolling b1tch]

You guys are a bunce of queers.

[Bubble Buddy]

I always said the xbox was gay, and this proves it

just a joke :p

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

Just joking, lighten up

[xionpunk]

OMG the best part...

http://dl.gamesradar.com/ph...

WTF lol

[solar]

its like dirty dancing to an infinite power...

[mistertwoturbo]

ElementX is probably loving these pictures

[Hydrolex]

Bro you need to grow some ballz

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

2 b!tches for the price of one, must be a bundled Blu-Ray movie special.

[GiantEnemyCrab]

you can get them bundled with the Brokeback Mountain Blu-ray.

[psnDevistator356]

That was disturbing

[thehitman]

read on this fukn site in a LONG TIME

[trolling b1tch]

who won?

[Crazyglues]

-" This war will never end, For this war will live on in infamy with every console fighting to their utter death. No one system can live for ever.

-And because of that fact, one system must retain it's up most glory, in this defining moment as the true console king."

The only Question now is who, who will it be and what defines it. He who sells the most units....

Or he who continues to sell units after the others have stopped.

People say 2008 is Playstation 3's year. -it's hard to think that it won't be with this kind of game line up... GT5p - GTA IV - MGS4 - KillZone 2 -Resistance 2 - 4 of those games are PS3 only...

If your a 360 die hard you got to be a little nervous... :)

[wallace1000]

Competition in the industry is good. The "Console War" term created by fanboys is stupid and as someone else said comes down to fanboys bickering about stupid stuff. The person that cares if the console they own is selling better than a competing console needs to get a life. I like my console and i am sure you like yours and as long as competition keeps price heading in the right direction and games continue to be sweet, then i think we will all be happy.

[Covenant]

...Gamers won.

But, huge LOL at the article. Especially that picture.

[tomfoolery]

Pathetic Ps3 swine need a good kick in the teeth to knock some sense
into em,or beat it out of them.
Either way works for me.

N4 BLU GAY D!CKS.

[Varsarus]

Good thing you have 1 bubble, moron

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

You look to be heading that way yourself.

[pshizle]

console war is not over

[B Man]

How is this news? Last I checked, the console war is still in full gear, and that "art work" is crap. Why oh why is this posted as news? Stop crowding N4G with crap please, some of us actually try and use the site for information, not BS.

[t-0_ot-]

"Disclaimer: Artist’s rendering, this probably never happened" ahaha

"There’s nothing casual about Reggie’s feelings for Kaz." Oh, my this is great! ahaha

"but the only thing about to be ripped off here are those stifling shirts!" Yes, yes, yes! ahaha

"but that doesn’t mean they can’t share a warm embrace!" They look soooooo cute! ahaha

[t-0_ot-]

Now, I don't approve or like what the Nazi's did to the Jews.. but, I seriously think that should happen again.... to fanboys. You're idiots. ahaha

t-0_ot-

[BlazinEurasian]

wow. gamesradar just showed up on my gaydar

[feejo]

Gay is that new, "phallic controler" mean penis shape controler.

[truncheon]

for middle America? Maybe. Seems from some of these comments that ppl can't get past the "gayness" to see the satire. Should N4G be reserved solely for posting the snippy sound-bites these companies constantly level at each other? Aren't you bored of that yet? I prefer GamesRadar's satirical take on the industry. And as for "gayness," homophobes can STFU, you have no right to tell anyone else how to live.

[ChickeyCantor]

yay 90% is homophobic nice to know!!

I think if one of these big companies falls away from the gaming industry it will damage the gaming market.So why not support all consoles? i mean its the games that we play not the console.
/-O_O-\

[belal]

we will se !

ps3 will win you no it jason. i wonder what jason will do when the ps3 surpasses the sales of the flopbox3fixme.

[Mc187]

won't have much to say because he'll be down to one bubble by then.