Stupid Console War

Why cant all gamers just get along and chit chat about their games, about what games are worth playing and which aren't. Video games were not made for arguing, they were made for our entertainment, to have fun with our friends and family. Gamers are suppose to love all video games no matter the console its released on. What if Halo was a PS3 exclusive or if Metal Gear Solid 4 was a 360 exclusive, would something like that really matter?

[LtSkittles]

Because there will always be people on all side(nintedo fanboys are the worst jk :)), and there will always be people like Bungie.

[blitz0623]

It would be virtually impossible to avoid fanboyism given the current gen consoles.

And believe it or not, but what makes the flame war worse are the companies (or should I say company?) themselves. Greenberg just made that recent comment of outselling the PS3. Does anyone honestly believe that that comment will not spark another flame war?

And then there's Gabe Newell. So no, gamers of opposite factions cannot technically get along with each other.

[Bungie]

pretty much agree

why can't gamers just be gamers,why do they need to defend a peace of plastic

does it make the feel better about their purchases ?

gamers care about games not defend a peace of plastic

-be a gamer , not a hater

[RagTagBnd445]

Bungie i would agree with that statement if it came from anyone else than you. By the way, a console is not made of plastic, only the case is. In case you did not know, there are also a lot of microchips inside it.

[Perjoss]

people love to argue and insult, especially when they are hiding behind a keyboard and not face to face.

[insomnium]

Are you mods really this powerless?

As Ive said I CANNOT support the x360 NO MATTER WHAT GAMES IT GETS. I hate MS's way of doing things with the x360 in so many ways. I will not support the BS they stand for.

I loved the previous xbox but I HATE the x360. This is due to the appreciation I have for the industry. I've loved gaming since C64 and MSX and Wii and x360 are almost the only consoles I don't have. I haven't even touched the Wii and I'm smart enough to keep my hands off the x360. You got me once MS. This will never happen again. I won't buy anothr x360 NO matter what. If you won't change your ways I will NOT buy another console from you.

It seems to me people have no values if they don't understand why people hate the x360. That and MS with their policies with it.

Edit: Hi bungie. Thanks for the disagree.

[Sez]

i can understand how you feel. i to feel the same way. but with sony. i hate sony. if the ps3 wasn't brought for me for my Bday. i wouldn't have never got it. i refuse to support sony. if i do buy a game for the ps3. it's used or rented. because sony doesn't see a dime of that money. sony got enough money from me with the ps2 and the three times it broke down on me and they wanted $150. each time to fix it. i had no choice at the time because all my favorite games was only on the ps2. to me that was sony's way of telling me F--- you pay me. if you want to continue playing your favorite games.

i have never until the ps1/2 had a system die on me. not even my 360 has died yet. and i had it since launch. which is something the ps2 didn't do for me. at least i can say that if my 360 died from RRoD or disk error's. i would gladly buy another one or get it repaired. if my ps3 died. it would go in the trash. thats just how i feel about sony and their products.

Edit:

people can disagree with me all they want. but I'm not going to give sony prop's for making 1 reliable system out of 3. sorry it's not going to happen. as i'm sure when MS makes another system. people will feel the same way about MS because of the 360. as i feel with sony over the ps1/2.

[MEsoJD]

I see fanboys no different than die hard fans for a sports team.

Id say nintendo fanboys are the worst :p

[boodybandit]

I hope most people here know that fanboys and console wars are in the extreme minority. Most of the people I talk to on XBL, PSN or know in my personal life discuss games all the time without bias or arguing.

Actually we get a chuckle out of how serious some people carrying on about their favorite console or developers and publishers. One thing that is sad is how the gaming media fuels this nonsense.

[JD_Shadow]

I think they're disagreeing with you because you're choosing to go that route yet AGAIN with the 360. If the PS2 was THAT unreliable (and in a sense, the system did have its faults), and you hate Sony that much for it, and you acknowledge that the 360 has the same faults, then why the hell are you buying a system which is accused of having the exact same issues with it with the exact same warranty problems? They're disagreeing with you because they don't think you're making up some excuse as to why you don't like Sony that don't hold water because you're going from unreliable system to another unreliable system, expecting different results.

You're also being a hypocrite. You wouldn't pay Sony's fee but you would go buy a new 360 if your other 360 died? Isn't that MS's way of saying "F you", which is what you accused Sony of doing? And wouldn't buying a new 360 cost you MORE than you paying Sony's fee? You show vast inconsistencies with your reasons.

Not to mention you never told us HOW three of them broke down on you. I don't remember the PS2 being THAT unreliable. The hell were you trying to do to them?

[Sez]

i see you didn't understand my comment. so maybe i need to point out thing you missed in my statement k. first you missed the part where i said "i have never until the ps1/2 had a system die on me. not even my 360 has died yet". meaning my 360 since launch (going on 5 years) hasn't broke down on me yet. where as my ps2 died 4 months after i brought it and again 9 months after i had it repaired and again 6 months after the second repaird. in which i had to come out my pocket. so i sent $450 for the ps2. beause sny limited the release of the ps2. and store was price gauging anyone that didn't reserve the ps2. plus $150. each time it broke to get repaired. thats $750 in total i spent on the ps2. and thats not even money i spent on games. the only reason why i didn't have to pay for the third repair. is because sony lost the class action law suit.

my xbox still works to this day as well as my 360,gamecube,N64,ect. i haven't had a problem with any system i had except the ps1/2. the ps1 wasn't that bad. just you had to turn it upside down just to read disk or put something on the lid. i don't see where MS is saying "F" you pay us. because the repairs is free. i have a friend who's 360 died on him. when he paid to have the system repaired. MS sent him back his money. did sony at one time do the same for the people that suffered thru the dre issues? no they didn't. the big difference between this gen and last gen. is the fact that there is more options when it comes to systems. sony doesn't dominate the game industry as they did the last two gen's. meaning that i can get multi-plats on other systems. instead of just one.

i find it funny how people will say MS make unreliable systems. when the xbox was very reliable. so out of the two systems MS released. only one of them had the most problems. yet sony had three systems with two of them having problems. and yes i would pay for repairs or get a new one. because it's served me well for going on 5 years. the ps3 was brought for me when MGS4 came out. so no i wouldn't pay for it or get a new one. and again after all the money i spent to have the ps2 fixed. i feel sony should be paying me. when people on this site can say they spent the same amount of money in repairs as i have. then come back and make a case. until then sony and their hypocritical fanboys can kiss it.

[Darkeyes]

Vega that is pure BS. PS2s problems weren't as wide spread as 360s RROD (and there is a reason why 360 is called the most unreliable console ever built... I even doubt if it's only consoles, it might be even in the entire gadget stream). YOUR PS2 broke 3rice not the entire world's... Maybe it was your bad luck or you didn't take proper care of it or you are just pulling things from you @ss it doesn't matter to me. My PS2 is still kicking great after 6 years on rigorous gaming on it and believe it or not my PS1 was working 2 years back when I just plugged it in to check if it was alive...

And the reason why your dear M$ is replacing those things for FREE is cause of the ridiculous media hate and fb hate it got when the problems were evident... They tried to suppress it and even outright denied the problem at the start. But once nearly every 1 in 2 360s started to fail, they had to address the thing as soon as possible and gave the warranty. If Sony's PS2 problems were such widespread, then even it would have done the same, but they weren't like the RROD and you were the unlucky one to face issues (if they are true).

The reason you diss on Sony is nothing but your fanboyism. If you hate it so much, then sell the PS3 and just stop whining about it. I don't want a 360, but at least I don't spew BS 24/7 like Bugie or other 360 fbs here.

[insomnium]

I'm blaming MS for a LOT more than just my own personal experience with the x360. Don't be naive. The problems are everywhere:

There is the fatheaded guy who talkes down on Sony all the time.
Before that there was the "you know things break"-guy.
There's no standard HDD.
There's only DVD to work with and we saw how that works with certain types of games (Forza 3). There's the "1080p is not needed" and "HDMI is not needed". There's the "HD-DVD is the futur...oh wait DDL is the future".

The list goes on and on... I cannot believe people can't see the backstabbing MS is doing to them. They out right lie with their commercials about free endless entertainment of xbl and with their "only on x360"-stickers.

And all this time they've been BSing and laughing at Sony for their vision that is the PS3. They don't have the right to talk down on the PS3 when their own console is built like sh*t.
The thing is a powerfull PC processor taped up into a last generation, faulty hardware.

The x360 supporters seem to be former butthurt Dreamcast and xbox supporters who don't care what MS does. All they want to see is the demise of the PS3. They don't have the slightest bit of interest to stop for a second and think about the bigger picture.

BTW vega if your x360 breaks down there's no warranty anymore. The warranty is 3 years ON RROD solely and do you know why they extend the warranty to 3 years? I'll give you a hint: "you know things break". You are talking about this matter waaaaaay too subjectively to be taken seriously.

@ darkeyes above

Exactly!

@ perjoss

"people love to argue and insult, especially when they are hiding behind a keyboard and not face to face."

This is VERY true. I would just love to sit down and talk face to face with some of the worst morons that frequently act stupid here.

[ian72]

@ vega75
Here in UK you get a 1 year guarantee with any electrical goods bought in any shop so if your PS2 broke after 4 months you should have got it replaced for free from the shop where you got it. You shouldn't have had to pay for a repair or pay Sony anything. Where you live may be different though, I don't know.
Also I would have made sure I got another years guarantee with replaced console and then when 9 month later it broke again you would have got another free from the same shop.
If it did happen you were very unlucky with all those breakdowns and it shouldn't have happened but sometimes sh!t does happen, thats why we have guarantees.
Like I said earlier it may be different where you live.

[Sez]

yes your right. i guess i pulled these made up repairs out my @ss for the sheer hell of it. because no one but me had problems with the ps2. so much so that i was to only one that filed a class action law suit against sony for the dreaded dre. sure i did. what ever helps you sleep at night. but i guess when everyone system breaks it's because it's there fault. or is that the only excuse you can come up with. maybe just maybe i wasn't the only one that had problems with a sony systems. and it's funny this is the main excuse for fanboys.

@insomnium
i don't care what personal reason why you hate MS as a company. maybe they stole your lunch money or something. who cares. i don't see why your reason for hate a company is more valid then my reason for hating them. i mean that what your saying to me. because that BS your throwing out about one company. yet it's alright for the other company.

sony fathead's has been talking s__t since release. but it's ok cause it's sony. is what i'm getting from you.

sony said rumble was last gen.
sony claimed the ps3 would be 4D and able to run at 120FPS
sony said people will work long hours for a ps3

but it's ok cause sony said it. and sony is always right in your eyes. hypocrite much you think.

Oh BTW; i am aware that my warrenty is up. i would think after almost 5 years. that i would have to pay for repairs. which would be $99 dollars as opposed to $150. hum

Edit: just to inform you. i wasn't in the dreamcast/ps1 fanboy disbute. nor did i care who won it. my reasons for hating sony came last gen. same as some of the people who hate the 360 now. i still brought both system and enjoyed them. and you can go on and on about thing with MS. i sure i could come up with a same list of thing sony did and said about the competition.

@ ian72

i live in NYC USA. sorry they didn't give a 1 year warrenty on the ps2. maybe out there they do that. but here unless you pay for a 1 year warrenty. you won't get one. and sony just did that with the ps3 not the ps1/2.

[insomnium]

"@insomnium
i don't care what personal reason why you hate MS as a company. maybe they stole your lunch money or something. who cares. i don't see why your reason for hate a company is more valid then my reason for hating them. i mean that what your saying to me. because that BS your throwing out about one company. yet it's alright for the other company."

Ummm...I just listed out some of the reasons. Why are you saying "personal reason why you hate MS"? You can read can you not. It's not a personal reason of mine that Forza 3 is gimped for someone's Arcade. That is something MS went back on their word and made that particulat someone pay for it.

"sony fathead's has been talking s__t since release. but it's ok cause it's sony. is what i'm getting from you.

sony said rumble was last gen."

Well that was a surprize! You conveniently forget the reason WHY they said it.

"sony claimed the ps3 would be 4D and able to run at 120FPS"

Yes? Isn't this up to the developers to make it true? Anyway you are comparing PR talk to lying to consumers. Apples to oranges anyone?

"sony said people will work long hours for a ps3"

Please do go and search that interview and read it properly. This is the exact same BS all you x360 fans spout. You choose not to read properly and spread false information. Please PM me after you've educated yourself on this matter.

"but it's ok cause sony said it. and sony is always right in your eyes. hypocrite much you think."

Educate yourself my good man. You are making yourself a laughing stock here. I bet you are working on a hear-say-basis and don't even care what really happened and for what reason. You have only blind hate running in your veins for the PS3. There's no other explanation for this false and twisted truth you live in.

"Oh BTW; i am aware that my warrenty is up. i would think after almost 5 years. that i would have to pay for repairs. which would be $99 dollars as opposed to $150. hum"

This only further prooves the point that x360 is indeed made of cheap lastgen components.

"Edit: just to inform you. i wasn't in the dreamcast/ps1 fanboy disbute. nor did i care who won it. my reasons for hating sony came last gen. same as some of the people who hate the 360 now. i still brought both system and enjoyed them."

Fair enough but you still think things way too subjectively. You are not looking at the bigger picture.

Edit: If you answer me then answer ALL the points I've risen. There's no point in answering if you are not answering to the exactly same thing I was talking about.

[Sez]

i'm not here to go go back and forth with you. you want me to see thing your way. and i won't. you can think what you want about 360 fanboys or owners. you can even convince yourself all you want that MS is the only company talking smack about other companys. or that 360 fanboys spouting misinformation about sony statements. because in all you are right to yourself and the many sony loyalist that agree with you.

but your right. i should just wait for the ps3 to die on me. and spend more money to get it repaired. becuase you feel ps3 is worth it. i guess I'm starting to see the "BIG PICTURE" as you put it. i should just say hey sony. you did me ugly last gen with the dre. but being as i was the only 1 in the world that suffered this problem. because as one poster said it was my fault. so the money i payed for the repairs was well deserved. I'm starting to get it.

i should hate MS because they talk smack about sony. but it's ok for sony o talk about everyone else. and the reason you stated is more valid then my reasons. and i'm uneducated because i took what they said out of context. your a funny one. you don't even see how hypocritical you are. you pointing fingers at one company. but saying it's ok for the other. then you say i only have blind hatred for the ps3. yet you don't for MS and the 360.

Edit:
your starting to sound like ultimolu/juuken. not saying your the same people. just your onesided thinking are similar.

[sikbeta]

Stupid Console War...Blame the Stupid Journalists in their Stupid sites making Stupid Flame-Wars for Stupid Hits

Anyway Gamers FTW!!!

[insomnium]

"i'm not here to go go back and forth with you. you want me to see thing your way."

No just look things objectively is all I ask.

"and i won't."

I've seen this happening many times. The wounds of the past must be very deep. It would be cool to just say things the way they are instead of BS. It would be more understandable.

"you can think what you want about 360 fanboys or owners."

I've spent some time debating with x360 fans and I've learned to realize the extremes some people are willing to take things to convince themself that 2+2=5.
I've yet to see a sane x360 fanboy.

"you can even convince yourself all you want that MS is the only company talking smack about other companys."

MS is the one that started it. That's all that matters. If you can show me where Sony has lied to consumers in the way MS has done it several times it would be cool. Sony was arrogant sure but that's not backstabbing.

"or that 360 fanboys spouting misinformation about sony statements. because in all you are right to yourself and the many sony loyalist that agree with you."

The exact quote is "we want people to think they will get a second job to afford a PS3" or something like that. THEY ARE NOT SAYING PEOPLE WILL GET A SECOND JOB TO GET A PS3. Am I the only one who sees the difference in those two sentences?

You can't come to me and lie and expect me to say nothing. Yeah sure now you say "because in all you are right to yourself" even though THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE FOR EVERYONE TO SEE.

"but your right. i should just wait for the ps3 to die on me. and spend more money to get it repaired. becuase you feel ps3 is worth it. i guess I'm starting to see the "BIG PICTURE" as you put it."

You as a single person are irrelevant to the bigger picture. This is the first mistake you make all the time. This isn't about you. It's about the industry.

"i should just say hey sony. you did me ugly last gen with the dre. but being as i was the only 1 in the world that suffered this problem. because as one poster said it was my fault. so the money i payed for the repairs was well deserved. I'm starting to get it."

I'm starting to doubt your sanity. How many times do I have to tell you THIS IS NOT ABOUT YOU? The reasons I hate MS is afffecting the entire industry and the entire install base. It seems to me you are running away from this debate saying things like this. You either are way too young to have an informed opinion about these things or you are acting out of blind hate. Prove me wrong simply by answering all the points I've risen during this entire chain.

"i should hate MS because they talk smack about sony. but it's ok for sony o talk about everyone else. and the reason you stated is more valid then my reasons. and i'm uneducated because i took what they said out of context. your a funny one. you don't even see how hypocritical you are. you pointing fingers at one company. but saying it's ok for the other. then you say i only have blind hatred for the ps3. yet you don't for MS and the 360."

No. No. You should think whatever you think it doesn't matter. Only if you want to have a debate with me you need to talk things objectively without the bitterness of your own personal experiences. Like me.

If you want to believe my hate for MS is blind then I suggest you start answering the points I've risen during this little chat. Simply prove me wrong with statements that are backed up with something more than just your own personal experiences. Until you do I'm done talking to you.

[Consoldtobots]

this is the fallacy of teaching equality in everything. George Carlin said it best, "sometimes a kid NEEDS to fail to realize they are not as smart as they thought they were". Today we have a culture where mediocrity is rewarded and every moron is made to believe that their opinion is just as valid as people who clearly demonstrate intellectual superiority. we all can't lead the way for otherwise we all get lost. Vega is one of those people who was told he is "special" and actually believes it when he can spout such ignorant nonsense nonstop and still think being right or wrong comes down to a matter of opinion (especially his ignorant one).

[mint royale]

Sony and MS have both done and said stupid things. Anyone who hates one compnay and cannot understand why another person would dislike another company is deluded (or most likely a total fanboy.)

Personally the only console I have ever had break on me was a ps2 after about 6 years. I can forgive that. So personally I'm not into hating a multi-national corporation. I see them for what they all are. They love your money not you, all of them.

[insomnium]

"Anyone who hates one compnay and cannot understand why another person would dislike another company is deluded (or most likely a total fanboy.)"

I agree. I think the worst thing that happened and fueled this war was the media. They shouldn't have been so harsh on Sony. The PS3-hate spread like wild fire because of the media. It was uncalled for mostly. Even today people have misinterpretations and misquotes on a hear-say-basis and the hate continues.

[ApocalypseShadow]

gamers expect "SMART CONSUMERS" to buy a poorly made product?h#ll no!microsoft rushed it, and we know for a fact that it didn't have high quality parts.3 year warranties to stop recalls/lawsuits.

we know that microsoft makes you pay more for online,pay high prices for wifi,HDDs,even the elite is the same price as ps3,but doesn't include ps3 features.they lied about RROD,they trash sony instead of concentrating on themselves.they have no direction but to copy whoever is in the lead.but THEY were supposed to be in the lead.remember..."first to 10 million wins."well,they are not winning.

we have watched microsoft copy and paste 1080p support,hdmi(abandoning their component 360 buyers),copy games with things like lips,forza,scene it,etc.but sony didn't directly copy XBL.they instead created home.but beat XBL by offering dedicated servers and 40-60-256 players in one game.

as for your sony said....rumble is last gen.it's actually LAST-LAST GEN.we have been using it since ps1/n64 days.second,microsoft had a hand in sony's lawsuit.
http://www.google.com/url?s...
seems microsoft were either helping immersion to keep rumble off ps3 or to gain lots of money from the lawsuit.a win win.but they lost lost.

just like they had a hand in supporting hd-dvd to slow bluray progress.the company is vile.evil.underhanded.but we are to support them?GET REAL.time DLCs.games ported to ps3 from a less powerful system.dlc pushed to sell as full priced games(halo odst)seriously dude.no way can i support that.

but sony DIDN'T say all games would run 1080p.or that all games would run 120fps.what they did say was that it SUPPORTS or they HOPE IT IS SUPPORTED ON PS3.
http://www.google.com/url?s...

but what do you know.THERE ARE NEW TVS THAT SUPPORT 120FPS.sony going 3D with glasses and a firmware update is to support the new tvs THAT SUPPORT 120FPS.also,the pseye camera supports 120fps.

it's amazing what you can find on the internet with enough time.as for 4D?4D is time.but if i were looking at sony's progress on 7.1 sound.motion control,3D popping out the screen for movies and games,ken k. surely comes close to that 4D where you become part of the game.don't see 360 ever doing real3d like avatar the movie.

we support ps3 because all around you get more bang for less dollars overall.as you don't have to pay as much or get ripped off.

[FACTUAL evidence]

Thought Sony ended this sh!t already.

[insomnium]

Blindly pressing the disagree button means I'm right.

[uie4rhig]

i can already imagine it (bungie is that random troll on n4g lol):
- Do you, Bungie, take The Xbox 360 *insert console id* as your beloved wife?
- I Do
- And do you, Xbox 360 *insert console id*, take Bungie as your beloved husband?
- Does not compute! What's husband? I just want to play games!

[RagTagBnd445]

The title sounds like something i four year old would have said.

[saimcheeda]

if no one fights, i dont troll on 360 articles anymore, even though im still biased towards PS3, i dont troll

[arny]

I agree with this guy completely

[arny]

So true

[dredgewalker]

Its just a normal phenomenon, it happens with sports, religion, politics and every other subject that has diversity. People will always want to assure themselves that what they chose is the right decision and everything else is just heresy and crap. Im still a fan of the PS3 and i wouldn't want any other console but that doesn't give me the right to tell others that it is the only console you should have. I just hate the extremists on both sides because its all detrimental on the gaming community as a whole. I was once a 360 hater because of all the bad things said to me for owning a PS3 but then i realized that not all 360 owners are like that.

[Lord_Ranos]

The console war has left me with ONLY one bubble.NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

LOL. But I wanna have at least 3 bubbles again.PLZ??!??!?!

Edit: Maybe but I dont troll that much like Bungie or other phycos in N4g. All which are Bots BTW.

[RagTagBnd445]

No, you fanboys are already doing enough damage with one bubble, getting more would just making things worse.

[Udidntlistenpunk]

and they want to stop because they cant take the beating anymore.

hell no, thats not how its gonna work.

Bots started it, but we sure as hell are gonna finish it.

Every bot will be destroyed. And every bot will cry. Because thats how the world rolls. We dont believe in an eye for an eye. We believe in two eyes for one eye.

[RedPawn]

:)

[RedPawn]

I just have one question whatever happened to PawnSuace & Product.

[Kushan]

Yeah, totally! I'm sick of this idiotic fanboy war, I wish everyone would just shut up and buy a 360 already.

Note: I AM being Ironic.

[danthaman15]

The sad part is that many people actually have that literal mindset. Many will go, "Man, people are so stupid arguing, they just can't see that PS3/360 is better" And they're actually serious.

WTF, people?

[awesomeperson]

But the open zone would be no fun without console wars. Sure we all know its pointless, but it passes the time, when I could actually be having a life!

[Software_Lover]

Scientist have not found medical or surgical ways to cure all mental handicaps as of yet. Whats sad is that a truly mentally handicapped person has more sense than 99.% of console fanboys.

[Basil-Rathboner]

In the interests of a more balanced and harmonious approach Basil is inviting a bot round to his London Baker Street home where we can share tea and crumpets and i can play my violin and smoke my opium pipe.

Then we can share a nice fair and diplomatic conversation about our favourite hobby of video gaming.

THEN I AROSE FROM MY SLUMBEROUS NIGHTMARE.

Crumbs that was a close shave.

I will have to launch a custard pie in the face of a passing bot from my Baker Street window to make up for it.

I can see one coming (hes usually the slobbering one with the sweaty hairy palms dressed in an anorak.)

[Ryuha1234h]

that console war thing is getting pretty annoying. When it was just Sony, Nintendo, and Sega. There wasn't a console war argument until the Xbox came. Gaming has become a joke since then.

[Horny]

Just as others have said with sports there will always be favorite team for a person. In videogaming people either prefer certain games or systems it's nothing shocking. Others, myself included, like gaming as a whole and will just play whatever they like without the need to defend it against something else. Just like with a lot of sports I have multiple teams that I like, even though I have favorite I don't hate on others. In the end there's nothing wrong with some competition and arguments.

[SUPREME RULER]

tell you i have been gaming for 25 years, let me say this, i seen almost every gaming war debate there ever was. i am glad to say this, this gaming gen have more haters then any other gen i ever seen. Ya, xbox fanboys are the worst i ever seen. not only that most of you are stupid beyond belief. i seen so many articles on here, and comments that show how MS brain wash yah into becoming a "cheerleader puppet" and whatever papa ms say you all agree. god forbid if even try to argue facts and logic with a xbox360 fanboy. it's like talking to a breakwall. or an artistic child( sorry it's true) i read the comments on n4g, and i say to myself man there's alot of brain damage people on this site.

no i am not a fanboy of the ps3, more like a fanboy of great games. no matter what console it's on. later and out from a gaming vet.

[RagTagBnd445]

Agreed. But i have seen the same from a lot of PS3 fanboy's too.

[dredgewalker]

@supreme
Lets just say during our "time" the internet wasn't available and sites like these were non-existant and the only medium available was the magazine. It would be silly to imagine trying to start a flame war on a magazine and wait for the next edition to get a reply. The earliest forums were on BBS if you can still remember that and those communities were very microscopic compared to this internet based community.

[ExposingLames]

ya that "stupid console war" the one that pushes both companies to compete for OUR money

the one that helps push things forward so US the consumer win

im not a fanboy, i know for a fact the PS3 is better than the 360 and i will bash the 360 cuz it does suck, but dont think for a second i wont or havnt bashed the PS3 also, and will do so if it needs it...people complaining about things gets results look what it did to that absurd gun damage in UC2

the console war is a good thing, for the simple fact it creates competition and that makes us win out...if people wanna be hardcore fanboys they are gonna be hardcore fanboys and crying about a console war wont help that....from reading a little part of this article hes crying about fanboys and not consoles anyways

[danielle007]

Gaming is an expensive hobby, the systems are expensive, and the games are $60 a piece. So all it takes is someone to diss one console, slightly, for them to get all defensive and escalate everything, because they invested a bunch of money into that system.

So when things happen like the 360's RROD when it costs $400 or the PS3 coming out a year later, costing $600 and not having many games at all, people get their panties in a twist when other people point these things out, because it was a huge investment. I mean, I know I feel guilty after big purchases, especially when gaming consoles aren't really a necessity.. So, I can relate to getting defensive over stuff like that.

I was a 360 only-gamer until this past Christmas.. & Now I really like my Ps3 as well. The 360 definitely has a better interface and online service.. but the PS3's is free, and they have some pretty fun exclusives, which is all I buy for it.. They're both decent.

[JJFNIGHTS80]

BLAME THE FANBOYS. It's their fault for starting all of it for some reason they keep getting at each others throat.

[bobrea]

I agree with you, but people will always want to justify their purchase by saying that their product is the best. Not to mention that much of gamings audience are stupid 13 year olds that say things like "NEW TRAILER GOTY CONFIRMED" after seeing a trailer, instead of people who are actual fans of video games as an entertainment medium which doesn't help.

[JASONSPAZ]

One becomes a fan boy when they revert to their inner angry child. They either cant afford, or mom wont buy them all 3 consoles. They destroy what they cant play with, and try to justify why what they own is the best.

[Dance]

Nearly every article on is N4G is pure flamebait

[nnotdead]

it gives the internet something to talk about.

[CBaoth]

"So I opened my door to my enemies...
And I ask could we wipe the slate clean?
But they tell me to 'please go and f@#k myself'
You know you just can't win..."

[avengers1978]

Sega v. Nintendo, was the console war when I was a kid, and now it's 360 v. PS3. As long as there is choices to be made about something you will always have different opinions, and people will always argue that the one they like is the best. The fact is people naturally like to argue with one another. I just don't like it when people resort to lies, and name calling, to prove there point.

[hugoboss]

did i say something wrong? i thought we r in 2010...

[turok]

retarded..... its like "I actually paid the company (MS, Sony, Nintendo, etc) to advertise its product and berate the competitors products as my identity is wrapped around corporate brands!"

[greatjimbo78]

I see many people posting above me, don't have a sense of irony then?

[slyrunner]

Fanboys are a major part for the consoles, and without them(yes it would be peaceful) but you wouldn't see the many benefits and demand for a console. They advertise more than the companies them self's, and to them(company) they are nothing but a tool for them to use

[ImmortalLegend]

They all have 1 goal and that's to make money. I don't get why anyone could be such a fan of a certain console. Just look at it this way, what if there was just Sony, Nintendo, or Microsoft only and there was no other competition. Can you imagine how much we'd be paying for the system and games? Makes you look really stupid for being a fanboy if you look at it that way, huh?

[Biggest]

Sometimes they lose sight of that goal and make awesome games like Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, and Heavy Rain. That is why I am a PS3 fan.

[Music]

I like the fanboyism. It makes people root for certain games and gives people things to debate about. It makes developers want to make sure their games are good compared to others on different consoles.

[ATi_Elite]

WOW A TITLE About consolers getting along and look what happens.... a Flame war breaks out.

[Halo3 MLG Pro]

I would stop if they would stop. But since this site is about 80% rabid sony fanboy that like to spew pure hate on everything 360... well fight fire with fire. Like my bio says, I wasn't a fanboy before I came into this site.

[Denethor_II]

I will f##king slay you!!!

[Memo-Xen x3100]

As long as we have childern and immature people on the Internet we'll have fanboys on n4g.