An Idiot's Guide to Being an Xbox 360 Fanboy

Being a true fanboy doesn't just happen. It takes the right attitude...

"So, you like the Xbox 360. You know everything there is to know about Microsoft's latest and greatest console.

You're a fan. But are you a true internet expert? Are you a fanBOY?

Online, the console wars are raging non-stop. If you don't want to get slaughtered, you need to know how to handle yourself. But worry not: gameplayer's got your back." - from gameplayer

[SlappingOysters]

And it has an unerving truth to it, even if you can taste the sarcasm.

[Chuck Norris]

Preaching to the choir. Mart and his friends could have done a better list.

[Killjoy3000]

This is exactly the kind of thing pp needs to catch up with the times. Maybe one day he'll be as good as Zhuk, his goddess of all things Xbox. But I already see PoG catching up to Zhuk.

[Rofflecopter]

where is PoG anyways? i would have assumed that he would have reported this with all his 30 accounts and then come in here spamming about how that article isnt a mirror image of him. oh well, off to class for me :(

[LazyDevs]

Maybe we should do a guide of sony fanboys with them sitting there drinking tea with their pinky in the air, sitting thinking they are better than everyone else. When actually they are just worse.

[Rofflecopter]

yeah, the fanboys on both sides are freaking rediculous, metacritic is proof of this. just be happy. great games have been coming out for both systems. im currently broke (and will be even more so when gears and resistance come out) thanks to great games on both systems. it sucks, but its so much fun.

[prowiew]

Funny stuff. But they should put a link to n4g to really understand the meaning of fanboyism.

[SullyDrake]

An Idiots Guide to Being an Idiot.

[JasonXE]

can i have 5 mins of my life back? Gameplayer usually comes up with the most idiotic crap.

[Mozilla89]

for the inevitable PS3 one. I didn't check up much on the internet last gen but were the flame wars as bad back then as they are now?

[thor]

I got locked in here for being an Xbox 360 fanboy believe it or not.

I think I said something like "Droids are going to always defend any game for their system no matter what" when obviously KZ2 has some flaws which I pointed out and got disagreed on.

Oh well make the most of it

PS3 SUCKS!!! HAHAHA YOU HAVE NO GAMES EVEN MGS4 IS AN OVERHYPED PIECE OF $HIT AND LBP SERVERS DON'T WORK 8/10 FROM VARIETY HAHAHAHA SOCOM WHAT A JOKE R2 WHAT A JOKE HAHAHAHA!!!

[thor]

WTF STFU - PS3 OWNS 360 in EVERY WAY - oh are you crying because your 360 RROD'd? Poor XBOT looks like MS made a POS console with no games this year. Gears 1.1 what's that? Same game that came out 2 years ago poor XBOT hyped for a POS game 3 enemies on screen WOW simply amazing 5v5 multi WOW so amazing (that's sarcasm BTW). FAILBLE 2 what a FLOP it looks like the 1st one which came out on XBOX1 FAILBLE 1.1 sounds about right what's that can't play co-op? Glitches & problems poor XBOT looks like your precious live you have to pay for FAILS YET AGAIN. What other games have you got this year? OH NONE THAT'S RIGHT YOU FAIL. NO GAMES TO PLAY NO WONDER YOU SIT HERE TROLLING.

[San anto]

You act as if anyone on this site gives a flyyying fuuck that you are banned from the gamer zone goddaem man seek help and get a life you sad attention seeking baastard.

[karlostomy]

Haaaaahaaaaaa!

You have it nailed dude!

bubbles for the laffs!

[Sir_Ken_Kutaragi]

I have all 3 Consoles. I comment on the Gamer Zone. I am Normal. I am better than Everyone. I know everything about Gaming. Just because i have put a Game disc in my 3 Consoles i am a Gaming Expert. I talk like i work for Micro$oft/SONY/Nintendo and i talk like i work for Every Games company in the World. I know everything. People Agree with me and give me Bubbles on N4G. I AM LOVED, I AM GOD!!! ;-D

(ME???Sarcastic???Never!!!) ;-D

[animboo]

is very very funny..its a humorous way to lighten up the slow news day here in N4G..

[animboo]

ken kutaragi is stupid...wahahaha that's priceless..

[SlappingOysters]

really lost the plot that dude, hey?

[thor]

It's time to face FACTS psTARDS:
X360>PS3
Gears 2 OWNS Resistance 1.1 why are you overhyping that piece of $hit game we all know IGN are PS Fanboys that's the highest score it will get
Gears 2 will get mostly 10s some 9s
Gears 2 has the best graphics of any console game EVER and don't come back with KZ2 IT'S NOT OUT and it will suck no variety in environments the first one sucked
Motorstorm2 - FLOP
SOCOM - BIG FLOP
R2 - Will flop when you see non PS-tard reviews
MGS4 - WAY overhyped 360 has way better games
LBP - for little kids & insults muslims FLOP AND FAIL
Fable 2 - Great AAA title only on Xbox 360
Gears 2 - Great AAAAA title only on Xbox 360
Looks like 2008 is year of the 360 after all
What's that PS3 still outsold by 360 in japan? Looks like PS3 is dead in japan.
LIVE>>>>>>& gt;PSN no cross-game chat poor psTARDS NXE will $HIT on HOME BETA version which is buggy will not release this year AHAHAHAHa
psTARDS fail GIVE IT UP

[thor]

What the hell are you talking about thor? Firstly, blindly saying that 360>PS3 is completely subjective. IGN are usually quite unbiased in their reviews and they wouldn't give a game, that is a substantial improvement over the original, a great score if it wasn't at least good.

Gears 2 will be a great game and have great graphics but they won't be over and above everything else by miles. KZ2 will look better and we don't know how exactly it will turn out just yet, but beta impressions are positive.

Motorstorm 2 hasn't flopped it's been getting some good reviews, and averages over 8 which is a great game. It's better than MS1 and I really enjoyed that one.

SOCOM has some issues at the moment but didn't you hear? There's a patch just around the corner to fix some of those and hopefully it can improve over time. The core gameplay is fun.

Don't have a go at LBP for insulting muslims the game was recalled to deal with that issue - and it's not just for little kids.

Home is coming out this year it has been stated on many occasions, and we don't have to pay for it unlike live. PS3 will outsell 360 again when some games like LBP and WKC are released. It's the 360 that's sold under half what the PS3 has in Japan.

[Yoma]

hahaha omg you really got me to laugh at the 360 one :D

[thor]

I <3 open zone :)

[Jikla]

Thor <3. It seems like your version of a xbox 360 fanboy is a rampaging school kid and the ps3 fanboy is like an british baroque. Well anyways: I got both of the systems and I like them very much, but I really hate fanboys.

[PoSTedUP]

ah.. i love to see jackasses waste their time : ), hows your 360 doing? yea if i had a 360 too i would be bored out of my mind posting senseless sh*t on N4G just like you. thank god i bought a ps3 ; )

[ultimolu]

Loooooool, are you okay? xD

[Fishy Fingers]

I think guides on "how to be a fanboy" are a little wasted on N4G ;)

Funny though.

[claney]

I cant tell if that text was serious or sarcasm cause some parts were just so stupid and wrong that they didn't fit

lol at 10.0, i must have missed the question
what type of fanboy are you? MUST PICK 1!
1. Wii, 2. Xbox360, 3. PS3

[Narutone66]

Notice the thor ps3 fanboy is more civilized compared to the thor xbox fanboy. hahaha

[Yoma]

that's how a conversation nowdays look like

[Sjoeter]

written by a fanboy :P

[Narutone66]

on the sites were also funny.
@Fishy Fingers
Totally agree;)

[0verdrive]

entertaining read.

[SL1M DADDY]

Glad to see that at the end of the day, we can all poke a little fun.

[Danja]

I agree , even though I must say that's it's not that bad here on N4G ne more considering how awful it was in 2006/2007...

[FailStation3]

"Every time Microsoft succeeds, YOU succeed! Every time Sony fails, you can laugh in their faces!"

---HAHAHahhaHAHAhahahaha SO SO TRUE! HAHAahhahAHAH

"For instance, all the characters in the Disgaea games look like little kids. Yet many of them wear raunchy, midriff-exposing mini-skirts. You could make the case that since that sort of thing would only look sexy to a paedophile, all PlayStation fans are paedophiles."

---HAhahahAHAHAHa ALSO VERY VERY TRUE! ALL JAPSTATION FANBOYS ARE PEDOS HAHAahahHAHAAHHAahahha

""You're gay."
"Your gay." "

--LMFAO @ USING BOTH

"Everybody knows that the number of Xbox 360 system failures is grotesquely exaggerated. Items of modern consumer electronics will typically have a 3% chance of failing before their warranties expire. Clearly, the engineers at Microsoft would never dream of pushing any kind of sub-standard gear on the public. So why the ruckus? Clearly, there are a lot of SORE LOSERS out there who simply don't have what it takes to be a true Xbox 360 fanboy."

---HAHahahAHAHAHAHHA!! wait..... NO FAIR!

"Time after time, the Xbox has taken the lead, and Sony has been forced to follow. The Xbox was the first console with a hard drive as standard — Sony had no choice but to copy! Xbox Live Arcade was the first download service, and still the only one with REAL games, unlike Sony's arty nonsense and Nintendo's retro rubbish."

---very true.

* The PS3 has no decent games that weren't out on the Xbox 360 at least a year ago.
* The Wii is just two Gamecubes stuck together with gaffer tape.
* Ken Kutaragi is insane.
* Heavenly Sword was horribly overrated.
* BioShock on PS3 actually looks a lot worse than on Xbox 360.
* So does The Orange Box.
* So does Assassin's Creed.
* So does Midnight Club: Los Angeles.
* Fan reviews of LittleBigPlanet are rating it a full 30 percentage points below the official reviews. That means all those PlayStation games journos were BOUGHT OUT.
* Blu-ray is stupid.
* YOU'RE stupid.

HAHAHahahAHHAHAHAhahahahahAHA AHHAHAhahahaa

PPPPPPPPPPPWWWWWWWWWWWWWNNNNN NNNNNNNN

[Yoma]

* Heavenly Sword was horribly overrated.

I can't see how it was overrated? All we were talking about was the graphic, which is good.

Anyway, I'm happy I went to the right side (ps3)

[LeGenDx]

you proved thors point. all xbotfanboys are idiots gj dude

[CliffyBee]

FAILSTATION3 IS MY LOVER

[slinkey123]

gaystation lol

[karlostomy]

For a case study of fanboys/girls all he need do is join n4g.

There is a free apprenticeship included in the entry price!

[steve30x]

LOL I saw this fanboy war coming a mile away as soon as I saw the title of this news item

[Gamer61]

360 fanboys are people whos first console was either an xbox or xbox360. People who have been into gaming for years would have had a ps1 or ps2.

The only reason to become a xbox fanboy is if you like halo or gears there is nothing else unique or better on 360.

Gran Turismo> all other racing games
MGS> all other action games
Uncharted> all other adventure games
LBP> all other platformers
R2,K2> all other shooters
Motorstorm> all other offroad racers
GOD OF WAR 3> all other games
Team ICO> all other games

Did i forget MAG, Infamous, Heavy Rain, Rockstar Exclusive, The Protector( sony london studio game action), Home, 3 free mmos, plus firmware updates every 3 months

[aftrdark21]

"Mine crashed three times!"
"Hah! Mine's crashed FIVE times. Beat that!"

[kesvalk]

blu-fail is epic...

[wollie]

This was funny!

I'm totally a PS fanboy, and I'd like to see the one he would do for us!
you gotta laugh at yourself sometimes!

[Surfman]

Call yourself PP, easier way.

[ceedubya9]

What really stood out to me is that a good portion of that could relate to not just Xbox fanboys, but fanboys in general. I'm assuming that they'll put out one for the Wii and PS3 too in order to withstand fanboy rage.

[Jikla]

Is there such a thing? I mostly see xbox 360 vs ps 3 and almost everybody with a ps 3 or an xbox got a wii aswell. I really want to see an hardcore wii fanboy

[PS360PCROCKS]

haha that was pretty funny!

[wallace1000]

That article should be re-written so that it includes all fanboys. Just from observing the daily activities of fanboys on this site shows us that xbox and PS3 fanboys are cut from the same very lame cloth.

[PSWe60]

of M$ penis helps

[XBox RRoDed again]

My sheep...I mean loyal fanbase are not idiots. They're eligable bachelors living in their parents basements!

BTW I should be back from the shop sometime this week pp. Don't worry 3rd ........time's ......the..........(RRoD)

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

LOL that was funny. Next do one about PS3 fanboys, or just show a picture of a Droid getting caught trying to paint a bronze medal gold.

[pansenbaer]

Good article. Not as good as "The 10 Golden Rules of Online Gaming". That was hilarious!

[Relientk77]

this is a funny read

Even on the rare occasions that an Xbox 360 breaks down, these pansies miss the point completely. If you play your Xbox so much that it explodes, that's awesome! It's a badge of honour, like scars from a wicked skateboarding accident!

"Mine crashed three times!"
"Hah! Mine's crashed FIVE times. Beat that!"

hahaha

and

Finally, don't be afraid to simply insult your opponent. Perhaps suggest that they should go and get queer with his 'GayStation.' This isn't the real world, where rudeness can get you beat up. This is the internet! Manners are a weakness.

Try some of these for starters:

"Back under your bridge, troll."
"Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiidge Racer!"
"Enjoy your AIDS."
"Die in a fire."
"You're gay."
"Your gay."
Etc.

hahaha enjoy ur AIDS... wow lol

[VampHuntD]

"For instance, all the characters in the Disgaea games look like little kids. Yet many of them wear raunchy, midriff-exposing mini-skirts. You could make the case that since that sort of thing would only look sexy to a paedophile, all PlayStation fans are paedophiles. "

This article is full of win, and to think, at first I just thought it was gonna be a flamebait rant lol.

[fallenapple]

the glitch from the beginning doesnt stop
what do i do??????

[BattleAxe]

1. You've only ever played HALO and say that everything on the PS3 sucks.

[Mutley416]

Can`t wait to be a Xbox FanBoy... I bought a broke Xbox for 100$ with a warranty I`m just a coffin and 4-6 weeks away!!!

Xbox live here I come!!!...lol PSN SUcks...j/k