Ever wonder why Apple fans stand in line for hours end just to buy a phone? According to the BBC's Alex RIley, it's because Apple is their religion. Neuroscience suggests he may be right.
People can be devoted to almost anything, be it a religion, a nation, a consumer product, or another person.
Fanboyism is simply absurd because the object of that devotion is something that, in the greater scheme of things, isn't all that important. So you like game X and someone else likes game Y? There are people with real problems out there. If you're going to get that heated up over your preferred form of amusment, you've probably got some messed up priorities.
sony could cause a world war. SOny could kill yalls family. Sony could cause global hunger. But here on n4g, it would still be ok. The sony fanboys on this site are delusional and F*****g crazy. ps3 is this sites god, its rather funny coming to this garbage site and reading peoples comments like pirate thom. Who are so mind bent and nuts on a game system that it leaves me shaking me head in disbelief. Its mind numbing how some of you have to try to justify your mommy and daddies purchase of your game system with coming on sites like this and plegging your allegiance to a corporation and game system. totally pathetic. Gamers should suppport all gamers and systems. As compatition makes companies and systems better. Can you imagine if sony didnt have a rival like xbox? the ps3 would be $2,0000 and have nothing but shovel ware. Grow up kiddies. Its a fu****g video game system which will be replaced in 2-3 years.
Yep. I honestly think if there was an actual war between Sony and Microsoft there would be at least 2500-5000 people that would sign up for it, prob more if it was Apple vs Windows.
Fanboyism is just a way of life. Really I find it no different that what football fans do. Yes there are idiot fanboys but i dont think being a fanboy makes you an idiot anymore than being an idiot makes you a fanboy.
Seriously though, there's nothing wrong with favoring one console over another. Using a computer example, I use Windows and OS X, but I prefer Macs. Always have, always will. I only have a Windows machine for gaming, since it's too costly getting a Mac that can run the games I want.
Anyways, even though I prefer Macs, I don't go out of my way to bash Windows. That's when you truly become a "fanboy". It's when you're in denial and find any excuse to down the competition.
Having a console preference is all fine and good, but I leave the other guys alone. Personally, I think it's generally a waste of time to start arguments about the superior console when I could be playing games instead, which is kinda the real point of the hobby.
It's like those environmentalist that were sending death threats to the guy that reported how much energy Al Gore's house was using. Environmentalist is not a religion, but those people responded like some people do when their faith is attacked.
No...It's an ideal like Radical, Extremist, Reactionarism, or Catholic.
If Fanboyism is a religion...n4g would be a monastary
No, I believe it's a form of idiocy.
Yep. I honestly think if there was an actual war between Sony and Microsoft there would be at least 2500-5000 people that would sign up for it, prob more if it was Apple vs Windows.
Its idiocy with a hint of irrationality with a smidge of insanity