The Biggest fankids work at EB games/Gamespot

Today DMC4 arrived in stores on the west coast  i went to my local EB games here in the Horton plaza in San Diego California...

so i ask for my pre order... they hand it to me... and i'm like "yes finally" and i asked the game clerk which version he got, he said the 360 version.. i was like o shit cool man i'm happy you 360 fans got a DMC game cause the PS brand has always had it...

Then This clerk said that he got the 360 version because "it has higher frames rates than the PS3 version.


thats where i was like "WHAT???!!!"...

and then the other clerk said it was ported from 360 to PS3... so  thats when i laughed and said

"sorry to inform you fanboy but the game was only announced multiplatform  in august last year. secondly the PS3 version was in development a full 7 months before the 360 version came into being and it was never ported from 360. and Both Games Run at 60 Frames...

So they were like no because the ps3 is harder to code for.. thats when i said read your sources before spreading your bullshit..

It was hilarious because we got into an argument., i mean the 2 clerks were like extreme fankids, I mean they said a game that was was a PS3 exclusive till august last year suddenly became a Port of a 360 game. what made the argument even funnier was Some other customer got in the argument and had to pull out his computer to shut the fankid clerks up..

boy did i get hot. i tell you they are EB games and Gamestop = fankid shop....  mean really to lie that blatant was just ridiculous.

What are your views on this experience and have any of you ever had such an experience with fanboi clerks at EB  games and Gamestop

[nevelo07]

because i live in milwaukee wi and every time i go to a eb/gamestop they always have something negative to say about the ps3, like when warner turned blu i was in there and the guys were like yeah its over but digital downloads are about to take over anyways, get real not for a long time. they always sayin how metal gear is going to the 360 and a lot of other crap.

[CaptainMeatwad]

but it still takes another fanboy to actually get in an argument with them. A real gamer shouldn't feel obliged to get heated up over someone else's misinformation, even in spite of their ignorance.

If someone's so insecure about their console of choice that they allow themselves to get in a public argument about it, they shouldn't be so quick to point the finger at other party afterwards.

[SSCOOLCHEA]

im getting the ps3 the xbot sucks , they look at me crazy .. dont even ask those fools anything .. they dont know jack shilll.

[ruibing]

This is why I shop at BB, CC, Amazon.com, and Buy.com. As for used games, I get them from Newbury Comics in near mint condition versus the scratched discs at Gamestop with no booklet.

[weswedfert]

they are fanboys

[socomnick]

Well yea but reason is because in America the Xbox 360 is king right now. Its just like in Japan if you walk into a store asking about a Xbox 360 they would talk crap about it and recommend you a Wii.

[CrizzleC24]

Though, they do seem to minipulate parents (especially grandparents) on what is true and what is speculated to be true.

But still I think its only fair to bash ps3 for no reason because the "trillions" of reports made by sony's fanboy alliance talking about the red rings.

So here's my revenge...for now

Fall B3hind

[Fezthebest]

dude but see there's a difference, the red rings are true, while what what ebgames and gamestop 'employees make up isn't

[bootsielon]

My bro bought COD4 on Xbox 360 because they said it was better, even though Metacritic rates the PS3 version higher, both look stunning, but back then the problems with Xbox LIVE were rampant. GameStop employees love to give bill gates a good pole polishing.

[gunnerforlife]

lol had some guy here in the UK saying that viva pinata is better then DMC 4 and hed never even played DMC 4 loool he even said that MGS4 was coming to the 360 at the same time as the ps3 version hahahaha i jsut laughed in hes face in front of like 30 customers hahahaha

[Shaka2K6]

Most xbois and nitnendogs are losers in real life the best they will do in real life is work at gamespot or burger king.

[jpod]

I guess those kids never do their research. Good thing I'm a game fan and love games for what they are instead. Good job on shutting them up with the help of another customer too. :D

[Keowrath]

Yeah, I've encountered extreme fanboyism at Game here in the UK. In the end, I just put the guy straight in front of the whole store and advised that Dissing one of the products you sell isn't particularly good buisness sense.

But that being said, there's a fair few people on N4G that say they work/own a game store. Seeing how blinded by their particular console they are I know I'd walk out of their store if they tried to force their uneducated fanboy bullshit down my throat.

I can understand fanboys to an extent but when your livlyhood is resting on selling the products in your store, it boggles the mind how closeminded some of these people are.

[LastDance]

every1 at the game shops i got into are all xbox fan boys...when i ask about rrod i got into an argument coz this guy was saying its only 13%.

Oh and apparently HDDVD is winning over blu ray at my local eb games shop...

Unbelievable...these are the ppl that inform the public.

[Le-mo]

I haven't met any one like that at ebgames.

[Amsterdaam]

Funny, because from your blog, you seem like a fanboi as well. My local gamestop has some really cool people working there, not fans of any particular console.

[Sevir04]

i guess from what you're saying the PS3 version of DMC4 really runs at a lower frame rate dispite Capcom saying so. and that It's really a port of the 360 even though it got annoiunced late last year... please clearify.. perhaps you misread and mis interpret the facts i said it only being a PS franchise until last august. i dont know... but dont bother clearifying either... just keep calling playing double standard with yourself.

[NiteWarrior]

OMG i cannot stand the people who sell video games and know nothing about gaming. A few weeks ago i went into gamespot and asked for skate on the ps3, of course the guy handed me the xbox version. It really pissed me off lawl.I also saw a guy walk into gamestop and ask about the differences in the 360 and the ps3 and the clerk really did not know what he was talking about but the guy believed every word he was saying. The clerk was confusing the 360 arcade with the 360 elite! =0

[macalatus]

Q: Why do Gamespot/EB clerks never bother making an account on N4G.com?

A: 'Coz someone is going to "own" them and their BS a few seconds later.

[CaliGamer]

I lived in Diego for years bro, Lived in La Mesa and went to SDSU. Add me bro, PSN: Tashito.

By the way, EB games is only a good place to buy games bro, those guys know sh!t about gaming, sad really. I am a very informed consumer to when I go into these stores I usually get what I need and leave. I have had a few times when I have been forced to set some people straight but its rare.

It is true tho, these people are informing the public and have no idea what they are talking about, but it just goes to show that just as with everything else, it pays to be informed about things yourself rather than relying on others to tell you what is correct. I feel bad for all those poor suckers that got duped into buying an HD-DVD player for the holidays.

[Sevir04]

yeap i stay in the west coast now... but yeah i'll add you, but just in case you get around to it before i do.

Add me PSN: SEVIREDgamer

[ukilnme]

The Gamespot employees where I live seem unbiased. They are all about sales because they will try to sell you everything and tell you it's good.

[THE_JUDGE]

analysis. I abhor going into them generally and I have gotten in a few heated discussions about things with the employees. Everyone who I've ever met that worked there are MS fanboys. This is why I ususally get my games at Blockbuster and Best Buy where I don't have to listen to their dribble.

[RadientFlux]

Personally I've never encountered any EB employee's saying anything negative about any console at least nothing that I remember (so it must have not been that bad).

[Highwayman]

hahaha......no. Are you kidding me?? you actually had an argument with a store clerk over a consoles, that's sad.......you should could have just walked away and been like ah....whatever, but no you actually argued with them.......

People always bash EB/Gamestop. At my store there isn't any of this, all of them are very professional like and they like to talk games, not something as stupid as the "console war"

[Mc187]

On several occasions I have preordered fully on some titles for the ps3 and they reserved me a 360 copy . But, all i had to do was tell the store manager that i don't have a 360. thats all it took problem solved.

p.s.
I pwn gamestop players 4 lunch.
PSN Mc187

[jadenkorri]

Hate to tell you,but Devil May Cry 4 was built for PC, and ported to the 2 consoles, PS3,Xbox360, and to remind everyone Devil may Cry 3 special edition was on PC, so this is not the first time it crossed platformed...granted that the pc version of DMC4 is not out yet for reasons I cannot explain...
However on the note that people saying HD dvd is winning over Blue ray...especially from EB/gamestop...don't they sell blue ray dvds only...I've never walked into an EB and seen a HD dvd movie for sale... so the people at EB/gamestop should really shut their mouth...And if anyone ever makes fun of you for buying a ps3...remind them when the last time their NES, SNES, N64, Gamecube, PS1 or PS2 actually broke due to hardware/or software issues and had to be replaced/fixed..etc... In all honestly they will probably tell you never. Nintendo and sony are both honorable companies that deliver a quality product that you only buy once...Not microsoft who wants your 360 to break so you have to go buy a new one... Till this day and future.. I have never called nintendo or Sony for a broken console or even a game..