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runqvist on 14 November 2012

There were no more lines back then than there are now, most of us just did not get 2 or more consoles from our parents...



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oniyide on 14 November 2012
IIIIITHE1IIIII said:
sales2099 said:
VGKing said:
Well there are more consoles worth owning than ever before.
There have never been 3 consoles with great library of games before.

I also have the money to buy multiple consoles, but I don't have the time. I chose to stick to one console only this gen.

My respect for you just increased 10 fold. Its very hard to find a PS3 only owner, even for me.

Wtf?

You respect people more just for owning one single video game console and ignoring the competition? Do you have less respect for people who are not loyal to their favorite brand?

That makes no sense. If you own all or at least more than one console, your opinion is more informed. An informed opinion deserves more respect than an opinion coming from a guy who refuses to take a close look at the competition.

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oniyide on 14 November 2012
man-bear-pig said:
I only own a 360. Ive learnt from these forums that PS3 people nearly all also game on a PC and 360 people usually own Nintendo handhelds.

that makes no sense, most people who consider themselves gamers, have ninty portable of some kind.



runqvist on 14 November 2012
oniyide said:
man-bear-pig said:
I only own a 360. Ive learnt from these forums that PS3 people nearly all also game on a PC and 360 people usually own Nintendo handhelds.

that makes no sense, most people who consider themselves gamers, have ninty portable of some kind.

I disagree, nintendo handhelds do not offer much for all gamers.



Lafiel on 14 November 2012
VGKing said:
Well there are more consoles worth owning than ever before.
There have never been 3 consoles with great library of games before.

I also have the money to buy multiple consoles, but I don't have the time. I chose to stick to one console only this gen.

same here, I could have bought the other consoles long ago, but I don't even have time for all the PS3 titles I own, so there is no need for me to buy another console



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oniyide on 14 November 2012

OT IMHO, its all boils down to being an adult. This loyalty stuff is cute, when you are younger and more likely to own one system, cause thats all you get. Loyal because you're to naive to see how stupid it is to be "loyal" to some faceless corporation. You get older, you see how silly that whole notion is, at least i hope some people do.
I buy multi-console because I have a greater range of stuff to play, its that simple.

Now thats not to say i dont prefer one product to the next or devote more time to one product, thats human. Damn near impossible not to be like that. When a person speaks ill about a system, but never owned it, people are much less inclined to take what they have to say serious, what are they basing their opinions on? Videos? Thats called here say. Now when i speak of my issues with the WIi, thats first hand experience. I've had one for years, its not me commenting on some videos



oniyide on 14 November 2012
RolStoppable said:
Lafiel said:
VGKing said:
Well there are more consoles worth owning than ever before.
There have never been 3 consoles with great library of games before.

I also have the money to buy multiple consoles, but I don't have the time. I chose to stick to one console only this gen.

same here, I could have bought the other consoles long ago, but I don't even have time for all the PS3 titles I own, so there is no need for me buy another console

I respect both of you. (Well, Lafiel considerably more, but that should go without saying.)

oniyide said:

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You not so much. (Now looking for the English word for "Heuchler".)


Cant say i care too much...sorry.



oniyide on 14 November 2012
runqvist said:
oniyide said:
man-bear-pig said:
I only own a 360. Ive learnt from these forums that PS3 people nearly all also game on a PC and 360 people usually own Nintendo handhelds.

that makes no sense, most people who consider themselves gamers, have ninty portable of some kind.

I disagree, nintendo handhelds do not offer much for all gamers.

so what do you buy as an alternative portable device? If you dont buy portable devices for gaming. THen fair enough, have a nice day.



dharh on 14 November 2012

It's all good as long as you don't like the monstrosities that are the WiiU and 3DS.



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Veknoid_Outcast on 14 November 2012
wfz said:

Arg! You beat me to it, wfz :)

@OP: When I was younger it was a lot of fun to go a few rounds with that friend who owned the "other" system. But as a grown-up video game enthusiast, I must own all systems. If you're a movie buff you watch all movies. If you're a foodie you test out all the restaurants. If you're a video game hobbyist you play all the games. If anything, we should reward people for moving outside their comfort zones, and exposing themselves to different kinds of video games, published for different kinds of consoles.