People do have 'skin in the game' so to speak so it is very forgiveable for people to act like fanboys. If one console gets a lot of market share then it will tend to create a situation where the platform they favour gets more support, better online communities etc or the reverse.

I remember way back in the day when Halo 1 came out. When someone put the controller in my hand I was like 'wow a console shooter I can actually play?!' I don't know why but for some reason PS2 games seem harder to play than PS3 or Xbox 360 titles even though the same controller configuration is present. I never owned an Xbox but had the Xbox been more successful I would have been a console gamer a generation sooner.

If you love say Xbox 360 or PS3 but all your friends buy a different console to you then you cannot play with them online. You have a stake in what other people buy because their choice can affect you. So in this instance why wouldn't you advocate for your favoured brand of console? The reason why people take Xbox Live price so seriously is because if a large proportion of your friends pay for Live then you will have to as well pretty much whether you like it or not.

Underline: Fun

Bold: Thanks, mom. :P

Sorry to hear about your jaw. You should have that looked at. It means your jaw is out of alignment. It probably just needs a little reajustment through thearapy.

As for the price of XBLA. Like I said it's nothing. It doesn't keep me from buying all the games I want. I've never had to choose between buying  a new game or paying for Live. $50 a year is like $4 a month. My paycheck doesn't miss that. And I usualy buy two or three Year XBL Gold cards when Amazon has a sale. I literaly have 2 sitting next to my Xbox 360 games waiting to be used when they are needed. They cost me $35 each with free shipping. That amounts to a measly  $2.90 a month. I probably lose that in change and don't even notice it.

If you think about it, if you take the money you would spend on one capachino per month you'd have XBL Gold paid in full plus some left over.

Here's the kicker. I don't even play much online. Halo is the only game I'm willing to play with strangers and I do that very little. I do play with friends and family over live a bit more, but still not often. I pay for XBL Gold just for the occasions that I do play online. That's how little think about it. It's like my TV or Internet bill. I wish they were free, but they are not so I pay and forget.

Having an Xbox puts you in the "shooter gamer" category. Trollolololo.

I do love shooters but I can bet you $1 that I have played/own/finished more JRPGs then you.

I am the Digital Devil Summoner.

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oh come on, don't dissapoint me, aren't you gonna answer my cheap provocation and tell me how the xbox helped you play more jprgs* than me ?

*which FYI we didn't call jprgs in the pre-360 days but simply rpgs

ppl would like to defend their $300+ purchase and it is completely rational, they would like to know they did not make a mistake in their choice and feel better about their choice. i defended the PS3 against those who criticized it but realized it was pointless, but though i stopped defending the ps3 console, i feel hurt when ppl still bash it

i personally own a ps3 because of god of war, and Halo never appealed to be but im jealous of gears of war and alan wake, but its not enough for me to dish out $200 on another console

i might get the WiiU depending on when Zelda comes out for it

What's keeping you from playing them on your PC ?

I just gonna ignore you from now on. You just provoking/trolling me for no reason so I just gonna leave it at that. Enjoy your games.