I don't really understand this thread at all. Why are you calling out Microsoft and it's fans about a console monopoly when Nintendo are the ones rolling towards, and soon to trample past, a 50% market share in a three player race. Every single week MS loses a little bit more to Nintendo, after the holidays, there's no doubt they'll be well below 30% overall. So.... I'm not getting your questi......

Oh, I get it now. Tell me if I have this right:

"Just wait till the PS3 releases, it's gonna crush the 360"...(didn't happen)
"Just wait till the good games come out, it's gonna crush the 360"...(didn't happen)
"Just wait till next year, it's gonna crush the 360...(didn't happen)
"Just wait till home comes out, it's gonna crush the 360...(hasn't happened)
"Just wait for another year, it's gonna crush the 360...(didn't happen)

I think what we have here is a resentful and strategic change in PS3 fanboy trolling tactics..

to wit: "Great job not supporting the PS3 guys, hope your happy when Microsoft ruins the console industry after beating out my beloved Playstation for a distant....very distant.... second place."

Seriously, could you have disguised that any worse. They're both getting crushed by the Wii, and yet rediculously, you claim that Microsoft is steadily marching towards complete domination.

Give it a rest already. It honestly doesn't matter who wins, except us... and right now, that's how this war is going. Why would you want that any different?

Was the PS2 era so bad?

So long as there isn't just one console on the market everythings all good.

Game companies still need to compete against each other anyway.

Well actually even if MS did have a monopoly.  It's not like that's working out bad for PC gaming.

WTF???

Who are you to say what company deserves to do/make what???

Did they break into your house and take your money?? Did they put a gun to your head and force you to buy their system???

Define the phraze "Worth the purchase". Because I'm quite happy with my PS3, and am sure you can find quite a few people on this site that are quite happy with their Wii's.

Games that you dislike can be enjoyed by someone esle can't they??? And since when was the iPod mainly bought for games like the Wii is???

SONY pushing BD for movies AND GAMES is a bad thing??? It's only helping the format in the future, shit it beat it's competition thanks to the PS3 didn't it??? And for it's price tag that thing sold and still sells well. Check the sales for other systems that have launched for 500+ dollars in the past and compare those to PS3 sales..... Oh, and once again they don't FORCE YOU to buy it...

Yes...... After the damn mess got far to out of hand and it was making the product look pretty damn bad the give the consumers a 3 year warranty...... PS3 and Wii never had an issue as Epic as the RROD, and am not sure about the Wii but My PS3 came with a free 1 year warranty......

Uninformed OP is uninformed, news at eleven.

Let's start with one of your misunderstatements: you do not support these companies, it is in their best interest to support you. It's not who you are voting for, is who is trying the most to get your vote.

Alright guys, I've recently been thinking a lot about Microsoft and how it's been hurting the industry.

I reported it to my local TV station and they ran this story, which luckily I was able to capture on a home video camera:

Yes, ladies and gentlemen. Microsoft is the Super Devil.

I would have taken a 200 dollar ps3 no bluray no wireless because i refuse to use wifi for gaming and a library as good as the 360's and with dual shock from the start and a better online service.

I got screwed my ps3 just broke today.I hardly played it and i was told they wont fix it for free unless i "purchased a warrenty" because its 2 motnhs over a year old.

I had hddvd and i prefered hddvd the quality was better from the get go.Sony did steal they stole my right to use the format that i found best.Because they put bluray in ps3 it forced studios to look at ps3 purchases as potential bluray movie supporters thus killing hddvd.

Microsoft gave me a choice sony didnt period.

Now im putting this hunk of crap on craigslist because im not paying to fix a flawed console.I took great care of it hardly used it kept it dust ands smoke free and all.

They fixed mine for free out of warranty because im a cool and lovely 60 gb early adopter. They earnt my loyalty and they repaid it in kind.

This post is ridiculous. Microsoft doesn't have a monopoly in the OS business, the office business, or the gaming business. Especially not these days with so many viable competitors.

Get over yourself. The MS monopoly whining got old about 10 years ago.

"OT though, I personally would like for Sega to return, but Nintendo and Sony remain. I've never really liked a lot of M$ business decisions, though I don't want to just see them fail, that I would wish upon no company. M$ has still supplied me with 100 Xbox Live buddies and Gears of War as well, no way in the world I want to give those up!!!"

I once bought a Sega CD, and it was quite possibly the worst investment I have ever had.  So I do have a little built up  resentment pointed toward Sega.  Even with this said, I wouldn't mind seeing them give another shot at the console market.

Are you serious? What if he works at a real company, not a 20 man shop? If you ask for linux, your tech team will probably say they'd love to let you use it, and that they have a linux at home, but sorry, no can do.