what does it matter?

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DjFlex53 said:

It's strange reading a post from a Sony/PS3 fan complaining about too much sales talk this generation.

I wish I had a nickel for how many times online I've heard about how many PS2 consoles were sold compared to the GC & Xbox and how many PS1 consoles were sold compared to the Saturn & N64. I'd be a very rich man now.

Did your change of heart come only after Sony has remained last place in sales this generation? See....this is one reason why there are so many disgruntled gamers on the net against Sony and PS3 fans. Sony and Sony gamers had been on top for so long that their arrogance and sense of entitlement, respectively, has made all the people they stomped on the way up to now rejoice watching Sony get taken down a peg or two.

 

 interesting comments.

 

 

to have a change of heart would be to imply that i once put a huge emphasis on sales.  to be honest i have no idea how many ps1's were sold nor how many ps2 were sold in competition with the original xbox.  i never cared about it.  i actually wanted saturn to beat the ps1.  the game library was what got me to eventually invest in the sony brand.  that strength of programming was what got me excited about what the ps2 would be able to do, and i thought that sony put more games that i liked over any other console maker. 

 

i didn't get involved in fanboyism during the ps2/xbox war because i honestly didn't see the crap that goes on today between fans.

 

i think someone earlier really hit the nail on the head about how people get vicarious glory from the console they like selling more.  i certainly can relate to that, but it is still pretty silly.  this is a phenomenon that i common in all walks of life, especially sports, but i guess i hoped gamers would be smarter than that (after all we are supposed to be nerdy geeks).