I figured out why oldschool gamers dislike Sony

[sethnintendo]

Icyedge said:

sethnintendo said:

 

Not too sure about the word for it but I realize why consumers stuck with Microsoft and Sony even though their launch systems weren't too reliable.  It always amazed me this generation after hearing Microsoft owners (coworkers) plan on repurchasing a 360 even though their system died with no more warranty or something like that.  I believe this situation that Microsoft put the 360 launch owners in is a catch 22 or the system trap.  By the time their system finally shows reliability issues they would have purchased a few games and controllers for the system.  So instead of writing off the company entirely like the consumer should do after buying a faulty product they go ahead and buy another due to their initial investment.  Just issue a standard apology stating that you weren't aware of the problem or that you thought it was only a few selected systems having the issue and there you have it.  The sheep has been born.

Im not too sure about your statement. PS3 launch system is extremely reliable, if you follow the instruction manual (6 inches of airflow around it). PS1 was too. PS2 had systemic drive problem but usually after thousands of hours, 2-3 years for a core gamer more then that for many. How could this equal: their launch systems weren't too reliable?

Regarding Sony I was mainly referring to the PS1/PS2 eras.  I agree with you that the PS3 was a step up in reliability.  While there were some problems there were far less than their previous systems.  I believe the launch PS1s had a decent amount of overheating issues (remember people flipping their PS1 upside down just for it to play, well that was me also before mine finally died).   PS2 mainly had drive problems which isn't as big of deal as overheating.  Sony improved their quality while Microsoft is the main culprit of releasing a heavily flawed system just to get it on the market (360).  The catch 22 usually happened later for PS1/PS2 owners while the 360 owners got their little surprise a lot quicker.