| spurgeonryan said: Recently I have been redboxing a lot of 360 games. Bioshock Infinite, Tomb Raider, Dishonord, Crysis 3, etc. I have really enjoying d myself playing these games. Especially Tomb Raider. But I still have this feeling of hate for Sony and Microsoft.
It all started with Sony making my N64 time less epic as they stole the show back then. It continued as people dismissed the GC for the PS2. Then after Wii gave Nintendo its honor back Microsoft came along and broke that party up again by releasing the almighty Kinect.
Anyone else feel that way? By the way... I have forgiven Sega, but we best them anyways and now they have all but given up. |
I've owned every system released in the USA and several Japanese ones as well and do not "hate" any one company. I do however dislike the fans of some of the companies more than others. I read articles daily on all the systems and find that the most immature replies come from the other camps.
While I've always like some companies more than others, my favorites have been Atari, Sega & Nintendo. All three of these companies were true gaming companies (Nintendo still is). They were built for the purpose of gaming. MS & Sony are just corporations who decided to make gaming divisions in the search for more profits. I've never understood the hatred that MS & Sony fans have toward Nintendo as they are the one company that as a whole truly loves gaming.
I see a much different landscape in ten years. While I believe that there will still be home consoles, I question if MS & Sony will still be in the game. If the next Xbox doesn't perform well, I can see MS ditching it to focus on the divisions that show more growth. If the PS4 doesn't perform well, Sony will end up being a shell of what they once were. Remember, Nintendo is sitting on about $14,000,000,000 in cash. Sony had to sell their two biggest office buildings to pay debt and finance the launch of the PS4 Even if the PS4 is a moderate success, the company will not be back to the levels it was during the PS2 days.
As for me, after much thought, I've decided to pass on the PS4 at launch. This will be the first system launch in the USA that I've passed on since the original NES. I find that I have less time for gaming than I use to and with everything I already have, I don't see were the PS4 brings anything new to the game other than better graphics than the current systems, which my PC is more than capable of producing.
Stop hating and start playing.
