Why are the new console wars viewed with such negativity?

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NoirSon said:

pokoko said:
How do people remember the Playstation 1 vs. the ... whatever Nintendo had at the time. The N64?

I remember thinking the name "Playstation" was lame. I remember thinking that Nintendo would slay the upstart and good riddance. I remember pouting a little that Sony didn't seem to be wilting. I remember feeling a bit anxious and insecure about Nintendo's position at the top. I remember seeing the Final Fantasy 7 commercial on a friend's television and, in that moment, sending up a new flag.

That one is weird for me personally. Most of my gaming friends and I loved multiplayer so I saw a lot of N64s but the media made it seem like the PS1 was kicking its but thanks to FFVII and MGS. There were friends that had the Playstation and we'd play those game but mostly everyone was geeking over Goldeneye 007, Ocarina of Time for a little bit, Tony Hawk (which I didn't get), sports games and the latest Wrestling game on the N64.

The Playstation didn't pop off until the PS2 and even then most of my folk (outside the Fighting game fans and  RPG heads ) moved from the N64 to the Xbox due to Halo.

you do realize the PS1 sold almost 70 million more than the N64 right? as much as i do love the n64 (more than the PS1) there is no denying that the PS1 slaughtered it in terms of sales