Sony: Dedicated Fans Keeping Vita from Getting Shelved

[happydolphin]

Being loud is a double-edged sword. In many cases it's for bad, in this case it's for good. Good for the Vita.

Bad for other cases where being the verbal community leads to problems like bashing competitive consoles, bashing fans of competitive consoles, over-hyping content on your preferred console almost to the point of denial if bad reviews are given, and so on and so forth.

People will say that all fans are equal, but Sony themselves recognize the outspokenness of their community. And this is not the first time, they said the same about the PS4's reveal and about how good they felt that their fans were verbal and passionate about their satisfaction with the console. So though all groups have their fanboys, it is clear that the Sony community is the most outspoken. The danger once again is that this leads to uproars and consequences of herd mentality where the majority gets its way, when the majority is not always right. Even, often, situations of uproar are an opportunity for bad fans to spit venom and throw tomatoes at the direction of their less preferred companies, we saw it with the xbox one.

I'm just stating the obvious, and am supported by Sony themselves. Hopefully that helps people understand the reason why many people see Sony fans as a different beast (in general). Having said all that, there are a good number of wonderful Sony fans, some better than many fans of other consoles. So though there is a difference between the fans of differing preference (in general), still there are the gems that shine brightly and make their communities look good. May they always continue to shine.