JayWood2010 said:
Im actually really tired so Im not going to write a lot(Edit, i wrote more than i thought i would lol) about this but in the last few years gaming has become more and more political. What I mean is the means of nitpicking a company about something that doesnt directly effect ugames that we are playing. I know the console wars are for real on the internet but when we are just arguing about things that a company does and says rather than talking about games themselves it seems over the top.
Im sure im not explaining this well. Basically what happens is if my preferred company does or says something and im ok with it, but if it isnt from my preferred company i will talk about how evil, horrible, incompetent, etc that they are. Whether it be Nintendo's Incompetence, Microsoft's Pure evil ways, or sony's arrogance these arguments take place over and over again.
Now i know some things really do effect us like Xbox DRM or the PSN Hack a few years ago, but then there is other things that doesnt effect us like Microsoft saying backwards compatability is backwards thinking or Sony saying PS3 is worth $1000 or whatever the quotes were. Sure theyre stupid comments but does it justify the arguments over them?
The thing is people say stupid things sometimes but those stupid remarks doesnt change anything that our games are doing. Sure I wish XBO was backwards compatable and I wish PS3 wasnt so expensive at launch but neither remark effected the fun I had on each console because they have good games. I guarantee you that there is assholes in every studio whether it be Naughty Dog, Bungie, Nintendo EAD, etc. Sure they make great games but the people themselves as people are unique and like anybody else has made mistakes.
I find the poilital remarks being nothing more than ammunition for console wars with some occasional real issues but that is just me.
What I want is your guys opinions? Has gaming become political? Or maybe you disagree with me entirely which is fine as well, your opinion. Everybody try and be respectful and say whatever you want.
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This is for the most part completely correct, pretty much everyone has their preferred console brand and we see that brand through rose colored glasses and use the mistakes of the others as ammo in our arguement to why our brand is better.
The PS3 seriously was worth over 1000$ though and I kinda do agree with MS that backwards compatibility is backwards. It is nice for us as gamers but it does not make business sense
DISCLAIMER: I am definetly Sony biased lol
