d21lewis said:
For a second there, I thought I was that "friend"!! I had a similar experience recently. I don't like Gran Turismo and I don't talk a lot of mess about anybody, though. I do openly admit that Sony is my least favorite console maker, though. Nintendo is my favorite. Anyway, my buying practice went in this order:
7th gen
-1st DS in 2004 (launch)
-1st Xbox 360 in early 2007
-Wii in early 2008
-1st PS3 in 2008 (MGS4 midnight launch)
-PSP in July 2009
8th gen
-3DS in 2011 (Oot3D launch)
-Vita in 2012 (launch day)
-Wii U in 2012 (launch)
-PS4 in early 2014
-Xbox One in early 2014
Anyway, before the launch of the PS4/Xbox One, some guy kept messaging me on 360 about how awesome the PS4 was and how Microsoft was doomed. How stupid I was for liking Tomb Raider more than Uncharted when Uncharted goes all over the world and Tomb Raider is just on one island. How the Xbox One would be doa, not have a headset, etc. and how Gears of War Judgement was going to have too many Micro transactions. Needless to say, it got pretty old. I never fired back, though. I just said, "Dude? Why are you attacking me for what I like?" and "I'm probably gonna own all the consoles, anyway."
THEN he started sending me messages via PSN and trashing members on this site as well. I then learned he was a member of VGChartz. Anyway, the anti-Microsoft stuff continued and the Pro-Sony stuff did too. Didn't really matter to me because I already know what I like and nobody's outside opinion can influence what I want to play when I'm in my game room. Anyway, one day I messaged him, "I got a PS4!" and all was quiet. Then a month later, I messaged "Now I have an Xbox One!"
Why did I say that?
I was verbally assaulted and called stupid and whatever else. I actually saved the messages on my Vita using the screen capture options. I wound up blocking the guy. It's just crazy to see how people react when it comes to video games. Hell, at this point in time, I'm not even sure I like video games very much. I've been finding so many other ways to stay busy. Some people need to take a step back, take a deep breath, and just learn to have fun.
For the record, if I could only keep one console, it would go in this order:
7th gen: Xbox 360, PS3, PSP, DS, Wii
8th gen: Wii U, 3DS, Vita, Xbox One, PS4
We all have our bias but I don't think I'm blinded by them. I just like what I like.
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