My purchasing habits are definitely affected by my ideals. Until they started turning around recently I refused to purchase anything from Sony because of their shitty attitude and business sense. Now this gen it doesn't matter how many amazing games show up on Xbone; I refuse to ever buy one because of Microsoft's actions before launch, coupled with their non-gaming stuff as well. And if I were into Assassin's Creed games, you bet your bippy I wouldn't be touching Unity. I try not to be snobby about any of it; I just have opinions of companies and I feel some don't deserve to be supported. So no, I'm most certainly not a sheep.
It's extremely important to vote with your dollar. Unfortunately a lot of people just end up grumbling and giving in anyway. Or in most cases, the outspoken people on the internet do indeed end up not buying the things they claim to boycott, but the unwashed masses do, giving the impression that people are being hypocrites when they're really not. The people doing the boycotting make up a tiny portion of the gaming population, but they're the loudest, so they seem bigger.
Currently playing:
Bloodbath Paddy Wagon Ultra 9
