Why is there a PS4/X1 war?

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snyperdud said:

To me, it's like watching a competition between sports teams. Both sides have their fans that will follow them through thick and thin. Games can have an emotional impact on a person when they're playing them, and the console they are playing on, delivered that experience to them. I think that's where brand loyalty comes from and thus the attachment to a hunk of plastic.

It's really all about the experiences that they have, and sometimes, they believe these amazing experiences are only available on the platform they chose. And in some cases, that's true. But everyone has different tastes and the experience is always going to be different for everyone. So the reason, we see these console wars are just people defending/promoting their platform of choice, because it's what they love. And sometimes, when love is in the mix, people can react irrationally and compulsively when the thing they are passionate about is under attack in some way.

well, look.. if it were like, japanese people are all pro sony, and americans were all pro microsoft, with some exceptions, then i would understand the sports teams analogy. but as it stands, i dont see where this diehard fandom about either console comes from when they offer the same exact thing.