Dr.Henry_Killinger said:
Who do you think split the community up in the first place? It's only when the corportations lose control from being so anticonsumer that community unification occurs. |
That, I'm honestly not quite sure of. I think Ps2 to Ps3 you had a ridiculous level of Sony gloating, that quickly turned into either retreating into their respective groups. And Xbox to 360 produced basically the opposite effect, lots of people gloating about Sony's troubles, and vice versa this gen. And then Nintendo also has some pretty rabid fans, and then on the outside looking in I'd say you had PC gamer's who always knew their platform had the most potential, but saw dev interest eroded over time due to the ability of monetizing closed networks (I really don't for a second believe that piracy had anything to do with it, but was a convenient scapegoat, could be wrong, but that's just how I feel). I don't actually recall what kind of initial reception the PS1 was getting before launch. I do know that I switched from Nintendo to Sony that gen (FFVII, and it was my first game on the platform), but, I'm not sure about that. I don't think I was paying nearly as much attention to the gaming 'news' as I have since.
By and large, I think every group shares the blame in this, it's not really as easy as pointing at one side or the other, it's that whenever you're on top, or the bottom, a large chunk of people will use that as a point of emphasis in discussions.
