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Carl on 12 March 2013
Dodece said:
@Carl2291

Qualifying minor accomplishments as actual victories is fairly damning evidence that my assertion is correct. Reality remains unchanged. Sony hasn't been able to beat a competitor in the hardware space since the launch of the PS3, and that is what Sony fans genuinely want. They want to be able to say that Sony flat out beat somebody. None of the hardware that Sony has released has bested their rivals. Not a single one. They all lost to a competitors own comparable product. Including motion controlled peripherals that is four straight losses.

Continually lowering the bar isn't going to suddenly create a victory. It just makes the quest for success seem all the more shallow. Can you really take pride in leading the pack in a marathon between mile markers seven through nine if in the end you crawl across the finish line in dead last. Sure there are bragging rights for participating, and actually finishing the race, but those aren't the bragging rights Sony wants. They don't want a moral victory. They want a real prize. Something that is tangible.

To be honest about it I think Sony fans are finally going to get a victory this upcoming generation. Not against Microsoft, but most assuredly against Nintendo. I have said it before Nintendo looks to have made some seriously bad design choices with their console. It is hard to see Sony not taking second place next generation. At least for a few years. I don't want to go too far beyond that. Given how the company routinely fails to turn a profit.

Well thats the problem. This marathon aint over yet. Nobody has crossed the finish line, nobody has give in.



                            

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Mnementh on 12 March 2013
theprof00 said:
always been more sony, but yes, they're getting bolder.

Why has there always been more Sony? It's just representative of the world market.

You mean, more representative in the demographic that care for sales of the devices.



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Mnementh on 12 March 2013
UltimateUnknown said:
Wait what? Rol was a nintendo fan at some point? I've pretty much seen him always be critical of Nintendo 3DS and especially Wii U. Unless it was sarcastic or he changed his views.

He is critical because he is a Nintendo-fan.



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theprof00 on 12 March 2013
Mnementh said:
theprof00 said:
always been more sony, but yes, they're getting bolder.

Why has there always been more Sony? It's just representative of the world market.

You mean, more representative in the demographic that care for sales of the devices.

I thought that was pretty clear, but thanks for clarifying for anyone who didn't get it already. (More aptly, it's representative of the demographic of gamers who are also forum-goers. Caring about the sales of devices is just a reason for being on vgc, rather than kotaku)



pr3st00 on 12 March 2013
slowmo said:
Its always had a majority of Sony fans, they're just more vocal due to the PS4 announcement hence why you've suddenly noticed them.


Agreed. It's being very hard these days with all those threads like "Sony is dominating youtube", "Sony is the revolution", "I predict sony will sell 3 times more than MS", etc.



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brendude13 on 12 March 2013
_crazy_man_ said:

I've been lurking on this site since 2007 and the composition of posters has basically been the same.

Sony posters slightly over Nintendo posters if not the same with both being greatly above Microsoft posters

I wouldn't say greatly above before Seece and a few others left, but other than that I agree.



brendude13 on 12 March 2013
Jay520 said:
The psychological analyses people give on here are truly mind boggling. If you see a problem then address it there, instead of complaining about it later on.

They can't address a problem at the time if it isn't even there, waiting until later lets them either exaggerate things or fabricate a load of bullshit.



Mnementh on 12 March 2013
spurgeonryan said:
BHR-3 said:

lol you newer memebers 09- present aint got a clue what used to go on here

i was under the impression that sony fans always ruled the roost here at least in the early days 06-09, crazyman megaman leo j dminiesterj rock on 2008 mikeb ring a bell?



I know Leoj, ht the rest are just mentioned here and there. Nintendo gamers pushed them away. Djmeister was so badly beaten he went to neogaf and betrayed us. The others never could fully return. Now that same thing is happening with Nintendo gamers. Vic_Viper was a huge Nintendo supporter. The Prof, a Sony gamer pushed him away. I guess it had to come to an end someday.

VicViper is gone? Are you seriuos? Surely, I didn't see much of him lately.



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dahuman on 12 March 2013

I don't know if anything has changed, but it's always entertaining during console launches to see people link shit and misquote people without knowing WTF those links or numbers even mean, that's for sure :D



VGKing on 12 March 2013

Nintendo fans say this site is dominated by Sony fans.
Sony fans say this site is dominated by Nintendo fans.

I'm smart enough to not make generalizations based on a few but vocal fans. The truth is that on all sides, there are a few users which in a way represent their favorite company. Sometimes in a good way, sometimes in a bad way. So if a see NintendoPie's threads and comments, I don't make the assumption that Nintendo fans dominate this site, I make the assumption that NintendoPie is a very vocal Nintendo fan. That's it.