Yes it does come from all sides. But you neglect to note the frequency on each side that says these types of comments. PS fan frequency is at a all time high......oh but since a small minority of Xbox fans says their own opinion in return, were all equal (sigh). 

Both factions sling their negativity, but it is the majority faction that does it that needs to be made accountable. Your position makes it seem like your faction has all the solutions, when the other factions see yours as the problem. Do you not see the irony in playing the "were all equal" card here?

Please enlighten me since PS3 is still 3rd and PS4 won't pass WiiU until sometime in 2014 at the earliest?

Can't you hear the enthusiasm of every Sony fan miles away? That alone has assured victory.

Believe me.....I have heard them for far too long. Doesnt make it right i tellz u!

the amount of flaming/trolling etc i see from ms fans is about the same i've seen from sony fans despite the size difference of the 2

unless you're just speaking of the size of the 2 rather than their posts

edit : "Both factions sling their negativity, but it is the majority faction that does it that needs to be made accountable"

that makes no sense... what if a smaller faction slings negativity more frequently than a larger faction?

this leads back to my point before where i'm saying that you have to be more speicific instead of tlaking about post frquency then to size of fanbases and back again

And Q3 usually accounts for 45-50% of a whole year's sales. Did you factor that in? You also have a very skewed view of the worldwide gaming market. Why do you think the PS2 sold so much after the PS3 was out?

That game is rumored to be a Wii U title more often then a PS4 title, and with Nintendo home consoles doing significantly better then Sony home consoles in Japan again, it might happen.

LOL wait, you're also thinking about getting a Wii U, so either way you're set.

I'm probably following the same path as you, but I never faired well with Sony 1st gen consoles, so I'm getting a Wii U first and then a PS4 Slim. By then PS4 will have good games and I'll finish all my 360/PS3/Wii games.

I think it's the opposite. People know Nintendo will do well, and survive (they survived after 2 bad generations N64/GCN - Handhelds will always save Nintendo financially).

However people know Sony might not last (Their earnings reports have been down for a few years, Vita is weak and being sold at a loss, and PS3 only tied 360 this gen), and people hope MS might back out of the gaming market.

Plus the way Sony and MS have stanced themselves....they are direct compeditors, where Nintendo is the alternative (or first choice, or second console).

Are people seriously still comparing the PS2 and PS3?

Here are a few reasons;

1: It had 75% marketshare in the end and basically no competition.

2: It was the most successful console ever made.

3: It had all the 3rd party support in the world and then some.

4: HD adoption rates were still quite low when the PS3 came out, DVD was still "fine".

5: The PS2 enjoyed a market not yet branched into the multitude of segments we see today.

6: Hardware development cycles were slower, tech is moving more and more quickly.

7: Tied in to number 6, today is seeing an unprecedented need for renewal and extra content to keep consumers enthralled, consoles are all about functionality, connectivity and add-on's, markets that are moving at a blistering pace.

8: MS has managed to snag just as much support from developers and have captured an immense marketshare and userbase compared to the 6th gen.

9: Since the PS3 has been bleeding money from the beginning and cost Sony billions, they simply can't just cut the price down to 99$ and expect to sell heaps after the PS4 launches since they depend heavily on PS3 hardware profits to help them keep investors sated and the gaming division afloat. The massive campaign to get good launch titles for the PS4 tells me that they are pushing for a PS4 software and PS3 hardware profit gain in the coming 12-18 months as the main income, its not unlikely that they will take a small loss on each PS4 unit sold.

10: MS and Nintendo simply outright killed their Xbox and Gamcube when the 7th started, arguably even before that, the PS2 had no competition at all from its peers in the 6th gen at the end of the cycle. Additionally, the first contender in the 7th gen was invisible in Japan, allowing the PS2 to maintain tremedous momentum and the 360 was also really niche in Europe, a region where the PS3 didn't launch before nearly a year-and a half after the 360 allowing Sony to also maintain momentum really well in the biggest Sony region on the globe. None of these are advantages the PS3 will or can enjoy.

Is that enough? I can't take you seriously when you accuse me of having a skewed view of the worldwide gaming market when you can't even understand the vast difference between the PS2 and PS3 situations, its like night and day and clear as crystal. You even fail to see this when we're afforded the rare luxury of actual hindsight to aid us in our analysis. The PS3 will not move massive numbers after the PS4 launches, no where near PS2 levels or percentages and the PS4 likely won't have a fantastic debut either. I think, in the end, you're the one who is only seeing a fraction of the big picture, look outside home consoles, even handhelds, look to consumer electronics as a whole, transistor tech, interface progress, multitasking, branching and fusioning of services, features and platforms and medium. Most of all; look beyond your obvious love for one company that is holding you back, the veil is obscuring your view of what is an infinitely more complex and exciting market than you are currently able to see.