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Jared19 on 27 May 2013

it should be lol ps2 alone has 100s of millions of fans in itself!



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dsgrue3 on 27 May 2013
scat398 said:

Yes, The US market is the single most important consumer market, and to your second question probably the same as PS3 fans that critizize the PS4.  For the most part 360 fans are very pleased with the Xbox1 just like I assume most PS3 fans are very pleased with the PS4

generalizations exists because they are the normal behavior of a group not because they differ.

And MS thinks it's the only market that is important apparently.

Which is why the rest of the World that watched the announcement were left with one question: "What about us?"

It isn't good business to piss off less important markets.



Fifaguy360 on 27 May 2013

lol, never seen so many fangirls in a thread fighting over which fanbase has dominance. How do you guys waste your life arguing this stuff?

I have no allegiance to any company and I wouldn't waste my time 'defending' online the company that makes the various consoles I own. Waste of time.

I don't care who's got more sales, who's got more fans, blah blah blah. Just give me some good games to play. Give me a console that hasn't got DRM up the ass and won't let me share games.



JWeinCom on 27 May 2013

I believe that Nintendo and Sony fans are simply more vocal. This is because of how old the companies are. Sony has been in gaming since like... 94? 95? There are a LOT of people who grew up with X, Triangle, O, Square, Crash Bandicoot, and Cloud Strife. Many gamers (possibly most gamers) played their first game on a PS console.

By the same token, a lot of people started gaming with the NES, SNES, GB, GBA, N64, or maybe even the Gamecube. When something was a part of your childhood like that, it grows to an elevated status. You have nostalgia wrapped up in it. You remember staying up late in your room playing Pokemon, arguing with your brother over a game of Tekken, that feeling when you beat your first game... etc.

By comparison, the XBox entered the market in like 2000, and it wasn't very popular, especially among younger gamers. If someone got an XBox 360 when they were 5 (unlikely as they more likely got a Wii), that person is 13 now, and they're not very likely to be posting in forums like this. If someone started gaming at 10 with the XBox, then they're now 18. That's around the age that they'd post around here, but most people who were ten when the 360 came out probably had another console beforehand.

So, yeah. I think nostalgia is a large part of why Sony and Nintendo fans are a bit more passionate. Nintendo's not just a gaming company, they're a part of my childhood, so if you insult them, you'd best expect to get an earful :)