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Raistline on 09 January 2014
ganoncrotch said:
Raistline said:
Wow, seems like I hit a nerve with a lot of people on this thread. The main purpose of this was just to poke a little fun at my brother for trying to make a profit off of buying an extra Xbox One to sell but lost his chance for whatever reason. I have no idea why he didn't sell it in time, perhaps just too busy, I am not his keeper.
As to the people getting offended by this, It is not as if any of you know my brother and I am sure none of you know me personally. No harm done. It is just an anonymous jab that is non-slanderous due to the anonymity. There is no need to take things so seriously all the time.

When I spoke about the our gaming history it was mainly to point out how he became a bit of a fanboy when he got his Xbox360. To further express his fanboyism I included how many system he had gone through. As to the people claiming I am a fanboy, that may be true but I am a PC fanboy, not a PS3. PC is my primary gaming machine and the PS3 is there for exclusives and leisure gaming.

This was in no way meant to attack MS's consoles. I think I covered everything...

There is nothing really better about admitting to be a fanboy of PC rather than a PS3, the term fanboy is a negative one against other systems.

As for the rest of this post if you wanted a laugh at your brother for spending his money.... do it at him? that is the reason people said you should keep in mind blood is thicker than water, you're taking a jab at someone in your family for what you think is him losing money and laughing about it, what if something was to happen to you and you asked him for money as he is your family.... would you considering laughing about his loss online then?

I said that I may be considered a PC fanboy and not a PS3 fanboy if anything so that people don't think I am attacking the Xbox simply because it is not a PS3 like other have eluded to. But yeah, you have a point, a fanboy is a fanboy no matter what the preference.

To you second part, I have done it AT him. Being brothers we give each other crap all the time. Of course we are always there for each other in times of need, if I were to need money or if he were to need money, we are family. The fact that I am musing about this has no hold on our relationship as family. Perhaps it is just me but I cannot understand why so many are so shocked, hurt, insulted or whatever about this thread. Are you to say that none of you have ever said anything about a close freind or family member to someone else in regards to a foolish decision they have made?

The way some people have reacted to this thread it as though I were holding a flashing sign up pointing to my brothers house revealing him as a rapist and murder. 



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S.T.A.G.E. on 09 January 2014
ironmanDX said:
Why would you make fun of your brother online, to people you don't really know?


Lol. Some people here are quite strange.


You know you would make fun of someone who had a Playstation. :)



S.T.A.G.E. on 09 January 2014
Raistline said:
Wow, seems like I hit a nerve with a lot of people on this thread. The main purpose of this was just to poke a little fun at my brother for trying to make a profit off of buying an extra Xbox One to sell but lost his chance for whatever reason. I have no idea why he didn't sell it in time, perhaps just too busy, I am not his keeper.
As to the people getting offended by this, It is not as if any of you know my brother and I am sure none of you know me personally. No harm done. It is just an anonymous jab that is non-slanderous due to the anonymity. There is no need to take things so seriously all the time.

When I spoke about the our gaming history it was mainly to point out how he became a bit of a fanboy when he got his Xbox360. To further express his fanboyism I included how many system he had gone through. As to the people claiming I am a fanboy, that may be true but I am a PC fanboy, not a PS3. PC is my primary gaming machine and the PS3 is there for exclusives and leisure gaming.

This was in no way meant to attack MS's consoles. I think I covered everything...

Don't say anything about the Xbox. Microsoft fans get verrrry touchy, even if what you're saying makes sense.



Viltsu300 on 09 January 2014
Raistline said:

Here is my little anecdote.

My brother and I have always been gamers since the first time we played a PC game and later got the original Nintendo Entertainment System. We have always enjoyed the same types of games, same consoles and so on. We were both huge fans of Sony consoles and PC gaming. This all changed when our preferences split during the PS3/Xbox360 era of gaming. I stayed a serious PC gamer who enjoyed the PS3 exclusives while he shifted entirely to Xbox360 and practically shunned the PC and his Playstation heritage. Side note: he had gone through 5 Xbox360's while my OG 60GB PS3 is still kicking strong, I always use this argument with him ad when talking about the superior PS3, we are natural rivals I am not a fanboy, just a fan.


I was looking at the sales figures and noting how again how Xbox Ones are available pretty much everywhere under the sun and even under some rocks now and this made me think of my poor brother. He hosted Thanksgiving this year at his house and of course had to show off his brand new Xbox One and how cool it was to use Voice Commands through Kinnect (which did not work well).  Then he bragged about how he had a cool DayOne edition and then pointed over to a second Xbox One that he purchase to sell later for profit. He was oh so very gleeful at the prospect of his goldmine in a green box. 

 

Well, my poor brother, he still has his goldmine in a green box sitting in the same corner collecting dust while plays his DayOne edition. Unless something changes in the market and Xbox Ones supply becomes extremely strained again, my poor brother will be stuck without his profits. Let's all give a moment of silence for his loss.


How old is he?



g911turbo on 09 January 2014
Raistline said:

Here is my little anecdote.

My brother and I have always been gamers since the first time we played a PC game and later got the original Nintendo Entertainment System. We have always enjoyed the same types of games, same consoles and so on. We were both huge fans of Sony consoles and PC gaming. This all changed when our preferences split during the PS3/Xbox360 era of gaming. I stayed a serious PC gamer who enjoyed the PS3 exclusives while he shifted entirely to Xbox360 and practically shunned the PC and his Playstation heritage. Side note: he had gone through 5 Xbox360's while my OG 60GB PS3 is still kicking strong, I always use this argument with him ad when talking about the superior PS3, we are natural rivals I am not a fanboy, just a fan.


I was looking at the sales figures and noting how again how Xbox Ones are available pretty much everywhere under the sun and even under some rocks now and this made me think of my poor brother. He hosted Thanksgiving this year at his house and of course had to show off his brand new Xbox One and how cool it was to use Voice Commands through Kinnect (which did not work well).  Then he bragged about how he had a cool DayOne edition and then pointed over to a second Xbox One that he purchase to sell later for profit. He was oh so very gleeful at the prospect of his goldmine in a green box. 

 

Well, my poor brother, he still has his goldmine in a green box sitting in the same corner collecting dust while plays his DayOne edition. Unless something changes in the market and Xbox Ones supply becomes extremely strained again, my poor brother will be stuck without his profits. Let's all give a moment of silence for his loss.

So either:

 

1.  By your "brother", you mean the other half of your personality.

or

2.  Your "brother" doesn't exist.



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S.T.A.G.E. on 09 January 2014
g911turbo said:
Raistline said:

Here is my little anecdote.

My brother and I have always been gamers since the first time we played a PC game and later got the original Nintendo Entertainment System. We have always enjoyed the same types of games, same consoles and so on. We were both huge fans of Sony consoles and PC gaming. This all changed when our preferences split during the PS3/Xbox360 era of gaming. I stayed a serious PC gamer who enjoyed the PS3 exclusives while he shifted entirely to Xbox360 and practically shunned the PC and his Playstation heritage. Side note: he had gone through 5 Xbox360's while my OG 60GB PS3 is still kicking strong, I always use this argument with him ad when talking about the superior PS3, we are natural rivals I am not a fanboy, just a fan.


I was looking at the sales figures and noting how again how Xbox Ones are available pretty much everywhere under the sun and even under some rocks now and this made me think of my poor brother. He hosted Thanksgiving this year at his house and of course had to show off his brand new Xbox One and how cool it was to use Voice Commands through Kinnect (which did not work well).  Then he bragged about how he had a cool DayOne edition and then pointed over to a second Xbox One that he purchase to sell later for profit. He was oh so very gleeful at the prospect of his goldmine in a green box. 

 

Well, my poor brother, he still has his goldmine in a green box sitting in the same corner collecting dust while plays his DayOne edition. Unless something changes in the market and Xbox Ones supply becomes extremely strained again, my poor brother will be stuck without his profits. Let's all give a moment of silence for his loss.

So either:

 

1.  By your "brother", you mean the other half of your personality.

or

2.  Your "brother" doesn't exist.


So personal attacks are how people retaliate when they feel offended? What he says makes perfect sense. Where I live PS4's STILL cannot be found and Xbox Ones are easy to find in stores. Xbox Ones and Wii U's are the most available consoles of the next gen consoles out right now. If his brother was going to sell it he should've sold his Xboxes within the first two weeks of launch, otherwise it was pointless. I guess he was expecting the Xbox One to be more popular than it was.



Alby_da_Wolf on 09 January 2014

@OP:
He could use his second XBOne for science! Put one in front of the other and see if they can talk to each other through Kinect.



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Raistline on 09 January 2014


How old is he?


Over 30, same as myself.

 

1.  By your "brother", you mean the other half of your personality.

or

2.  Your "brother" doesn't exist.

Neither of your assumptions are correct.



g911turbo on 09 January 2014
S.T.A.G.E. said:
g911turbo said:
Raistline said:

Here is my little anecdote.

My brother and I have always been gamers since the first time we played a PC game and later got the original Nintendo Entertainment System. We have always enjoyed the same types of games, same consoles and so on. We were both huge fans of Sony consoles and PC gaming. This all changed when our preferences split during the PS3/Xbox360 era of gaming. I stayed a serious PC gamer who enjoyed the PS3 exclusives while he shifted entirely to Xbox360 and practically shunned the PC and his Playstation heritage. Side note: he had gone through 5 Xbox360's while my OG 60GB PS3 is still kicking strong, I always use this argument with him ad when talking about the superior PS3, we are natural rivals I am not a fanboy, just a fan.


I was looking at the sales figures and noting how again how Xbox Ones are available pretty much everywhere under the sun and even under some rocks now and this made me think of my poor brother. He hosted Thanksgiving this year at his house and of course had to show off his brand new Xbox One and how cool it was to use Voice Commands through Kinnect (which did not work well).  Then he bragged about how he had a cool DayOne edition and then pointed over to a second Xbox One that he purchase to sell later for profit. He was oh so very gleeful at the prospect of his goldmine in a green box. 

 

Well, my poor brother, he still has his goldmine in a green box sitting in the same corner collecting dust while plays his DayOne edition. Unless something changes in the market and Xbox Ones supply becomes extremely strained again, my poor brother will be stuck without his profits. Let's all give a moment of silence for his loss.

So either:

 

1.  By your "brother", you mean the other half of your personality.

or

2.  Your "brother" doesn't exist.


So personal attacks are how people retaliate when they feel offended? What he says makes perfect sense. Where I live PS4's STILL cannot be found and Xbox Ones are easy to find in stores. Xbox Ones and Wii U's are the most available consoles of the next gen consoles out right now. If his brother was going to sell it he should've sold his Xboxes within the first two weeks of launch, otherwise it was pointless. I guess he was expecting the Xbox One to be more popular than it was.

Wasn't a personal attack, I just think it was a round about way for the OP to basically post what you just said above.  The story doesn't even make sense to me as some have pointed out, so basically he used a story [that almost sounds fabricated] to call his "brother" an Xbox fanboy.   And THAT's what we need on VGC.  ANOTHER thread about the PS4 is in higher demand, harder to find blah blah.  Fanboy this fanboy that.

Take it from a reseller (of ANYTHING I can buy and sell, including consoles) who has zero personal attachment to any of the consoles.  The resller market looks like this.

PS4.  Break even to little profit (Craigslist in some areas, but not Cleveland)

Xbox One.  Lose money (or return if you still have the receipt).



jigokutamago on 09 January 2014
fordy said:
raf40928 said:


What I can't understand why Sony went with 2.4ghz wifi (only ) radio .. except to make it CHEAP.. while XB1 offers 5Ghz ( and 2.4Ghz ).. Newer routers offer 5Ghz channels and on my Asus Im able to get far superior connections speeds.


What I can't understand is why anyone would use WiFi on a game console to begin with....unless you're stuck with the WiiU's lack of low-latency ethernet

Damn you, Nintendo.....

Wait, what's wrong with the Wii U ethernet?