And my question was never answered... : /

I've only read the OP but it's like this:

People flip-flop a lot. If the console x has better multi-plats most of the time, Xbox fans blow it out of proportion to attack their sworn enemy. Meanwhile the owners of console y will claim it's not a big deal.

Innovation is praised until a competitor does it. Then, it's a gimmick. People with 19-inch 720p LCD TV's will shout "1080p 60fps" even if they can't see it just to win some kind of console war.

Exclusives are the only thing that counts and Indie games aren't real games--unless your console has more indie games and less exclusives. Or whatever. I see it all the time.

"You can't play sales"
"I'll just play this on my PC"
"Gameplay is all that matters"
"I don't mind buying batteries for my controller"
"I'll never pay for online"

Or whatever. People invest in a console and when they do, they overlook the flaws in their company and magnify the flaws of the competition. And such is life.

Squid girls shooting each other with paint pistols. That's not a bit of fresh air nor a game for kids, that's just a very weird thing.

i just respect each gamer's taste of games. if i found several people who has the same games as i do, they i'll try to ask if we can play co-op. if certain people wanted to play a genre that I'm not interested in or not in my console. i'm fine with it.

my only grip is that my younger brother who is also in his early 30s is an XBOX kiddo (XBOX 360 and X1) even though we have PS1 back then. and I have PS3 and PS4 hence we can't play Fifa online. and his excuse once he started losing is about the controller which is a little different. Haven't played him on an XBOX for Fifa so I can have an excuse due to the controller.

This.