Aeolus451 said:
Hynad said:
People buying a Ps4 for games? Preposterous!
So far, 22M+ people have bought the console based on hot air and hype. The PS4 has no games that matter. Most of the games it has are games that are lucky to get a 60 on metacritics and no one will play them anyway, and the rest of the library is almost equally as bad since the other fanbases aren't interested in those games.
I tell you, it's all nothing more than hype. No merit. No good games whatsoever. Only hype. If you're enjoying the first party games you play on that console, you are doing it wrong.
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I almost took you seriously......
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Seriously, that is pretty much what any discussions turn into. Console fans saying their system of choice has value while they see none, or next to none, in the others. Argument after argument about which console has the best games and why the other's best games cannot be considered as good for whatever subjective reason more often than not based on metacritic scores rather than any actual experience with the games. Downplay after downplay just because people enjoy getting on other people's nerves or because they like to make them react to their little game.
The forum rules have been made less permissive over the years and this is precisely the reason why. Vek created a thread about celebrating gaming, and if you look at Smeags's E3 thread, you will see how it asks about the users favourite Nintendo memories. This is what the forums should be about. Our love of gaming and its industry.
Isn't that supposed to be the point of these forums anyway? We all originally came here looking for a place where we could talk about one of our favourite pastime. But most of the threads on here get turned into a negativity fest about what people care less about, what the other consoles do worst than theirs, what games don't interest them, etc...
At one point, really, the excuse that "it's the internet" doesn't cut it. This community, with the rule set in place and the people leading it, aspires to be much more and better than that. More than IGN's and youtube's comments section. I'm an idealistic guy, you'd say. But I simply wonder why so many people are hell bent on ruining the mood of everyone and the topics discussed. We should try to work together to make this place a more enjoyable place to discuss one of our favourite pastime, and help newcomers feel welcome, not settle on the status quo simply because "hey, it's the internet".
"Console war is serious business. If the other consoles are seen as better than mine, I might die!"
/rant