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bobobologna on 11 April 2008
starcraft said:
ssj12 said:
starcraft said:
hsrob said:
No time to read all of the posts but here's my theory. If people bash the Wii, Wii owners always have the "well just look at the sales charts arguement", so they don't let it get to them. If you bash an Xbox owner, they have the "well my software library is bigger than yours arguement".

When people bash PS3, their only defence is subjective arguement about why their system is better than the others, but no really solid defence that can be corroborated by data. So it bugs them that people can't see things from their point of view.

It may also be that there is a little more venom in the PS3 bashing due to the Nintendo and Xbox fans being on the receiving end for the last two generations....

I think you are spot on about everything except the bolded part. There is no quantitative reason why the PS3 is better than the other two consoles, but there are quantitative reasons why the other two consoles are better gaming solutions than the PS3.

As for the bolded part, I think you have got it the wrong way around. I think a large number of PS3 owners bought their console in the belief that Sony would dominate as they have the past two generations. They either were unaware that this wasn't happening, or convinced it would happen shortly. Such gamers become immensly frustrated when confronted with the Wii's continued dominance and only a minor PS3 week-to-week sales advantage over the 360.

Quite aside from the PS3's higher price point, many PS3 owners feel a far greater need to justify their purchase to others, due to the fact that said purchase was made with the anticipation of continued Sony gaming dominance that simply hasn't eventuated. Owners of the 360 and the Wii on the other hand, generally paid less for their console, and bought it knowing full well that dominance was unlikely due to the console's respective predecessors being trounced by the PS2.

We should all feel at least some level of sympathy for Sony fanboys due to these points, as it must be incredibly frustrating for them.


im sorry starcraft but this is complete trolling.

PS3 owners have no reason to justify buying their purchase jsut like 360 owners have no reason to keep dealing with M$ customer support for their RRODs. They enjoy their console of choice.


Seriously, which part of my post was trolling? I said in general, SOME ps3 owners feel a causal need to justify their purchase due to misconceptions as to the potential for the PS3's dominance this generation. This is especially apparent when one considers that the Xbox and GC were destroyed by the PS2. I bought the Wii to play old Nintendo favourites, and would never have felt the need to justify it beyond that. It's success is a bonus. PS3 owners often bought their console anticipating the sort of exclusive third party support and sales dominance the PS2 got and it just hasn't happened.

I might add that if you seriously consider what I said to be trolling, then responding with "M$" and "Rrod" is a perfect example of you, a mod, responding to trolling with trolling.


I think most of your posts dealing with the PS3 are trolling.  You take jabs at the PS3 and PS3 owners.  PS3 owners need sympathy?  We are incredibly frustrated?  There's no quantitative reason why the PS3 is better than the other consoles?

You do troll, whether or not you believe it.  You just do it with proper spelling and grammar. 



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eliasg on 12 April 2008

ps3 owners thinks that the gaming industry started when PSX released....



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BringBackChrono on 12 April 2008

Dont you think people filled forums with "why dreamcast sucks" back in the day?
of course they did, even though it has an impressive library for a short life span(better than ps3, gta included).
SONY has dropped the ball and people are gonna call it,like it or not.
if you want to know how they can remedy it, just read the id name
pressure square enix. its about f*****g time



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ToastyJaguar on 12 April 2008

Since i've joined vgchartz, i've noticed more 360 bashing.




johnsobas on 12 April 2008
Wokisan said:
I personally think it is a generational thing. Years ago we just wanted to play/experience new games...it didn't matter what console...Atari, Colecovision, Intellivision, Commodore, Nintendo, Sega....we didn't care. We just wanted to play as much as we could no matter who made it.

I don't remember 'Fanboyism' coming into play until the PS2/N64/Dreamcast era I guess. And now it is ridiculously out of control but unfortunately I think it is here to stay.

It sounds corny and ridiculous but teach your kids to enjoy games based on how fun they are and not soley by whose logo is on the box.

 Ever since the SNES days there has been a lot of fanboyism.  Back in the day there were a lot of genesis/SNES haters, sure we didn't have the internet to argue about it, but at school it was there for sure.



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gengka on 12 April 2008

i dont know abt others. i own a ps3 and i like it to death. But i also wanna hav a 360 and wii. I wanna play gears of war, i wanna play Super mario Galaxy too.
But i just dont have enough money to own all :(
For this gen, i really like all 3 consoles



The_God_of_War on 12 April 2008

PS3 haters shall feel the wrath of Lord Kutaragi's Blu-Ray of Death.



  

Strategyking92 on 12 April 2008
psrock said:
i am a ps3 fan, but the 360 gets the most bashing because theydont have the hardcore fans nintendo and sony have. It's just easier to bash the 360 right now. If you dare sayany thing about the wii or the ps3, just be prepared to get ambush.

it's not that, it's that we're on xbox live most of the time.



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Wokisan on 12 April 2008
johnsobas said:
Wokisan said:
I personally think it is a generational thing. Years ago we just wanted to play/experience new games...it didn't matter what console...Atari, Colecovision, Intellivision, Commodore, Nintendo, Sega....we didn't care. We just wanted to play as much as we could no matter who made it.

I don't remember 'Fanboyism' coming into play until the PS2/N64/Dreamcast era I guess. And now it is ridiculously out of control but unfortunately I think it is here to stay.

It sounds corny and ridiculous but teach your kids to enjoy games based on how fun they are and not soley by whose logo is on the box.

Ever since the SNES days there has been a lot of fanboyism. Back in the day there were a lot of genesis/SNES haters, sure we didn't have the internet to argue about it, but at school it was there for sure.


Thinking back I guess I do remember a little but my personal experience was very fanboy free at school/with friends etc. If someone had a different console (in the SNES/Genesis era) we wanted to come over and play it, not rag on it.

Sure, everyone had their favorites (I've always preferred Mario over Sonic) but there was no hatred and blind loyalty that I personally began to see in the era I mentioned previously.

Of course I understand that my experience has no bearing on anyone else's and very well may not be the 'normal or average' experience.