i like to think of myself as unbiased in my love of gaming but, i often fall short. somehow in the back of mind i have created a persona for each of the gaming entities and i cant shake them.

microsoft: the friend who is awesome to hang out with but i have to foot the bill (i feel nickel and dimed)

nintendo: the old friend from childhood who i bump into every now and then for a great experience then drift apart (i associate it with my childhood)

sony: the friend who is always around, occasionally doing really stupid things but who i cant stay mad at for long ( i feel like they really want me to like their product)

all three companies in truth are after the same thing....money and success....yet are percieived differently by we the public  as individuals. does mass marketing account for this perceived caring or not caring by a company or have i finally played one game too many and went off the deep end.

just wondering...

Sony and Microsoft really f'ed up in diffrent respects. Sony damanged their brand name with their careless arrogance and shafting their customers in other departments like batteries and DRM rootkits. Everyone knows how MS f'ed up. Nintendo took advantage of that and really got it's strides right away

sony is more like that old friend that came over for a while and crashed with you until they got on there feet, then after riding high for a while just assumed you would gladly have them back in your house and when you came home from your second job found them just siting on the couch and eating tons of your food


micro is like the friend that was cool when you first meet and is still fun to hang around but you always have to buy the movie tickets, the games, and everything else to have fun with them, but then again when they fuck up, which is often, 9.5/10 times they go the extra mile to make it up to you...even if it take a bit for them to come around

nin is more like that old guy down the street, not the creepy one but rather the one who has the cool old war stories and is glad to have a beer with you every once and a while..good time....he doesn't make friends very easily but once he has he like to keep you mellow and have a good time with a small group of ya....
also he like to weigh himself often and is all about getting out of the chair and being active

I vote deep end.

And you aint my friend

ninty is like that 6 year old with the cell phone. My dad is better than your dad, entitlement issues

sony is like that 15 year old with the cell phone. talking to much, immature and annoying
ms is like that 90 year old with the cell phone. it messes with heart monitor, so always in mid stroke

So you see them as your friends... hmmm.. Just step in the van... the nice men in the white coats are to help you...

I lol'd :D

Nikkom, you never talk to your computer, or cuss at it? how about your printer, and your car, when driving, and you forgot to fill up and are using fumes to get to a station, i see nothing wrong here.

Anyone not a friend of Sony isn't a friend of mine.