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Fanboyisim. The death of video games.
Backspace529 | 1:45 AM on 01.13.2008 7 comments


Fanboyisim. Even the best of you are guilty of this. As well as I. I'll always have a soft spot for Nintendo, but I'm a very sentimental person.

I shouldn't think like that though. Why? Because video games are not the company that makes them. They are the stories they tell, and the places they can take you. Thats why we love games, not consoles.

Pretending that one console is better than another, is just a way of restricting the games you play. Your love of Sony may keep you from ever playing the greatness that is BioShock. You're hate of Nintendo will keep you from the greatness of the Metroid games, and so on.

My point is there is no such thing as a gamer/fanboy. At that point your bias keeps you from being a gamer all together. Because for you, its not about the games, its about the consoles. You're a damned tool, and the companies that own the consoles are making lots and lots of money from you, their little consumer slave.

Please, as gamers we should focus on the games, and the art of video games. How can anyone take video games seriously as an art form if there is so much angst between us about the "best" console? Do painters argue about the best kind of canvas? No, because its silly, its petty, and it's childish.

Pay no attention to what machine your putting that disk into, but pay attention to the beautiful art design, storyline, and the entertainment value you derive from it.

Now shut up and play your fucking video games, ya cunts.



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bottled dark's Destructoid Blog
oh
console fanboyism.

i was waiting for some flaming of halo fanatics, and final fantasy diehards.
liqideos's Destructoid Blog
I get asked which console I prefer working with every day. I have gotten to the point where I realize there is no correct answer, and just respond with a total verbal deflection that pretty much sends the message of: "Figure it our for yourself.".

And for the record, Sega started: "Console wars"

Shane Kim gets pretty obnoxious now when speaking about the XBOX v. PS3 when speaking to groups, which is pretty weird to witness, taking into account I have no idea what it is he actually does in the division.

If it comes down to it, and I'm forced to answer, I just say that I only play homebrew independent games for the Dreamcast. That usually shuts up the flame baiter's.
TMUNNYXXX's Destructoid Blog
That was a great blog which i agree with wholly,But i beleive console fanboys are so because they honestly beleive that ther console is better then console x, and not just to be mindless consumer whores for the sake of it in the same vein that thers coke drinkers,ford drivers,and people who root for a certain sport team.I was loyal to nintendo durning the 16 bit era because they were the best then i drifted over to sony because they had better games simple as that ,but being emotionally tied to a faceless money making corporation is retarded :P
Noah's Destructoid Blog
I think Halo haters are a lot more obnoxious than the fanboys, like the COD4 pwns Halo3 people. I was at a LAN party the other night and had to argue with a couple of them just to play Halo 3. I get it, you like COD4 more, but that doesn't mean Halo 3 is a bad game....geeze.
xper's Destructoid Blog
so, what's your stand on the one-console-future issue? pro or con?
Backspace529's Destructoid Blog
@xper

Oh very pro. Although it will be weird to see Mario on the same console as, GTA lol.

I think its an inevitability.
mistic's Destructoid Blog
nice writup man! enjoyed the read :-)


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