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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console fanboyism.
i was waiting for some flaming of halo fanatics, and final fantasy diehards.
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.
Oh very pro. Although it will be weird to see Mario on the same console as, GTA lol.
I think its an inevitability.