AND THE WINNER IS YOU!
Hi, I own a PS3. I owned a PS2 before that, and a PS1 before
that. I guess that would lead one to assume that I'm a Sony fanboy, correct? Well, it's true that I really don't care or pay much attention to what's going on with the XBOX360 or the Wii, but that's only because I don't have them. I don't have any desire to own multiple consoles anymore, and that's really all there is to it.
Anyway, I saw something today that got me thinking.
This is a poll that was recently done by IGN.com asking gamers which console will "win" the console war. I won't mention the results because it's irrelevant to this blog... if you're dying of curiosity then you can click the link and see for yourself.
What seeing this poll made me wonder is... why does there have to be a clear cut "winner" and "loser"? Will there even be one? I doubt it. Let's take a little trip through history, shall we?
Starting with the PS2 and XBOX. Anyone care to claim which console "won" that war? And don't give me sales numbers, either. Because that doesn't mean everything. My point is, both of those consoles sold millions and were enjoyed by gamers all over the world. Why does one have to be the winner and one the loser? In my humble opinion, both consoles were a great success.
A small sidenote here: the Sega Dreamcast was considered a failure, but at the same time it is widely regarded as one of the best, if not
the best console of all time. Puzzling.
How about the generation before that? Yes, ok the original PlayStation went on to do bigger and better things, but who ever played and N64 and didn't find a handful of games to go in your top 25 of all time list?
I could keep going further and further back, but here's what it all boils down to: consoles don't "win"... the gamers do. YOU do. You have the freedom to weigh the facts and make a decision on what console you want, and in the end regardless of what you choose, you're going to have a damn good time.
Everybody wins. Think about that before you type your next hateful, flame-inspired comment about why what you like is awesome and everything else is gay and sucks monkey balls.
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I think it's an unfortunate carry over from back in the day when you could only really afford one gaming console every generation. I guess some people want to feel like they're so special they shit gold bricks and piss champagne.
It's still that mindset. With the majority of kids that have game consoles these days, most of them are locked into whatever they're purchased by their parents.
I do agree, if you're having fun with the game console you bought, who cares who "wins", especially since all three companies are doing extremely well.
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I WON!!! YESSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!
Less sarcastic answer: Competitive spirit. It's hard to game intently without it. Perhaps it is the lack of competitive spirit that defines a casual gamer.
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