We're all friends here! Some people just like to validate their opinion, which is where the bickering stems from. In the end, I think it's fine to favour a specific brand, but it's the people who feel the need to discredit other ones that's the problem.
It's been this way since the beginning of time, mind - SEGA does what Nintendon't, etc.
Make a successful system then destroy it from the inside with bad management? (oh how I miss those days between Sega and Nintendo)
I like having small fights with rival fans for fun's sake, but I think others from all factions take the rivalry way too far. I recall the time Final Fantasy XIII released on the Xbox 360. Sony fans took to metacritic and gave it 0/10 reviews just because they felt "betrayed" and they constantly bashed the 360 for no real reason. Someone should have given them the memo about Nintendo originally having Final Fantasy.
Heck, the head of Sony owns 2 Wii Us and actually likes Nintendo. I think we need to take a hint from Japan.
It's cause everyone has preferences, OR, they haven't properly explored all platforms as viable avenues. Say Joe Gamer has only ever played games on Platform A and has no real experience with the games offered on Platform B. As a result, Joe Gamer forms opinions and jumps to conclusions based on a number of factors (ranging from second hand opinion, peer pressure, or observation). All it takes is one knucklehead who says Platform B is garbage to influence others who have never tried playing any games on Platform B, and they in turn take that opinion as their own and use it to influence even more people who have never played games on Platform B... the cycle is vicious.
For a long time, I never played RPGs. I didn't get them. I didn't understand them. I couldn't get why or how someone could enjoy such sloggish turn-based gameplay. For YEARS I had an opinion I formed through observation. It wasn't until I played Fire Emblem Awakening on 3DS that the floodgates were finally opened. Now I love them! I'm playing FFX HD on Vita as we speak, as a matter of fact. But you couldn't convince me these games were fun beforehand no matter how hard you tried.
Likewise, many have formed opinions about Nintendo games and they don't believe they can have fun playing them, no matter how hard you try to convince them. Many have formed opinions on story-based games (often found on PS/Xbox) and they don't believe they can enjoy them no matter how hard you try to convince them. I could say the same for just about every kind of game and platform out there today. Those who have experienced the games first hand know how fun they are. It's usually the ones who have never played certain games that are the ones ridiculing them. Now, sometimes people HAVE played them but they just played the wrong ones, or sometimes they played the right ones but it just wasn't something they liked. That DOES happen. But I think any game can be enjoyed, if it's a good game. You just have to give it a chance.
Thats a good point, a lot of arguments get started that way. Look at the PC vs. console argument. Most of those get started because someone stated something based on a misconception, the other side gets mad, then all hell breaks loose. Same goes for anything else, Nintendo is kiddie, the other consoles are nothing but FPS machines, you name it. Unfortunately a lot of it also stems from needless bashing, not just misinformation.
Unfortunately people also take not understanding something to a whole nother level. Being adamant about disliking something is one thing, allowing it to cloud your judgement into thinking nobody in their right mind could possibly like it is another. Speaking of RPGs, how about the misconception they're for basement dwellers, anyone remember Yamaguchi's opinion on that?
It's cause everyone has preferences, OR, they haven't properly explored all platforms as viable avenues. Say Joe Gamer has only ever played games on Platform A and has no real experience with the games offered on Platform B. As a result, Joe Gamer forms opinions and jumps to conclusions based on a number of factors (ranging from second hand opinion, peer pressure, or observation). All it takes is one knucklehead who says Platform B is garbage to influence others who have never tried playing any games on Platform B, and they in turn take that opinion as their own and use it to influence even more people who have never played games on Platform B... the cycle is vicious.
For a long time, I never played RPGs. I didn't get them. I didn't understand them. I couldn't get why or how someone could enjoy such sloggish turn-based gameplay. For YEARS I had an opinion I formed through observation. It wasn't until I played Fire Emblem Awakening on 3DS that the floodgates were finally opened. Now I love them! I'm playing FFX HD on Vita as we speak, as a matter of fact. But you couldn't convince me these games were fun beforehand no matter how hard you tried.
Likewise, many have formed opinions about Nintendo games and they don't believe they can have fun playing them, no matter how hard you try to convince them. Many have formed opinions on story-based games (often found on PS/Xbox) and they don't believe they can enjoy them no matter how hard you try to convince them. I could say the same for just about every kind of game and platform out there today. Those who have experienced the games first hand know how fun they are. It's usually the ones who have never played certain games that are the ones ridiculing them. Now, sometimes people HAVE played them but they just played the wrong ones, or sometimes they played the right ones but it just wasn't something they liked. That DOES happen. But I think any game can be enjoyed, if it's a good game. You just have to give it a chance.
Thats a good point, a lot of arguments get started that way. Look at the PC vs. console argument. Most of those get started because someone stated something based on a misconception, the other side gets mad, then all hell breaks loose. Same goes for anything else, Nintendo is kiddie, the other consoles are nothing but FPS machines, you name it. Unfortunately a lot of it also stems from needless bashing, not just misinformation.
Unfortunately people also take not understanding something to a whole nother level. Being adamant about disliking something is one thing, allowing it to cloud your judgement into thinking nobody in their right mind could possibly like it is another. Speaking of RPGs, how about the misconception they're for basement dwellers, anyone remember Yamaguchi's opinion on that?
The thing is for me is that Sony piss me off the least. Nintendo don't have a high enough output and Microsoft are too desperate to rip off people with sales of proprietary hard drives and wifi adapters etc. People say why not buy all three next gen consoles, but I already have 3 consoles under my tv (PS3 PS4 and a Wii) and that's more than enough. So yeah. MS and Nintendo sucks and PS rules OK!
The thing is for me is that Sony piss me off the least. Nintendo don't have a high enough output and Microsoft are too desperate to rip off people with sales of proprietary hard drives and wifi adapters etc. People say why not buy all three next gen consoles, but I already have 3 consoles under my tv (PS3 PS4 and a Wii) and that's more than enough. So yeah. MS and Nintendo sucks and PS rules OK!
I like the console wars. People can say all they want about how they don't like console wars. For me at least, console wars are awesome, you get huge arguments and debates going on about which console is better and it's pure entertainment. I'll chime in on console wars sometimes.
I like the console wars. People can say all they want about how they don't like console wars. For me at least, console wars are awesome, you get huge arguments and debates going on about which console is better and it's pure entertainment. I'll chime in on console wars sometimes.
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