Flame war: PS3 vs XBOX360

[GLo Jones]

GLo Jones.
Dang, that's the best and most well thought out answer we've had yet.

Why thank you sir. I do try!

I notice the first thing people do that are new to this site is either
1) Make a stupid console thread (like the "why the psp is better than the 360" one a while back)
2) Make a thread that has to do with Halo.

OT: PS3 is the best console....

Did you actually read the OP?

No lol : D

Well done -.-

Dude, not only did you epic fail on actually reading the thread topic, but unless my eyes deceive me, didn't Stewardesses actually join before you? Surely that's enough fail to technically be a win.

 

[Snotnarok]

People get attached to their purchases and make it personal. Even if their choice in console is losing they'll still brag about it's selling points.

Personally the console rarely has anything to do with anything, I have more issues with controllers than the units they're attached to. Like how the Wii controller has ruined Metroid, but that's my personal problem.

 

[Daverson]

It started because mum's (mom's for you yanks and your phobia of the letter "u"... what's up with that anyway?) only ever buy their kids one console. Turn back the clock 10-15 years and you'll see kids arguing over whether segas or nintendos were better... (which is just ridiculous, because a retard could tell the Mega Drive has a much more powerful engine than the '64 just by looking at the flagship software!)

There is only one honourable way to solve this dispute. We must find a piece of software that runs on both systems, then we must run it on these two separate systems simultaneous, that we may assess the flaws and merits of each. Finally we must allow each console to be consumed by a great conflagration, the one that remains functional the longest will be declared the victor!

 

[Stewardesses]

GLo Jones, I joined in June, he joined in February, I think.

Anyways, I've always felt of flame wars as inevitable, since they're like the eternal question:
What happens when an unstoppable force (XBOX) meets an immovable object (PS). Flame wars, that's what.

 

[Teh Ty]

I have a wii and Xbox.
I prefer Xbox over Ps3 because it just has better games and more of a community. You get free stuff, free demos, videos, and a pretty decent paying system. $50 for a year isn't bad.
Plus, for it's flaws, it either equals out with Ps3 or has something to cover it up.
Gold membership costs money?
Playstation plus. :/
Kinect will suck?
PS3 move.

I don;t hate Ps3, I just prefer 360.
They also seem to equal out pretty well.

 

[Xanadu84]

People tend to either buy only one console that they can afford, or buy one console first. Gaming makes up a significant amount of time, and is basically a culture. Your console effects what kinds of games you experience. What do humans do when they are within a culture, and see a group who are different then them, and are competing with them for the resource of pride in their ability to choose the right console? You hate them. We are programmed to hate the, "Others", and that extends to modern day hobbies.

 

[Stewardesses]

I have a wii and Xbox.
I prefer Xbox over Ps3 because it just has better games and more of a community. You get free stuff, free demos, videos, and a pretty decent paying system. $50 for a year isn't bad.
Plus, for it's flaws, it either equals out with Ps3 or has something to cover it up.
Gold membership costs money?
Playstation plus. :/
Kinect will suck?
PS3 move.

I don;t hate Ps3, I just prefer 360.
They also seem to equal out pretty well.

Another person who maybe hasn't read the OT?

 

[Souplex]

If not for fanboyism things like Heavy Rain wouldn't sell. As such it's our duty as gamers to be impartial.

 

[Teh Ty]

I have a wii and Xbox.
I prefer Xbox over Ps3 because it just has better games and more of a community. You get free stuff, free demos, videos, and a pretty decent paying system. $50 for a year isn't bad.
Plus, for it's flaws, it either equals out with Ps3 or has something to cover it up.
Gold membership costs money?
Playstation plus. :/
Kinect will suck?
PS3 move.

I don;t hate Ps3, I just prefer 360.
They also seem to equal out pretty well.

Another person who maybe hasn't read the OT?

I read it, I'm just stating opinion and the whole
"They seem to equal out pretty well" Is a bit of a hint to why I try to exclude myself of flamewars.
Though, I probably should have added that I think that's it's just system pride and the whole drive to prove that one is smarter or superior to another, using purchase decisions as an example.

 

[Teh Ty]

I have a wii and Xbox.
I prefer Xbox over Ps3 because it just has better games and more of a community. You get free stuff, free demos, videos, and a pretty decent paying system. $50 for a year isn't bad.
Plus, for it's flaws, it either equals out with Ps3 or has something to cover it up.
Gold membership costs money?
Playstation plus. :/
Kinect will suck?
PS3 move.

I don;t hate Ps3, I just prefer 360.
They also seem to equal out pretty well.

your aware that ps3 has free demos and videos too, right?
I think the wii is the only one that doesn't have free stuff, unless they changed it or something.

I didn;t know.
The only person I know that has a ps3 only talks about the games, and says he almost never looks at anything else.
I just assumed.
Also, nintendo has been giving away some free stuff, but nothing that good. Just a demo or two.

 

[masher]

People literally hate the one because they own the other. I have friends who are like this, and I have to say, it's blatantly retarded and childish.

Envision this: Two kids, one has a chocolate ice-cream cone, the other has vanilla. James thinks his is better and Charles, his. Why? Because. Does it matter that you don't know what flavor Charles or James has? No, it doesn't.

 

[SovietSecrets]

They are not meant to be argued about, they are meant to be played.

OT: It started because people are insecure in their purchases(pretty sure its been said) and have to prove to everyone and themselves that they made the right choice by buying this system.

 

[PhiMed]

This is not a new phenomenon. This same type of behavior was present during the SNES/Genesis era. Any time there are two legitimate contenders for the gaming market, smack talk will commence.

The only difference between the aforementioned period and now is a robust internet community.

 

[The_Eskimo]

I notice the first thing people do that are new to this site is either
1) Make a stupid console thread (like the "why the psp is better than the 360" one a while back)
2) Make a thread that has to do with Halo.

OT: PS3 is the best console....

I'd like to keep the whole "X is better then Y" subject out of this discussion.

actually it would be x is better than a...

 

[Riddle78]

Just in case...
-Pulls a fire extinguisher from hammerspace-
To each his own.
-Douses the thread in fire retardant foam-