Of Consoles and Fanboys

[Vanguard_Ex]

I dont follow, damn

wait....oh i see, thats the same as me actually, maybe it has to do with the anonimisity (sp?)

Did you mean anonymity? I'm sorry, I don't mean to be a spelling nazi D:

OT: It's a simple matter of psychology. When presented with very different choices, most people who completely fall in love with the choice they made will start spouting how good it is. But what about the people who made one of the other choices? They're not going to concede that they made the lesser choice, that'd be bad for the ego. So war ensues.
The End.

You're hardly a spelling nazi if he was asking about the spelling.

I suppose so. Thank you, Trogdor, oh mighty burninator.

Your welcome... random mech suit guy.

Ooh, you're a fan?

I kid. It's a Tau Crisis Suit from the Dawn of War games. I fell in love with them so set this as my avatar. Well not this one, I originally had a different image of a Crisis Suit but this one is cooler.

Not that you care, I just have nothing better going on right now.

 

[IamQ]

*sniff* What's that smell? Oh snap! Flame war!

 

[HotShooter]

I've got a PS3 but am fine with the 360. I do hate using the 360 controller whenever I use it but it's likely because my hands are customly fit into holding a Playstation controller.

 

[dodo1331]

Both suck. PCs beat them both.

 

[Cherry Cola]

Why can't Sony or Microsoft learn? They will win this war if they only create something that can give people an orgasm... Wait, didn't the ps2 have one like that but for girls?

HOLY SHIT! The ps2 wins the console war!

 

[MrDutch]

Competition is good, it makes microsoft and sony trying even harder.

 

[Whistler777]

Just making a thread to say something I have noticed about fanboys these days. Alright, so many PS3 fanboys are always saying things like, 360 controller sucks, RROD is so stupid, Halo 3 SUCKS compared to Killzone 2, and so on, and then 360 fanboys always complain that PSN sucks, the PS3 has no good games, we all know these arguments. The thing I find interesting (and funny) is that I've never heard any of these bad things from people I know IRL who own these consoles. It makes me wonder, PS3 fanboys must have a terrible time with the 360s RROD, and these 360 fanboys must have it awful dealing with the fact that the PS3 has no good games.... Wait what?

Who else has noticed this?

Note: I think both consoles are fun, though I own neither. I don't agree with pretty much any of the fanboy biased points in my thread.

Before i start my statement I want to clarify something, I used to own a 360 for 2 years and now I own a PS3 (had it for about 5 months) so i know each sides strengths and weakneses. If it was a scale being 1 a total Xbox fanboy and 10 being a total PS3 fanboy (while 5 being neutral) then I'm probably a 7.

Now with that out of the way i can start. PSN Online doesn't suck, it just doesn't have as much support as Xbox Live. The PS3 has plenty of good games, while many may not be exclusives they still have some, like inFamous, MGS4 (I don't like it but many others do), and Gran Turismo. The PS3 is practicaly an entire entertainmet system, it can play music, movies, go on the internet, and can play Blu-Ray. The PS3 does seem to have slightly better graphics the the 360 but it's only noticable on games that support 1080p.

Now the 360 is good but in my opinion not as good. The console has great online support and has patches that come out about every month. It's online interface is more easily accesible then the PS3's. Plus everyone online has a microphone while the PS3 doesn't have as many. The sad thing is, the 360 has terrable customer support and this comes into play when the gremlins inside get mad and give you the RROD. I had a 360 Elite and I got the RROD twice, so I call customer support to get it fixed for free since it's their problem. But sorry, i've been a loyal customer for over a year so I have to pay $150 to get the damned thing fixed and then I would lose all my memory including all the downloads I paid for which was about $120 worth, that got me pissed. So I sold the thing and all the games and bought a PS3.

Overal I think the PS3 is better but the 360 is right up there with it.

And just to get this out of the way, BOTH HALO 3 AND KILLZONE 2 SUCK, GET USED TO IT!

EDIT: The 360 controller and the PS3 controller are both eaqualy as good. The 360 controllers are a little bit heavier and take slightly longer to connect but that doesn't matter. Personaly (growing up with the PS1 and 2) I like the PS3 controller, many years of experience with it i guess.

I agree 100% with just about everything you said. In fact, I don't even have to draw up a post of my own anymore, I'll just post yours again.

The only difference between my views and yours is that I think that the PC is far better than any of the 3 consoles.

 

[bodyklok]

Actually I used to argue about this stuff more with my friends than I ever did on the internet. I think that most people, when they get on the internet, loose a lot of inhibition. This would explain why you never hear about it IRL, that or you just don't know any outspoken fanboys.

 

[Ginnipe]

Just making a thread to say something I have noticed about fanboys these days. Alright, so many PS3 fanboys are always saying things like, 360 controller sucks, RROD is so stupid, Halo 3 SUCKS compared to Killzone 2, and so on, and then 360 fanboys always complain that PSN sucks, the PS3 has no good games, we all know these arguments. The thing I find interesting (and funny) is that I've never heard any of these bad things from people I know IRL who own these consoles. It makes me wonder, PS3 fanboys must have a terrible time with the 360s RROD, and these 360 fanboys must have it awful dealing with the fact that the PS3 has no good games.... Wait what?

Who else has noticed this?

Note: I think both consoles are fun, though I own neither. I don't agree with pretty much any of the fanboy biased points in my thread.

Before i start my statement I want to clarify something, I used to own a 360 for 2 years and now I own a PS3 (had it for about 5 months) so i know each sides strengths and weakneses. If it was a scale being 1 a total Xbox fanboy and 10 being a total PS3 fanboy (while 5 being neutral) then I'm probably a 7.

Now with that out of the way i can start. PSN Online doesn't suck, it just doesn't have as much support as Xbox Live. The PS3 has plenty of good games, while many may not be exclusives they still have some, like inFamous, MGS4 (I don't like it but many others do), and Gran Turismo. The PS3 is practicaly an entire entertainmet system, it can play music, movies, go on the internet, and can play Blu-Ray. The PS3 does seem to have slightly better graphics the the 360 but it's only noticable on games that support 1080p.

Now the 360 is good but in my opinion not as good. The console has great online support and has patches that come out about every month. It's online interface is more easily accesible then the PS3's. Plus everyone online has a microphone while the PS3 doesn't have as many. The sad thing is, the 360 has terrable customer support and this comes into play when the gremlins inside get mad and give you the RROD. I had a 360 Elite and I got the RROD twice, so I call customer support to get it fixed for free since it's their problem. But sorry, i've been a loyal customer for over a year so I have to pay $150 to get the damned thing fixed and then I would lose all my memory including all the downloads I paid for which was about $120 worth, that got me pissed. So I sold the thing and all the games and bought a PS3.

Overal I think the PS3 is better but the 360 is right up there with it.

And just to get this out of the way, BOTH HALO 3 AND KILLZONE 2 SUCK, GET USED TO IT!

EDIT: The 360 controller and the PS3 controller are both eaqualy as good. The 360 controllers are a little bit heavier and take slightly longer to connect but that doesn't matter. Personaly (growing up with the PS1 and 2) I like the PS3 controller, many years of experience with it i guess.

I agree 100% with just about everything you said. In fact, I don't even have to draw up a post of my own anymore, I'll just post yours again.

The only difference between my views and yours is that I think that the PC is far better than any of the 3 consoles.

the PC is probably better but I've only used the PC to play Halo CE, thn it crashed my PC. So if you could find me a PC that can run games smoothly without it breaking the bank then I'd be happy

 

[ItsAChiaotzu]

I dont follow, damn

wait....oh i see, thats the same as me actually, maybe it has to do with the anonimisity (sp?)

Did you mean anonymity? I'm sorry, I don't mean to be a spelling nazi D:

OT: It's a simple matter of psychology. When presented with very different choices, most people who completely fall in love with the choice they made will start spouting how good it is. But what about the people who made one of the other choices? They're not going to concede that they made the lesser choice, that'd be bad for the ego. So war ensues.
The End.

You're hardly a spelling nazi if he was asking about the spelling.

I suppose so. Thank you, Trogdor, oh mighty burninator.

Your welcome... random mech suit guy.

Ooh, you're a fan?

I kid. It's a Tau Crisis Suit from the Dawn of War games. I fell in love with them so set this as my avatar. Well not this one, I originally had a different image of a Crisis Suit but this one is cooler.

Not that you care, I just have nothing better going on right now.[/quote


Of course I care! I recently installed The Dark Crusade onto my laptop, that game is epic. Tau are awesome, but no one beats the Necrons.

 

[Vanguard_Ex]

I dont follow, damn

wait....oh i see, thats the same as me actually, maybe it has to do with the anonimisity (sp?)

Did you mean anonymity? I'm sorry, I don't mean to be a spelling nazi D:

OT: It's a simple matter of psychology. When presented with very different choices, most people who completely fall in love with the choice they made will start spouting how good it is. But what about the people who made one of the other choices? They're not going to concede that they made the lesser choice, that'd be bad for the ego. So war ensues.
The End.

You're hardly a spelling nazi if he was asking about the spelling.

I suppose so. Thank you, Trogdor, oh mighty burninator.

Your welcome... random mech suit guy.

Ooh, you're a fan?

I kid. It's a Tau Crisis Suit from the Dawn of War games. I fell in love with them so set this as my avatar. Well not this one, I originally had a different image of a Crisis Suit but this one is cooler.

Not that you care, I just have nothing better going on right now.[/quote


Of course I care! I recently installed The Dark Crusade onto my laptop, that game is epic. Tau are awesome, but no one beats the Necrons.

http://www.haddadadad.com/image/macro_gasp.jpg

This was unexpected. I loved those games, I should get back to playing them. Did you get Soulstorm? I bought it on the day of UK release, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a little bit disappointed.

 

[Xbowhyena]

Just making a thread to say something I have noticed about fanboys these days. Alright, so many PS3 fanboys are always saying things like, 360 controller sucks, RROD is so stupid, Halo 3 SUCKS compared to Killzone 2, and so on, and then 360 fanboys always complain that PSN sucks, the PS3 has no good games, we all know these arguments. The thing I find interesting (and funny) is that I've never heard any of these bad things from people I know IRL who own these consoles. It makes me wonder, PS3 fanboys must have a terrible time with the 360s RROD, and these 360 fanboys must have it awful dealing with the fact that the PS3 has no good games.... Wait what?

Who else has noticed this?

Note: I think both consoles are fun, though I own neither. I don't agree with pretty much any of the fanboy biased points in my thread.

Before i start my statement I want to clarify something, I used to own a 360 for 2 years and now I own a PS3 (had it for about 5 months) so i know each sides strengths and weakneses. If it was a scale being 1 a total Xbox fanboy and 10 being a total PS3 fanboy (while 5 being neutral) then I'm probably a 7.

Now with that out of the way i can start. PSN Online doesn't suck, it just doesn't have as much support as Xbox Live. The PS3 has plenty of good games, while many may not be exclusives they still have some, like inFamous, MGS4 (I don't like it but many others do), and Gran Turismo. The PS3 is practicaly an entire entertainmet system, it can play music, movies, go on the internet, and can play Blu-Ray. The PS3 does seem to have slightly better graphics the the 360 but it's only noticable on games that support 1080p.

Now the 360 is good but in my opinion not as good. The console has great online support and has patches that come out about every month. It's online interface is more easily accesible then the PS3's. Plus everyone online has a microphone while the PS3 doesn't have as many. The sad thing is, the 360 has terrable customer support and this comes into play when the gremlins inside get mad and give you the RROD. I had a 360 Elite and I got the RROD twice, so I call customer support to get it fixed for free since it's their problem. But sorry, i've been a loyal customer for over a year so I have to pay $150 to get the damned thing fixed and then I would lose all my memory including all the downloads I paid for which was about $120 worth, that got me pissed. So I sold the thing and all the games and bought a PS3.

Overal I think the PS3 is better but the 360 is right up there with it.

And just to get this out of the way, BOTH HALO 3 AND KILLZONE 2 SUCK, GET USED TO IT!

EDIT: The 360 controller and the PS3 controller are both eaqualy as good. The 360 controllers are a little bit heavier and take slightly longer to connect but that doesn't matter. Personaly (growing up with the PS1 and 2) I like the PS3 controller, many years of experience with it i guess.

I won't disagree with any of that, it's a non biased review of both of these consoles. They are both good. I'm not calling PSN or any of that stuff bad, those are just the points that constantly come up when these arguments break out

 

[ItsAChiaotzu]

I dont follow, damn

wait....oh i see, thats the same as me actually, maybe it has to do with the anonimisity (sp?)

Did you mean anonymity? I'm sorry, I don't mean to be a spelling nazi D:

OT: It's a simple matter of psychology. When presented with very different choices, most people who completely fall in love with the choice they made will start spouting how good it is. But what about the people who made one of the other choices? They're not going to concede that they made the lesser choice, that'd be bad for the ego. So war ensues.
The End.

You're hardly a spelling nazi if he was asking about the spelling.

I suppose so. Thank you, Trogdor, oh mighty burninator.

Your welcome... random mech suit guy.

Ooh, you're a fan?

I kid. It's a Tau Crisis Suit from the Dawn of War games. I fell in love with them so set this as my avatar. Well not this one, I originally had a different image of a Crisis Suit but this one is cooler.

Not that you care, I just have nothing better going on right now.[/quote


Of course I care! I recently installed The Dark Crusade onto my laptop, that game is epic. Tau are awesome, but no one beats the Necrons.

http://www.haddadadad.com/image/macro_gasp.jpg

This was unexpected. I loved those games, I should get back to playing them. Did you get Soulstorm? I bought it on the day of UK release, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a little bit disappointed.

I didn't, was it not very good?

 

[Vanguard_Ex]

I didn't, was it not very good?

It was pretty good, I loved the Sisters of Battle, but there was just something about it that felt unfinished. Like when you would capture a relic, instead of the shaft on the floor opening, it stayed shut, so the flag would just be rising through solid material, looking really buggy. And all the icons for the Dark Eldar looked like someone had just made a mod. But overall it was an ok expansion.

 

[ItsAChiaotzu]

I didn't, was it not very good?

It was pretty good, I loved the Sisters of Battle, but there was just something about it that felt unfinished. Like when you would capture a relic, instead of the shaft on the floor opening, it stayed shut, so the flag would just be rising through solid material, looking really buggy. And all the icons for the Dark Eldar looked like someone had just made a mod. But overall it was an ok expansion.

Fair enough. By the way, why does everyone have that E in their avatar. (I know it's the Escapist E)

 

[Vanguard_Ex]

I didn't, was it not very good?

It was pretty good, I loved the Sisters of Battle, but there was just something about it that felt unfinished. Like when you would capture a relic, instead of the shaft on the floor opening, it stayed shut, so the flag would just be rising through solid material, looking really buggy. And all the icons for the Dark Eldar looked like someone had just made a mod. But overall it was an ok expansion.

Fair enough. By the way, why does everyone have that E in their avatar. (I know it's the Escapist E)

I was asking the same question a couple of weeks ago. If you head over to <link=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.79496?page=103>this thread, you can ask for the E to be added to your avatar. I'm not sure why, it just makes you seem more attached to the community and stuff.

 

[Accountfailed]

Just making a thread to say something I have noticed about fanboys these days. Alright, so many PS3 fanboys are always saying things like, 360 controller sucks, RROD is so stupid, Halo 3 SUCKS compared to Killzone 2, and so on, and then 360 fanboys always complain that PSN sucks, the PS3 has no good games, we all know these arguments. The thing I find interesting (and funny) is that I've never heard any of these bad things from people I know IRL who own these consoles. It makes me wonder, PS3 fanboys must have a terrible time with the 360s RROD, and these 360 fanboys must have it awful dealing with the fact that the PS3 has no good games.... Wait what?

Who else has noticed this?

Note: I think both consoles are fun, though I own neither. I don't agree with pretty much any of the fanboy biased points in my thread.

I have one gripe about the 360 and it is this:

Pay monthly to play online.
Pay monthly to play.
Pay monthly.
Pay.

Am I the only one who had this thought dance through my head when the 360 came out!? I'm not going to send you money to play a game I already spent 60 lids on so I can play with other people, WHY? Because I have a pc that can do the same thing for free. a few months later and I also had a leading console that could do it for free aswell. I'm not feeding an already bloated and decadent monster, especially if its my food, and i have to prepare it. if microsoft drop the charge to pay for what you already own then I will gladly buy an xbox, until then the ps3 will rank higher in my books. That being said the ps3 is VERY PRICEY but you have a conundrum here where the people who bought the less expensiive one short term are at war with the people who bought the pricey one and is not paying anything monthly. entertaining the first time you hear it but frankly im sick of it when 90% of both is bullshit and rumors.

 

[Thunderhorse31]

Both sides are right, but not surprisingly they take things WAY too far. The 360 does have a higher failure rate, the PS3 does have fewer options are far as games are concerned, XBL isn't free (oh noes!) but it also offers a lot more as far as the Marketplace/DLC/party system is concerned, etc. etc. etc.

For both systems the good far outweighs the bad, so flaming either one is just being a troll. Unless someone else started it. Then you have every right to call them on their shit.

 

[Xbowhyena]

Both suck. PCs beat them both.

Amen. Though consoles are alright.