Seriously though, why are fanboys so oblivious to facts?

[DYin01]

I hate fanboys. I only have a 360, not a PS3, but I can admit it when a PS3 game looks awesome. There just aren't that many great PS3 games, compared to the 360. hehehe..

Seriously though, Heavy Rain looks amazing, but you can't say Gears Of War 2 has graphics that aren't at least just as good.

 

[Erana]

Just explain to certain people that Noah's ark is entirey impossible.

Its the same mental pattern.

 

[742]

why are fanboys oblivious to facts? for the same reason that mammals dont have eggs and scales.

...evolution?

no, because if they WERENT oblivious to facts they wouldnt be fanboys. just like if i had scales instead of hair and laid eggs instead of live young i wouldnt be a mammal.

 

[Zombie Badger]

i showed him heavy rain and told him it's ps3 exclusive and he told me "Those are the worst graphics I've ever seen".

Heavy Rain is the only reason I want a PS3. Why did they cancel the PC version?

 

[Altorin]

Well, it's about wait and see. Playstation 3 is getting better exclusives now, and Xbox 360's exclusivity is really fading. I expect that when that Perfect Storm of PS3 titles come in this holiday, It's gonna be outselling the 360. I can't wait when games like Resistance 2, PURE, Motorstorm Pacific Rift, Heavy Rain, and eventually (it's a casual game, so this will have a huge amount of appeal) Afrika come, it's going to bring the PS3 on top.

If we're thinking about the same thing, PURE is already out, and it's not a PS3 exclusive.

Honestly, I don't see anything exclusive to the PS3 that would make me go out and buy one. I don't have an HDTV, so Blu-ray is useless (and my TV's not that old either, so I'm not buying a new TV for a system I don't want).

The Hardware is superior, but that should be the case, it's expensive and came out a year later. If the Hardware were worse, I'd be laughing at it. That extra year didn't seem to be as friendly to the Wii though, but that's a different story.

The most important thing about a gaming platform for me, is the games. Are there games on other platforms I'd like to play? Yeah, Resistance 2 looks saweet, MGS4 is something I should have seen, considering how much of an MGS Fanboy I was circa 3 years ago. I should play Little Big Planet, because it's getting HUGE HUGE HUGE press, and I, for the life of me, can't figure out why. So maybe there's something I'm missing in that.

All of those things worth me buying a PS3? no, they're not. Hell, I can even get Darth Vader on my Soul Calibur 4 if I really want him now. I don't play much multiplayer on my XBL (truthfully, I don't think I own a game other then SC4 that supports it), but even if I do, I still have a 1 month subscription card kicking around if I get that itch. the 360 offers me almost all the games I want to play, as long as I pet it's belly every now and then and don't cry too much when it dies.

So buying a PS3 offers me very little, but still, whenever I mention that I only own a 360 in a gaming forum like this one, I immediately have PS3 and PC fanboys crawling down my craw telling me what an idiot noob I am for not buying a PS3 or upgrading my computer.

 

[Ophiuchus]

My brother's current status message on Facebook says something about Fable 2 and how glitchy it is. His friend, the most annoying PS3 fanboy I've ever come across, has commented on it saying something about "another entry for the 360's list of fuck-ups". I responded with something amounting to "it's the game, not the console, get a grip"... I can foresee the response now: "it wouldn't happen if it was on PS3". I'd lay money on it. I don't think it deserves any further discussion so I'm probably just going to ignore any response.

 

[axia777]

Fanboys are willfully ignorant. That is all you need to know.

 

[Jumplion]

Okay! I'm a Sony fanboy I admit it!

I started with the first Playstation, and worked my way up to the Playstation 3!

It's just that they give me the games that I want and that I love! Is that to much to ask? Just to play the games taht you know will be available to you when you purchase their system (Sony=Next Team Ico/Naughty Dog/Insomniac/Sucker Punch project. Niny=Mario Metroid Zelda, ect...)

There are some horrible cases of fanboyism, if you've ever seen the IGN or G4 forums you would know.

But that doesn't mean that there arn't some golden ones in there. I'd like to think myself as a reasonable person and I always like to discuss the ups n' downs of the consoles.

That being said, there are times where my fanboyism gets the better of me.

 

[PedroSteckecilo]

So my friend is a 360 fanboy and he keeps saying that ps3 graphics will never match 360, so i showed him heavy rain and told him it's ps3 exclusive and he told me "Those are the worst graphics I've ever seen" *sigh* so i showed him Alan wake and told him its also ps3 exclusive too(lol) and he told me the same thing. ok...ok those two i can take, so i went for the killer, i showed him Killzone 2. And he told me that halo 3 looks better... so i kinda just... decked him in the face and drove home. So why in the world are fanboys so damn blind? Is there something in their brain that blocks common sense?

If you're FIGHTING over your preferred console you REALLY need to reappraise yourself. Console wars are silly, silly things and nothing to fight over.

 

[Fraught]

So my friend is a 360 fanboy and he keeps saying that ps3 graphics will never match 360, so i showed him heavy rain and told him it's ps3 exclusive and he told me "Those are the worst graphics I've ever seen"

Well yeah, it's a pre-rendered cut-scene, not a gameplay screenshot.

*sigh* so I showed him Alan wake and told him its also ps3 exclusive too(lol) and he told me the same thing.

Okay, the lol shows that it means like it's a joke, but it's really still an Xbox360 exclusive right?

ok...ok those two i can take, so i went for the killer, i showed him Killzone 2. And he told me that halo 3 looks better... so i kinda just... decked him in the face and drove home.

Yeah, you're comparing Halo 3, which came out in September 2007, and Killzone 2 comes out February 2009. Maybe you're blind a bit. Compare Gears of War 2 (Nov, '08) and Killzone 2 (Feb, '09)
Since I like doing pointless things, here is a comparison shot:
Comparison shot [http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u126/Fraught/GearsofWarvsKillzone.jpg]
Gears of War 2 has more detail, and I prefer it to Killzone 2. And look at the man lying there on the lower right picture. You can notice it more on a bigger picture, but it's horrible nontheless.

 

[Smudgebob]

haha I can honestly say I have always borne the brunt of fanboyism. Started off with N64 and had to put up with Sega fans yappin on 'bout Sonic. Then got a PS2 and had to bitterly disappointed it didn't play Halo 2. Currently have 360 and everyone then will mock the 'frat-boy-ness' of it. What's odd is the XBL community isn't a hugely close one. I got mocked for being English then playing as the English on COD2...yeah doesn't make sense to me either

 

[Russia208]

So my friend is a 360 fanboy and he keeps saying that ps3 graphics will never match 360, so i showed him heavy rain and told him it's ps3 exclusive and he told me "Those are the worst graphics I've ever seen" *sigh* so i showed him Alan wake and told him its also ps3 exclusive too(lol) and he told me the same thing. ok...ok those two i can take, so i went for the killer, i showed him Killzone 2. And he told me that halo 3 looks better... so i kinda just... decked him in the face and drove home. So why in the world are fanboys so damn blind? Is there something in their brain that blocks common sense?

so why are the PS3 fanbois so blind.

man you are a dipshit. and you have no common sense. and im sure you hit your friend ( if you ever had one )

Hmm... U do know that Alan wake is a 360 exclusive right? I think it looks absolutely amazing that's why i showed him and told him its a ps3 exclusive to see what he says.

 

[OverlordSteve]

Console fanboys exist only because they are too poor to afford all consoles. Yahtzee already stated that

Or it could be that they actively dislike one of the consoles for reasons that influenced the decision to purchase a console and were not influenced by said purchase.

Now which opinion is better?

Personally I think Idigo Dingo's opinion has better graphics.

 

[Bob_F_It]

For console fanboys, it's all about justifying the stack of money that they just spent. If more people jump on their bandwagon, then it'll be more successful, and they will feel more successful for not picking a failure. Although this is a silly thing to think: if you own a Dreamcast, are you the loser with the nice selection of games there are for it? They scream that their console is the best, trying to convince game developers to aim at their corner.
And nobody is likely to stand up and say "I made the wrong choice; I'm now in Stupid Camp". I just can't really expand on this.

As for software fanboys, they just think that they're better than the developers and want what they want. They preach their views in the hope that they get a game geared personally towards them, completely unaware that developers have to try and please everyone.
What I think is of extra lunacy is when you get opposing camps of fanboys, such as "My Halo is the best" or "Shadow the hedgehog is so cool/should stay dead". Even Star Wars has it's "Episodes I, II & III are bullshit/alright" camps.

 

[sheepisitshit]

Fanboys will always exist as long as people have opinions personally, I think the best way to deal with them is just to ignore them, as there is no way u or any else will ever change there opinion and, arguing with them just makes them worse so just ignore them, and eventually they will shrivel up and die as trying to force there opinions down other peoples necks is there only source of sustenance so implore u do not feed the fanboys. Also is the term fan boy sexiest or are there no female fanboys.

 

[xitel]

This all depends on how you define "fanboy". There are people that will force themselves to believe that something obviously worse than something else is better just because they like it, but there are also people that like something enough that they can overlook minor flaws that other people spot instantly.

 

[Rolling Thunder]

Long term console and PC gamers develop a heightened sense of competitively

I must disagree with you there. I find that in the long term, people who have seen through at least two of the console generations (myself- PS1, PS2 AND PS3) will happily acknowledge that

1. Graphics<Gameplay. that's your opinion though i agree with it
2. All games are not created equal. no brainer, I agree there aswell
3. These bastard developers are just out to gouge us. That's what I said
4. Just because a game is not on the console you own does not make it godawful. I do not own either Gears of War or HALO 3, and yet I can still acknowledge them to be quite the multiplayer experience. Likewise, my 360-owning friends still love a good round or two of 'Splitters 2, Company of Heroes and will happily acknowledge Metal Gear Solid 3 to have the coolest ethos around.

Um, well you quoted me saying that 'gamers are competitive" [sic] and then didn't really explain why you quoted that area. Anyways I put some comments in the quote

Now, I should clarify my post i admit it: People who play multilayer console and PC games, most notably people who play console games online (xbox live) tend to develop a heightened sense of competitively.

I played WoW, I played halo on the xbox, played the 360 online, I played N64 (yeah I've gone through as many generations as you plus the mega drive) etc. And I can say this with great certainty: half of that friend's blind devotion to the 360 was because his brain thought he was in some xbox chat channel again, trying to prove a point. And when you're online trying to prove a point then you're not being very smart about it (because all the other person knows for sure is how your voice sounds) you're just being blindly devoted to your cause.

Hell, this post is a great example. First you decided to argue with me, then you gave points that were unrelated to my argument (I quote me: "And when you're online trying to prove a point then you're not being very smart about it") and then i was stupid enough to reply, and be equally rude and unthinking.

Forgive me, dude.

Anyway, that's my opinion, I hold it to myself and don't want to spread it to others. Therefore, if u think it's wrong well, urprobablyright

there's also the chance that everything after "I must disagree with you there" was not in response to my statement. If that's the case, then again, forgive me

Now I'm just going to leave now. I offer a civilised point for discussion and what do you do? Get all huffyand defensive. Huh. Well then (Self-deprecation ends)

 

[mark_n_b]

I think its unfair to say that ALL fanboys of all things are arrogant gits.

I disagree, I think it is perfectly fair to say that about ALL fanboys. It is a derogatory term after all (so unless you're being ironic I would not make a habit of calling yourself one)

As for the PS3 VS 360 debate, no one in thier right mind can argue that the 360 has superior hardware, its just not true. However, its still early days for the PS3, and the games its putting out arnt really that much better than the 360s in terms of visual performance, so many 360 owners can feel they can argue that the 360 has better graphics

This is a very fanboyishly frustrating sentiment though. It is completely true depending on how you look at it (the thing that makes being a fanboy a bad thing is that they fail to realize that there are other perspectives or are uninformed about the points that may not bolster their POV)
The PS3 does have slightly more processing capabilities than the 360 (it should after coming to the market a year later) and the BluRay player allows for more content to be put onto a single disc. However, the biggest issue that developers have with the PS3 over the 360 is the amount of active memory that can be used at any one point. The PS3 is severely gimped compared to the 360 in this regard. That one room looks great but you have to make sure that the user can't look out a window in that room or the PS3 will start to chug.

In the end, Killzone compared next to Gears of War (or in this case Halo3) is on such an even play field it does come down to opinion, and short of setting up two high def TVs next to one another, playing the same game, there is no way you are going to be able to reasonably tell any significant difference in quality.

Here's who said it best:

they believe in it so deeply that to have their belief contradicted in any way is deeply hurtful to them. So they lash out against anything that threatens the security of their belief.

And because they lash out, as has been exampled, people lash back. Try not to be a fanboy, respect the other point of view and yours will be respected back (unless you are talking to a fanboy, then it's best just to not talk at all)