The Stereotypes

[Chancie]

This yet again something else for a Journalism project I'm doing and anything you can add would be appreciated it.

I know it might be a little strange, but what are "stereotypes" of PS3 owners and Xbox 360 owners?
Note: I am NOT asking which you prefer. I want to know what you think are things people often think of owners of these consoles.
Please take into account that the people who answer to this are NOT lashing out, but instead are just contributing. I really don't have a flame war to break out.

I hope that makes sense, anyways. So, yeah. Basically, what is the stereotypical view(s) of these consoles and their owners?

 

[xHipaboo420x]

Xbox 360: overweight, unintelligent, probably about 15, takes everything too seriously

PS3: cerebral, in their 20's, less time for games, but enjoys them more, likes multimedia

Before people start accusing me of something, I own neither, nor do I want to.

 

[maddawg IAJI]

It's a common sterotype that all Xbox 360 owners are either fratboys,racists or little kids. Of course that will proably be the same on the PS3. Consoles don't change people.

 

[Cerrax]

XBOX 360
-Bad-ass mainstream gamers who "pwn" at shooters and sports games and play nothing else

PS3
-"Hardcore" gamers who prefer "superior" technology and Japanese games

that's my take anyway. Not judging anyone, but that's what I see people refer to these two as the most.

 

[azadiscool]

360- Tools, Frat Boys, teens

PS3- Kind of elitist, older

 

[Chancie]

Ok, thanks guys. Keep 'em coming if you can!

 

[SidVicious]

Yeah, I'll go ahead and go with:

Xbox: Spazzy little 15 year olds drinking energy drinks and screaming curse words into their mics while playing Brown and Bloom Shooter IV

PS3: Pseudointellectual 'It's not just a game system' faggots and JRPG playing neckbeards (dear god did I really just use that word)

 

[SantoUno]

Common stereotypes of 360 owners who play on XBL are 14 year old whiny douchbags and unsportmanlike with no respect towards anyone.

I will automatically hate anyone who considers this to be true.

 

[cambodiancam]

360- Little D'bag kid's, and frat boys.

PS3- Elitist, and Dweeb's

Just the ones I notice, not my personal view.

 

[Dragon_of_red]

Xbox 360: overweight, unintelligent, probably about 15, takes everything too seriously

PS3: cerebral, in their 20's, less time for games, but enjoys them more, likes multimedia

Before people start accusing me of something, I own neither, nor do I want to.

I would say the PS3 thing would be differnet as it is more expenisive than other consoles, but yeah, they are the steriotypes pretty much, eve ntohugh most arnt true, but meh.

 

[high_castle]

I think the 360 has the frat boy persona to it while the PS3 has a bit of a higher class association (probably due to its much higher price tag for so long). I find all the stereotypes amusing, especially since picking up some part time hours at a game story. I get to see what people buy for what consoles, and the results are sometimes surprising.

 

[Clyde]

XBOX: redneck
PS3: otaku

 

[TsunamiWombat]

360: Foul mouthed racist annoying tween and/or neanderthallic FPS/Football playing drunk fratboy that ferociously attack other peoples consoles without provocation

PS3: Goatee beret wearing stick up the ass know it all that ferociously defends it's console without provocation to the point it assumes everyone is out to get them and their PS3 (which has a great fucking list of exsclusives, screw you professional review websites like the Escapist who clearly are on M$'s payroll)

and so forth.

 

[RatRace123]

360-completely happy in their idiocy
PS3-completely unaware of theirs

 

[Srkkl]

PS3: Most of the people I know of that own a PS3 are ignorant black people who grab their dick for more than 12 hours a day. Or people who lash out at 360 owners because of fanboyism. I've seen one case of the closet PS3 owner who bought it and hid the fact because of the 360 he had.(to be cool to his 360 owning PS3 hating friends)

360: 15 year old rassists who as soon as they get away from their parents use fuck so much it would make Det. Morgan cry.(get the reference?) Also I've been playing with a lot of griefers who just seem to be playing a game to make it not fun for me.

 

[Lullabye]

360= mainstream
ps3 tends to get the better rep since it "won" the console war.....

 

[Julianking93]

PS3 - Intelligent, rational, mature gamers.

360 - Unintelligent, fat frat boy elitists.

 

[bcponpcp27]

Wii owners are either casual old people, your sister/mom, or a hardcore gamer that was disappointed (me).

Xbox 360 owners are loud mouthed douches who never shut the fuck up

PS3 owners paid too much for a piece of garbage (that USED to be the sterotype anyway, don't think so anymore)

 

[Naheal]

Someone seemed to forgot to open this...