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Changing gaming allegiances

Oblivion said:
rollseyes

Don't let anyone fool you. There's really no such thing as "console agnostic". Everybody has their bias. But that doesn't mean we can't all enjoy other systems too.

Very true. And while some people purport that they don't have any biases amongst the different console makers, they still have biases for specific developers (who tend to support one console over the others), and so it all amounts to the same thing.
 
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"Xbots, standfast, we have Backwards Compatibility!"

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Sony Horde: "Your Backwards Compatiblity sucks!"

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Yeah! Whats up Bitches! PS3 in da hizzzzy! And we have vents!

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"Your demos aren't realtime!"

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Awwww Crap.

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Phantom: "Yesss..I have the Ring of Marketshare now, i'm the masterr!"

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Nintendo: "Bitch, Please"

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"Ahhhhh..My only regret is, I had boneitis"

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Nintendo: "You've been struck by a smooth criminal, awww yea"
 
Ponn01 said:
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"Xbots, standfast, we have Backwards Compatibility!"


Sony Horde: "Your Backwards Compatiblity sucks!"


Yeah! Whats up Bitches! PS3 in da hizzzzy! And we have vents!

"Your demos aren't realtime!"

Awwww Crap.

Phantom: "Yesss..I have the Ring of Marketshare now, i'm the masterr!"

Nintendo: "Bitch, Please"

"Ahhhhh..My only regret is, I had boneitis"

Nintendo: "You've been struck by a smooth criminal, awww yea"

Oh shit! There goes my vodka tonic.
 
AltogetherAndrews said:
Complete with the anti-social structure of a sect mind you. Look at the Gamecube and Revolution boards at IGN. Nintendo fanboys there see themselves and their icon as misunderstood (and everyone else sees them, and their icon, as slightly mad), and have over the past few years isolated themselves from the rest of the gaming community. The Nintendo fanboy of today moves almost exclusively within communities consisting of likeminded individuals, and will aggressively pursue strangers to their land. There they have developed local customs, ranging from methods of praise to general sense of humor.
And that's why wobedraggled is no longer allowed to post.
 
A guy who fits your description of Nintendo as a religion perfectly.

He was banned many times for doing what you described (and is apparently now permanently banned from GAF) and when his tag didn't read, "banned," it read, "Woe be Nintendumbs like me."
 
SKOPE said:
A guy who fits your description of Nintendo as a religion perfectly.

He was banned many times for doing what you described (and is apparently now permanently banned from GAF) and when his tag didn't read, "banned," it read, "Woe betide Nintendumbs like me."

Fixed a slight memory slip.

Woebedraggled made a Geist appreciation thread. That should tell you all you need to know.
 
I'd like to be a fanboy of a company, but every company has, without fail, decided to retardedly fuck up in some way or another. MS is just the most recent.
 
Property of Jumpship said:
I was Property of Microsoft before, now I have yet to announce. I was wondering what the general feeling is around here about this kind of stuff.

Yeah, MS pissed me off.

To start you should probably refer to them as M$ from now on.
 
DJ Brannon said:
I'd like to be a fanboy of a company, but every company has, without fail, decided to retardedly fuck up in some way or another. MS is just the most recent.

This is fact. There's pros and cons to each of the Big 3, fanboys just tend to only look at the positives of one company and negatives of all the rest :P
 
you know what we should do at this years e3?

we should have all the fanboys become fanboys of other companies. All the nintendo fans become sony fans all the sony fans become microsoft fans and all the microsoft fans become nintendo fans.

It would be fun! you know it would!


or we could have a fanboy draft
 
TekunoRobby said:
Join under my banner, we're at war with the rest of the industry as well.

Benefits include:
Serfs
Land
Food
Copy of Trespasser for PC

Are you creating a splinter faction while I am not looking?

I thought we were in this together.

It seems I can't even trust my own right-hand man. This is most disappointing.
 
sp0rsk said:
you know what we should do at this years e3?
we should have all the fanboys become fanboys of other companies. All the nintendo fans become sony fans all the sony fans become microsoft fans and all the microsoft fans become nintendo fans.
It would be fun! you know it would!
or we could have a fanboy draft

Now, I was simply going to suggest printing up 30,000 Super Mushroom stickers and slapping them over every square inch of both Sony and Microsoft's booths, but your post is making me rethink that idea.
 
Ponn01 said:
image010.jpg

"Xbots, standfast, we have Backwards Compatibility!"

Orcs2.jpg


Sony Horde: "Your Backwards Compatiblity sucks!"

lotr_return_king-witchking-7.jpg


Yeah! Whats up Bitches! PS3 in da hizzzzy! And we have vents!

screaming_sam.jpg

"Your demos aren't realtime!"

lotr_return_king-witchking-11.jpg

Awwww Crap.

LOTR_King211Gollum.jpg

Phantom: "Yesss..I have the Ring of Marketshare now, i'm the masterr!"

rotk2273.jpg

Nintendo: "Bitch, Please"

rotk2283.jpg

"Ahhhhh..My only regret is, I had boneitis"

FrodoBling.jpg

Nintendo: "You've been struck by a smooth criminal, awww yea"

This + your avatar = :lol
 
I pretty much just play videogames. I like to play them. Sometimes I play games on different consoles. Is this bad? I get the feeling I may have been approaching this "gaming" thing all wrong from the start. :(
 
SatelliteOfLove said:
Odd, most people wait until consoles have launched to jump ship. Just saying, is all.

You're talking about the thoughts and actions of rational people. And we all know that rational people don't choose Nintendo.
 
Odysseus said:
You're talking about the thoughts and actions of rational people. And we all know that rational people don't choose Nintendo.

5 STAR POST WOULD READ AGAIN
 
History has shown us the following.

If you own a Microsoft console, you will have plenty of games but have to endure the sales bragging of Sony fanboys.

If you own a Nintendo console, you will have to endure massive game droughts, sales bragging, but will be treated to new classics from your favorite company.

If you own a Sony console, you're a dime a dozen. Get over yourself.
 
Speevy said:
History has shown us the following.

If you own a Microsoft console, you will have plenty of games but have to endure the sales bragging of Sony fanboys.

If you own a Nintendo console, you will have to endure massive game droughts, sales bragging, but will be treated to new classics from your favorite company.

If you own a Sony console, you're a dime a dozen. Get over yourself.

lol
 
Youre a moron for having an "allegiance" to a console or company in the first fucking place. Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony dont give two shits about your loyalty. They all want the same thing, your cash. Yes, ZOMG, Nintendo isnt really about innovation, they are in it for the paper! Scandalous!
 
Buy fewer games, but buy a second (or third) console. Problem solved.

Sticking to one console and supporting all this fanboy bullshit is:

a, stupid
b, shooting yourself in the foot because you're denying yourself great games


If you can only afford one console then fair enough. Buy the one with the best games for you...but don't go acting like a dick towards people who bought the other consoles. You can buy an Xbox or a PS2 now for the price of two games here in Britain. A 2nd hand GC costs about ÂŁ35 (less than the price of a game!)...at the end of a console generation there's no excuse to stick to just one, IMO
 
Speevy said:
History has shown us the following.

If you own a Microsoft console, you will have plenty of games but have to endure the sales bragging of Sony fanboys.

If you own a Nintendo console, you will have to endure massive game droughts, sales bragging, but will be treated to new classics from your favorite company.

If you own a Sony console, you're a dime a dozen. Get over yourself.

Funny post. You make it sound like the legions of xbox fanboys don't exist. Haha.
 
umm, what is it exactly that MS has fucked up on recently? I've being playing WoW again and don't hear much of the outside world anymore.

and there's already being a "fanboy draft". i think the thread title was something like "state you hardware bias here". it got alot of replies and people even started making charts and shit...
 
Property of Jumpship said:
So what's the policy on changing sides in the console wars? Do I have to sign a petition and be approved by a board, or do I just announce and be done with it? Is there scorn and ridicule, or a welcoming ceremony from the chosen side? If I do change can I ever show my avatar around here again? Will I get banned?

You shouldn't be on anyones side but your own. Fanboys of all colors fucking suck and the mentality is stupid to begin with. Buy the system that has the games you like, but don't be blind and just follow said company from that point on. This is the beauty of competition, it forces everyone to try their best and beat the others.

I wish GAF had a lot less fanboys in it. Blind fanboys are stupid.
 
Dr_Cogent said:
You shouldn't be on anyones side but your own. Fanboys of all colors fucking suck and the mentality is stupid to begin with. Buy the system that has the games you like, but don't be blind and just follow said company from that point on. This is the beauty of competition, it forces everyone to try their best and beat the others.

I wish GAF had a lot less fanboys in it. Blind fanboys are stupid.

Amen....
 
I was once a Nintendoist, but now I'd say I pretty much am agnostic. I still have varying degrees of respect for the companies that make the consoles, but I wouldn't take sides. They're just machines.
 
It makes me laugh how people treat it as some kind of war. If you pick the 'other' side then you're a traitor, or you hate gaming or something. Oh and people who buy more than one console aren't real gamers apparently :lol Someone (I remember who but I won't name and shame them) on here said that a while ago and it was the most childish thing I've ever seen :lol
 
The only fair way to do it would be to vote on the first picks for all three, and then from there that person goes and makes the next picks and so and so forth. Just quick looking at market share with handhelds and consoles I think Sony would be last pick, then Nintendo and then MS would get first round picks.
 
Guy LeDouche said:
Sony takes Izzy and a junior member to be named later.





(j/k izzy)

That wouldn't be any different.

I'm thinking

Nintendo - Drinky and Izzy

MS - Jarrod and SSX

Sony - Speevy and littlewig

for starters.
 
Console fanboyism is silly, something I've known from the Genesis vs SNES days - I got a Genesis for Phantasy Star 2 and 3 and Sonic... but was also envious of my friend's SNES and Final Fantasy 2... most fanboyism comes from envy... having money

But I think if you want, you can prefer one company's philosophy to the others... I'm actually starting to enjoy Nintendo's philosophy, ever since the DS turned out to be a breakaway hit and devs actually learned how to make compelling games for it.
 
Jive Turkey said:
:lol Ponn that LOTR crap was great. A+.

Thanks, I had it much bigger but feared for bandwidth sake.

Oblivion wrote:

A console draft would be pretty interesting. I say we go for it!

I think it would be pretty funny, might help some people and interesting from a social experiment view. It would have to be voluntary though.
 
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