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Fanboys: Bad or good for the industry?

Fanboys(and fangirls). They infest our world with their spineless arguments and console-bashing. It's such a shame that these narrow-minded people have not seen the positive features of other consoles. They believe that their console is the best and all the others are worthless pieces of crap that break and have crappy games. They dream of the downfall of the consoles they don't own. But if those dreams came true, they would probably soon see the downfall of their own console. Of course, they don't realize or believe this, and still want the (insert "crap" consoles here) to fail. Who knows why they think that way? Perhaps I can look back into my days as a Nintendo fanboy and try to comprehend my beliefs.

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MoonDust6142d ago

They might push some of their friends into getting a system. That's the good part.
The bad side is that they will only buy one system and bash the other, some will actually as far as hating the other system even tho it's just a gaming machine which they haven't played.
And then there is the really bad part. People who go above and beyond. It;s like a religious battle.

THAMMER16142d ago

I say it is good for a company to know they have core group of consumers who will always be loyal. But it is bad when the fan boys get bad reputation. That reputation rubs off on the company.

Kleptic6142d ago (Edited 6142d ago )

I kind of agree with both of you...The loyal this generation are giving companies an overall appearance that is not necessarily always true...Sony fans are quick to point out that MS is a money grubbing "business" (imagine that) that sells poor quality hardware...and MS fans point out all of Sony's PR bloopers and how often they lie...as if the two sides makes the one side feel any better...both specialize in taking as much of your money as possible for as long as they can...period...they "care" about you...so that you pay them...its funny when people argue about a companies execs...and their business plan...and how well an interview went...when in the end it really doesn't effect anything to the end consumer...

The line is somewhat thin this generation it seems, at least so far...while there are definitely the standard bit of ignorance in which a person will no matter what side with their "team"...and have truely never played the other consoles and seen what they have to offer...there is also a group of people that I never really noticed until this generation...

There are a whole lot of people owning more than one, and most of the time all, of the current crop of new consoles...that part is not uncommon...but the fact that they will still side with one console overall in a fanboyish way is where it gets wierd to me...some people own a 360 and a PS3, yet hate the PSN or can't stand how noisy their 360 is or w/e...and will bash a system to death, even though they own it...that is not as common on this site...but very common on a number of well known gaming sites (comment sections of Gamespot, various blogs, etc...)

While I agree that each system has it's strengths and weaknesses...and each system has and will have exlusive games that are great on each...it does appear, at least on this site for the most part, that most gamers are growing up a little...I don't own a 360 for my own reasons...The PS3 is the system that has every single one of the games that I wanted to play in 2007 and 2008...while a lot of those games are available on the 360...most are not...but that does not make me hate the 360 at all...I loved gears of war...and am dying to get my hands on BioShock (left the PC scene a few years ago...and probably will never get back into it)...While the Wii on the other hand has never interested me in the slightest except for the first 15 minutes of WiiSports...I still don't hate it, I guess...

I guess my point is simply that we each have our own opinions on what games we want to play...a fanboy's first instinct is to attempt to persuade everyone that their opinions are the correct one...not ever admitting or even realising how it will not effect anyone in the end...no one will base a decision off of some idiot that can't stop yelling that Halo 3 will pwn every fps ever made...or how only the cell can run the next wave of games...or how Wii Fit will actually be cool (had to at least throw one dig in...)...

The arguments on this site are completely pointless when pertaining to this...yet are still fun...I don't know why people get so offended by what other people say about the box they play video games out of...I couldn't care less what someone says about my purchase...I didn't buy it because it was the "cool thing to do"...I bought it because it has everything that i wanted to play for the next few years coming to it...

MannyHarlem1416142d ago (Edited 6142d ago )

i beg to differ on the "buying only one system", because i am fortunate enough to have 360 and a ps3, i had an xbox too.. i am however, to be frank, a Sony fanboy.. i came to grips with this reality today.. i wanted to punch a scrawny, be-spectacled 15 year old boy who had just bought a 360 in the mouth (i'm 19) because he was spreading fallacious information about the ps3.. he was saying that they were glitchy and prone to malfunction.. i retorted if he had ever even seen a ps3 and he said "no" rather somberly.. the thought of physically harming this boy was very much in my head and thats what makes me a "fanboy".. you could say i'm a part-time fanboy or a weekend fanboy, but that ugly side is always brought outta me when i encouter some ignorant uneducated zombie fanboy who roots for the other guys.. for some reason, i can't help but to defend a multinational, many billion dollar a year corporation! i wish i didn't have to but i just do lolz

think me stupid or ridiculous (because i'll agree).. because in the end Sony, or microsoft for that matter, doesn't do a thing for me!

I really hate the Wii, though

computer6142d ago

Rofl +bubble for a laugh..
I think I played with you in the warhawk beta btw.. the name sounds familiar...

tomfoolery6142d ago

It's all so silly in the long run.Pick a system or get all the consoles,
get loaded(optional)and play the damn game.

Wolfgang1876142d ago

I don't think fanboys are good for anything, except pooling their sense of self worth into how well "their" console is selling.

s8anicslayer6142d ago

its a bitter rivalry man! great for the industry!

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XCOM's Jake Solomon Q&A - Building a Narrative-Driven Life Sim Game at Midsummer Studios

XCOM and Marvel's Midnight Suns director Jake Solomon has founded a new studio to make a life sim game. Here's a new interview with him.

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Microsoft's quest for short-term $$$ is doing long-term damage to Windows, Surface, Xbox, and beyond

Microsoft is pushing for no "red line" for what games could come to PlayStation, and it all revolves around Satya Nadella and CFO Amy Hood's plans to increase every department's margins.

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Brazz10h ago

"The plan to move Xbox games to other platforms is codenamed "Latitude" internally, and I know there's debate and unease at Microsoft about whether or not this is a good idea. More upcoming Microsoft-owned games slated for PlayStation are already being developed. At least for now, they're potentially obvious games you'd most likely expect. And yes, while it's true Microsoft is a prolific publisher on PlayStation already, it has typically revolved around specific franchises like Minecraft. From what I've heard, Microsoft is pushing for no "red line" for what games could come to PlayStation, and it all revolves around Satya Nadella and CFO Amy Hood's mandate to increase every department's margins. "

Yeah, they are going to kill Xbox hardware.

Xeofate8h ago

"Yeah, they are going to kill Xbox hardware."

It's for the best.

Quit stringing along xbox fans and screwing over PlayStation owners.

crazyCoconuts3h ago

Take good care of those Xboxes if you have 'em ...

outsider16243h ago

An Xbox game on a Playstation. Never in my years of gaming did i ever thought this was gonna happen.

gold_drake9h ago

i think it will kill off the xbox brand. windows will be fine.

but there is and would be a chance that xbox might be killed off in the future. if they fail to make the money they put in. imo.

S2Killinit7h ago

They wont kill it, but they will go fully PC while keeping xbox as a brand, and go multiplatform for the most part. They will also work tirelessly to diminish console gaming’s importance.

PRIMORDUS4h ago

It would be best if Xbox goes the way of Sega, just make and publish games. I know I myself will not support them at all with buying games from them, you all can. 🙃

ChasterMies2h ago

The Xbox brand will live for the games. I don’t expect Microsoft to entirely drop out of gaming hardware. They make Surface tablets and laptops. They’ll make Xbox branded hardware for those that want it.

shadowT9h ago

"Microsoft is pushing for no "red line" for what games could come to PlayStation"

Forza and Starfield next?

Skuletor7h ago

Starfield would be no surprise and there's the rumor that it will come to Playstation after the Shattered Space DLC, Forza (along with Halo and Gears of War) I find less likely but I wouldn't be surprised if they eventually end up on PlayStation too, especially if Xbox give up on hardware and go the Sega route.

shinoff21837h ago

Not to worried about forza. I'd rather see others like what inxile and obsidian are working on. Starfield sounds like it needs more time in the oven so let it cook first imo. If starfield and it's a small if does release on ps it'll be in the fall around the time for dlc or right at the dlc and come packaged with it.

-Foxtrot8h ago

In the words of Phil Spencer when he was talking about Nintendo last year

“It's just taking a long time for Microsoft to see that their future exists off of their own hardware"

S2Killinit7h ago

Yup. MS are a cancer to console gaming.

Aloymetal6h ago

100%!!
I wonder what happened to that dude that was always here posting those court articles with cartoons about MS spending all those billions in studios. He suddenly disappeared, I guess he doesn't like bad news when the green brand is in trouble. No new articles from him as of late...

PRIMORDUS4h ago

Yup, and it's only going to keep spreading.

Outside_ofthe_Box4h ago

Phil Spencer's words always comes back to bite him lol

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The PS5 Has Shipped An Estimated 5x More Units Than The Xbox Series X/S In The Last Quarter

When the PS5 and the Xbox Series X/S first launched all the way back in 2020, console sales were not what either platform manufacturer wanted them to be. The pandemic slowed things down more than ever before, even though in the case of each next-gen console, all the units that were manufactured, sold.

Of course that didn’t last, and soon manufacturing limitations on the consoles were a thing of the past, and sales started to leap forward. For one next-gen console platform, at least.

-Foxtrot23h ago

I can see why Microsoft is putting their games on PlayStation with these numbers

Imagine how many copies of future games like Elder Scrolls VI, Blade, Indiana Jones and more they could sell if they went fully multiplatform.

OtterX18h ago

If they don't, it would be the death of them.

Cacabunga5h ago

Can we then stop calling this a console war? Sony rolling over xbox trillions with a few cross gen games.. what would it be when a new uncharted, horizon or tsushima 2 comes out.. even worse, with GTA6 no one would buy an xbox to play it..

purple10116h ago

while I see your point, i'm one of those people that dont really want to see a M$ logo, when I boot up, however good the game is, unless truly exceptional, I've got enough games from Sony and enough coming down the pipeline, plus the 2 free smaller games on ps+, why do I need to give Microsoft anymore money,

I usually play just GT7 and cod, you've got Gran Theft Auto coming, its over for microsoft, they shot themselves in the foot, and now have to hobble away, to the losers corner, sit there, and repent.,!!! hahaha

bloop5h ago

That's crazy man. Just because you prefer blondes doesn't mean you should turn down a brunette.

GamerRN3h ago

Yeah and that's the fanboy problem right there in a nutshell

OtterX16h ago(Edited 16h ago)

@Purple101 At this point, Microsoft just wants to be the American Tencent, but also just happen to have a console available for those who want it.

I hate what they're doing to the industry, but I would play the next Elder Scrolls on PS5 or PS6 even if I had to look at a MS logo at the beginning. At this point, I'm just invested in the series. I didn't feel this way about Starfield, which is why I've skipped it. Worst case scenario, I'd pick Elder Scrolls up on PC if it didn't come to PS, but I've stayed true to my word - I have not, and will not buy another Microsoft console after 3 red ringed 360s. They've killed my console support for life. They showed how scummy they can be by knowingly rushing out a product before it was ready, just to try and capture a 1 year headstart.

If a MS logo shows up at the beginning of the next Elder Scrolls on a Playstation console, so what? That means Sony won and MS is just another publisher. Many of the large publishers are quite dirty, so it fits them well. I wouldn't mind seeing their console die off though and them solely take up this publisher role.

Jingsing12h ago(Edited 12h ago)

Yeah, I never bought another Xbox console after the 360. But at the same time you shouldn't find yourself captive to Elder Scrolls if the company behind it is very scummy. I dropped COD after Ghosts and I don't regret it the company has only become worse and I'm glad I never was part of funding that.

OtterX6h ago

@Jingsing oh yea for sure. If I sense that Elder Scroll 6 is a shell of its former self w a trashy microtransaction setup, I'll probably skip it. I'll wait for previews and reviews but I sure am hoping for the best. I still play Skyrim to this day in VR.

purple1016h ago

I mean yeh, if they do produce something good, i've got a laptop, +HDMI cable to the telly, link a bluetooth dual sense (that I already own), and hey presto, I don't need an xbox,

but I can't see that happening, ps5pro will the the best way to play, with best graphics and sound, for me.

gold_drake11h ago

yeh same, surprised it took them so long.

jznrpg2h ago(Edited 2h ago)

Personally I did not care for the Indiana Jones trailer. The combat looks too much like a Doom/Dishonored game to me. I think it could have been so much more. Which is too bad as I grew up with the movies and Raiders of the Lost Ark is still one of my favorites from when I was a kid.

If they can bring Elder Scrolls back towards Morrowind I would love it. If it’s like Skyrim it will be pretty decent but not great. Blade has potential. Hopefully it’s nothing like Redfall. I don’t really trust MS to make good games and rather not give them my money as they are bad for gaming. I’ll buy some games used, maybe but that’s about it

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Barlos12h ago(Edited 12h ago)

A surprise to nobody.

S2Killinit12h ago(Edited 12h ago)

5X is a surprise as it’s just unreal.

fr0sty9h ago

Yeah, this console war just became a console genocide.

Jingsing12h ago(Edited 12h ago)

Sony would probably be selling more if they stopped sending mixed signals about their future. Putting games on PC because you are taking data analytic advice from Microsoft about the future of consoles is folly and has limited their potential sales. Microsoft want Sony and the world to believe that consoles are done as a business so companies like Sony and Nintendo etc can end up serving Microsoft's platform. Remember when it comes to Microsoft "It is us or no one and the three E's" Don't fall for it.

S2Killinit12h ago(Edited 12h ago)

MS has forced everyone’s hand in regard to PC. If the other two dont release on PC, they will be giving them an edge. Imo

Although i think Sony/PlayStation would be wise to release selectively on PC.

Jingsing10h ago

The way Sony are doing it though is very suspect, It almost seems like they are trying to tunnel their way out of Steam with a PSN back-end. They should have just launched their own store. Yes this would no doubt upset PC users but you just can't have everything on Steam as that means no market competition. Microsoft and Sony should only use their own stores. That way they can also enforce their subscription fee's (I don't think there should be fee's) like they do on console as right now they are saying people on console have to pay this fee but if you play on PC you don't. That is very anti-consumer.

Skuletor9h ago

While putting their games on PC would lose them some console sales, there's a large market of people that prefer consoles for their simplicity and convenience, I wonder if it would really effect them negatively. Well, I guess at this current point they won't be dragging PC players into a PS Plus subscription, so there's that.

crazyCoconuts9h ago

I think after Xbox is gone they'll make a bigger push to move PC gamers over to PS, and they may halt momentum on the PC ports to do that. PC and Nintendo gamers will be the only ones left to convert

Einhander19729h ago(Edited 9h ago)

Jingsing

This is a reply to this comment.

"The way Sony are doing it though is very suspect, It almost seems like they are trying to tunnel their way out of Steam with a PSN back-end"

That's not accurate, what they want is simply to be able to count PC users as PlayStation users. It's no different than what EA Ubisoft or Microsoft are doing. Heck, people need to sign up for extra accounts even on consoles to play some of their games, you can't play Sea of Thieves or Minecraft without a Microsoft account.

I'm not sure why PlayStation is being singled out like this, I get why it was a problem in Helldivers because they added it after the game was released which caused problems for people who already owned the game, but at the same time it was nothing that all the other major publishers weren't already doing.

ChasterMies8h ago

“Putting games on PC because you are taking data analytic advice from Microsoft ”

Sony is putting games on PC because the market for people who spend $2000 on a gaming PC is different from the market that spends $500 on a gaming console. Also consider that consoles are sold at a loss. Sony probably makes more from selling Sony published gamed to PC owners than selling consoles to PC owners who would only use them play those games.

shinoff21835h ago

I dont think consoles are sold at a loss outside of the first couple years.

InUrFoxHole6h ago

Hold your breath if you think they're gonna stop bringing games to pc

BehindTheRows5h ago(Edited 5h ago)

Selling more? They just had one of the biggest periods for a console EVER (20.8m). That’s not exactly something for them to scoff at. They’d just break more records by selling more, but it’s not a necessity.

Their balance of selling what they’re selling while making plenty of money is how you successfully run a console business.

neutralgamer19924h ago

PC gaming is a platform which is compatible with consoles. So many of keep saying the same nonsense for years ago. PC isn’t going anywhere and more and more games will be on PC

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