The energy when something happens to PlayStation is always way different than when something happens to Xbox on places like reddit and Resetera. I didn't know Xbox had this many cheerleaders and defenders until this gen. I guess they were all in hiding last gen and came crawling back out this gen thinking Xbox was going to win for sure.
PlayStation fans are also more content overall with their purchase. There's no need for a rabbit 24/7 defense-astroturf force. Microsoft execs on the other hand has rewarded this gross behavior and emboldened them over the last decade. So it's become a grift for many.
that's so true. I never thought about it but these niche online communities like Era and Gaf are basically group therapy sessions for xbox owners because they know they can find fellow sufferers to commiserate with them.
The outrage for those 100 people at Bungie was bigger than the 1900 at Activision. So many people were boycotting Destiny and cancelling the next expansion. I don't think Destiny will ever recover from that huge manufactured crisis. They must be scared to fire even 1 person.
Last gen, people discovered that they can make money on social media by grifting off of fanboys and telling them what they want to hear, effectively turning the console war into a business.
Yup! It's no coincidence this wasn't such a huge issue until Sony started slapping Xbox around properly after 2010. It just kept worse and worse.
The aim is to taint Bungie and the push has been orchestrated from inside Xbox. Bungie has the potential to create yet another ... Destiny type success. All it takes is them landing the ship and with Playstation marketing machine (when they wanna be good), they stand to gain potentially further disrupt he GaaS playing field.The outrage for those 100 people at Bungie was bigger than the 1900 at Activision. So many people were boycotting Destiny and cancelling the next expansion. I don't think Destiny will ever recover from that huge manufactured crisis. They must be scared to fire even 1 person.
COD is still selling and I didn't see any call to boycott COD or Diablo
Yup! It's no coincidence this wasn't such a huge issue until Sony started slapping Xbox around properly after 2010. It just kept worse and worse.
I use to casually read GAF back then and this thread has always stayed with me and just showed the brewing resentment almost as if they were unanimously hoping for... PlayStation to be pushed out the industry *shocker* . Honestly I think the thread should always be referenced as to why vocal / loud online bubbles in gaming should never be taken seriously
Your predictions for The Big Three at the end of The Next Generation.
The present: we have some idea of where Nintendo are going with the Wii U and 3DS. We've seen Sony's next-gen handheld, but have nothing concrete on either Sony or Microsoft's home console offerings. We're living in an explosion of mobile phone gaming, and Facebook games have become serious...www.neogaf.com
This was before the Wii U launched. This was someone’s comment.Yup! It's no coincidence this wasn't such a huge issue until Sony started slapping Xbox around properly after 2010. It just kept worse and worse.
I use to casually read GAF back then and this thread has always stayed with me and just showed the brewing resentment almost as if they were unanimously hoping for... PlayStation to be pushed out the industry *shocker* . Honestly I think the thread should always be referenced as to why vocal / loud online bubbles in gaming should never be taken seriously
Your predictions for The Big Three at the end of The Next Generation.
The present: we have some idea of where Nintendo are going with the Wii U and 3DS. We've seen Sony's next-gen handheld, but have nothing concrete on either Sony or Microsoft's home console offerings. We're living in an explosion of mobile phone gaming, and Facebook games have become serious...
