Gamer Culture, Nintendo Wii, Playstation 3, Xbox 360
The Console Wars: Can’t We All Just Get Along?
I have learned that there are three topics in this world I will never gain any ground on when debating with another person: politics, religion, and gaming consoles. All three contain an endless circle of words where the same arguments are passed back and forth while one person waits for the other to finish only so he can run through his asinine case again. How many times do we need to hear that the Wii is a kiddy system, that Xbox 360s breakdown easily, and that PS3s are too expensive? Gaming forums across the web seethe with these everlasting conflicts and I have yet to see a single one where there was a clear winner. We have all seen the mind-numbing conflicts that include name calling (Xflop, Wiitard, Gaystation), the console sales statistics, the argument of whether graphics matter or not, and subjective/biased debates on what games are the best. It has all been done. It has all been said, and nothing has come of it. It would be great if fanboys (or should I say fanpersons?) would cut the crap and give everyone a break from the BS.
