Xbox 360 Forum

@slinky6 said:

" Being a fanboy means being irrational in your support of a platform.   There are plenty of rational reasons to prefer 360 over the other consoles, namely the fact that it has the most fleshed out online service and the most good (as in games the guys at GB are interested in) games coming to it.   It is this generation's PS2.   As for "talking down" to MGS4, go listen to that fucking podcast again and actually listen. "

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Wow didn't think I would get so much mail sent to me. Anyways, that picture I have as my avatar that was a tribute to Shane when he lost his job at 1up. Believe it or not thats what it is. And check out my profile. I had a 360. Unfortunatly I had to sell it to repair my PC.

They are gamers who are admittedly more interested in traditional console playing than Wii-like interfaces, so you can rule out the Wii. 

yes they are 360 fanboys
we've already had this conversation after E3

@ch13696 said:

Anyways, I enjoy GiantBombs humor on the podcasts a lot. But, I'm beginning to feel that the staff is favoring the Xbox 360 over every other platform .  . .

So, any opinions?

This feeling is common among listeners of every video game podcast I listen to.  A search amongst the listeners of the Joystiq podcast or CAGcast will lead to people making the same accusations: that they are favoring the Xbox 360.  This is, of course, both true and untrue.  The 360 gets a lot of attention, because the members of these podcasts play their 360s the most.  This is not necessarily a bias; they are just talking about what they know best.

As for why the 360 dominates like this, I think it goes back to how it integrates what you are play with your friends and online play.  The ease of checking in on your friends, setting up games together, etc. was an incredible step forward from the last generation of consoles.  And because the 360 was first out the gate, it became the standard.  Even if the PS3 does the exact same thing, it is hard to fight the entrenched weight of the 360 and its online community.  Early adopters, which include most game journalists, simply stick with what works, which leads to more 360 talk.

Man they're a group of four guys reviewing games.  Not thirty.  Four.  Clearly personal opinion may show through a bit with so few reviewers. However, none of the guys are fanboys; so what if they play Xbox?  I play Xbox and I'm no fanboy - Hell, I may buy a PS3 when I have some throw-around cash to spend.  I play the 360 'cause it was released first, and I bought peripherals and games and really just don't feel like re-buying all that stuff for a PS3. 

So am I a fanboy?  No; and I think the same is true for the GB fellas. 

I dont understand something. Why is it if someone has a preference they are immediately a fanboy. I, IN ALL CASES, buy the Xbox 360 version of games even though I have a PS3 and have had it since launch.

The reasons for this are all rational.

1. I like the controller better. There was a time when i said the Dual Shock was the greatest controller of all time. Then the 360 controller came out. It is my favorite, it might not be yours, but its mine.

2. Xbox Live. I have a knack for getting into a party and chatting with friends when I play single player games. I realize this is possible but the vast majority of my friends dont have PS3s, and the ones who do, myself included, dont have headsets.

3. Taste. I own Resistence, and I don't like it. I own MGS4. I don't like it. I tried the Killzone demo for hours hoping it would click. It never did. Uncharted was ok but I never bought it. I have nothing against these titles and see why critics and gamers love them but I tried them and they didnt tickle my fancy. Other games that didnt grab me? Gears of War 1 and 2 and I am not a huge Halo fan.

I bought the PS3, Sony OWES me. I don't owe them anything. If i play a game I give it a few hours, and if it doesnt click I move on. I might be worse off for this but thats my loss. I would love to turn on my PS3 more. Valkyria Chronicles was pretty amazing, same with Little Big Planet.

I dont understand why taste is a bad thing. None of these Giant Bomb guys give too shits what a platform a game is on they just want to use them all. Sure they might prefer one controller over the other, or the dashboard of another, but it is their job to review games, obviously bias of console goes out the door.

GTA4 and MGS4 were both shitty games IMO, and that podcast iffuriated me because they talked as if GTA4 was flawless. GTA might have "story" and sadly if that is the pinnacle of gaming story we have a long way to go, but it has terrible repetetive gameplay. MGS on the other hand is about the most ignorant shit wrapped in an intellecual ball. The story is bloated and the shooting mechanic and stealth is bogged down by arcahic controls. This is my opinion, all the respects to Kojima, and the fans of the game. It is NOT for me.

I honestly thing the trend is that PS3 gets off easy. Average games become A+ titles because the reviewers just want something to talk good about on the PS3.

I hate to say it, but aside from the RRoDs and E74s and random breakage that the 360 suffers from, it is an amazing fucking console.  Great online infrastructure, great catalogue of games, great multimedia potential, great LAN support, and hell...they still have games that are four-player split-screen!!!

@oldschool said:

" @Linkyshinks said:

" It's a shame because the sites content clearly does suffer as a result, even in baron spells of 360 releases we get little to nothing on other platforms, as recent times have shown to me. "

This is a forum site and that is all.  Of all of the sites I frequent, the journalism here is one of the worst.  Take Gamespot for example.  They may write the occasional shite article, but at least they write on a broad range of subjects.  The journalism here is so bad, I just don't bother to read 95% of it.

They need to employ the talents of some people who will write a decent article on Nintendo for a start.  Before you flame me, remember, I have a 360 and no PS3.

As for being fanboys though, no, they are not.  They just simply write on what they like.  That isn't a compliment.

"

Yeah. I think we all do need to bare in mind that they are not being paid to cover a certain platforms, and will instead follow their natural interests. We really cannot blame them for that, but what we can blame them for is not allowing the community to fill the void. They should ask the readership to submit well written articles and news stories, in the same way it can be done on Gamespot.

@jakob187 said:

" I hate to say it, but aside from the RRoDs and E74s and random breakage that the 360 suffers from, it is an amazing fucking console.  Great online infrastructure, great catalogue of games, great multimedia potential, great LAN support, and hell...they still have games that are four-player split-screen!!!

So...I can absolutely see why it's the go-to console for not just GiantBomb, but for most other game websites as well.  =  D

"

And every console craps out eventually, in a matter of a few years, so hardware isn't at all less relient.

@TheFreeMan said:

" They seem to be fair to all games in general in reviews, so if they do prefer the 360 I don't think it matters too much.

@Linkyshinks said:

" They should ask the readership to submit well written articles and news stories"

That sounds like it could be pretty cool. "

If they are looking for readership input on news, then I vote for Linkyshinks for Nintendo stuff :-)

I'd say they're Xbox 360 fans, not fanboys.

If they said every upcoming 360 game would be great and gushed over it, or said every game coming out on non-360 platforms sucked or would suck, that'd be a fanboy.

I think it makes sense from a website focus standpoint too.  360 games make the most money, 360 is the most popular platform among gamers.

Sometimes they don't give complete credit where it is due, like Sony's great E3 conference, but they also snub some 360 games that deserve better as well.

i'm sure it seems that way (they nearly always review on the 360 version of multiplat games, and this site does not support trophy stuff) but if you are an avid listener of the bombcast, they pretty much explain why they use the 360 more.

it's nothing personal, it's just an easier console to work with (literally) and online is unmatched. they don't prefer it because they love bill gates, they prefer it because it makes their job easier.

 

Please do not insinuate crap.

@trophyhunter said:

" yes they are 360 fanboys we've already had this conversation after E3 "

Says man with nickname of "TROPHYhunter"