GiantBomb...360 fanboys?

Post by Jeust (1,314 posts) See mini bio

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@oldschool said:

" @Jeust said:
" @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. "
My Sega Mega Drive still works, as does my SNES, N64, both Gamecubes, Gameboy, Gameboy Colours, Gameboy Advances and for that matter Xbox. It is about failure rate, not that everything will eventually fail. The 360 has a completely unacceptable failure rate and far beyond anything the game console market has EVER seen (including the PS2). "

Hummm though i don't have the xbox 360 all that long... i had a problem with a ps2... and by reading various articles i reached the conclusion that the life cycle for the ps2 isn't all that long too. 3-4 years, the warranty ends and then the trouble start...

The ps3 have some problems of their own too.

So the point is that no hardware bullet proof... sooner or later you're bound to have problems with it.

Edited 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Post by Vinchenzo (3,848 posts) See mini bio

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Yup. Definitely have had this conversation before.

Posted 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Post by Player1 (1,898 posts) See mini bio

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@ch13696 said:

I understand that GTA IV is also multi-platform but I consider it a 360 release because of all the DLC that's exclusive.

You do realize that none of the DLC had come out yet when they were deciding goty...so it WAS indeed 100% without a shadow of a doubt a multi platform game in their eyes?

And yeah. You've come off as a fanboy.

Posted 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Post by zombie2011 (782 posts) See mini bio

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Im pretty sure Ryan and Brad were pulling for MGS4 after they narrowed it down to 2 games. Then Jeff swayed Ryan into voting for GTA and Brad eventually changed his vote because he didn't want the podcast to go on for 12 hours.

The only reason it seems like they favor the 360 is because every week Jeff talks about points and Ryan about the new Fallout or Fable DLC he's been playing, and those are only on 360.

Posted 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Post by DeadMan (153 posts) See mini bio

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@Jeust:

Yeah my PS2 broke when the warranty went out, I tried to fix it but when I opened it most of the parts were rusted. Oh well good thing they cost $99 now.

Posted 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Post by FlipperDesert (756 posts) See mini bio

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They like 360 games because they like acheivments and the matchmaking, that doesn't mean they're fanboys. They still give the other consoles all kinds of chances. Besides, if they didn't have a bias, they would be boring.

Posted 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Post by Cyst (60 posts) See mini bio

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OMGOSH, who cares what console is better. Every time someone writes a suggestive topic, that maybe kinda sorta seems like they like a system more than you do, everyone's needless opinions must flow on in, when in the end, this is just one console cycle in gaming's (and your) long life. When you're older, maybe you'll realize how pointless arguing about consoles was back then.

Everyone has a favorite. You can't watch sports, or buy a cell phone, or drink, without having one. Let yourself have a fav. There's no need to bitch and moan because that one guy seems to like a system he/she spent a lot of money on. And if you have them all, you're still gonna have a favorite. Its just the way humans operate.

And yeah, sure GiantBomb is very,very Xbox-centric at times, to the detriment of smaller PSN and PS3 AND Wii games that are released that I really do want reviews or previews on. But shit, GiantBomb is one site, there are millions more quality sites out there. I think the users of NeoGAF are better at reviews and previews that anyone for christ's sake!

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Post by hide (25 posts) See mini bio

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Maybe they get sent 360 version review copies of games without getting a choice. ^^;

Posted 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Post by mracoon (1,837 posts) See mini bio

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I don't see how preferring GTA4 to MGS4 makes them 360 fanboys. They chose one over the other not because of which platforms they were on but on what they thought about the actual games.

Posted 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Post by dbz1995 (1,537 posts) See mini bio

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@BloodAndBeer said:

" Intelligent people like the staff at GB prefer the 360, once you've played all 3 consoles and compared them the obvious choice is the 360 any other conclusion is fanboyism in my opinion. "

Please for the love of god tell me that statement was meant to be satirical

Posted 4 months ago

Post by Hitchenson (1,699 posts) See mini bio

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@BloodAndBeer said:

" Intelligent people like the staff at GB prefer the 360, once you've played all 3 consoles and compared them the obvious choice is the 360 any other conclusion is fanboyism in my opinion. "

If you're not joking, dude, you're dumb.

Posted 4 months ago

Post by Hailinel (1,461 posts) See mini bio

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@OmegaPirate: His user name is BloodAndBeer and his avatar is a Halo character. Not to jump to conclusions, but I'm guessing it wasn't.

Posted 4 months ago

Post by Heartagram (281 posts) See mini bio

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I have a wii

Posted 4 months ago

Post by Trilogy (148 posts) See mini bio

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They play 360 more because of the better online though ps3 has its online perks such as being free which is pretty big. I don't think that makes them bias though. I play 360 more but before that I was a PS2 guy and before that i was a nintendo guy, I go where my friends go and I'll switch systems at the drop of a hat. I think fanboyism is pretty lame. And as others have said, this conversation is pretty much a dead horse even though I just contributed to it.

Posted 4 months ago

Post by SgtThom (87 posts) See mini bio

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Isn't jeff a 360 ally.Oh wait
Greg Kasavin is.I have proof.
http://www.gamespot.com/pages/profile/index.php?user=gregk At the end of the blog he said "
Master Chief says it best: "We'll be fine " Also he reviews lots of xbox 1 games.

Posted 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Post by Nock (117 posts) See mini bio

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Guys all ima say is they all have been doing this for a long long time, and every generation there seems to be a better system that "most" prefer. Last gen it was the PS2. As for fanboys, this is a joke I'm so sick of hearing it. My god fuck off, GTA was a better game, fucking deal with it. Fuck, it's like when you say like I don't like Shaq, then you fuckers say, oh you must be racist. No I think Shaq is a dbag and I don't care what color he is. I think the same can be said for good games. I don't care who makes the box that spins the discs, just what ever one will spin the most disc I like.

Posted 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Post by FunExplosions (462 posts) See mini bio

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can someone lock this topic now? holy shit none of you are gonna say anything that we havn't already thought of

Posted 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Post by KuroXai (80 posts) See mini bio

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Well, it's their opinions. Like every other site, they have the right to support their decisions and as a PS3 owner, I pretty much agree with everything they said about MGS4. I think it's a great game and it's a perfect contender for Game of the Year, but there ARE flaws which hold it back from being GotY.

Posted 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Post by Azteck (642 posts) See mini bio

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My god, who the hell necro'd this thread? Was it really necessary?

Posted 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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