Fanboys…Unite!
October 29, 2007 1:07 am DS, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360Go to any site where readers can sound off and you will inevitably see the ensuing battle: Playstation 3 vs. Xbox 360…and sometimes vs Wii (who even knows if the Wii matters?). It’s a passionate barrage of words of those who truly believe a win is possible and perhaps those soldiers caught up in the fight will in turn get their own “console pride badge of victory” once it has all been settled.
I understand their passion, your passion. I grew up wanting the “best” (whatever that is) and when it came to video games, I wanted the best console. There once was a simpler time when the lines were much clearer. Before as today, you could not necessarily declare an undisputed victor in the console wars, but you could definitely identify the losers, lest we forget to name a few (in no particular order): Jaguar, TG16, 32X, VirtualBoy, Dreamcast, CD-i, 3DO, etc.
In this generation, I believe it is fair to assume that no one particular console will suffer the fate of these aforementioned ones, so why persist in declaring the other can win a console war of any kind? Who will lose….who can lose?
PlayStation 3 on its worst day as a videogame machine is not a bad blu-ray disc player…and it’s shiny. Xbox 360 on its worst day isn’t even in your home, it’s off somewhere in Texas getting repaired, but it will be back once again to destroy your social life, cause fights with your girlfriend and warm you and your home on those cold winter nights. The Wii, I digress on its worst day…is the Wii and no one cares. In the Wii’s respect, there is a definitive winner when it comes to capturing the hearts and minds of the elderly seeking an alternative to real bowling: Wii, you win.
Seriously though, for a victor to be named, the “war” needs to be more clearly defined:
Video GAME war: Xbox360 you’ve got the most and the best (in terms of sales), you win.
Video PLAYER war: Blu-ray disc has way more sales (in the HD department) and more movies people want, sorry HD-DVD fans, I declare PS3 winner in this one.
CONSOLE (everyone wants to know) war: Wii you have strength in numbers, you win.
Wow, everyone wins…strangely, I find the “console war” that much more insignificant.