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  Seproth | July 09, 2008
  Everyone has a preference. Like me for example, I have all three platforms, but I prefer 360. I just like the lineup of games better. I also love the controller.
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  bbb7002004 | July 09, 2008
  I think its not so much having a preference, but believing that that preference matters that is annoying. I have no problems when people say "I prefer Xbox to Nintendo and Sony" but find it rather annoying when people use this preference as some kind of point, such as saying "I prefer Xbox, never play my Wii, so Wii sucks." Unfortunately, their is a lot more of the later than than the former on forums these days, hence the counter reaction noted in the article.
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    iLLmatic | July 09, 2008
    Well I think the Wii sucks. Does that make me a fanboy?
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      Mikstaslaya | July 10, 2008
      Well, I understand what you are trying to say, but saying the Wii sucks isn't really an opinion. You can hate it all you want but it doesn't "suck" no matter how you feel about a console. Same applies for the other consoles. I think the 360 is a great console, but I can never find any use for it anymore (I'm not a fan of shooters). It doesn't suck, I just don't prefer it.
      
      The correct term for how you feel is not "I think the Wii sucks" (that would mean you believe the Wii just sucks in general), it's "I don't prefer the Wii like certain people do".
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        iLLmatic | July 10, 2008
        It doesn't matter which way I put it because it's coming from me, therefore inherently being my opinion. This should be obvious. "Fish is nasty." Is everyone going to spread the word that fish is nasty now? No. I"m not the authority on life, I'm just saying how I feel about it.
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    Raziel_326 | July 09, 2008
    I own a Nintendo Wii and I still think it sucks hard compared to my PS3 and 360, does that make me a fanboy?
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      bbb7002004 | July 09, 2008
      As long as you don't believe your opinion is some universal truth, than no, I don't think your a fanboy, as long as you have some reasoning/intelligence.
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        iLLmatic | July 09, 2008
        Well if someone has fun with it, I'm not going to judge them or anything. I just feel like it's a joke as a videogame system. People get upset when the whole casual VS hardcore gamer argument comes up, but I think the Wii further makes it all that much more relevant. Wii reminds me of those controllers with hundreds of mini games already installed on them that you plug directly into your TV.
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  Storm | July 09, 2008
  Like Seproth, I'm around the three current consoles (one owned by me), but I too prefer the 360 overall. Better library, online capabilities, controller working very well for FPS and such.
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  Drogo Baggins | July 09, 2008
  There's nothing wrong with being a fanboy.
  
  Main Entry: fan·boy
  Pronunciation: \ˈfan-ˌbȯi\
  Function: noun
  Date: 1919
  : a boy who is an enthusiastic devotee (as of comics or movies)
  
  We're all fanboys, see?
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  Capn Droid | July 09, 2008
  If you want to directly translate "fanboy", it spells out fan, and boy. You are a fan of something, and you are a boy. If you aren't a fanboy, you are a fangirl, or you contain the largest amount of indifference the world has ever seen.
  
  Now that that's out of the way, using "fanboy" the way we refer to it as today, fanboys are people who like one certain console, but bitch about why the other consoles suck, even if the reasons are non-sensical. You can favorite a certain console and not be a fanboy.
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  Gutter_Tech | July 09, 2008
  a fan boy is a person who is so in love with a game or system that they cant see its faults. all they care about is how amazing their choice is and trying to convince everyone else to see how right they are. i have a preference. i love the ps3, but that doesnt stop me from enjoying the merrits of 360 or wii. i loved mass effect. borrowed my brothers 360 for it. but it is possible to not like other consoles and not be a fan boy. i can see why people like the wii, but i dont. thats my opinion and in itself is not a fan boy statement. if i were to say "the wii is stupid blah blah blah" and go on and on forever as if people actually cared about my opinion then it would be fan boy-ish
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  tallteen86 | July 09, 2008
  Can we just accept that nowadays, 'fanboy', and 'fangirl' can contain negative connotations? In the case of consoles, it is (generally) referred to as the 'Preference of one console/console-producer (and it's associated games, particularly exclusives), to the exclusion of all others'. Now, that by itself is a bit unreasonable. It is one thing if you can't afford another console, or you don't see enough on other consoles that can motivate you to get them, but it is quite another if you simply prefer a given console for no real reason, aside from perhaps, a smattering of excuses (that are often interchangeable between different consoles)...
  
  Basically, those sorts of rabid fanboys/fangirls give the rest of them a bad name >_>
  
  Now, on to the article, yes?
  
  LOL, he got harassed simply because he knocked off 0.5 from a perfect score? Yeesh, fanboys are really the dumbest breed of gamers, or at least they cannot think that well, in any case >_> Metal Gear Solid IV isn't ALL that. I have it, and have played it a bit (not finished, mind you). Good game, but it is overhyped IMO >_>
  
  I'm sort of like this guy. I have two 'next gen' consoles (360 and PS3). I got my 360 first, and my PS3 about 6 or 7 months later. I use my PS3 more these days. I simply don't have the money to get all the games I want for both consoles, so I focus on the PS3, primarily because it doesn't charge to play online (saves me about $60 or something, a year). Plus, I've already got it set up to play in 1080p on my HDTV (my old Pro doesn't have HDMI, so it is stuck at 1080i). It can also play Blu-ray movies (of which I have two), and can upscale DVDs pretty well....Not to mention it has some exclusives that I really want (not to say the 360 doesn't have exclusives I want, just less of them).
  
  All perfectly good reasons, yes? Yet I'm pretty sure there would be more than one MS fanboy out there that would say I'm a 'stupid Sony fanboy, and I suxxors' or something >_>
  
  You know what? We need a new, universal term to describe these types of fanboys....Something clean though, so we can use it on the net without getting bleeped >_>
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    Drogo Baggins | July 09, 2008

    quote tallteen86
    

    Can we just accept that nowadays, 'fanboy', and 'fangirl' can contain negative connotations?

    No.
    
    
    (I'm joking, by the way)
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  anatomyofme | July 10, 2008
  Im a ps3 fanboy... any1 got a problem with that..??
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    Mikstaslaya | July 10, 2008
    That's not a good thing, you know
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    Seproth | July 10, 2008
    umm...yeah. Fanboy's are mostly what's wrong with gaming community. Like 90% of Arguments are started and continued by fanboys.
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  Final Blade | July 10, 2008
  <sub>This post will probably get thumbs down, but I honestly have no gripe with the 360 or Wii. Yes I love the PS3, since im used to Sony systems. However I will be getting a 360, when I get the money, have house bills issues im helping out first.
  
  I agree with iLL with the Wii, however that doesn't mean im going to attack anyone for liking it. To each their own.
  
  I just don't find the Wii having much games that would keep me playing it for years. And Since I can't buy a Wii due to its immense shortages, I can't play the games I want. But thats not a concern, luckily my friend has one, and he likes it, and I play with him. But other than that Im not a fanboy, maybe how I spoke in the past I came across that way, but I learned from my mistakes.</sub>
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    SS4Gogeta | July 10, 2008
    No reason to thumb down your post. That was one of the most well spoken post I have seen. I have the 360 and PS3 and must admit as much as I thought I was a Sony PS fan, I am surprised at how much I love the 360. I play it much more than the PS3. I like the Wii too, although I don't have one. It is a hell of a lot of fun with friends.