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PROBABLY
CHATTING TO A DEVOTED SONY/NINTENDO/SEGA
FAN.
NOW
I'M ALL FOR A BIT OF LOYALTY
TOWARD BRANDS, AFTER ALL I AM
A BIT OF A SEGA FAN MYSELF, BUT
THESE ZEALOTS JUST REALLY PISS ME OFF.
IN
ONE ONLINE SESSION I ENCOUNTERED
THE MOST OBNOXIOUS OF THESE PEOPLE. A DEVOUT
SONY FAN THE MEREST MENTION OF
THE WORD DREAMCAST OR N64 SPARKED
A TIDAL WAVE OF ABUSE TO SPRAY FORM HIS LIPS. EVERYONE
ELSE IGNORED HIM; I ON THE OTHER
HAND WANTED TO MATCH WITS WITH HIM.
AFTER
ABOUT HALF AN HOUR I WAS AT MY
WITS END. THE POOR LAD WAS NOW
DRONING ON THE SAME PROPAGANDA INSPIRED MANTRA OF " PS2
WILL KILL ALL CONSOLES, LOOK AT BOUNCER, LOOK AT THE
DEMOS……" THEN I ASKED HIM IF
HE HAD PLAYED BOUNCER. "ERR NO"
CAME THE REPLY. "BUT THE GRAPHICS…."
HE BEGAN. "SO
YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT YOU THINK A CONSOLE YOU HAVE NEVER PLAYED WILL BE
THE BEST EVER?" THEN HE MUMBLED SOMETHING ABOUT HIS "TIME BEING UP" AND
LEFT.
AMUSING
AS THAT STORY IS THERE IS A SERIOUS POINT BEHIND IT. DESPITE
THE FACTS TO THE CONTRARY SOME PEOPLE REFUSE TO GIVE OTHER CONSOLES A CHANCE
(MAINLY PLAYSTATION OWNERS ARE GUILTY OF THIS BUT SEGA
AND NINTENDO FANS ARE JUST AS
BAD.) I THINK ITS TIME PEOPLE
GREW UP AND ACCEPTED THAT ALL CONSOLES HAVE BOTH THEIR GOOD AND BAD POINTS
AND THAT DESPITE ITS SUCCESS THE PLAYSTATION IS NOT THE BE ALL AND END
ALL OF GAMING. THERE ARE EXPERIENCES
GREATER THAN THOSE ON OFFER ON THE PLAYSTATION ON OTHER
CONSOLES. JUST
TAKE THE TIME TO PLAY THEM. TO
QUOTE SOMEONE "TO VIEW THE WORLD WITH DIFFERENT EYES"
THE
RAGIN CAJUN. |
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