Gamespot tells you why you're a fanboy...with SCIENCE!

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#1 deactivated-5e0e425ee91d8
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http://www.gamespot.com/shows/reality-check/?event=are-you-a-console-fanboy-20130707&tag=Topslot;Slot1 Nothing we couldn't have told them already, but the gist of it is people have a tendency to become attached to a brand, and once attached can view criticism of that brand almost as personal failure. Then theirs the whole "I don't want to admit I paid hundreds of dollars for the wrong box" angle and the ability to flip flop. The moral of the story? Don't take plastic toys so seriously I guess. What say you, System Wars?
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3DS Domination Continuation
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3DS Domination Continuationcharizard1605

Godtendo wins again.

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#4 mems_1224
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Cows have been owned!
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Cows have been owned!mems_1224
You're trying too hard, Mems. It's only plastic.  It's not your fault.
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#6 conkertheking1
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The Wii U will rain top grade titles upon us all and haters everywhere will scurry away in fear and bloodshed

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#7 DJ-Lafleur
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I don't really regret any purchase I made on any system that I can think of. 

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#8 BrunoBRS
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another show that lets gamespot laugh at comments? :D
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#9 Ly_the_Fairy
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The moral of the story? Don't take plastic toys so seriously I guess. darkspineslayer

Words to live by, TC.

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#10 Michael0134567
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Nintendo always wins.

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#11 KarateeeChop
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not a fanboy. i'm just a gamer who is honest to himself, and that's why i decided to ditch my support for the dying playstation brand. 

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#12 speedfreak48t5p
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Thank you Sony. Thank you Kaz. Thank you Science. :cool:

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#13 tagyhag
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Being attached to brands can be stemmed from low self-esteem, this is nothing new.
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#14 deactivated-5e0e425ee91d8
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not a fanboy. i'm just a gamer who is honest to himself, and that's why i decided to ditch my support for the dying playstation brand. 

KarateeeChop
You are a special kind of stupid if you think people aren't aware of your posting history.
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Shadowmoses to a T.
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#16 MK-Professor
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not a fanboy. i'm just a gamer who is honest to himself, and that's why i decided to ditch my support for the dying playstation brand. 

KarateeeChop

:roll:

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#17 Badosh
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Science is wrong.
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#18 Michael0134567
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not a fanboy. i'm just a gamer who is honest to himself, and that's why i decided to ditch my support for the dying playstation brand. 

KarateeeChop
Good boy.
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:P 01f.jpg
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#20 freedomfreak
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Another one of these.
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#21 robbie80
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[QUOTE="darkspineslayer"]http://www.gamespot.com/shows/reality-check/?event=are-you-a-console-fanboy-20130707&tag=Topslot;Slot1 Nothing we couldn't have told them already, but the gist of it is people have a tendency to become attached to a brand, and once attached can view criticism of that brand almost as personal failure. Then theirs the whole "I don't want to admit I paid hundreds of dollars for the wrong box" angle and the ability to flip flop. The moral of the story? Don't take plastic toys so seriously I guess. What say you, System Wars?

well it really people buy 1 console because of money,game they like on a certain console and protect there investment into the console they buy which in turn make them a fanboy.i rather be a gamer and own all 3 not all at once that be costly.i have wii u and getting ps4 this winter and get a Xbox one next year when halo 5 out best of all worlds gamer for life.
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Shadowmoses to a T.foxhound_fox

:lol:

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#23 speedfreak48t5p
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[QUOTE="superclocked"]:P 01f.jpg

Me, and all my fellow console peasants are not worthy of such greatness. All hail the PC master race with their 60fps/1080p graphics, unlimited mods for their games, countless world class exclusives, and incredible steam sales.
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Shadowmoses to a T.foxhound_fox
Miss that guy. :(

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SDC
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#26 Elitro
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Basically that video implies that the majority of the people in these forums are insecure... everyday it's cows this, lems that... XD

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#27 navyguy21
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Makes a ton of sense, hope this makes some crazy fanboys on here rethink things. Not gonna happen :P
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#28 HiraiKazuo
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not a fanboy. i'm just a gamer who is honest to himself, and that's why i decided to ditch my support for the dying playstation brand. 

KarateeeChop
Do you actually have fun posting that shit over and over again?
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#29 j_assassin
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Everyone in here is infected
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#30 robbie80
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Console fanboy and PC fanboy there just as bad as each other why can't they just enjoy games they play instead this better on this and that who cares.
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#31 Jonwh18
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NINTENDOBLITERATION!

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[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]Shadowmoses to a T.speedfreak48t5p

Miss that guy. :(

If you look hard enough you might spot his alt.
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#33 lawlessx
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im sure this video has mind *****ed alot of people

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3DS Domination Continuationcharizard1605
^Insecure
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#35 kinectthedots
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Everyone in here is infectedj_assassin
funny how so many are posting in this thread as if this doesn't apply to them.

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#36 Rocker6
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Yeah, go piece of plastic X, you're so much better than the piece of plastic Y.

Some faceless multinational corporation cares a lot about us X owners, can you say the same for your faceless multinational corporation, Y owning dumbasses?

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#37 AtariKidX
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PS4>>>>>>>>>>>>>>XBone.
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#38 deactivated-5e0e425ee91d8
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Yeah, go piece of plastic X, you're so much better than the piece of plastic Y.

Some faceless multinational corporation cares a lot about us X owners, can you say the same for your faceless multinational corporation, Y owning dumbasses?

Rocker6
Hey man, the cloud makes Y three billion times as powerful as your shitty X. Dat cloud yo. I mean, have you SEEN Z?
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#39 speedfreak48t5p
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[QUOTE="speedfreak48t5p"]

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]Shadowmoses to a T.RoslindaleOne

Miss that guy. :(

If you look hard enough you might spot his alt.

What's his alt?
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[QUOTE="darkspineslayer"]http://www.gamespot.com/shows/reality-check/?event=are-you-a-console-fanboy-20130707&tag=Topslot;Slot1 Nothing we couldn't have told them already, but the gist of it is people have a tendency to become attached to a brand, and once attached can view criticism of that brand almost as personal failure. Then theirs the whole "I don't want to admit I paid hundreds of dollars for the wrong box" angle and the ability to flip flop. The moral of the story? Don't take plastic toys so seriously I guess. What say you, System Wars?

I say stop reading GS articles and believing them.. if you look into it you'll find many that contradict each other.. anything and everything can be news worthy.
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#41 SuperFlakeman
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So nobody on message boards is really a fanboy?.. What he explained there was rational behavior, since a fanboy is irrational per definition.

Cutting your ties with a franchise or company at the point they cease to appeal to you is just logical. That's not fanboyish. I guess we could be less aggressive, it's just a game, but we react as if they raped a family member when they 'betray us', i.e. take the franchise into a different direction.

His second point about youtube-quality posts is a different matter lol. Some are just trolls. Many are unecucated and/or too lazy to put effort behind each individual post. Especially when you throw anonymity in the mix.

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#42 Trail_Mix
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I need a role model.

Someone name some names of people I can look up to.

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#43 Michael0134567
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I need a role model.

Someone name some names of people I can look up to.

Trail_Mix
That one user Michael0134567.
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[QUOTE="Trail_Mix"]

I need a role model.

Someone name some names of people I can look up to.

Michael0134567
That one user Michael0134567.

He's hot.
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#45 Trail_Mix
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[QUOTE="Trail_Mix"]

I need a role model.

Someone name some names of people I can look up to.

Michael0134567

That one user Michael0134567.

I don't know. I've heard some cheeky rumors about this person.

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#46 The_Last_Ride
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Yeah i have to agree, i mean it's logical when you think about it
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#47 speedfreak48t5p
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I need a role model.

Someone name some names of people I can look up to.

Trail_Mix
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#48 speedfreak48t5p
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[QUOTE="Michael0134567"][QUOTE="Trail_Mix"]

I need a role model.

Someone name some names of people I can look up to.

Trail_Mix

That one user Michael0134567.

I don't know. I've heard some cheeky rumors about this person.

That Michael0134567 is a pretty shady character. Better watch out.
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[QUOTE="Trail_Mix"]

[QUOTE="Michael0134567"] That one user Michael0134567.speedfreak48t5p

I don't know. I've heard some cheeky rumors about this person.

That Michael0134567 is a pretty shady character. Better watch out.

Michael0134567 is a cool guy eh? Posts softcore porn and dosn't afraid of anything.
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[QUOTE="Michael0134567"][QUOTE="Trail_Mix"]

I need a role model.

Someone name some names of people I can look up to.

Trail_Mix

That one user Michael0134567.

I don't know. I've heard some cheeky rumors about this person.

Like what?