How would you classify your brand loyalty?

Nintendo 1991-'93,'98-'00, 2006 - present (NES, N64, DS Lite)
SEGA 1992-'96 (GameGear, Genesis, Sega CD, 32X)
ATARI 1996-'97 (Lynx, Jaguar) my worst purchase but they were bargin bin prices
SONY 1997-2006 (PlayStation, PS2)
TIGER 2000 (Game.com) this handheld looked like it had potential
Microsoft 2006 - present (Xbox 360)

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Manticore / Casual gamer ;)

played nintendo games all my life. Never owned a console that wasnt a nintnedo console until this gen. The gamecue was a bad choice. I remeber standing in the store and literally fighting with myself between ps2 and gamecube (at the time i literally laughed out loud and dismissed the xbox as an option).

In the end, i chose gamecube, and had an enjoyable generation. I did suffer long painful droughts, and didnt play many classic of last gen.

This time around, I chose 360. apperently, i chose wisely.

I dont know, because i have every major Nintendo console (except NES) but i havent bought any of their portable systems since the GBC (What a waste of money :( ).

As forSony i bought the PS1 and PS2, sold the PS2 and have no intention to buy a Ps3 or PSP

Though, that's pretty much a moot point, because I eventually wanna have all 3 consoles. :P I wanna have em all because each console has their own thing to offer.

Nintendo, Playstation and PC guy my whole life. This generation, I play to get a 360 and maybe a PS3, along with my Gaming PC.

1. NES
2. SNES/Genesis
3. N64/PS1
4. Gamecube/PS2/Xbox
5. Wii/360/Dreamcast

And yeah with a PC on the side every gen after the NES 8 bit era

I don't have any brand loyalty. To me, it's all about the games, and which ever platform has more of what I want, that's what I get. In my gaming history I had moved between NEC, Nintendo, Sony and MS.

More to the point, NO gamer should just give their loyalty to a brand name. It's up to the companies to EARN your business, by delivering what you want. Plain and simple. It's just foolish to be loyal to a product at all. These are consumer goods we're talking about here, not countries. When you picked up a console at a store, you didn't have to sign any contracts requiring you to only play that platform for the next 10 years. You weren't required to take a pledge of allegiance before you were permitted to take the box out of the store.

So WHY do some people here act like they're bound to the system once they get it? It's just ridiculous. They should be serving you, not the other way around.

I grew up playing these systems heavily. Either owned or at my best friend's place:

Intellivision

Commodore 64

NES

SNES and Genesis( I liked SNES much more)

N64

Then Last gen I owned PS2, XBOX 1, and Gamecube

This time I have a 360. I might get a Wii because it's so different but Im not bothering with PS3 because the 360 does everything PS3 does better and I allready have it. I think it will be a while before we have a format war winner and when that day comes I might get a seperate HD-DVD or Blu-Ray for the 100 bucks it will probably cost by then.

Originally I expected the PS3 to have much better graphics and games to justitfy the price but a year later I see clearly that the PS3 sucks and it's morbidly obtuse fanbase is only now comprised of the blind brand loyalty types who would buy the next box with "SONY" on it regardless of the actual experience being delivered to them.

So I guess lately I have not been the biggest fan of SONY although I think they were awesome in the past. They are like Notorious BIG.....huge in the nineties but now dead.

I've supported Nintendo every generation that I got a console, which is every generation except for the N64/PS1 generation. For the NES and SNES generations, that's all I had. When I got back into gaming in the GC generation, I went straight for the Gamecube, but then later got the PS2 because it seemed really good and had games that seemed very fun. This generation I was thinking of getting the Wii and PS3 until that terrible Sony conference at E3 06, which made me decide not to get one, and decided to get a 360 because of their great conference.

Basically from now on, I'll probably get the Nintendo console and one of the other consoles depending on which one interests me more. Unless if Nintendo pulls a Sony one generation. ;)

I don't have any brand loyalty. To me, it's all about the games, and which ever platform has more of what I want, that's what I get. In my gaming history I had moved between NEC, Nintendo, Sony and MS.

More to the point, NO gamer should just give their loyalty to a brand name. It's up to the companies to EARN your business, by delivering what you want. Plain and simple. It's just foolish to be loyal to a product at all. These are consumer goods we're talking about here, not countries. When you picked up a console at a store, you didn't have to sign any contracts requiring you to only play that platform for the next 10 years. You weren't required to take a pledge of allegiance before you were permitted to take the box out of the store.

So WHY do some people here act like they're bound to the system once they get it? It's just ridiculous. They should be serving you, not the other way around.

AdobeArtist

I've bought games even before I've owned the actually systems lol. Kinda sad but its true and I have done it. I had 8 Dreamcast games before I even owned a Dreamcast. So yes you are right. Play for the games not the systems.

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I don't have any brand loyalty. To me, it's all about the games, and which ever platform has more of what I want, that's what I get. In my gaming history I had moved between NEC, Nintendo, Sony and MS.

More to the point, NO gamer should just give their loyalty to a brand name. It's up to the companies to EARN your business, by delivering what you want. Plain and simple. It's just foolish to be loyal to a product at all. These are consumer goods we're talking about here, not countries. When you picked up a console at a store, you didn't have to sign any contracts requiring you to only play that platform for the next 10 years. You weren't required to take a pledge of allegiance before you were permitted to take the box out of the store.

So WHY do some people here act like they're bound to the system once they get it? It's just ridiculous. They should be serving you, not the other way around.

Blackbond

I've bought games even before I've owned the actually systems lol. Kinda sad but its true and I have done it. I had 8 Dreamcast games before I even owned a Dreamcast. So yes you are right. Play for the games not the systems.

You must have been playing those games on sheer willpower! :o :o Now that's what I call determination :lol:

Im not loyal to any brand and thats how its sopposed to be or else you might endupregretting your decisions..

NES

Genesis and SNES

PS1 and N64 + Gameboy Color

Dreamcast, PS2, and GCN + Gameboy Advance

Xbox 360 and Wii

(I'm Loyal to Nintendo as in I would buy everyone of there consoles since they make the games I like, but I don't really buy Handhelds and when I do it is at the end of its life time, but I also buy anyother console that interests me.)

Nintendo - NES*, Original Gameboy*, SNES, GCN, DS, Wii

Sega - Genesis*, Dreamcast

Sony - Playstation, Playstation 2, PSP.

Microsoft - Xbox*, Xbox 360

*"Handmedowns" from my Brother, Mother, or Father.

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I don't have any brand loyalty. To me, it's all about the games, and which ever platform has more of what I want, that's what I get. In my gaming history I had moved between NEC, Nintendo, Sony and MS.

More to the point, NO gamer should just give their loyalty to a brand name. It's up to the companies to EARN your business, by delivering what you want. Plain and simple. It's just foolish to be loyal to a product at all. These are consumer goods we're talking about here, not countries. When you picked up a console at a store, you didn't have to sign any contracts requiring you to only play that platform for the next 10 years. You weren't required to take a pledge of allegiance before you were permitted to take the box out of the store.

So WHY do some people here act like they're bound to the system once they get it? It's just ridiculous. They should be serving you, not the other way around.

Blackbond

I've bought games even before I've owned the actually systems lol. Kinda sad but its true and I have done it. I had 8 Dreamcast games before I even owned a Dreamcast. So yes you are right. Play for the games not the systems.

LOL, I did the same thing with PS2, When it launched back in Oct. 2000 I was one of the millions screwed out of my pre-order because freaking Funcoland(Gamestop) was taking only the early pre-orders. I ended up getting 2 games and a memory card and finally got a PS2 around Christmas that year. :)

i'm one of the few people unashamed to say i support a company. im a sony fan and staying that way. for about 9 years its given me great experiences and i dont want to fix whats not broken. though im not crazy. i love all videogames and i'll probably buy a 360 elite a year down the line. for now i'll just keep on enjoying my ps3.

I'm loyal to no company i just choose one that catch my interest.

I can't help but be loyal to the Playstation brand. Before I bought a PS2 I was a Sega gamer and enjoyed games like Revenge of Shinobi, Streets of rage & Golden Axe. I wouldn't say I was loyal to Sega back in the late 90's because I was just a casual gamer and didn't know about other consoles.

I properly got into gaming in early 2000 and PS2 was my first proper system that I fell in love with :D I absolutely love the Playstation brand and most of it has to do with 1st Party titles as well as games like MGS, Tekken & DMC.

Don't get me wrong I don't blindly love the Playstation, I do notice that PS3 has been some-what lacking this year but at the end of the day Sony has corrected the price and have quality features & titles like R&C, Uncharted etc.

Multi-plat wise I will always choose the Playstation version just because I feel obliged due to how good the Playstation brand has been to me also if a game was once born on the Playstation brand but went multi-plat later on I will still buy it on the PS brand forSentimental reasons.

Generally I stick to Sony brand products for my electronics. While this does not account for my gaming tastes I have all 3 systems and use em.

Sony TV

2x Sony computers

Sony laptop

Sony suround sound system

other misc electronics.

I just generally find the quality much better than what I used to buy, although I think I may build my next PC.

i went from:

1.atari

2.nintendo family or something like that

3.super nintendo

4.nintendo 64

5.playstation 2 and xbox

6.xbox 360 (present)

i am loyal to no company, only games and developers.

Multi-plat wise I will always choose the Playstation version just because I feel obliged due to how good the Playstation brand has been to me also if a game was once born on the Playstation brand but went multi-plat later on I will still buy it on the PS brand forSentimental reasons.

Swift_Boss_A

You should recognise that you don't have any sort of obligation to any company. You are doing them a favour by buying their games

1. NES

2. Genesis

3. N64

4. GCN

5. Wii / Xbox 360

personally i find the idea of brand loyalty to be idiotic.

personally i only buy platforms and games that interest me and are considered great. i also only buy them when they hit a price im happy with. if a company fails to get my interest then i dont give them a second look, i dont care if they were my fav company last gen. i dont give my money to a company for a product just because its made by that company, if they want my money then they bloody earn it.

1. NES

2. Genesis

3. N64

4. GCN

5. Wii / Xbox 360

web966

Shameful:

Sony: 2001-'05 (PS2),2007-present (PS3)

Nintendo: (Q1)2002-(Q4)'02 ('cube), Jan '07- Feb '07 (Wii)

Microsoft: 2003-'05 (Xbox), 2005-present (360)

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1. NES

2. Genesis

3. N64

4. GCN

5. Wii / Xbox 360

Blue-Sphere

Nonne of the Playstations have ever interested me enough to buy it. When the Dreamcast came out I was a little kid so I could only afford one console and I decided to wait for the GC.

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Multi-plat wise I will always choose the Playstation version just because I feel obliged due to how good the Playstation brand has been to me also if a game was once born on the Playstation brand but went multi-plat later on I will still buy it on the PS brand forSentimental reasons.

the_h_bomb

You should recognise that you don't have any sort of obligation to any company. You are doing them a favour by buying their games

Case in point, i was a pretty huge PS2 fan last gen. This gen i'm not even considering the PS3

I agree with you but then again I'm not you, The main reason I like the PS brand is because of the first/second party titles like Ico, SoTC, GOW1&2, GT, R&C, Jak etc along with titles like DMC, Tekken and MGS.

To me PS3 is a great console that has had a sluggish first year like any new console, PS3 will have the titles I want which 360& Wii won't have

1. Nintendo
2. Square Enix
3. Capcom
4. Konami
5. Atlus

I agree with you but then again I'm not you, The main reason I like the PS brand is because of the first/second party titles like Ico, SoTC, GOW1&2, GT, R&C, Jak etc along with titles like DMC, Tekken and MGS.

To me PS3 is a great console that has had a sluggish first year like any new console, PS3 will have the titles I want which 360& Wii won't have

Swift_Boss_A

If it has the games you like and they're mostly first/second party then that's different and i wish you luck. But the PS3 is a huge failure so i'd brace yourself. It'll still get the team ico games and the gran turismos but third party support is going to decline quite heavilty and those titles already announced will probably be ported to 360

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I agree with you but then again I'm not you, The main reason I like the PS brand is because of the first/second party titles like Ico, SoTC, GOW1&2, GT, R&C, Jak etc along with titles like DMC, Tekken and MGS.

To me PS3 is a great console that has had a sluggish first year like any new console, PS3 will have the titles I want which 360& Wii won't have

the_h_bomb

If it has the games you like and they're mostly first/second party then that's different and i wish you luck. But the PS3 is a huge failure so i'd brace yourself. It'll still get the team ico games and the gran turismos but third party support is going to decline quite heavilty and those titles already announced will probably be ported to 360

PS3 a huge failure :? honestly ? seriously ?

Look dude it seems you have been brainwashed by System wars, PS3 may not have had a great year but it's definitely not a failure, this gen has just started and PS3 still has 6 years left in its lifespan going by the lifecycle of PS1&2.

3rd party exclusive wise every console will have less and less 3rd party exclusives because of the cost of next gen development. PS3 has plenty of exclusives which I can't be bothered to mention as I have done so many times before. PS3 is doing fine and the price drop and advertisement means Sony is in the right track, next year PS3 will be in full swing.

Nintendo: 1997 - 2004 (N64, GB, GCN, DS)

Sony: 2003 - 2005 (PS2, PSP)

Microsoft: 2005 - Present (Xbox, X360)

I currently own a Wii and a X360. I have no use for handhelds.

PS3 a huge failure :? honestly ? seriously ?

Look dude it seems you have been brainwashed by System wars, PS3 may not have had a great year but it's definitely not a failure, this gen has just started and PS3 still has 6 years left in its lifespan going by the lifecycle of PS1&2.

Swift_Boss_A

The PS1 and PS2 lasted so long because they were successful consoles. No console has taken a beating like the PS3 and went on to win the generation. The PS3 is the most difficult and expensive console to develop for this generation and the one with the smallest userbase

I am not disputing whether your choice is the right one for you (it obviously is) I'm telling you to brace yourself

3rd party exclusive wise every console will have less and less 3rd party exclusives because of the cost of next gen development. PS3 has plenty of exclusives which I can't be bothered to mention as I have done so many times before. PS3 is doing fine and the price drop and advertisement means Sony is in the right track, next year PS3 will be in full swing.

Swift_Boss_A

It has quite a few third party exclusives right now, but there is no reason why these wont end up on the 360 or why future titles wont be multiplatform or another platform.so far the PS3 has lost exclusives like Dragon Quest, Virtua Fighter, Soul Caliber, Monster Hunter, Persona, the tales series and devil may cry. Expect it to lose many more before this generation ends

SNES
PS1
Gameboy Color
PS2
Xbox
Xbox 360
DS Lite

Primarily a lemming, but with some sheeps blood in me. :)

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PS3 a huge failure :? honestly ? seriously ?

Look dude it seems you have been brainwashed by System wars, PS3 may not have had a great year but it's definitely not a failure, this gen has just started and PS3 still has 6 years left in its lifespan going by the lifecycle of PS1&2.

the_h_bomb

The PS1 and PS2 lasted so long because they were successful consoles. No console has taken a beating like the PS3 and went on to win the generation. The PS3 is the most difficult and expensive console to develop for this generation and the one with the smallest userbase

I am not disputing whether your choice is the right one for you (it obviously is) I'm telling you to brace yourself

3rd party exclusive wise every console will have less and less 3rd party exclusives because of the cost of next gen development. PS3 has plenty of exclusives which I can't be bothered to mention as I have done so many times before. PS3 is doing fine and the price drop and advertisement means Sony is in the right track, next year PS3 will be in full swing.

Swift_Boss_A

It has quite a few third party exclusives right now, but there is no reason why these wont end up on the 360 or why future titles wont be multiplatform or another platform.so far the PS3 has lost exclusives like Dragon Quest, Virtua Fighter, Soul Caliber, Monster Hunter, Persona, the tales series and devil may cry. Expect it to lose many more before this generation ends

Well I'm not gonna dispute with you too much so I'll just say these two things .

1. 1st year doesn't account for a whole Gen, PS2 had a lousy first year yet its the best console of last gen. I'm not say PS3 will win this gen but it's too early to call it a failure. Despite heavy competition and a hefty price at first, PS3 was able to sell well and so far has sold 7 million.
2. last gen PS2 basically had all the exclusives so obviously the playstation brand had the most to lose, xbox hardly had any exclusives apart from Team Ninja which they did lose as exclusives this year when NGS went on PS3. As far as I'm aware PS3 has 3 3rd party exclusives and thats Tekken, MGS & FF now I don't know if they will go multi-plat but for now the are exclusive. 360 hardly has any 3rd party exclusives too. 3rd party exclusives are going to be rare on every platform except for the Wii which is a money friendy console as apose to the PS3 & 360 which take alot of money to make games for. Also every new console at first is dificult to develop for but down the road it gets easier when developers get familier with it's architecture

p.s. Can you provide a link on PS3being most and expensive console to develop for ?

1995 - present : PC

2003 - 2005 : PS2/XboX.

i don't have any loyalty to any particular system. i gave the consoles a try but wasn't impressed very much with them and would be sticking to the pc. maybe will try Wii and see how that is !

Well I'm not gonna dispute with you too much so I'll just say these two things .

1. 1st year doesn't account for a whole Gen, PS2 had a lousy first year yet its the best console of last gen. I'm not say PS3 will win this gen but it's too early to call it a failure. Despite heavy competition and a hefty price at first, PS3 was able to sell well and so far has sold 7 million.
2. last gen PS2 basically had all the exclusives so obviously the playstation brand had the most to lose, xbox hardly had any exclusives apart from Team Ninja which they did lose as exclusives this year when NGS went on PS3. As far as I'm aware PS3 has 3 3rd party exclusives and thats Tekken, MGS & FF now I don't know if they will go multi-plat but for now the are exclusive. 360 hardly has any 3rd party exclusives too. 3rd party exclusives are going to be rare on every platform except for the Wii which is a money friendy console as apose to the PS3 & 360 which take alot of money to make games for. Also every new console at first is dificult to develop for but down the road it gets easier when developers get familier with it's architecture

p.s. Can you provide a link on PS3being most and expensive console to develop for ?

Swift_Boss_A

I actually don't mind chatting with you too much. Intelligent conversation is something of a rarirty on these boards.

Your point about the PS2 is moot. It had a crappy first year quality wise but it still dominated sales, and when the xbox/GC came along it dominated them too. It is because it did well that it got support (which in turn le to even greater success). The fact that the PS3 is failing so badly only means bad things for its future (and no 7 million is not an impressive figure)

You are right in sayong that the playstation brand had the most to lose, but the fact remains it is losing everything it had. I've already listed a few of the exclusives it has lost already. There is absolutely no reason that ANY third party working on a multi million dollar project would choose to keep it exclusive too the PS3 so we can expect to see more of the same. Your point about there being little incentive to make games exclusive to the 360 is again a good one. But making a 360 exclusive allows for quick and dirty PC ports later on, the 360 has superb software sales and the development environment is far more freindly than the Ps3's. It's not the most attractive prospect for developers but it's certainly more attractive than making a PS3 exclusive

Your point about the PS2 is moot. It had a crappy first year quality wise but it still dominated sales, and when the xbox/GC came along it dominated them too. It is because it did well that it got support (which in turn le to even greater success). The fact that the PS3 is failing so badly only means bad things for its future (and no 7 million is not an impressive figure)

the_h_bomb

PS2 wasn't the clear winner until 2004, 4 years after launch. The first year the games were lacklustre and the developers were complaining about difficulty in developing for the PS2 (like PS3)and Xbox offered much more to developers when relesaed. The year head start did wonders for the PS2 because without it the PS2 wouldn't have sold half as much as it has now. Due to PS2 selling well since it was the only console in the market for a year and a half it was able to get many exclusives. 360 had the same situation with the year launch but unfortunately didn't work out as well as PS2. Now PS3 has great titles this year compared to PS2's 1st year, titles like Uncharted, UT3, R&C and WARHAWK.

Sony's lousy strategy held them back and the hefty price at the beginning didn't help either. 360 did as well as it did because of the head start but it could have been better as the PS3 has already overtook it in Japan & rapidly catching up in Europe. I will reserve judgement in calling PS3 a completely failuer until at least 09. Sony are now realising that they messed up and will make up for it next year in full swing

You are right in sayong that the playstation brand had the most to lose, but the fact remains it is losing everything it had. I've already listed a few of the exclusives it has lost already. There is absolutely no reason that ANY third party working on a multi million dollar project would choose to keep it exclusive too the PS3 so we can expect to see more of the same. Your point about there being little incentive to make games exclusive to the 360 is again a good one. But making a 360 exclusive allows for quick and dirty PC ports later on, the 360 has superb software sales and the development environment is far more freindly than the Ps3's. It's not the most attractive prospect for developers but it's certainly more attractive than making a PS3 exclusive

the_h_bomb

3 titles come to mind which are multimillion dollar projects and happen to be PS3 exclusives

1. LA Noir
2. WarDevil
3. Heavy Rain

check them up if you like. Also Rockstar is apparantly working on a new IP big bughet PS3 exclusive which yet anounced

360 had had great software sales because in my opinion if a console has gone past 10 million consoles they are bound to have great software sales. When PS3 has passed 10 million then I'm sure more software will start moving. I also believe games like LBP, GT5 & MGS4 will get more gamers on board the PS3 bandawagon. I will reserve judgment on software sales till late next year, if they are still bad then we might have a problem.

Yes Wii has sold over 10 million and the software sales are not good but casuals are buying Wii. PS3 is not bought by casuals and will indeed see a huge surge in software sales once they reach 10 million