What are your thought of Brand loyalty (non-fanboyish loyalty)

Whenever people hear the word "brand loyalty", the first thing that comes into their mind is a fanboy raving in a forum. But "brand loyalty" can mean something different to that. Brand loyalty means you like purchasing things from one company (because you appreciate their products, not because of fanboyism), rather than buying loads of things from multiple companies. For example, I have all three consoles, but I buy all my multiplat games for my 360. I also have a steering wheel to play Forza 3 with. Meanwhile, I refuse to buy a steering wheel for my PS3. Does this mean I am a fanboy because I have a steering wheel for my 360 and not my PS3? Of course not! Theres no reason to waste that money...

One of the main great things about brand loyalty is that you are streamlining your purchases through one company. Imagine owning 30 downloadable games across PSN, XBLA, WiiWare, Steam, Impulse, iPhone, iPad, etc. Confusing, no? Might as well just streamline all those purchases through one area. Oh, and you have only one Friends list to worry about when playing online, and not several.

As you can see, brand loyalty is more than just fanboyism. It makes thing feel simple, you don't have to expose your wallet or credit card number to multiple companies, and you only need one friends list. Xbox 360 is my main console, but it sucks that they dont have a (proper) gaming handheld system to connect to XBL as well (just wait for the Xpad coming soon! Just kidding!) Your thoughts? :)

As taught by biology, strength comes from variety, so I'd rather have 30 titles across 6 or 7 platforms than in only one.

my thought on brand loyalty is if someone makes a good product support it.

I mean i support Laney Amplification purely because they are rigidly built,sound good and gigabble i mean i could go scurry off and buy an Ampeg but its double the price made in vietnam and not as reliable...

One reason i ended up with a PS3 was because i had a PS1 that never broke and a launch PS2 that lasted nearly 7 years aswell which in my books for a optical media device getting used about 3h a day for that long is good (or i might have been lucky).

Its good to an extent if companies make a good product thats reliable and popular and especially in the case of consoles entertaining sure people will go back for more its just the way humans function.Fanboys are just rabid cant understand views and probably about 13 year old who have never ever seen the concept of a rational arguement.

As taught by biology, strength comes from variety, so I'd rather have 30 titles across 6 or 7 platforms than in only one.

felipebo

Very solid answer and right on the money. Im as far from a fanboy as you can get. For instance, I gave MS a LOT of money last gen and this gen. BUT after having so many problems with my 2 360s I have purchased I gave up and moved on. Im a Loayalist to PIONEER a/v equipment. Best you can get in my book. BUT If I were to get multiple problems with their equipment I would move on.

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As taught by biology, strength comes from variety, so I'd rather have 30 titles across 6 or 7 platforms than in only one.

VanDammFan

Very solid answer and right on the money. Im as far from a fanboy as you can get. For instance, I gave MS a LOT of money last gen and this gen. BUT after having so many problems with my 2 360s I have purchased I gave up and moved on. Im a Loayalist to PIONEER a/v equipment. Best you can get in my book. BUT If I were to get multiple problems with their equipment I would move on.

as long as your not a BOSE fanboy :P Pioneer stuff is rather awesome tbh its a shame they discontinued thier HDTV's :(

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As taught by biology, strength comes from variety, so I'd rather have 30 titles across 6 or 7 platforms than in only one.

razgriz_101

Very solid answer and right on the money. Im as far from a fanboy as you can get. For instance, I gave MS a LOT of money last gen and this gen. BUT after having so many problems with my 2 360s I have purchased I gave up and moved on. Im a Loayalist to PIONEER a/v equipment. Best you can get in my book. BUT If I were to get multiple problems with their equipment I would move on.

as long as your not a BOSE fanboy :P Pioneer stuff is rather awesome tbh its a shame they discontinued thier HDTV's :(

As much as I love PIONEER they deserve to be out of business on the TV end. They charged far too much $$$ for their TVs no matter if they were the industry standard for perfection or not. They were 2-3x more then everyone else. As for BOSE I do have 2 pair "4" of their older BOSE 301 IIIs from about 1994 and they are actually looked at as good quality speakers before BOSE sold out and went "smaller is better so charge 5x too much"

I think you're always better of buying the best product for your money. Whatever gives you the best experience or the highest quality for the money you're parting with is the thing to buy; ignore the brand altogether. Doctor-McNinja

I agree with you, but "buying whatever product is best" doens't always work as planned. What if I liked the 360 steering wheel better, but liked Gran Turismo over Forza? Uh oh, looks like a have a great racing game without the correct steering wheel to support it with. I understand your point, but sometimes "buying whatever is better" doens't work out as well as you think. Its a headache, but sadly its true.

But yeah, I still agree with you overall :)

I am a bit loyal to some brands.

Logitech for PC accessories.

SeaGate or Western Digital for external/internal harddrives.

Sony for consoles, and TV's.

I do own other electronic brands, i got an Iomega 1Tb external, a 360, DS, etc.

It's just by and large i'll buy those brands becasue i like their quality and they have not failed me.

I am a bit loyal to some brands.

Logitech for PC accessories.

SeaGate or Western Digital for external/internal harddrives.

Sony for consoles, and TV's.

I do own other electronic brands, i got an Iomega 1Tb external, a 360, DS, etc.

It's just by and large i'll buy those brands becasue i like their quality and they have not failed me.

I buy Logitech hardware as well. Many Logitech hardware are PS3 and PC-compatible especially some of the driving wheels. Since we also have a PS3 at home, it makes sense to stick with Logitech. Brands for hardware such as keyboards doesn't matter. Any pc usb keyboard will work with our Wii or PS3 for surfing the internet.

I was very loyal to the Playstation brand. The ps1 and the ps2 were te best consoles ever IMO. I hated the 1st xbox. But when most of my buddies and co-workers starting getting 360's, i broke down and got one right around the time the ps3 came out. the ps3 was overpriced and it made me angry so i bought a 360 and its been the best decision ive made this gen. yeah i eventually bought a ps3 and its had its moments where it felt like old times, but ive had the most fun on the 360 this gen. so i guess i wasnt as loyal to sony as i thought i was, and now its cool because i can enjoy all games instead of hating on one particular platform

The only brand loyalty I have is THinkpads for laptops, but that's simply because they are far superiot to any other laptops :)

Brand loyalty is definitely not the same as fanboyism IMO. I've always been a Sony fan since I've rarely had a bad experience with their products, so they're usually the first I go to when buying electronics. However if there are other companies who can make something clearly better than I'd usually go with that.CakeBalls

There's nothing wrong with having a preferred brand, especially if you're use to it and it never burned you in the past.

My family has used Sony products for as long as I can remember, and every Sony product we have STILL works... even a tv that has been dropped, cracked on the back due to a winter truck ride, and still works perfectly. Then there's my playstations that have never given me a second of trouble, despite also taking various abuse... contrasted with an original xbox that I'm perpetually frustrated with, and my girlfriend's 360 which decided it hated life and refused to live any longer after being used for all of 3 hours.

I don't have a lot of money, so I put it where I've been rewarded in the past.

I think you're always better of buying the best product for your money. Whatever gives you the best experience or the highest quality for the money you're parting with is the thing to buy; ignore the brand altogether. Doctor-McNinja

brand loyalty is stupid. Play games not the company. Company fanboys are the worst. I had a x-box and a PS2 last gen but so far this gen only a 360.

loyality in the sense that i buy their games becouse i like them is okey

but loyality as in only buying products from 1 company only is silly

why would you have cake only? when you can have cake and pudding

i myself buy everything from grasshopper manufacturer, and platinum games/former clover studios

but that simply becouse i have loved all their past games, and when i buy something from them i know i will like it.

they make the types of games i like. im not refering to genre, but how they make games as a whole.

thats loyality for me, i buy games no matter of platform they are on.

on the one i like most or the ones that arent my favorits.

my thought on brand loyalty is if someone makes a good product support it.

I mean i support Laney Amplification purely because they are rigidly built,sound good and gigabble i mean i could go scurry off and buy an Ampeg but its double the price made in vietnam and not as reliable...

One reason i ended up with a PS3 was because i had a PS1 that never broke and a launch PS2 that lasted nearly 7 years aswell which in my books for a optical media device getting used about 3h a day for that long is good (or i might have been lucky).

Its good to an extent if companies make a good product thats reliable and popular and especially in the case of consoles entertaining sure people will go back for more its just the way humans function.Fanboys are just rabid cant understand views and probably about 13 year old who have never ever seen the concept of a rational arguement.

razgriz_101

Brand loyalty is actually stupid but in SW it is really fun, so pick a side.