Why is there so much hate in gaming?

I and many people, are wondering, why there is so much hate towards certain gaming series? I am just asking why. I miss the days when there wasn't too much hate like the NES days where gaming was a little bit more peacful. For example, I have recieved much hate for the fact that I own an Xbox 360.

Have you ever been a victim of this gaming hatred? Or do you know why it happens?

I and many people, are wondering, why there is so much hate towards certain gaming series? I am just asking why. I miss the days when there wasn't too much hate like the NES days where gaming was a little bit more peacful. For example, I have recieved much hate for the fact that I own an Xbox 360.

Have you ever been a victim of this gaming hatred? Or do you know why it happens?

mariokart97

The hate's always been there. It's just that now, we have the internet to broadcast all that hate.

As with anything, you can choose to let it get to you or you can ignore it and focus on what you like. I choose the latter.

dunno, this generation gaming as a whole has been filled with hatred, but it isn't anything new, there's hatred between the SNES and Sega Genesis fans, there's hatred between the ZX spectrum and Commodore 64 fans, between the Atari ST, Amiga and PC fans, between the 3DO and Jaguar fans (yes, 'im serious), and there's hatred in this gen as well. people like to think that they chose the best system and as a result will insult those who think diferently, it kinda reminds me of sports fanboys rooting for their hometeamsohthemanatee

I agree, this generation has brought us someof the BEST quality games of all time and people hate i so much. I personally love this generation.

Basically everyone thinks they're right and anyone who disagrees with them is wrong/an idiot. The internet just amplifies that.

I don't feel strong enough about games to "hate" them, but the reason I dislike the trend I'm seeing in game development today is that it is moving in a direction away from the type of games I enjoy. The preferences of other gamers are actually harming my own gaming experience.

With music for example, I can just listen to an endless selection of jazz, fusion, prog metal, classical, folk, etc. while being completely unaffected by the current horrible trends in the music industry. The same can basically be said for movies as the artform has been around for a century.

There are more kids playing games these days, thus the level of video game discussion plummets.

I can say that I'm quite sour with this gen. Incomplete games at full price, overpriced DLC that were supposed to be content in the game at release, DLC almost everywhere, a sequel like almost each year or two...Miroku32

dunno, this generation gaming as a whole has been filled with hatred, but it isn't anything new, there's hatred between the SNES and Sega Genesis fans, there's hatred between the ZX spectrum and Commodore 64 fans, between the Atari ST, Amiga and PC fans, between the 3DO and Jaguar fans (yes, 'im serious), and there's hatred in this gen as well. people like to think that they chose the best system and as a result will insult those who think diferently, it kinda reminds me of sports fanboys rooting for their hometeamsohthemanatee

[QUOTE="ohthemanatee"]dunno, this generation gaming as a whole has been filled with hatred, but it isn't anything new, there's hatred between the SNES and Sega Genesis fans, there's hatred between the ZX spectrum and Commodore 64 fans, between the Atari ST, Amiga and PC fans, between the 3DO and Jaguar fans (yes, 'im serious), and there's hatred in this gen as well. people like to think that they chose the best system and as a result will insult those who think diferently, it kinda reminds me of sports fanboys rooting for their hometeamsmariokart97

I agree, this generation has brought us someof the BEST quality games of all time and people hate i so much. I personally love this generation.

Cognitive dissonance. Once you choose one console over another, people want to feel they made the right choice. So they begin to rate their own choice more favourably, and the competitor less favourably. This happens unconsciously most of the time. It happens with everything, but the effect is often stronger it a large amount of money involved. Consoles are expensive, so the effect is pretty strong here. Also, people are generally more brutal and honest when they feel anonymous (such as on the internet) so that's why you're seeing what your seeing.

Anonymity breeds asshats who just want to spread their ignorance. Ignore it and have fun.

Really? I'm gonna be the first to do this? Not even any inb4s? Well, alright...

Cognitive dissonance. Once you choose one console over another, people want to feel they made the right choice. So they begin to rate their own choice more favourably, and the competitor less favourably. This happens unconsciously most of the time. It happens with everything, but the effect is often stronger it a large amount of money involved. Consoles are expensive, so the effect is pretty strong here. Also, people are generally more brutal and honest when they feel anonymous (such as on the internet) so that's why you're seeing what your seeing.

Tropictrain

Wow, I wanted to make a post about that, but you beat me to it :P. You're incredibly right about the cognitive dissonance.

[QUOTE="ohthemanatee"]dunno, this generation gaming as a whole has been filled with hatred, but it isn't anything new, there's hatred between the SNES and Sega Genesis fans, there's hatred between the ZX spectrum and Commodore 64 fans, between the Atari ST, Amiga and PC fans, between the 3DO and Jaguar fans (yes, 'im serious), and there's hatred in this gen as well. people like to think that they chose the best system and as a result will insult those who think diferently, it kinda reminds me of sports fanboys rooting for their hometeamsblue_hazy_basic

Jet Set Willy > Life

I don't really hate any game series or game system, I just say what I don't like. The fanboy hate is nothing new. Infact I think the most intense console wars were in the early 90s between Sega and Nintendo. Nothing really comes close to that.

Cognitive dissonance. Once you choose one console over another, people want to feel they made the right choice. So they begin to rate their own choice more favourably, and the competitor less favourably. This happens unconsciously most of the time. It happens with everything, but the effect is often stronger it a large amount of money involved. Consoles are expensive, so the effect is pretty strong here. Also, people are generally more brutal and honest when they feel anonymous (such as on the internet) so that's why you're seeing what your seeing.

Tropictrain

Because...

love hurts,love scars,love wounds...

Because...

love hurts,love scars,love wounds...

Lto_thaG

[QUOTE="Lto_thaG"]

Because...

love hurts,love scars,love wounds...

vadicta

I and many people, are wondering, why there is so much hate towards certain gaming series? I am just asking why. I miss the days when there wasn't too much hate like the NES days where gaming was a little bit more peacful. For example, I have recieved much hate for the fact that I own an Xbox 360.

Have you ever been a victim of this gaming hatred? Or do you know why it happens?

mariokart97

lol? Which NES days were you living in? Back then I was a kid and everyone either had a NES/SNES or MS/Genesis and there was a lot of hate between the systems, even ads oiled the fire oO There was just no internet to make it visible for everyone. Now I'm a young aduld, owning every console and I while I do critic things like the fee to play online on the x360 as well as games I didn't like ... as long as I played them and I have a realistic critic. But while some like me got older, there are others that still just own one system and they do everything to defend their choice. While I made fun of Mario to get big by eating poissioned mushrooms, others do it by hating the exclusives of this gen :S

I and many people, are wondering, why there is so much hate towards certain gaming series? I am just asking why. I miss the days when there wasn't too much hate like the NES days where gaming was a little bit more peacful. For example, I have recieved much hate for the fact that I own an Xbox 360.

Have you ever been a victim of this gaming hatred? Or do you know why it happens?

mariokart97

Because MS is an unreliable console maker and over charges and charges for everything and yet 360 fans brag about and defend them. I owned a 360 for 8 months and I'm ashamed to admit it. PC, PS3, and Wii are respectable.

I and many people, are wondering, why there is so much hate towards certain gaming series? I am just asking why. I miss the days when there wasn't too much hate like the NES days where gaming was a little bit more peacful. For example, I have recieved much hate for the fact that I own an Xbox 360.

Have you ever been a victim of this gaming hatred? Or do you know why it happens?

mariokart97

When the majority of people are exposed to certain things, this case gaming it opens pandoras box which is filled with kids, people who have anger issues and elitists.

I truely miss when being a gamer was not as "exposed" as it is today.

[QUOTE="Tropictrain"]

Cognitive dissonance. Once you choose one console over another, people want to feel they made the right choice. So they begin to rate their own choice more favourably, and the competitor less favourably. This happens unconsciously most of the time. It happens with everything, but the effect is often stronger it a large amount of money involved. Consoles are expensive, so the effect is pretty strong here. Also, people are generally more brutal and honest when they feel anonymous (such as on the internet) so that's why you're seeing what your seeing.

lowe0

I didn't say dissonance is the only cause. It's just the biggest one. I actually own all consoles, and I will occasionally get into a mild debate about consoles. I don't express any hate and I don't get abusive. But he wasn't asking why we argue, he's asking why we hate. And those of us who own all consoles are not likely to hate any of them. Otherwise, why would we have purchased them? But these peopledo exist of course. Maybe they just discovered they hated the console after purchasing it. Maybe it was given to them as a gift. The explanations are virtually endless, but in my first post, I went with the biggest one.

Basically everyone thinks they're right and anyone who disagrees with them is wrong/an idiot. The internet just amplifies that.

bonzibuddyxxx

Entertainment media tend to generate a lot hate. It's just the nature of the business. I think it's because we tend to focus on entertainment more, whether it's a movie or book or game, so we tend to notice the little flaws. And since games are very complex, small and large flaws are more frequent. I also think the way console users and PC users are divided into factions helps to serve up the hate.

I and many people, are wondering, why there is so much hate towards certain gaming series? I am just asking why. I miss the days when there wasn't too much hate like the NES days where gaming was a little bit more peacful. For example, I have recieved much hate for the fact that I own an Xbox 360.

Have you ever been a victim of this gaming hatred? Or do you know why it happens?

mariokart97

Take a look around you. The world is full of ****s. Gamers are no exception.

[QUOTE="Tropictrain"]

Cognitive dissonance. Once you choose one console over another, people want to feel they made the right choice. So they begin to rate their own choice more favourably, and the competitor less favourably. This happens unconsciously most of the time. It happens with everything, but the effect is often stronger it a large amount of money involved. Consoles are expensive, so the effect is pretty strong here. Also, people are generally more brutal and honest when they feel anonymous (such as on the internet) so that's why you're seeing what your seeing.

lowe0

I don't believe in that one bit. If I buy a console that ends up sucking, I'm gonna sell the POS and sing songs of hatred towards it. Not lie and try to justify my purchase of it.

Because MS is an unreliable console maker and over charges and charges for everything and yet 360 fans brag about and defend them. I owned a 360 for 8 months and I'm ashamed to admit it. PC, PS3, and Wii are respectable.

clr84651

Coming from a Sony fanboy, this is pretty ironic.

[QUOTE="vadicta"]

[QUOTE="Lto_thaG"]

Because...

love hurts,love scars,love wounds...

Lto_thaG

[QUOTE="Lto_thaG"]

[QUOTE="vadicta"]

But, I thought love was a good thing :?

ferret-gamer

but then I must ask...

DON'T HURT ME...NO MORE!

[QUOTE="clr84651"]

Because MS is an unreliable console maker and over charges and charges for everything and yet 360 fans brag about and defend them. I owned a 360 for 8 months and I'm ashamed to admit it. PC, PS3, and Wii are respectable.

waltefmoney

Coming from a Sony fanboy, this is pretty ironic.

And still he is right. The console scene on it's own used to be great until MS entered it and ruined everything about it.

I and many people, are wondering, why there is so much hate towards certain gaming series? I am just asking why. I miss the days when there wasn't too much hate like the NES days where gaming was a little bit more peacful. For example, I have recieved much hate for the fact that I own an Xbox 360.

Have you ever been a victim of this gaming hatred? Or do you know why it happens?

mariokart97

Anonymity breeds asshats who just want to spread their ignorance. Ignore it and have fun.

heretrix