There was a time (circa 2003/2004), when the PS2 fans (affectionately known as cows on System Wars) dominated GameSpot. Every single post would slam down the Lemmings (Xboxers), even if the statement made no sense whatsoever. Also, all those "The Hidden Power of the PS2!" threads, which every cow would applaud at. We all know how that turned out :lol:

It got dirty during 2004. Hermits joined the league as Half Life 2 was finally going to make its debut. Cows had Killzone hyped as the Halo killer and the end of the Xbox. And, of course, Lemmings had Halo 2, the most anticipated game in the history of video games.

And it finally came. Cows took a blow to the head when Killzone got 6.9 at GS. Half Life 2 had lived up to its hype somewhat (it blew Halo's campaign away), and everyone should have expected Halo 2 to come short of the hype, which was a perfect 10.

After that, things took a slight turn. Cows started dissapearing left and right, and Lemmings started spawning on GS like the world was going to end.

However, once the 360 was about to launch, the Cows came back in numbers, anticipating flops from the 360 launch titles. They succeeded somewhat (save Perfect Dark Zero), but that didn't deter the lemmings. Once again, the Cows went into recluse.

And quite recently, the PS3 and Wii had launched. Pre-launch, the Cows once again banded together. Countless lists of launch titles and 2007 games were posted, and it seemed the launch would be a success. Then a series of events lead up to the inevitable downfall: PS3s were limited in stock, the games were flopping left and right, and many games journalists did a PS3/360 graphical comparison, the the 360's favour. It was highly likely then, that the Cows would give up on these forums.

Things have been going exceptionally well for Lemmings though. They have been flooded with good games such as Gears of War, Viva Pinata, Lost Planet. And 2007 is arguably their biggest yet: Blue Dragon, Lost Oddyssey, Mass Effect, and Halo 3. The number of Lemmings have reflected this, and they basically constitute 50% or more of the System Wars forumites.
May I also say, it is a pain. Maybe I like being in the minority, but it's really sad to see pathetic arguments made when valid points are brought up for the PS3 and/or Wii.

I hope next year everything balances out. Cows have MGS 4 to humble the fanboys, along with other great franchises that they envy. Nintendo's fans have the Mario and Metroid Prime franchises to silence their loud mouths.

Let 2007 roll on.