"PS3 is best"

"No 360 is best!"

"You're both wrong, Wii is the best"

Sony, Microsoft, Ninty; the never-ending slew of fanboy insults hurled between 'supporters' of each company and console on a near constant basis is really getting tired. The one-upmanship of securing a format exclusive, territory sales reports, and new benchmark results keep adding to the fire, but nothing ever seems to draw the argument to a close.

And why should it? It's futile, and completely without point. If you were to look at the current Big Three on paper, one is indisputably technically inferior, and yet outselling the other two by miles! Another has a huge catalogue of amazing games, whereas another has the strength of a proven and powerful brand identity behind it.

Truth be told, these should be great times for the Gamer. We have THREE unique and competent machines, each with fantastic reasons to purchase. The Wii is cheap 'n cheerful multiplayer fun, the 360's online service is second to none, and the PS3 is a combined multimedia wonder. But not everyone can afford to own them all, and that's where the problems arise. No one likes to see their machine of choice miss out on a big name, or suffer a drought of AAA titles, or even be dismissed as a fad.

Just think about that the next time an IP slips off one of the machine's release lists, don't be so quick to mock or to rise to other fanboy ravings. We all have something to look forward to on our machines of choice, so while there are titles on the release lists, let's just enjoy it!