Comments on: Console Gamers are not Hardcore Gamers http://goodblimey.com/archives/2006/10/23/console-gamers-are-not-hardcore-gamers/ Personal blog, and home to 2,748 mashups Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:14:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Matt http://goodblimey.com/archives/2006/10/23/console-gamers-are-not-hardcore-gamers/comment-page-1/#comment-97240 Matt Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:04:15 +0000 http://goodblimey.com/archives/2006/10/23/console-gamers-are-not-hardcore-gamers/#comment-97240 I really don't appreciate the fanboy label, as I have an Xbox 360 and game on the console. You can even see me playing all my games (both PC and Xbox 360) at my other site, <a href="//mattplays.com/" rel="nofollow">MattPlays.com</a>. I've also started my gaming on the Atari, then the NES, Sega Master System, Sega Genesis, Sega CD, and the original Playstation. I'm more a PC gamer though, as I assume you figured out what with all the fanboy accusations. I didn't say all console gamers aren't hardcore, as some of them own multiple consoles and are also PC gamers. However, your average console gamer that owns one console and plays your usual assortment of softcore games (Devil May Cry 4, Turok, Ninja Gaiden 2, The Club, and just about every game based on a movie, comic, or television show, to name examples). These are the types I was addressing, which can easily be said to encompass about 90% of all console gamers. I really don’t appreciate the fanboy label, as I have an Xbox 360 and game on the console. You can even see me playing all my games (both PC and Xbox 360) at my other site, MattPlays.com.

I’ve also started my gaming on the Atari, then the NES, Sega Master System, Sega Genesis, Sega CD, and the original Playstation. I’m more a PC gamer though, as I assume you figured out what with all the fanboy accusations.

I didn’t say all console gamers aren’t hardcore, as some of them own multiple consoles and are also PC gamers. However, your average console gamer that owns one console and plays your usual assortment of softcore games (Devil May Cry 4, Turok, Ninja Gaiden 2, The Club, and just about every game based on a movie, comic, or television show, to name examples).

These are the types I was addressing, which can easily be said to encompass about 90% of all console gamers.

]]> By: Jokul http://goodblimey.com/archives/2006/10/23/console-gamers-are-not-hardcore-gamers/comment-page-1/#comment-97238 Jokul Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:47:19 +0000 http://goodblimey.com/archives/2006/10/23/console-gamers-are-not-hardcore-gamers/#comment-97238 How can you say ALL console gamers are not hardcore gamers!!! WTF, no offence is intended but heres my reply Thats sound a little like a fanboy trashing everything except that PC. I'm in my twenties now nearing the 30's I've always had a console AND a PC from NES to 360 and from Win 3.1 to Win Vista (ok XP once it was re-installed) Games are better on consoles cause they are dedicated to the gaming full stop. The concept of racing fans on consoles memerising the course is no different to pc gamers or are F1 race tracks on the PC subject to random alterations in the layout of the race track? I dunno maybe you get loop the loops on your Silverstone track. As for online play, yeah ok PC's are better at RTS games like Empire at War, C&C Tiberium Wars etc but WTF where you smoking when you said PC's only get online tournements, theirs online play every day on consoles, and some, agreed not many are proper competions. How the hell do you not get any lag on your PC competions on line, I have a 8MB broadband and I still get LAG on games because other people playing are using slower broadband speeds or are killing theirs by downloading...ummmm....backups of games they own. I can't even get a game of online Risk without something going slow or wrong. Anyway all thats off the point, the point I wanted to make is I've been a gamer since I could walk and talk (well stumble and dribble a bit) so I consider myself a hardcore gamer from the time and money I've spent over the years, not because im a one note PC fanboy with a console complex. Oh yeah, first person shooters, lets take Halo, Blood Gulch, A sniper and a pistol and decide which is better at control, a keyboard or a pad, I will concede that I haven't made my mind up yet about which is better for FPS games. PS, please don't take this the wrong way, I'm sure your a really nice fanboy....I mean person I just hate the fanboy attitudes How can you say ALL console gamers are not hardcore gamers!!! WTF, no offence is intended but heres my reply
Thats sound a little like a fanboy trashing everything except that PC.
I’m in my twenties now nearing the 30′s I’ve always had a console AND a PC from NES to 360 and from Win 3.1 to Win Vista (ok XP once it was re-installed) Games are better on consoles cause they are dedicated to the gaming full stop.
The concept of racing fans on consoles memerising the course is no different to pc gamers or are F1 race tracks on the PC subject to random alterations in the layout of the race track? I dunno maybe you get loop the loops on your Silverstone track.

As for online play, yeah ok PC’s are better at RTS games like Empire at War, C&C Tiberium Wars etc but WTF where you smoking when you said PC’s only get online tournements, theirs online play every day on consoles, and some, agreed not many are proper competions. How the hell do you not get any lag on your PC competions on line, I have a 8MB broadband and I still get LAG on games because other people playing are using slower broadband speeds or are killing theirs by downloading…ummmm….backups of games they own. I can’t even get a game of online Risk without something going slow or wrong.
Anyway all thats off the point, the point I wanted to make is I’ve been a gamer since I could walk and talk (well stumble and dribble a bit) so I consider myself a hardcore gamer from the time and money I’ve spent over the years, not because im a one note PC fanboy with a console complex. Oh yeah, first person shooters, lets take Halo, Blood Gulch, A sniper and a pistol and decide which is better at control, a keyboard or a pad, I will concede that I haven’t made my mind up yet about which is better for FPS games.

PS, please don’t take this the wrong way, I’m sure your a really nice fanboy….I mean person I just hate the fanboy attitudes

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