I always get the feeling that people may as well be arguing over which brand of DVD player is the best whenever I see PC/console versus console/PC debates.
Star Wars was no less impressive on VHS at its time of release than it is now. It doesn’t matter if you saw it on Blu-Ray, DVD, VHS, TV… the first time you see Star Wars it’s a great experience no matter the format. When it gets re-released in 3D, it will still be the story that people enjoy.
(I’ll grant that a cinema viewing will kick ass over a home viewing but it doesn’t fit my argument so shhhh 
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Playing games is no different. So some games look crisper on the PC / The textures are better on this or that console / A controller is more comfortable to use / Mouse & keyboard controls are more precise.
Whatever.
To the average gamer without a side by side comparison of games running on other formats there is very little difference graphically lets be honest. If you like the precision of Mouse/Keyboard you are most likely tied to your desk/monitor. If you prefer sitting on the couch with a controller and a large wide-screen HD TV you give up the customization and precision that comes with PC gaming.
Have a preference by all means. If you want the best possible quality/comfort from your gaming experience then buy the machine that will give you that performance/comfort. Just don’t then try and justify your choice by attempting to belittle competing products.
Games matter, not platforms.
I think the Wii as a console is a letdown but if I didn’t own one I’d miss out on Monster Hunter, Super Mario Galaxy, and Donky Kong. Xbox has a somewhat problematic technical history (I’m on my third now) but if I didn’t own one I’d miss out on some great exclusive games. I don’t own a PS3 yet but I plan to remedy that very soon or I won’t get to play The Last Guardian, arguably the game I have been anticipating the most.
Platform wars are a waste of time…
THIS is just idiocy!
Aside from the main fact that you cant tell much about the gameplay from the footage released so far (to judge it this early with so little shown is just laughable), buying Sonic 1 is still going to give SEGA money! The whole idea as it stands is lunacy. If you don’t like a product and you are going to threaten a boycott, the first rule is not to give the boycotted company any money.
Voting with your wallet will always be far more effective than starting some online petition (because they are always successful, just ask the L4D2 boycott group /sarcasm). It’s called Market Forces and it works folks. If you don’t like the way a product is going, the clearest message you can send is to simply not buy it.
Jim Sterling over at destructoid has a great article up on this exact subject, and why fans should shut up about everything.
I heartily agree with him. I can relate to his viewpoint when I think of the stink made over Capcom deciding to release Monster Hunter Tri on the Wii instead of the PS3 or Xbox360. A franchise that has only seen one console release in NA and EU, that only made it’s ground on the PSP and even then was pirated to hell and back… it made very little money, received poor reviews (although I could argue and provide solid evidence this was the fault of the reviewers not the game), and is most popular in Japan.
True fans should be glad the game is even getting a western release! The console it releases is on is irrelevant. If you are a fan of a franchise, you should be happy to see someone working on it and trying to push it forward.
If you cant afford a Wii to play the game I can understand that, but you should still be pleased the series is receiving attention. I wouldn’t mind but half the people moaning that they don’t want to buy a Wii and it should have been made on the PS3 wouldn’t give a damn if it were PS3-bound and Wii owners had to buy a PS3. Someone will always get the shaft when it comes to exclusive releases no matter what and arguing which console owners should have got the shaft is pointless.
If you are a fan of a franchise but they do something in a way you don’t like, be happy they are at least doing something with it and understand that not everyone is going to look at it the same way as you… plus, the alternative could well be the death of that franchise forever and no ‘fan’ of anything should want that.
