@JJ2 Can’t argue with that. True. Sorry, I was just upset about people badmouthing things they’ve never even touched - just to ruin someone’s potential fun. You’re right though. People’s minds are too complicated to put a label like „fanboy“ on 'em.
@Nerdfather1 To express criticism and concerns is correct. I'm not saying that there don't exist nagging PlayStation fanboys either. But to badmouth a game, just because you do not have the chance to play it, is just stupid. And that is exactly what many comment writers are doing on YouTube. I'm looking forward to the Metacritic User Score.
@Lobbo95 Thanks. I also find it amazing that there is an extreme outcry when a Nintendo exclusive title gets badly rated by users (Astral Chain, Zelda BotW); but regarding PlayStation exclusives getting mediocre/bad reviews, you hardly hear a beep. Illustrates well which people are active in the YouTube comments.
I meant fanboys. Not fans. There is a difference between being a fan or a fanboy. Fanboys badmouth every other system/game they don’t like and often even insult gamers with different opinions. And if you take a look at some YouTube comments, regarding Kojima's newest game, there are an awful lot of them.
Personally, I prefer playing on PS4 Pro and Vita, but I also own a Xbox One X and a Switch. Every system/game has its pros and cons. But being a fanboy and doing things like downvoting a game on Metacritic (Astral Chain; I’m sure, this will happen to Death Stranding as well), for instance, or insulting other people’s opinions is just laughable and can influence decisions in a negative way to buy and enjoy certain titles.
@MadAussieBloke See? It’s one hell of an action packed job! Smashing people with delivery boxes! Fanboys don’t know what they are hating on! ;P
@Lobbo95 Exactly, thanks. I think, there is nothing wrong with mocking some haters. :>
@Netret0120 I see. That’s a nice change. I have a long way to go to change my mindset in a similar way. Shortly, I’ve even bought a game, that guaranteed an easy Platinum, even though it was mediocre at best („Sigi - A Fart for Melusina“; not kidding here, that’s really the name of this 30 minutes „long“ game ) and an add-on to enable faster experience hunting in another title, that I honestly also still don’t like that much (a DLC for „Nights of Azure 2“ to get that Level 50-Platinum faster; otherwise the level grinding will take forever). And when money makes it’s way into trophy hunting... it can’t get worse than that, I think. It feels kinda like an addiction. Hopefully, one day I’ll be able to enjoy games as... yeah... games again. For their gameplay, story; instead of looking up how hard the trophies are to get, before even thinking about buying a title of interest.
Edit: Regarding the topic: Being already a trophy addict, including more trophies in games will result in more unfinished titles in my backlog. On the other hand: Taking it objectively into perspective, more trophies are a good thing though.
@GamingFan4Lyf I also don’t like trophies. But it’s some kind of psychological thing going on with me. I hate it, when my trophy list shows a game with less than 70% trophy progression. Some games are so huge, that they take their fair amount of time to get to that number of completion. Witcher 3, for example. I’ve never finished that game, because I was so forced to collect as much trophies as possible, doing lots of sidequests to level up or trophy-necessities like practicing to counter enemy attacks without getting hurt (on deathmarch difficulty). That’s only my opinion though. And my messed up brain when it comes to trophies/achievements.
@Flaming_Kaiser Exactly. So much wasted potential. Shame on Sony for giving up the Vita. Hell, even Nintendo did more to keep the Wii U alive, regardless of being a sinking ship very early.
And Sony needs to improve the German PSN Store too. Dang, Doom 3 was out on every platform and country, except Deutschland. Three weeks later, we finally got the curtesy to download the game as well.
About the Vita Store... Erm... Better not talk about it. Resembles a virtual ghost town.
My fears, as a big fan of Metroidvania and Platformer titles, are, that most developers will jump completely on the Switch-bandwagon, when Sony still shows poor appreciation for smaller devs and their titles, like Monster Boy, Shovel Knight, Shantae, etc.. :/
Sounds good. I’m glad that Sony isn’t trying to copy Nintendo with a touchscreen integration. Even though the new rumble feedback sounds a lot like Nintendo’s HD rumble, as the lovely Alex mentioned above, it seems to have enough features to stand on it’s own.
@manu0 Nah, I rather think, it's about Nintendo fanboys who defend their favorite franchises again and are mad at Sony for copying Nintendo ... again. In Germany, we say: "A good copy is better than a bad invention." I'm supporting this.
My personal experiences in social media are, that Nintendo's community is the loudest and most annoying, followed by the "PC Master Race" and Xbox, damage controlling, fans. Sony's community surprises me though. There are fanboys as well, but only a few compared to the other competitors. It's fascinating.
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Re: Poll: PlayStation Is 25 Years Old Today - What Is Your Favourite PlayStation Console?
PS4 is my favorite. Followed by the Vita, PS2, PS3, PSP and PS1. (:
Re: Sony Appears to Officially Confirm It Won't Make Another Portable PlayStation
I still play and prefer the Vita over my Switch - as a handheld console. (:
Re: Guide: Upcoming PS4 Games and Accessories for December 2019 and January 2020
Finally, time to breath and to beat that freakin' backlog.
Re: PlayStation Is the World's Best-Selling Home Console Brand, and Sony Has the Guinness World Record to Prove It
Congrats, Sony. (:
Re: Untitled Goose Game PS4 Release Could Be Close as Trophy List Appears Online
Oh sh*t! Teh goose is coming! Get to teh choppa! **with Arnold accent**
Re: Deal: Boy! God of War Is $9.99 on the PS Store This Black Friday
Boooy, that's cheap!
Re: Shuhei Yoshida Shuts Down Xbox Boss' Comments on VR
Haha, thumbs up for Yoshida's response. Made my day.
Re: Mini Review: Bee Simulator - A Good Natured Game, But It Still Stings
I prefer NieR Automata's 2Bee over Bee Simulator. chuckles
Re: Sony's Worldwide Studios Celebrate the Release of Death Stranding with Brilliant Artwork
Haha, that’s so cool.
Re: Death Stranding Achieves a Rare Perfect Score from Japanese Bible Famitsu
@AdamNovice I can confirm that. I also had the most bad experiences in the Nintendo camp, regarding YouTube channels. :/
What happened to Sterling is a sad example of where fanaticism can lead.
Re: Death Stranding Achieves a Rare Perfect Score from Japanese Bible Famitsu
@JJ2 Can’t argue with that. True. Sorry, I was just upset about people badmouthing things they’ve never even touched - just to ruin someone’s potential fun. You’re right though. People’s minds are too complicated to put a label like „fanboy“ on 'em.
Re: Death Stranding Achieves a Rare Perfect Score from Japanese Bible Famitsu
@Nerdfather1 To express criticism and concerns is correct. I'm not saying that there don't exist nagging PlayStation fanboys either. But to badmouth a game, just because you do not have the chance to play it, is just stupid. And that is exactly what many comment writers are doing on YouTube. I'm looking forward to the Metacritic User Score.
@Lobbo95 Thanks. I also find it amazing that there is an extreme outcry when a Nintendo exclusive title gets badly rated by users (Astral Chain, Zelda BotW); but regarding PlayStation exclusives getting mediocre/bad reviews, you hardly hear a beep. Illustrates well which people are active in the YouTube comments.
Re: Persona 5 Royal Leaps Straight to the Top of the Sales Charts in Japan
Nice. I'm happy to see, that P5R is selling well.
Re: Death Stranding Achieves a Rare Perfect Score from Japanese Bible Famitsu
I meant fanboys. Not fans. There is a difference between being a fan or a fanboy. Fanboys badmouth every other system/game they don’t like and often even insult gamers with different opinions. And if you take a look at some YouTube comments, regarding Kojima's newest game, there are an awful lot of them.
Personally, I prefer playing on PS4 Pro and Vita, but I also own a Xbox One X and a Switch. Every system/game has its pros and cons. But being a fanboy and doing things like downvoting a game on Metacritic (Astral Chain; I’m sure, this will happen to Death Stranding as well), for instance, or insulting other people’s opinions is just laughable and can influence decisions in a negative way to buy and enjoy certain titles.
@MadAussieBloke See? It’s one hell of an action packed job! Smashing people with delivery boxes! Fanboys don’t know what they are hating on! ;P
@Lobbo95 Exactly, thanks. I think, there is nothing wrong with mocking some haters. :>
Re: Death Stranding Achieves a Rare Perfect Score from Japanese Bible Famitsu
„bUt It’S oNlY a BOOOrInG UPS-SiMulAtOr!“
Re: PlayStation's New PS4 Ad Invites Kratos, Crash, and Cloud into Our World
Wow, that’s so cool! They need to make more ads like that one!
Re: Random: PlayStation Fans at Paris Games Week Haven't a Clue Who Gravity Rush's Kat Is
Maybe she would be more famous on a platform like the Switch. Nintendo knows better, how to handle the marketing of not-so-big titles.
Wait! Put away the pitchforks! It was only a thought, not port begging! D:
Re: PS5's Devkit Looks Like a Monster in Visualisation
I also like the look. It’s something different.
Re: Insomniac Games Celebrates Sony Acquisition By Partying the Night Away
Uh, Yoshida is about to reach that ol‘ Kaz Hirai swag. Nice gesture with the PS4 Pro presents.
Re: PS4 Devs Are Finding New Ways to Add More Trophies to Their Games
@Netret0120 I see. That’s a nice change. I have a long way to go to change my mindset in a similar way. Shortly, I’ve even bought a game, that guaranteed an easy Platinum, even though it was mediocre at best („Sigi - A Fart for Melusina“; not kidding here, that’s really the name of this 30 minutes „long“ game ) and an add-on to enable faster experience hunting in another title, that I honestly also still don’t like that much (a DLC for „Nights of Azure 2“ to get that Level 50-Platinum faster; otherwise the level grinding will take forever). And when money makes it’s way into trophy hunting... it can’t get worse than that, I think. It feels kinda like an addiction. Hopefully, one day I’ll be able to enjoy games as... yeah... games again. For their gameplay, story; instead of looking up how hard the trophies are to get, before even thinking about buying a title of interest.
Edit: Regarding the topic: Being already a trophy addict, including more trophies in games will result in more unfinished titles in my backlog. On the other hand: Taking it objectively into perspective, more trophies are a good thing though.
Re: PS4 Devs Are Finding New Ways to Add More Trophies to Their Games
@GamingFan4Lyf I also don’t like trophies. But it’s some kind of psychological thing going on with me. I hate it, when my trophy list shows a game with less than 70% trophy progression. Some games are so huge, that they take their fair amount of time to get to that number of completion. Witcher 3, for example. I’ve never finished that game, because I was so forced to collect as much trophies as possible, doing lots of sidequests to level up or trophy-necessities like practicing to counter enemy attacks without getting hurt (on deathmarch difficulty). That’s only my opinion though. And my messed up brain when it comes to trophies/achievements.
Re: Soapbox: Sony Is Doing Its Smaller Exclusives a Disservice
@Flaming_Kaiser Exactly. So much wasted potential. Shame on Sony for giving up the Vita. Hell, even Nintendo did more to keep the Wii U alive, regardless of being a sinking ship very early.
Re: Soapbox: Sony Is Doing Its Smaller Exclusives a Disservice
And Sony needs to improve the German PSN Store too. Dang, Doom 3 was out on every platform and country, except Deutschland. Three weeks later, we finally got the curtesy to download the game as well.
About the Vita Store... Erm... Better not talk about it. Resembles a virtual ghost town.
Re: Soapbox: Sony Is Doing Its Smaller Exclusives a Disservice
My fears, as a big fan of Metroidvania and Platformer titles, are, that most developers will jump completely on the Switch-bandwagon, when Sony still shows poor appreciation for smaller devs and their titles, like Monster Boy, Shovel Knight, Shantae, etc.. :/
Re: Soapbox: Sony Is Doing Its Smaller Exclusives a Disservice
I wish, Sony would do a Nintendo, regarding smaller games and developments, like the “Nindies Showcase” stuff.
Re: Concrete Genie Meets God of War in Wonderful Crossover Artwork from Santa Monica Studio
Awww, dis is cute. :>
Re: PS5 Controller Detailed, 'Looks a Lot Like the PS4's DualShock 4' with Some Exciting New Additions
Sounds good. I’m glad that Sony isn’t trying to copy Nintendo with a touchscreen integration. Even though the new rumble feedback sounds a lot like Nintendo’s HD rumble, as the lovely Alex mentioned above, it seems to have enough features to stand on it’s own.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 292
The Ninja Saviors on Switch.
Re: Random: Ghost of Tsushima Is the Latest PS4 Exclusive to Be Troubled by That Pesky Goose
That fudging goose again. So darn cute.
Re: Untitled Goose Game Will Honk Its Way to PS4, Eventually
just passing by, leaving a honk
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 290
Zelder and the Ori Demo on Switch.
Re: Guide: How to Use a PS4 Controller with Remote Play on iOS and iPadOS
@OscarHTX
Yeah. That’s strange. Sony’s Xperia Models use Android. :/
Re: North America Accounts for Nearly a Third of All PS4s with Over 30 Million Units Sold
Ja, wir sind das PlayStation-Land von Europa!
Something to be proud of.
Re: Catherine: Full Body - The Definitive Catherine Experience
Welp, I didn’t play this on PS3, so it’s a definitive buy for me!
Re: Control - Was Remedy's Return to PlayStation Worth the Wait?
I’ve read that the Xbox One X version is more stable regarding fps. Not surprising though. :/
Re: Poll: What Are Your Most Anticipated PS4 Games for the Rest of 2019?
Code Wayne, Death Stranding and Greedfall.
Re: New Control Video Reunites Remedy and Poets of the Fall
Wow, didn’t know that the Poets are involved. Love their songs. „Carnival of Rust“ and „Lift“ still are in my playlist.
Re: Shantae 5 Has Been Officially Titled Shantae and the Seven Sirens, First Screenshots Released
Also day one. Especially if physical.
Re: Pantsu Hunter Goes Back to the 90s on PS4, PS Vita
Warning! Sony Censorship Policy Initiating! Warning! alarm sounds
Re: Genshin Impact Off-Screen Gameplay Doesn't Do Zelda Comparison Any Favours
It looks fantastic. And I bet, it will have more interesting and rewarding side quests than Nintendo's "original".
Re: Random: Raging Zelda Fan Smashes PS4 Over Breath of the Wild 'Clone' Genshin Impact
@manu0 Nah, I rather think, it's about Nintendo fanboys who defend their favorite franchises again and are mad at Sony for copying Nintendo ... again. In Germany, we say: "A good copy is better than a bad invention." I'm supporting this.
My personal experiences in social media are, that Nintendo's community is the loudest and most annoying, followed by the "PC Master Race" and Xbox, damage controlling, fans. Sony's community surprises me though. There are fanboys as well, but only a few compared to the other competitors. It's fascinating.
Re: Random: Raging Zelda Fan Smashes PS4 Over Breath of the Wild 'Clone' Genshin Impact
Ah, yes. Nintendo fanboys at their best.
Re: Chinese Action RPG The Oriental Exorcist Looks Incredibly Promising
I loved playing Muramasa on my Vita and PS TV. This also reminds me of Vanillaware's game.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? - Issue 282
Finished Dragon Quest Builders 2 with a Platinum Trophy recently. Going to play Diablo 3 coop with a friend again.
Re: The Original DOOM Trilogy Is Now Available on PS4
Doom 3 is not available in the German PSN store, but the Switch's eShop has it. O_o Warum?
Re: The Witcher Netflix Show Reveals Geralt's Horse, Which Looks Just Like a Horse
Ah horse that looks like a horse!? Gawd dayium! 10/10!
Re: PS4 Firmware Update 6.72 Is Available to Download Now
@Flaming_Kaiser Thanks for the advice, but yeah, I've done this several times, but after a while, the slowdowns returned. :/
Re: PS4 Firmware Update 6.72 Is Available to Download Now
And my PS4 Pro still tends to freeze after being a while in the PS Store or using the web browser.
Re: PS Vita's Not Quite Done Yet, Despite Reports to the Contrary
Even today I still prefer my Vita, as a comfy and dedicated handheld, over my Switch. Still got a massive backlog to play through.
Re: Guide: 15 Things You Might Not Know Your PS4 Can Do
Thanks, didn't know the battery indicator one with the slowing lightbar.