This term "fanboy" is becoming a common term that I feel is used too much these days in context of 360/PS3 comparisons. Wikipedia defines a fanboys as:
Fanboy is a term used to describe an individual (usually male; the feminine version fangirl may be used for females) who is utterly devoted to a single fannish subject, or to a single point of view within that subject, often to the point where it is considered an obsession. Fanboys remain loyal to their particular obsession, disregarding any factors (often including logic) that differ from their point of view.
Now no where in that definition does it say that personal taste is considered fanboyism. Personally, I have more experience and trust with Sony and therefore I prefer the PS3 to the 360. I have NOT had hardware failures nor any other problems with my PS3. Not very many 360 owners can say that. So because I choose a more reliable company with a more established history in the gaming industry, apparently I am a fanboy according to some in the N4G community. I dont consider myself to be a fanboy and I will give you an example of why, if the PS3 had the same hardware failures as the 360, I would hold the two platforms equal and since the 360 does "currently" have a better game library I would prefer a 360 over a PS3. However, that is not the case. Veterans to the industry, Sony and Nintendo have delivered time and time again reliable consoles that deliver in the gaming department. New comer to the industry, Microsoft, has in my mind, gotten lucky with the Halo Franchise. I honestly dont know one single person who is a 360/former Xbox owner that would have purchased the system had it not been for the Halo Franchise. If we could go back in time and remove that from Xbox, I honestly feel the Xbox would have been another Dreamcast system and would have died within a year or two. I dont know, call me a fanboy but thats how I see it. Reliability through a track record is what sells me on a console and that console is PS3!
Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.
Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.
To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.
The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.
Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.
15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.
These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse
The charity event will be streamed live from Gamescom in August.
Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.
your telling me this because ?
I vote for blog topic of the year, here's hoping that this will start a well thought out debate of intelligent minds from all sides. HAH hope springs eternal. In any case you now know someone who purchased the Xbox/360 and is not a fan of Halo in the least.
I just want to know what people think about what defines a fanboy. It seems to be tossed around really lightly anymore and i dont think it needs to be. Cant you like one system over another and not be called a fanboy? I like choclate over vanilla, does that make me a fanboy for chocolate? Stupid right?
ya its stupid, so what if anyone is a fanboy of anything its there own prefence, im a ps3 fanboy
I love these articles- so enlightening. NOT!
Picture an abused wife. Their husband beats them up constantly, yet they take it in stride and continue to love the ol fool (even though they're dying inside). Same thing goes for a fanboy.
Are you dying inside? Do you constantly feel the need to prove your console to the rest of the world? Do you feel like you have an ALLEGIANCE to one console? Chances are you're a fanboy... and I hate fanboys.