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Some people prefer the PS3 - I do. No fanboyism etc, I just have been a loyal Playstation user since the start and have every one of the consoles - and there are major issues I have with the Xbox line - but those are my personal opinions. It sucks that Sony has been mismanaging all of this and definitely took shortcuts in inappropriate places - and instead of improving on those issues they are just making things worth with bad PR. I hope they can change that in the future, as I would still be purchasing a PS4 when that became available - unless they really don't get a clue and make things even worse.

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"loyal playstation user". Why? I mean, I hear this all the time with banks. Customers come in expecting an amazing mortgage rate with their shitty credit scores because they've always been a "loyal customer". We have to try to explain that loyalty has little value to the bank, other than lifetime value, which is already factored into the pricing.

For the playstation/xbox, go where the fun is. Don't support a company out of misplaced "loyalty" because in the end, it just slows free market progression.

I have fun on the PS3 - and while there are some serious issue in how things are working behind the scenes, to me that's where the fun is. I like the Playstation line, and I like the exclusive games they have, but as I said it's all about opinion and if others prefer the Xbox line, then that's where they go for their games - and that's fine with me.

You should realize that fanboyism doesn't have to imply an irrational dislike of competing brands (which thankfully you seem to lack). It need only imply an irrational affinity for a brand. Why would you "like the Playstation line" for any reason other than "the exclusive games they have"?

It might seem like an irrational affinity for a brand - but besides the exclusive titles, I actually enjoy the interface, the controller feels more natural to me than that of the leading competing systems, I like having a built in blue-ray player, and above all I like that I have been able to run custom code on each of my Playstation consoles. Things like backwards compatibility were huge for me as well (which is why I have the original 60gb PS3 with PS2 compatibility). There are various reasons that I have stuck with this line - and as far I'm concerned they are valid reasons because they are my opinion of the system and the line. I own a Wii, and I had an Xbox - bottom line is they are not my preferred systems.

As an owner of a PS3 I've been perfectly satisfied with the free service and the capabilities of the PS3.

I think most of the people bitching about the things happening to Playstation don't actually own a PS3. But as an owner I can tell you I really didn't care about the security breach, perfectly satisfied that they gave me 2 free games, and have not experienced any issues running my PS3 without connecting to the PSN. The fact is, it's not out of loyalty, it's simply because the PS3 has been a great product for me (believe it or not).

> No fanboyism etc, I just have been a loyal Playstation user since the start

Oddest sentence I've ever read.

Fanboyism implies a level of obsession or passion that is greater than just loyalty -- to the extent that you won't say anything bad about them at all, and will attack anyone that does.

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