![]() ![]() This playground nonsense might be expected from the kids arguing over Sega versus SNES in the early 1990s, but it's proven persistent and extends to adults, too. When Final Fantasy XIII came out on both consoles last month, it was a prime battleground: "3-shitty is obviously not powerful enough to handle a proper PS3 game," snarls one in a Eurogamer comments thread "Burn 360 for stealing our game," offers another. Every time a significant game is released, the rivalries explode across the blogosphere. They've been at it for decades as well, with only the participants changing – Spectrum v Commodore, PlayStation v Nintendo 64 and now, primarily, 360 v PS3. This translates into endless fighting online. If you've ever been on a games messageboard, you've stumbled into their local on match day.Ĭonsole exclusives are considered victories, while multi-format releases are pored over obsessively to determine superiority. The phenomenon bears surprising similarity to the tribalism of football – consisting of a small but vocal proportion of the gaming audience. ![]() ![]() Simply put, fanboys are gamers who have decided to nail their colours to the mast of one console, at the expense of all the others. It was a key moment in a phenomenon that will seem baffling to outsiders – that of the single-minded and aggressive brand loyalty of, as the industry calls them, fanboys. Exclusivity on Xbox represented a table-turning change in attitude. The six-month delay is significant because historically the GTA series was exclusive to Sony's PlayStation. But the timing of the release sheds light on one of gaming's more clandestine realities. Extensively reviewed on their original release, nothing has changed for the PS3 versions this is a top-quality title, offering excellent value. The two expansion packs – The Ballad of Gay Tony and The Lost and Damned – have been exclusively available to download from XBox Live for six months, but this represents the first chance for PlayStation 3 owners to play them.Ĭlocking in at around 12 hours each, these are not trivial add-ons – they're substantial new content, each featuring a unique character, with well-drawn, humorous, mature storylines and GTA's lighthearted sense of the ridiculous. Episodes From Liberty City is a disc collection of the extra content that Rockstar has released online for Grand Theft Auto IV since it originally came out two years ago. ![]()
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