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I was thinking, the most logical theory behind console wars is that people do it in order to defend their own childhood, but actually I've known cases of people who ended up being fans of the systems they WANTED as a kid but could never have, so the opposite.
On the other hand, I think another possibility for console wars is that people project certain systems or brands with people they don't like - for example, "the guy who started dating my crush likes X console, therefore all X console fans are idiots that I must hate".
What could be some other reasons? I know "just for the lulz" is an option but honestly, baiting and the like just works better with politics nowadays, doing it with video games won't give you nearly as much "lulz".

>> No.7086732

>>7086724
Around here it's mostly false flags by trolls who want to start arguments about anything possible. They don't actually care either way, it's just an excuse to sow discord because they hate the board.

>> No.7086746

>>7086724
Religion is dying and being replaced by brand loyalty
But on here, at least old /vr/, theres a sense of irony behind every console war post because only mentally ill retards would get so defensive over 20+ year old consoles. Right?

>> No.7086752

Capitalism. Actually Sega started the whole thing. Maybe Atari was talking shit too back in the 80s.

>> No.7086779

Just think about the future where tools and new tech experiences are available for free! The retro/modern collectors will stand apartbut everybody else can play any game ever released at any time!

>> No.7086882
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>> No.7086885

>>7086779
>but everybody else can play any game ever released at any time!
You can pretty much do this now. A shitty desktop from Best Buy can run PS2 and GC emulators.

>> No.7086887

>>7086882
What is this from

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>>7086882

>> No.7086898

>>7086887
His NESoi works videos where he pulls shit out of his about old games in an attempt to compete with an already crowded youtube market.
>>7086890
Someone needs to make a webm of him getting triggered over Hokuto no Ken.

>> No.7086959

>>7086724
It's easy. People can't handle being wrong even on topics that are purely subjective. So they will fight tooth and nail to prevent themselves from ever appearing wrong; which means vehemently defending their decisions on things like what console they play.

>> No.7087069

>>7086732
>discord
fuck off tranny

>> No.7087252

>>7086890
I like how he used someone else's footage of a game you can boot up and complete in MAME in 20 minutes max. What a grifter fuck.

>> No.7087273

>>7086752
>Capitalism
Marketing. Capitalism. Opinion shaping.

>> No.7087286

>>7087252
>muh "I only capture footage from real hardware and MiSTer (which is identical to real arcade hardware, those smart looking guys told me so)"
>grabs random blurry emulated footage with messed up framerate from YouTube

>> No.7087287

>>7087252
That's not what that word means.

>> No.7087305

>>7087069
You are retarded

>> No.7087314

>>7086779
We already live in a post-scarcity society where in theory everything should be available for free, and game developers could live comfortably without having to worry about appealing to the lowest common denominator bullshit, but capitalism keeps us trapped in this shit.

>> No.7087326

>>7087287
I'm just saying the guy can't go one video without shilling his patreon and books full of false information about games he sucks at.

>> No.7087335

>>7086746
>Right?
Haha...