THE CONSOLE WARS SUCK

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  • čas přidán 30. 10. 2023
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    talked about the console wars and how they suck and i don't like them and stuff, hope you guys enjoy
    (also btw this video didn't take like 4 months to make I just had a lot of personal stuff happen in my life that pulled me away from content, hope you enjoy this though)
    War, war never changes, as said by…uhh…Ron Pearlman? As far as a quote goes, it’s a great one to describe the console wars. Times where people were genuinely up in arms to passionately defend their purchases of a certain console by dissecting each of them in excruciating detail. For those who don’t understand the console war, it’s hard to paint a mental picture of what is essentially, gaming not for fun, or for a goal, but just to defend a company. The release of games were just sales numbers, review scores you could screenshot and show other people. All of this in an effort to say that a console, not a game or even an experience, was superior.
    Getting back on topic, this tale stretches back into the nineties. Sega versus Nintendo set the stage for what a console war is, with each company outright insulting the other in advertisements to get you, the consumer, to buy their product. Inevitably, this console war brought about innovation between these companies because the companies themselves were fighting on the front lines with each other. Nintendo, obviously, didn’t have to do much work by having a large amount of the “popular games” to play on their console, but SEGA put in work to popularize phrases like blast processing, which then made Nintendo respond by “debunking” it. This bickering was made especially funny years down the road because commonly, many people didn’t think blast processing was actually a real thing, it really was just a marketing buzzword to get people to buy the genesis. And it would almost be as funny as the truth if it just ended there, but blast processing does exist, and it’s a very real feature, that not a single shipped Genesis game ever used. This entire list, not one of them, ever used it.
    In a more recent era most people know “the console wars” as Sony vs Microsoft, the Xbox vs Playstation. These two titans duke it out on the frontlines of consumer store shelves, while Nintendo just kinda does their own thing. All of this began in the early 2000’s, with Sony releasing the PS2, and it quickly becoming the best selling console ever made, a title it still holds to this day. The Playstation 2 was secretly, not so secretly, meant to step on Microsoft’s toes by competing with home computers, something Microsoft noticed, so they decided to respond with the Xbox, and the Rock. And even with the help of my baby (show stryxo videos mentioning halo count), Microsoft managed to make it 21st on the list of best selling consoles. It didn’t exactly dethrone the PS2, but what it did was a carve a space in the console market for Microsoft to dominate, especially when Microsoft released Xbox Live, which while not the first ever online option for a console, it was the only one to include things like, a friends list, a gamertag that sticks with you in every game, and voice chat. Maybe that one was a mistake, but you get what I mean.
    The late 2000’s brought forth a surge of renewed energy towards a console war between Sony and Microsoft, except this time the front line of this war wasn’t fought by the companies. The companies were playing Cold War, they’re not buying advertisements to all over another console, instead they were letting the studios they owned or the games that released do the talking for them.
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  • @Stryxo
    @Stryxo  Před 7 měsíci +77

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    • @QuestionMarking
      @QuestionMarking Před 7 měsíci +3

      How about no?

    • @sk2galway
      @sk2galway Před 7 měsíci

      I might actually sign up for it, how long does your code last?

    • @MrSeatbelt
      @MrSeatbelt Před 7 měsíci +2

      Or just look up the stuff you want to know on youtube for free... 🤨

    • @liammustapha6643
      @liammustapha6643 Před 7 měsíci +1

      no

    • @chickenwings6172
      @chickenwings6172 Před 7 měsíci

      So much mis-info
      the PS3 was prices at $600 get your facts straight

  • @thedestroyer5794
    @thedestroyer5794 Před 7 měsíci +1232

    Console wars still exist? This war will never end 😔

    • @mariofire3940
      @mariofire3940 Před 7 měsíci +130

      Fr just let people play what they want to play

    • @awesomeredpandax2267
      @awesomeredpandax2267 Před 7 měsíci +27

      Unless you ignore it

    • @justkeith9505
      @justkeith9505 Před 7 měsíci +2

      Agree

    • @AHHEUS
      @AHHEUS Před 7 měsíci +5

      Yes sirr and ps is better

    • @H.E.M.
      @H.E.M. Před 7 měsíci +44

      @@AHHEUSyou got to pay $80 a year to play online nah PC is better 😂

  • @TerraWare
    @TerraWare Před 7 měsíci +677

    The whole console wars thing never appealed to me, even as a kid because I've always been very passionate about gaming that isolating myself to just one brand feels like a very dumb and pointless thing to do.

    • @madspunky
      @madspunky Před 7 měsíci +24

      For me, it was about combating the isolation. If somebody preferred Genesis to Super Nintendo, they simply weren't aware of how good the SNES was.

    • @OrgaNik_Music
      @OrgaNik_Music Před 7 měsíci +34

      I can at least kind of understand how kids would get caught up in something like that, but grown men...

    • @The_MEMEphis
      @The_MEMEphis Před 7 měsíci +20

      ​@@madspunkywhat are you seriously trying to make the Genesis and super Nintendo argument again both had amazing games neither was better than the other you could have easily preferred one or the other without just saying they didn't realize how amazing the other console was

    • @TerraWare
      @TerraWare Před 7 měsíci +8

      @@OrgaNik_Music I can understand if you're a kid your parents buy you one console you want to feel like you're not missing out on the others. Even as a kid i wanted the others to play more different games and newer experiences. I've always been a fan of Nintendo IP. I got a Gamecube as a kid but than eventually saved up for a PS2 because I wanted to play some of those games like Gran Turismo and FFX, than the OG Xbox came out I fell in love with its PC influence because I used to play some Age of Empires 2 on PC and Diablo 2. Also Splinter Cell and Ninja Gaiden were FIRE!
      Had I pledged some sort of a pointless allegiance to one console manufacturer I would've missed out on so many awesome experiences.

    • @stitchfan_8290
      @stitchfan_8290 Před 7 měsíci +9

      The only thing I see being relevant is only having one console because of money.
      And what annoys me is when your favorite multiplatform game gets a bad port on the system that you bought.

  • @MrPhats-qb2dy
    @MrPhats-qb2dy Před 7 měsíci +551

    I'll never understand why a grown ass man in his 30s would care about console wars.

    • @FallenHero85
      @FallenHero85 Před 6 měsíci +72

      @@N.i.E.M.O You good dude?

    • @KazShiro
      @KazShiro Před 6 měsíci +41

      @@N.i.E.M.O That...seemed quite personal. Most of the sane Nintendo fans would tell you that they hate Nintendo as a company while just loving the games they're not that toxic to the extreme level. Ethough it's normally the older ones that I see most likely defending them.(ones who grew up with the nes to snes)

    • @nameputhpong9041
      @nameputhpong9041 Před 6 měsíci +17

      @@KazShirodude. That’s the 30 y/o manchild the other guy was talking about. Wtf is this comment coming in and refuting someone else’s statement only to go on and affirm it. But in your own words. Lmao.

    • @aclstudios
      @aclstudios Před 6 měsíci +16

      @@N.i.E.M.O Either that's a copypasta or you're an edgelord teenager with too much time on your hands

    • @FallenHero85
      @FallenHero85 Před 6 měsíci +5

      @@nameputhpong9041 The people alive during the NES era would be like 40 not 30, lmao. 40 year old manchild. Even worse.

  • @iyziejane
    @iyziejane Před 7 měsíci +131

    I got to experience both Metal Gear Solid (PS1) and Zelda Ocarina of Time (N64) when they released two months apart in the Fall of 1998. It was at that moment I knew that life was too short for console wars.

    • @riston7264
      @riston7264 Před 7 měsíci +1

      goddamn, how did 2 masterpieces release so close to each other???

    • @OrgaNik_Music
      @OrgaNik_Music Před 7 měsíci +5

      @@riston7264 The years around the turn of the millennium were a magical time for games. Felt like a future classic would drop every couple of months.

    • @iyziejane
      @iyziejane Před 7 měsíci +1

      @@riston7264 We didn't know how good we had it! Zelda had lots of previews and hype but MGS was almost a surprise hit, nothing could prepare us for the first fully voice acted game that felt like a movie.

    • @koloth5139
      @koloth5139 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Funny enough Ocarina of Time was the one N64 game I was waiting for and the one I never played. I grew bored and frustrated with the lack of games releasing on the N64. Going to FuncoLand and looking around there was tons of games on PS1 I wanted to play. Eventually I traded in the N64 and got the PS1 and Final Fantasy 7. Stopped caring about brand loyalty and console wars after that. Just get whatever looks fun.

    • @killaknight12
      @killaknight12 Před 6 měsíci

      I got to play Elden Ring and Zelda TotK this year, I don't see why I would want to miss out on any of these masterpieces over a nonsense console war or PC masterrace blabla.

  • @rockyraidy7194
    @rockyraidy7194 Před 7 měsíci +514

    the console wars are so painfully pathetic to put it all in a nutshell it’s all just a bunch of kids complaining about why their toy is better then the other kids toy

    • @PointingouttheObvious
      @PointingouttheObvious Před 7 měsíci +120

      The sad part is it isn’t kids anymore it’s grown adults still doing this shit

    • @rahulpandey9472
      @rahulpandey9472 Před 7 měsíci +31

      All I see these days are adults in their 40s and even 50s waging console wars.

    • @chriswihulu
      @chriswihulu Před 7 měsíci +37

      ​@@PointingouttheObviousmentally, they are still children.

    • @redwiltshire1816
      @redwiltshire1816 Před 7 měsíci +7

      But halo is better than cod tho 😂

    • @DragonOfTheMortalKombat
      @DragonOfTheMortalKombat Před 7 měsíci +8

      @@redwiltshire1816 Another kid here..........

  • @HordikaNate3821
    @HordikaNate3821 Před 7 měsíci +223

    I remember a friend telling me back in the day "if you bought an Xbox, we couldn't be friends anymore". It's crazy seeing how heated people get about this
    Edit: I still do play on PlayStation so we never compromised our friendship really, and I guess it was two at the time middle schoolers thinking like this rather than depressed dudes on social media.

    • @azuremk__3101
      @azuremk__3101 Před 7 měsíci +12

      It is soooooo much worse now.
      A big incident to remember is this (I PROMISE IM NOT MAKING THIS UP)…
      There was a PlayStation fanboy who was in arguments with Xbox fanboys. He was a doctor and would tell them this. The boys weren’t having it so this Sony Pony decided to RECORD himself while at work.
      Won’t go any further than that in this comment. I’m leaving out the huge issues with this.
      I honestly could not believe it when I heard what happened.

    • @redwiltshire1816
      @redwiltshire1816 Před 7 měsíci +15

      Honestly it’s always Sony fanboys bringing this stuff up 😂

    • @batboythecool
      @batboythecool Před 7 měsíci +1

      @@azuremk__3101 i remember that incident

    • @noset6434
      @noset6434 Před 7 měsíci

      I can tell you from experience, it still happens rn

    • @jakeandpika2726
      @jakeandpika2726 Před 7 měsíci

      I still remember people sending dick pics and to one of the developers working on GOWR trying to get a Reveal date for it.

  • @DaFro3713
    @DaFro3713 Před 7 měsíci +263

    It’s amazing how pointless the console war is when you either have a PC, or you can just buy all the consoles

    • @Nebuchadin
      @Nebuchadin Před 7 měsíci +57

      Was gonna say that. But only us rational adults with disposable income can afford that. Most of the console wars today are just losers trying to validate their purchase. It's funny to watch tho. Good content, seeing goblings malding and such.

    • @maximini4923
      @maximini4923 Před 6 měsíci +5

      @@Nebuchadin might be kids too

    • @AustenHilton
      @AustenHilton Před 6 měsíci +37

      Even if you can't buy all the consoles if you're a normal adult with common sense, the console wars don't matter

    • @user-sh7vy7xb1d
      @user-sh7vy7xb1d Před 6 měsíci +5

      Yea I can buy a Xbox one and a ps4 and a switch cheaper than I can buy one decent pc unless you have to e money to spare than don’t bother buying a pc

    • @people2chronically-online
      @people2chronically-online Před 6 měsíci +5

      @@Nebuchadinah yes another form of elitism

  • @Just_a_commenter
    @Just_a_commenter Před 7 měsíci +234

    Not only do we get our semi-annual video, but Stryxo got himself a sponsor. Nice work, and you get your bag! c:

    • @hippoman3814
      @hippoman3814 Před 7 měsíci +2

      I think your Latias needs to lay off the McDonald

    • @Nyeshi
      @Nyeshi Před 7 měsíci

      @@hippoman3814and we all think what you have to say is annoying and pointless.

    • @hippoman3814
      @hippoman3814 Před 7 měsíci +2

      @@Nyeshi you need to treat your Latias with love and care, friend. Too much McDonald isn't healthy for the gal. They need exercise and veggie green Pokè puffs.

    • @Light_2461
      @Light_2461 Před 7 měsíci

      @@hippoman3814REAL

    • @Light_2461
      @Light_2461 Před 7 měsíci

      @@Nyeshierm...... shut up stinky fart 🗣️🗣️🔥

  • @zoombini1831
    @zoombini1831 Před 7 měsíci +81

    lets pray for the people caught in the console wars 😢

    • @OmegaVideoGameGod
      @OmegaVideoGameGod Před 7 měsíci +6

      🤣

    • @AllThingsInfamous1
      @AllThingsInfamous1 Před 6 měsíci +7

      Pray for them on x 😂

    • @OmegaVideoGameGod
      @OmegaVideoGameGod Před 6 měsíci +4

      lmfao@@AllThingsInfamous1

    • @jsr734
      @jsr734 Před 6 měsíci +2

      They will never recover. The emotional scars are so strong they will die fighting for their glorified Videogame Lord, even if their sacrifice goes without notice by the object of their worship.

    • @OmegaVideoGameGod
      @OmegaVideoGameGod Před 6 měsíci

      lmfao@@jsr734

  • @ItIsSasha
    @ItIsSasha Před 7 měsíci +47

    One thing I love to say is that we're all better when we play together, no matter what consle or system we rock, in end we're all just trying to have fun and play our favorite games!
    It sucks to be toxic or be in toxic conversation, so why not have fun when we talk about the consoles or the games. Hope y'all have fun with your favorite games!

    • @KirikkSiSq
      @KirikkSiSq Před 6 měsíci +1

      Yeah, just like in that one anime

    • @SwitchSucksAss
      @SwitchSucksAss Před 4 měsíci +1

      Toxicity exists because people participate in them. Facts! 😂😂😂

  • @KekusMagnus
    @KekusMagnus Před 7 měsíci +58

    The 360 vs ps3 wars were truly wild. I remember being a diehard ps3 fanboy mainly because its online services were free and it had superior hardware. Looking back at it, it's all just a disgusting marketting ploy, and the real crime is that we were deprived of crossplay for so long and I couldn't play halo with my fellow xbots.

    • @ogolow570
      @ogolow570 Před 7 měsíci +16

      Who knew it would’ve been Fortnite to save us from the walls of crossplay 💀

    • @Perseus7567
      @Perseus7567 Před 7 měsíci +15

      @@ogolow570 Of course Fornite ruined gaming in many other ways though.

    • @grievous5243
      @grievous5243 Před 6 měsíci +3

      Just say you were broke 😂 people that had an Xbox were doing well for themselves.

    • @ogolow570
      @ogolow570 Před 6 měsíci

      @@Perseus7567 battle passes 💀

    • @lazyvoid7107
      @lazyvoid7107 Před 6 měsíci

      ​@@grievous5243Stupidity moment:

  • @jessiescholten9119
    @jessiescholten9119 Před 7 měsíci +71

    "The games are fun incredible polished experiences except pokemon" had me dying lmao

    • @yarc9
      @yarc9 Před 6 měsíci +5

      Pokémon needs to stop meeting the November 18 deadline

    • @yarc9
      @yarc9 Před 6 měsíci +7

      Black 2 and white 2 are the best Pokémon games that at least when their only times they didn’t have to meet the November deadline and release it in June 23 2012

    • @yarc9
      @yarc9 Před 6 měsíci

      The anime this time didn’t have a November deadline it released in April

    • @yarc9
      @yarc9 Před 6 měsíci +5

      Pokémon release schedule is a problem

    • @Superluigi881
      @Superluigi881 Před 6 měsíci +2

      For years we waited for a mainline console Pokémon. And when it came out it was the worst thing that ever happened to the franchise. And it's never really recovered. It sold fine because of course it did but look at the state of Pokémon now. It's a laughing stock.

  • @nathanrwin
    @nathanrwin Před 7 měsíci +13

    "My small plastic box is better than your small plastic box!"

  • @DrMFoster7
    @DrMFoster7 Před 7 měsíci +391

    Nintendo is firmly out of the console wars. They have won the youth market and they're never losing it as far as I can see, and they have loyal legions of adult Nintendo fans that will buy anything their go-to series puts out, I assume, for as long as they live. Now all that's left is Xbox and PlayStation fighting for what shrinking number of older gamers aren't migrating to PC.

    • @rangokfunkazuul8344
      @rangokfunkazuul8344 Před 7 měsíci +125

      They didn't really win the youth market, cause between 13 and 20 you're mostly like "I am not a kid anymore, I want to play CoD on Xbox/PS" and then at 20/30/40 you realise these games are full of teenagers and playing the new Mario is infinitely more fun

    • @lolzasouruhm179
      @lolzasouruhm179 Před 7 měsíci +29

      The Youth market! Idk if you know how many adults especially adult women love switch games and the accessibility of it. They even changed up switch marketing to be more young adult focused (18-22) when the switch launched cause when they last marketed to kids/families it didn’t work (wiiU) I love my switch and am planing to mod it and bring its clock speeds to the normal amount for the chips inside (they underclock everything for power saving) I also have no want to get a ps5 or Xbox series since most of the big budget games come to pc where I have a 3080 so I can run pretty much anything. The only reason I would want a ps4 is Spider-Man or demon souls. But I will just use an emulator to play the original demon souls on my pc with mods to make it 60fps and maybe some texture improvements.

    • @argo9721
      @argo9721 Před 7 měsíci +48

      It would be more accurate to say Nintendo has won the general market

    • @MarioKartSuperCircuit
      @MarioKartSuperCircuit Před 7 měsíci +31

      Nintendo is the definition of the "hey guys look I discovered a new shape!" of the console wars.
      I find it's the only company that's still trying to be truly innovative.
      Nintendo : Traditional
      Sony : Traditional-Modern
      Mircosoft : Modern

    • @noxxedev8095
      @noxxedev8095 Před 7 měsíci +14

      outright false. all my younger cousins and their friends talk about is playstation and whatever. nintendo isnt even a thought in their mind. nintendo is actually the one for older gamers who havent migrated to something else because all they know how to play is mario.

  • @pepper6592
    @pepper6592 Před 7 měsíci +9

    sony fans fight xbox fans on who has better quality, nintendo fans fight nintendo fans on if nintendo is high quality

    • @pepper6592
      @pepper6592 Před 7 měsíci

      not actually into console wars, i just wanted a setup for a nintendo infighting joke

  • @thesmallscout9810
    @thesmallscout9810 Před 7 měsíci +20

    I think it can still be fun in a causal/friendly rivalry way. But when it gets to the point of lying about game score and seriously thinking others are wrong to buy a different piece of overpriced technology. Well, it’s gone too far.

  • @arekusu.
    @arekusu. Před 7 měsíci +14

    I bought my PS3 because the online was free (mostly Destiny), then I bought my PS4 specifically for Bloodborne, earned some trophies and said "well, I guess this is me now".

    • @thegamingprozone1941
      @thegamingprozone1941 Před 7 měsíci +4

      Yeah, free online was awesome 👌

    • @OKAM2006
      @OKAM2006 Před 7 měsíci +2

      I agree. 👍

    • @SIPEROTH
      @SIPEROTH Před 6 měsíci

      Was Destiny during PS3? I thought it was with the next generation that released.

    • @thegamingprozone1941
      @thegamingprozone1941 Před 6 měsíci

      @SIPEROTH yes actually I remember playing it back when I couldn't afford a ps4, lol

  • @RustyMew
    @RustyMew Před 7 měsíci +12

    the saddest thing is that most of the gamers who actually partake in this shit very likely spend more time complaining about video games on Twitter than actually playing video games.

    • @KirikkSiSq
      @KirikkSiSq Před 6 měsíci +1

      yeah, i've already spent way too much time on twitter. and i did involve in some arguments. but they were not about consoles - i like all the platforms and wanna collect more after some time. they were about the game i spent 6 times more time in than any other game - geometry dash. basically, there is a biggest update that ever was and will be coming, so some ppl are complaining about physics changes. and i respond them that most players don't care

  • @its_renren7292
    @its_renren7292 Před 7 měsíci +8

    Great video Stryxo, I never fully understood the elitism of the Console Wars but after watching this I don't think I will nor want to. Can't wait for your next upload in 6 months!

  • @Und3rcov3r
    @Und3rcov3r Před 7 měsíci +116

    I like the console wars, not because I want to prove a point, but just because it's interesting to analyse what companies did well or less so, and why that is. Plus it's cool to see the history.

    • @octolockg5059
      @octolockg5059 Před 7 měsíci +26

      This. Each company excels in so many ways and falls short in so many ways too. I like it as a healthy competition but it really has become a toxic debate since the Xbox One and PS4 launch.

    • @maximini4923
      @maximini4923 Před 6 měsíci +12

      that's not console war you're referring to, console war implies toxic comportment that have for only goal to make your side look better.
      You just like gaming history.

    • @Und3rcov3r
      @Und3rcov3r Před 6 měsíci +11

      @@maximini4923 probably true, but calling it the console wars sounds more epic lmao

    • @maximini4923
      @maximini4923 Před 6 měsíci +7

      @@Und3rcov3r I didn't think of that, so true

    • @WOW-yd3uf
      @WOW-yd3uf Před 6 měsíci +2

      @@maximini4923 A console war is a competition between video game consoles manufacturers in trying to achieve better consumer sales through more advanced console technology, an improved selection of video games, and general marketing around their consoles. When did it ever became "toxic" comportment between consoles?

  • @loganschaloske3435
    @loganschaloske3435 Před 7 měsíci +7

    Really happy a lot of people grew up and realized that fighting on behalf of multimillion dollar corporations that will never care about you is stupid

    • @N.i.E.M.O
      @N.i.E.M.O Před 6 měsíci +1

      But... but...
      "Playstation is awesome! They have good grafix and exclusive games!"
      "Xbox is awesome! They have even better grafix and they have Gamepass!"
      "Nintendo is awesome! They have Mario and Zelda and those games have 'art style', and I hate online features anyway!"

    • @SIPEROTH
      @SIPEROTH Před 6 měsíci

      @@N.i.E.M.O You forgot that "Your system sucks!"

  • @Aureo-nt1gy
    @Aureo-nt1gy Před 7 měsíci +5

    Thank you. I see so many ppl act like they’re neutral but then post something negative about the side they hate, knowing it’s gonna cause a stir, but swear on their life that they dc about the console wars. It’s cringe 😭 lol

    • @Perseus7567
      @Perseus7567 Před 7 měsíci

      Remember kids, independent unbiased journalism is cringe.

  • @Sylverai
    @Sylverai Před 7 měsíci +12

    Great video! I would like to add on a little story of my own.
    From my knowledge, the very very first "console wars" were between magnavox and atari. Long story short, atari "ripped off" magnavox in some way so they sued, atari caved, but magnavox basically died the very next console generation, and has become only known by nerds or people who read comments like these, while atari basically became the start of the video game legacy.

  • @miserlyeel
    @miserlyeel Před 6 měsíci +7

    As a kid I was a passionate Xbox fanboy. As I got older I got a PS4 after not liking the Xbox One and loved it. Then i got a Switch in 2018 and I realized as an adult that they are all great

  • @joeykeilholz925
    @joeykeilholz925 Před 7 měsíci +23

    They absolutely exist. Twitter is hell. They're so petty and dramatic.

    • @ShaquilleOatmeal849
      @ShaquilleOatmeal849 Před 7 měsíci +7

      Oh god... Twitter is a wasteland when it comes to console wars. The amount of cope, pettiness and downright stupidity is concerning. I seen some xbox fan page intentionally glitch himself in the new Spider-Man game and then he went on a whole rant about how the game was broken and Pony (whatever those are? I'm guessing Sony) are malding.
      And then I went on his page and he has 40k posts and I'd say a good 95% of them are defending xbox. It's an actual unchecked mental illness.

    • @Holynoelle
      @Holynoelle Před 5 měsíci

      @@ShaquilleOatmeal849 twitter is a wasteland when it comes to literally everything. Stupid social media

  • @zemchia
    @zemchia Před 7 měsíci +28

    I think the last time console wars really mattered was the 7th gen. After that (and even _in_ that gen), consoles just became so similar that it didn't matter which one you bought, we were all doing the exact same thing with them (unless you owned a Nintendo console).

    • @N.i.E.M.O
      @N.i.E.M.O Před 6 měsíci +3

      Wii owners were stuck with (often forced) waggle controls, PS2 graphics, and the worst online service ever (til the Switch came out).

    • @zemchia
      @zemchia Před 6 měsíci +3

      @@N.i.E.M.O I was mainly talking about Xbox/PlayStation, that's why I said Nintendo consoles were doing different things.
      also can someone please tell me why switch online is so bad

    • @cronic932
      @cronic932 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Still better to get ps because of exclusives imo

    • @N.i.E.M.O
      @N.i.E.M.O Před 6 měsíci +3

      @@zemchia
      Switch Online is considered to be terrible when compared to literally every other online service that has existed since 2005 with the Xbox 360.
      The only other online services that are close to being as feature and stability deficient as NSO would be other Nintendo platforms (although in some ways some of them actually had more features, a lot even - even if they mostly sucked anyway, there was at least an effort, which we certainly aren't getting with NSO ).

    • @samplautz5586
      @samplautz5586 Před 4 měsíci

      If you’re buying a Nintendo console, it’s just the assumption that online isn’t great and that the graphics aren’t great. It’s not like anyone expects them to acutely be good at that stuff

  • @kingkrusherg8367
    @kingkrusherg8367 Před 7 měsíci +1

    I will say. After that ad for Brilliant I really will take that! You really know how to work your stuff

  • @TimelessTimothy
    @TimelessTimothy Před 6 měsíci

    I appreciate how orchestral music throughout the background of this video--not a common choice for console/video game discussions, but an appreciated one for me.

  • @thatguysixx
    @thatguysixx Před 7 měsíci +5

    The last time I feel the console wars was a thing was probably Xbox 360, ps3 and the Wii

    • @thatguysixx
      @thatguysixx Před 7 měsíci

      @@nyaranciayou right lmao i haven’t had a twitter since 2016 so I have no clue what’s going on

    • @_X1M_
      @_X1M_ Před 7 měsíci +1

      I was way too young during the Xbox 360/PS3, which is why I don’t recall console wars back then, I was too busy playing the Halo games that released during that time, wasn’t witnessing passive aggressive/trash talking replies in the comment section, but all we can do is just laugh and it right?

  • @sungjin008
    @sungjin008 Před 7 měsíci +7

    This is one of the reasons why I left the gaming community. Is there any benefit to fighting? When I see them even making threats, I just sigh.

    • @jsr734
      @jsr734 Před 6 měsíci +3

      Specially with this generation of consoles. Nothing good can result from console wars. Whoever wins, we all lose.

    • @Adamtendo_player_1
      @Adamtendo_player_1 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Yes, fighting for your gaming ideals, I don’t participate in these console wars much but I have picked a side and that side is Nintendo, it stems from them being the only traditional video game company left and their games speak to me more than PlayStation and Xbox games.

    • @Oenizei
      @Oenizei Před 5 měsíci

      ​@@Adamtendo_player_1you have a preference, which we all have, but using the term "ideals" for a simple piece of plastic created by a multi billion company only to sell, is just childlish.

  • @MrGamerz20
    @MrGamerz20 Před 7 měsíci

    Welcome back Stryxo! Great video!

  • @GuyJustChillin
    @GuyJustChillin Před 7 měsíci +1

    HOLY CRAP…. This was AWESOME!!! Good stuff🎉

  • @FlamespeedyAMV
    @FlamespeedyAMV Před 6 měsíci +5

    All 3 companies are garbage in their own ways.

  • @sauceinmyface9302
    @sauceinmyface9302 Před 7 měsíci +6

    PC all the way, baby. We now get basically all the games, emulation, and sales.

  • @mutedspectre2941
    @mutedspectre2941 Před 7 měsíci +1

    ahhhh i remember seeing your 5th video that blew the fuck up when you only had like 1k subs. So happy youve grown so much and i got to see it.

  • @noodles9345
    @noodles9345 Před 7 měsíci +2

    I did enjoy the console war stuff as a kid. It was fun arguing about dumb things. Then when a friend got a particular game like Halo, Devil May Cry, or Smash Brawl, NOW suddenly everybody switches which console is the best and we all want to play at their house until the next big game 😅.

  • @elitef40
    @elitef40 Před 7 měsíci +11

    They might as well fight for their country with that much dedication lol

    • @SIPEROTH
      @SIPEROTH Před 6 měsíci +1

      Can't, because not enough time playing games when you are in the army. 😅

    • @xacvhFAs
      @xacvhFAs Před 5 měsíci

      They already have a healthy surplus of morons joining the army. Imagine being dumb enough to join any army. What kind of psychopath loser wakes up one day and says “I’ll join the army maybe I kill or get killed for some old billionaire sitting comfortably in his office” 😂

  • @BP-dn9nv
    @BP-dn9nv Před 6 měsíci +4

    I admit to being into the console wars when I was in middle school. Half the boys in my grade were, and they'd have arguments about it all the time in the restooms and in the cafeteria. It's pretty forgivable for kids to do that, it was a harmless way to pass the time and it's one of the few issues they have to worry about. It's pretty sad to see so many fully grown men (and I'll assume a few women) take part in it. They're not accomplishing anything, and they make it harder to talk about games with other people online.

  • @jadk77
    @jadk77 Před 5 měsíci +2

    TLDR: console wars suck when your favourite is losing

  • @xboxboy1230
    @xboxboy1230 Před 6 měsíci +5

    The back half of this video was perfection. These twitter takes are making social media worse are fueled by people getting paid from impression counts on twitter

    • @SwitchSucksAss
      @SwitchSucksAss Před 4 měsíci

      Neckbeards feel the need to breathe oxygen. 😂😂

  • @FeeshUnofficial
    @FeeshUnofficial Před 7 měsíci +4

    All I can say is I've got Game Pass PC, a PS4 with most exclusives available on it, and a switch, and I use all 3 regularly

  • @2biggunz598
    @2biggunz598 Před 6 měsíci +3

    It’s not a console war anymore it’s a content war

  • @StormRaid417
    @StormRaid417 Před 6 měsíci +3

    I remember my first time switching to PC. There was no war. Everyone is super friendly. No monthly subscription required. The game discounts are amazingly cheap. Everyone is super social and wants to play together. Despite my first PC purchase was a gaming laptop with a GTX 1650, the performance was still really good. My next upgrade was an RTX 3080, CPU i7 12th gen with a motherboard with wifi 6. Man, that PC ran games as smooth as butter. I have play on every console version of Playstation and Xbox and I love several games on both. The console wars is a waste of breath.

  • @urphakeandgey6308
    @urphakeandgey6308 Před 3 měsíci +3

    Console wars are dumb, but from a consumer standpoint it actually breeds healthy competition. Ever since the disastrous Xbox One release, Sony hasn't really needed to try that hard. The PS5 is even $500, a pricetag that supposedly hurt the Xbox One, while the Series S is over $100 less and even has game pass as a huge selling point. Even then, PS5 absolutely dominates and puts Xbox to shame. There is no console war anymore, Nintendo is off being Nintendo, and now Sony gets to play on easy mode.

  • @Vinseenit
    @Vinseenit Před 7 měsíci +3

    Damn I miss 3KB, what a throwback

  • @penburger
    @penburger Před 7 měsíci +3

    Blast processing was too advanced for the game devs to handle

  • @OmegaVideoGameGod
    @OmegaVideoGameGod Před 7 měsíci +1

    @Stryxo thank you for making this video :)

  • @disappointmentstudios2981
    @disappointmentstudios2981 Před 6 měsíci +2

    I find it funny that Nintendo kinda just watches their competitors on the side lines selling 10 million copies of Zelda in 3 days. And people call them the “underdog” of the console wars.

  • @dragonslayer3552
    @dragonslayer3552 Před 6 měsíci +4

    Nintendo started the wars and then went peaces out of it and did their own thing that got them reach while the others just war on another... That's called strategy

  • @ninjago86Gaming
    @ninjago86Gaming Před 7 měsíci +6

    You gotta admit it’s so entertaining seeing all the fanboys argue

  • @DC-eq4yh
    @DC-eq4yh Před 5 měsíci +2

    Console wars are the silliest thing, you need them all if you're a true gamer.

  • @giovlms
    @giovlms Před 7 měsíci +1

    We missed you Stryxie bro ❤

  • @Phirestar
    @Phirestar Před 7 měsíci +8

    The console wars was something I had no concept of growing up. By the time I was 14-15, I’d owned at least one console from every manufacturer, and I had played games on every platform - Nintendo, PlayStation, Xbox, PC. Hell, I think I might’ve experienced the Dreamcast over at my old friend’s house, so I even squeezed Sega in there too.
    Same goes for things like mascot platformers. Mario VS Sonic? Crash VS Spyro? I had all four of them.

  • @stoneapollyon8313
    @stoneapollyon8313 Před 7 měsíci +5

    welcome back man, thought i'd never hear from you.
    Also nintendo wii won the console wars back then, people just hate the truth.

  • @AllThingsInfamous1
    @AllThingsInfamous1 Před 6 měsíci +2

    Honestly everybody has a preference when it comes to gaming but some won’t admit it and some take it too far.

  • @rvmiv_
    @rvmiv_ Před 3 dny

    Using hi-fi rush as an example is just glorious with recent events

  • @henrik9030
    @henrik9030 Před 7 měsíci +7

    I agree that people who are fueling the console wars are usually under the age of 15, but the console war itself is actually really good for the consumers, because xbox, ps, and nintendo will try even harder, and make better games so they can compete. (the downside is the studio crunch but that's an another thing)

    • @Perseus7567
      @Perseus7567 Před 7 měsíci +3

      Unfortunately that's not how it works anymore.
      Both Xbox and Playstation release unfinished broken games well below standards we expect. They don't push each other to do better anymore, those days died back when the Console Wars died, in like 2013. Now, it's just bickering and useless jabbing "Oh you're buying a company? Let me delay that in court as long as I can just to spite you" is the new stauts quo.

    • @SIPEROTH
      @SIPEROTH Před 6 měsíci

      ​@@Perseus7567 What? How is PlayStation releasing broken unfinished games? All Horizon games were very playable and finished day one, the same goes for the God of War games and Spiderman games.
      Ratchet and Clank the same, Demon Souls the same, Returnal the same, Ghost of Tsushima the same, Keina: Bridge of Spirits the same etc etc. I have no idea what you are on about?

    • @Adamtendo_player_1
      @Adamtendo_player_1 Před 6 měsíci

      @@SIPEROTH what about Cyberpunk 2077? That was a broken mess of a game and you haven’t even justified the money grabbing micro transactions from PlayStation and Xbox, thankfully Nintendo is all about the games and the gameplay and is the only one that’s getting my money, glad I left PlayStation behind for Nintendo as PlayStation sucks.

    • @SIPEROTH
      @SIPEROTH Před 6 měsíci

      @@Adamtendo_player_1 Cyberpunk?
      Are you drunk? What does Cyberpunk have to do with PlayStation?
      It's nether a Sony studio game and nether an exclusive where you can say PlayStation is involved a little.
      Is just a third party title, nothing more.
      If we simply take any random third party titles then we have to accuse Nintendo for Mortal Kombat being bad on their console or having microtransactions which is just silly.
      Also the vast majority of first party PlayStation titles aren't filled with microtransactions ether. Where do you see microtransactions in any of the titles i mentioned? The biggest guilty is probably GT7 and is still not pay to win and still has everything available threw gameplay.
      This is just funny as hell, you left PlayStation angry because of third party developers that have nothing to do with PlayStation. If you are gonna be angry at PlayStation at least be for something valid.

    • @Adamtendo_player_1
      @Adamtendo_player_1 Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@SIPEROTH it has everything to do PlayStation because it was on the PlayStation. Maybe it wasn’t a PlayStation exclusive game, but the fact still remains that Sony too focused on their crappy live service and their games are over the complicated and clunky, the biggest reason is Sony has forgotten what made them so successful. Where is Nintendo is the only traditional gaming company left and I’m a traditionalist I never cared about 4K graphics. I care about gameplay and access with you and none of PlayStation games are really accessible to newcomers. Where as the Nintendo games are more fun.

  • @daringpuppy
    @daringpuppy Před 6 měsíci +3

    The console wars is honestly one of the most cringiest debates in history!

  • @ball-tickler
    @ball-tickler Před 4 měsíci +1

    The console wars were so tough that Sega had to retire 💀

  • @jesuspernia8031
    @jesuspernia8031 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Personally, I just bought the series S because it’s a pretty good price for the power you get out of it. I’m enjoying my experience. I had a switch too but I gave it away to my friend, I just wasn’t enjoying it like I used to.

  • @TheLastDaysOfSorrow
    @TheLastDaysOfSorrow Před 7 měsíci +3

    Nowadays it's really less about box vs box but two different visions of the market/industry future.
    The Playstation (and somewhat Nintendo) guys are more favorable to the status quo with full price gaming in a varied industry while the Xbox (and somewhat PC) guys champion all digital, subscription services and industry consolidation.

  • @kingani
    @kingani Před 7 měsíci +18

    HES BACK 🎉

  • @megamalaka4094
    @megamalaka4094 Před 7 měsíci

    wait what the hell, how did you do that?
    I was just thinking this morning "hmm its been a while since I've seen a Stryxo video

  • @dixierekt8096
    @dixierekt8096 Před 6 měsíci

    Gotta love how Stryxo decides to upload a new video exactly when Wildspartanz goes on a hiatus

  • @Blazedragonlord
    @Blazedragonlord Před 7 měsíci +4

    Couldn’t agree more. I think exclusivity is also dumb. Exclusives should be timed and have a guarantee to launch on competing platforms eventually

    • @SIPEROTH
      @SIPEROTH Před 6 měsíci

      Business wise they make sense I believe. Sure ton of people with other systems will not like it but it gives value to your platform.

  • @Link-rz2ve
    @Link-rz2ve Před 7 měsíci +7

    Conclusion of the video : Nintendo earned money 😂

  • @Mankey619
    @Mankey619 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Remember when console wars used to be a friendly competition. Those were the good old days at the time. Sadly it’s all about harassing people on “X” for playing on a inferior console. All I ever want is to have fun. No matter which console I’m playing at.

  • @Justforvisit
    @Justforvisit Před 6 měsíci +2

    For real gamers it was NEVER about who has the most teraflops, the best GPU or whatever. And some gaming companies have never understood this.
    For us real gamers it is one simple three letter word that matters the most to us: FUN

  • @TheMahayanist
    @TheMahayanist Před 7 měsíci +3

    Console wars don't matter anymore. Most people play on PC and mobile.

  • @zechariahkelly9763
    @zechariahkelly9763 Před 6 měsíci +3

    The console wars are fine, as long as the people look at both sides and see the good and tye bad and decide what's best, the rational discuss it with people

    • @Holynoelle
      @Holynoelle Před 5 měsíci

      No it's not, it's extremely chilshid childshid childshisd I don't know how to spell that

    • @zechariahkelly9763
      @zechariahkelly9763 Před 5 měsíci +1

      @BeRnUgEeK As I have seen by your spelling u are a little kid and probably isn't grown up enough to have a say

  • @Dagamofr
    @Dagamofr Před 7 měsíci +2

    Babe wake up new stryxo video just dropped🗣️🗣️🔥🔥 (forgot to take risperdal)

  • @reethardio6432
    @reethardio6432 Před 7 měsíci +5

    It's crazy how much gamers defend companies that make Billions in annual PROFIT. Not even revenue just pure profit. You're a wallet to them nothing more

  • @Twisted0300
    @Twisted0300 Před 6 měsíci +5

    Where are the great people who like both PlayStation and Xbox?
    👇

  • @shrederman9838
    @shrederman9838 Před 7 měsíci +1

    I was just thinking about the days before cross platform play, and it was always so disheartening to have your mind set on a console, just find out all your friends got the other and you couldnt play together

  • @LordofNekomatas
    @LordofNekomatas Před 6 měsíci

    While my xbox 360 did red ring when playing L4D, the PS3 I bought also decided to die when playing Thief 3 so I really never thought one was better than the other. Now I'm afraid to even turn them on with them being out of warranty.

  • @CarlosFerZar
    @CarlosFerZar Před 7 měsíci +3

    I want to apologize for being a hardcore Nintendo fan

  • @histhoryk2648
    @histhoryk2648 Před 7 měsíci +3

    In the end
    PC MASTER RACE

  • @SpringdayAutumnmoon
    @SpringdayAutumnmoon Před 7 měsíci +1

    Consoles have been rendered obsolete on December 20th, 2022 when Super Lesbian Animal RPG launched as a PC exclusive.

  • @Hoodawg
    @Hoodawg Před 5 dny

    The Console Wars of the past, particularly among Atari, Intellivision, and Colecovision, were not just about the stories of the games but the quality of the graphics. When a new system was displayed in stores, the focus was on the graphics and their resemblance to arcade quality. I vividly recall the excitement of seeing Pac-Man at Sears on a Saturday morning.
    A crowd had gathered around the Atari, eagerly awaiting their turn to play. The disappointment was palpable, as Pac-Man's appearance was subpar, the ghosts lacked animation, and the pellets were represented by short dashes rather than dots.
    Even the sound of Pac-Man consuming a pellet was underwhelming, a repetitive "Dong dong dong dong." Despite these shortcomings, the game's hype was overwhelming, and it people loved it.

  • @KindofBradAtThis
    @KindofBradAtThis Před 7 měsíci +3

    Wait, my favorite twitter shitposter has a youtube channel

  • @dr.wolfstar1765
    @dr.wolfstar1765 Před 7 měsíci +4

    It sure does......that said.....
    Nintendo clearly is winning the war

  • @ThatWolfArrow
    @ThatWolfArrow Před 7 měsíci +1

    10:44 Damn, Just skipping over the saturn. Feels Bad.

  • @snasm9687
    @snasm9687 Před 7 měsíci +1

    A stryxo video??? Am I dreaming

  • @auntied4950
    @auntied4950 Před 7 měsíci +4

    I remember playing on a friends console once... Then I went home and booted up my pc with reverence and thankfulness

  • @GreatRaijin
    @GreatRaijin Před 7 měsíci +1

    Crazy seeing the 30+ year old men that still care about console wars and never grew up

  • @luiginator64
    @luiginator64 Před 7 měsíci +1

    "Babe wake up, a new Stryxo video just dropped."

  • @Tilb0
    @Tilb0 Před 7 měsíci +1

    5 months in the making

  • @frighteningspoon
    @frighteningspoon Před 7 měsíci +3

    Being on PC, I get the best of all worlds

    • @Vross_MKII
      @Vross_MKII Před 7 měsíci +1

      Even worlds that stopped existing

  • @ProfesionalManKisser
    @ProfesionalManKisser Před 7 měsíci +2

    Solving the console war
    Xbox: doesnt have genshin impact
    Playstation: has genshin impact
    Conclusion: the xbox wins

  • @MisterOwling
    @MisterOwling Před 2 měsíci

    Moving to PC in 2016 was like retiring from the war. It felt great and it feels even better now having access to xbox titles and Sony titles on one machine.

  • @dominikschummer6629
    @dominikschummer6629 Před 5 měsíci +1

    I have a PS3, Xbox One X, Switch Lite and a PS5. I love all off the Consoles. Eatch has cool exclusive Titles. ❤😊

  • @KHJohan
    @KHJohan Před 7 měsíci +5

    Console wars kinda stopped meaning anything when people started being able to emulate gba, nds and PlayStation consoles well.
    There’s a large library of old games that aren’t immoral to emulate since copies are no longer being sold.

    • @zk0rned
      @zk0rned Před 6 měsíci +1

      It's never immoral to sail the seven seas scallywag

  • @ryguy1928
    @ryguy1928 Před 7 měsíci +4

    One thing I can complement PlayStation on, as an Xbox player, without bias is their willingness to experiment more with their hardware; like putting a touch pad and haptic feedback into the controller or having VR headset accessory.

    • @ShaquilleOatmeal849
      @ShaquilleOatmeal849 Před 7 měsíci +4

      True. As a PS player. Xbox outshine us when it comes to their subscription package. Both companies charge the same (Maybe PS more now cause of the price rise) yet both are so different in terms of quality.
      However making us pay for online is something both companies need to fix ASAP.

    • @ryguy1928
      @ryguy1928 Před 7 měsíci

      @@ShaquilleOatmeal849 Good points there.

    • @rwj1846
      @rwj1846 Před 6 měsíci

      After being on xwitter for a while this was actually nice to see.

  • @logjitzu
    @logjitzu Před 7 měsíci +2

    return of the king o7

  • @DopaminedotSeek3rcolonthree
    @DopaminedotSeek3rcolonthree Před 7 měsíci +1

    I ain't even gonna lie, you pitched Brilliant... well, rather brilliantly.

  • @JimmyTheBear
    @JimmyTheBear Před 7 měsíci +7

    The shoe is on the other foot. I haven't bought a game on consoles for years thanks to GP. Now with the merger and exclusives like elder scrolls it's a done deal.

    • @kev2034
      @kev2034 Před 7 měsíci +1

      Same I've gone back to PC. I have every playstation up until the PS4 and this generation was legit the first I did not feel much of a need to buy into. I might get a PS5 eventually to round off the collection but I'm at least waiting until the homebrew scene fully kicks off.

    • @redwiltshire1816
      @redwiltshire1816 Před 7 měsíci +1

      Yeah same it’s a huge money saver

    • @gggumball
      @gggumball Před 7 měsíci +1

      @@redwiltshire1816 is it though?

    • @redwiltshire1816
      @redwiltshire1816 Před 7 měsíci +1

      @@gggumball yes majority of games people play once then never play them again not everyone can afford to buy games at full or even half price

  • @sk2galway
    @sk2galway Před 7 měsíci +16

    Stryxo upload? I thought he took the money and ran?!?
    Great video by the way (xbox on top)

    • @pinkuisntniku6521
      @pinkuisntniku6521 Před 7 měsíci +1

      Oooo🤨 Playstation is on bottom and nintendo is switch

    • @OkYthty
      @OkYthty Před 2 měsíci

      Xbox da goat

  • @jacksonthomas21
    @jacksonthomas21 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Sony is entirely focused on single player experiences? Come out from under that rock, sir.

    • @Perseus7567
      @Perseus7567 Před 7 měsíci +1

      How is he wrong though?
      Pretty much every single PS5 first-party exclusive is a singleplayer experience, especially by their higher-quality studios.
      >God of War Ragnarok
      >Spiderman 2
      >Uncharted
      >Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart
      >Returnal
      >Horizon Forbidden West.

  • @Signal-Noise
    @Signal-Noise Před 6 měsíci +1

    Funfact: most ps2 sales are from the fact that it had dvd capabilities and dvd players used to be WAY too expensive.