Quote Originally Posted by Bojay1997 View Post
I think of it as being rational and bringing facts to the table rather than the blind advocacy and misinformation some people seem to always post in these threads assuming that nobody will bother to check the details. Sony is not your friend just like Microsoft and Nintendo aren't your friends. They are corporations with a singular goal of making money. If you enjoy any or all of their products, that's great. That being said, the ridiculous loyalty that some people have for any of the big three video game companies is really just silly.
Yea.

While it's clearly still an issue, I think the "they really care about ME" type personalization/personification of video game companies (mainly those that produce hardware) has diminished in this generation, either through the non-stop games journalism and social media dedicated to following/detailing every single solitary aspect of a company down to their manufacturing processes, financial reportings etc. (things like that remove a lot of the mystery/secrecy/blissful ignorance that some have) or through the varied missteps that all three major companies have made/dedicated users may have considered slights against their fandom.

There's still a lot of blind following that occurs, but in general I think that in this extra long console generation wrought with disruptions, even a lot of so-called "fanboys", have felt their dedications strained.