What happens when you ask me which faction I fall under for a platform or service? Do I have loyalty to a specific one? No.
I see it frequently. You’re a fangirl of a console; you’re a fangirl of that game; the publisher is paying you to play the game and tweet about it; and so forth. I actually don’t consider these accusations because I know there’s no truth behind it. Do I need to tell people that I’m not and back myself up? Nah, that’s a waste of time.
I actually don’t have time to determine which game is better on a particular service or platform. Does that mean I’m not passionate about one thing or another? Nah, I would rather use the time to play games or discover new ones.
I do come from an online PC gaming background, but due to having to upgrade my PC so frequently, I’ve played more consoles, handhelds, and ipod games in the past few years. As long as I can have a decent experience in a game on any platform, I’m happy.
So, what happens when people ask me which faction I fall under? I don’t really have the time to find out if it’s better on a specific platform. If I can rent or borrow a game from someone on a PS3 or X360, I don’t care which platform it ends up being. Renting/borrowing is a money saver so I take what I can get. 😉
Did I mention that if a publisher did pay me to talk about their games, I would buy or get the games for free rather than borrow or rent them? I also would have money to buy a new PC rather than saving for one? *ahem* Yeah, so… anyways. I do have opinions about my experience in games, but to take the time to rate whether or not a certain community is better, I’d rather have them all! Onlive? PSN? Wii? XBL? Steam? I don’t mind. I have found that some games are exclusive to a particular platform so having all of them makes more sense. And, if the game controller or mouse/keyboard feels right for the game, I’ll continue to play.
Here are some examples. I played Alice: Madness Returns and L.A. Noire on the Playstation 3 because a friend let me borrow them. If it’s a fast-paced first person shooter, I’ll play it on the PC. But, you’ll probably never see me playing an adventure or 3rd person action game on the PC. Something about using a game controller for those genres is much more comfortable than a keyboard/mouse. Maybe the couch sitting helps too!
That’s pretty much where I stand on platforms and services. You’ll welcome to share why certain ones have better benefits! 🙂