Darklor01
Might need to stop sniffing glue
Here's what I notice, and I'm only speaking about what's going on in this pre-launch window. Playsation team (Sony) isn't saying much of anything, and unless I'm just blind and missing it, not much if anything which would be pointed at MS or XBOX.
XBOX team (mostly), and possibly other MS outlets like to jab at Playstation brand. The fans/loyalists are having a field day with it whenever something goes against MS as a result. It's hard to be a fan and not be defensive when you feel outnumbered in any community. A person would also feel compelled to go all on the offensive whenever something really is positive for XBOX or is perceived to be as well on the converse end of that. This would have likely also happened regardless of whether the XBOX team were taking jabs at the competition.
The thing is, the perception from a Playstation fan base perspective is that other than the quoted on-paper power of the XBOX Console, there hasn't been much to show for it leading up until launch. Add to it that every time they reach out to the communities through any form of media, it is usually a brag (which doesn't seem to usually pan out outside of power power commentary because it's a fact), or a jab at the competition who are showing things at least captured on the hardware regardless of how relative it is to in game performances on a per-title bases or at all.
It's not a good thing to do. It's like a boxer who swings and misses most rounds in a match. You just keep adding those together as a judge and if came down to a decision without a knockout, the underdog would win.
XBOX team (mostly), and possibly other MS outlets like to jab at Playstation brand. The fans/loyalists are having a field day with it whenever something goes against MS as a result. It's hard to be a fan and not be defensive when you feel outnumbered in any community. A person would also feel compelled to go all on the offensive whenever something really is positive for XBOX or is perceived to be as well on the converse end of that. This would have likely also happened regardless of whether the XBOX team were taking jabs at the competition.
The thing is, the perception from a Playstation fan base perspective is that other than the quoted on-paper power of the XBOX Console, there hasn't been much to show for it leading up until launch. Add to it that every time they reach out to the communities through any form of media, it is usually a brag (which doesn't seem to usually pan out outside of power power commentary because it's a fact), or a jab at the competition who are showing things at least captured on the hardware regardless of how relative it is to in game performances on a per-title bases or at all.
It's not a good thing to do. It's like a boxer who swings and misses most rounds in a match. You just keep adding those together as a judge and if came down to a decision without a knockout, the underdog would win.