Jaffe Tells It Straight
Jaffe reacts to the fanboy bullcrap that's plaguing our hobby.Published 26/11/2008 at 8:30 by nofi
Some people don’t get it – and thankfully here at TSA we’ve been relatively free of the “my console your console” crap that kids like to get all heated up about. That PS3 sat under your TV? You paid for it, but you don’t own shares in Sony and as long as EA keep making Need for Speed games every year why should you give a shit? It’s a mentality that we hoped would die off with the Spectrum vs Commodore 64 stuff in the playgrounds 25 years ago, but sadly not.
So when David Jaffe, respected developer and big fan of Sony’s consoles said he saw God of War III last week, claiming it “looks like nothing you’ve ever played” we thought everything was going to be fine, with people ensuring they’ve got Kratos’ latest adventure firmly on their “to-buy” lists. However, Jaffe also said, in the same blog, that he thought “GEARS 2 is the BEST f*cking playing and looking game of the year… better than any PS3 game”. Instantly, fanboys all over the web erupted.
Early this morning Jaffe responded to some of the worst, saying “It’s a stupid f*cking console. You made a choice – or your mummy and daddy made a choice – and bought you a f*cking console to play games on. If you really waste ANY MORE energy giving a f*ck about which console is better/best/etc…it’s like: man, one day you will look back and go: How did I spent more than 5 seconds thinking about that crap?” We’re inclined to agree. “God of War 3 looks amazing. One of the best games I’ve ever seen. And yes, I’ve seen Crysis. It’s a totally different thing… Gears plays and looks amazing too… Live with it. Or don’t. Whatever.”
Right, back to Gears 2. See you in Horde mode.
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Pingu | 26/11/2008 08:43
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He is so right. It’s not too long ago I was a faithful fanboy for the PS3 (I still am, don’t get me wrong) and fought the good battle on the interwebz.
Anyway, I don’t really care now, I got a PS3 and a 360, my girl got a Wii and a PS3, I like the PS3 best, but the Xbox has great games too.
I’m not going to say anything about the Wii.
Revolution | 26/11/2008 10:04
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I so regret the Wii buy… It just stands there looking cute, that’s all. My PS3 is on 24/7 and I use it for almost everything. Personally I’m not a fan of the 360, but I admit sitting for hours with Viva Pinata when Pingu first got it… As long as I get to play a great game I don’t care what console it’s on. I’ve played both Assasin’s and GTA IV on both consoles.. NO difference whatsoever, except the buttons (I’m used to PS), it’s still AC and GTAIV! Bottom line I like the PS3 better cause I connect with it, I don’t flame 360 cause of it. Although I have some times, but only with friends for fun, neer got into the effort battling fanboys over the net xP
Diver68 | 26/11/2008 08:49
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I’m not going to waste more the 5 seconds thinking about how I should reply t…………
Shadow0410 | 26/11/2008 09:15
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I couldn’t agree more, I own both systems as I have said before and Fanboys are the most annoying thing to come back. My concern is though the fanboys of this generation seem way more aggressive than they used to be and if they don’t get their way then everyone pays for it.
In all seriousness kids being fanboys I can kinda understand they own the console so they want to believe it’s the best thing since sliced bread but where do 20+ year olds get off on starting fanboy rants? It is so far beyond me that I just can’t see the point.
Pixl1983 | 26/11/2008 09:24
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Ah the voice of reason. So rarely does it get heard in amongst the sea of flames.
The only time I read the fanboy crap is when I need to make myself feel intellectually superior.
Shrui | 26/11/2008 09:32
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I work in a tech support office and the guys I sit near atm are all 360 owners and fervent ones at that. Some of these guys are near 30 (my age).
They serve some purpose, I feel sometimes as I am about to hit 31 if I should still be getting excited about new games. Surely I should be doing something more productive?
But then I look at these guys and realise I’m doing alright!
*edit: I reserve just as much ire for the evangelical playstation fans as well who act the same as the 360 fans. I remember having these arguments as I played my Atari ST and my friend had an Amiga. Think I was 14 at the time.
YOURMUMANDME | 26/11/2008 10:20
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I’m the first to admit it , yes I can be a pain in the arse when I get going ! …. Sorry
I think that my friends ALL going out and getting a 360 and not one getting a ps3 has left a bitter , bitter taste in my mouth and I am a bit childish about the whole ordeal !! LOL
Anyway ….. Jaffe you have been added to the hit list … *CLICK
Revolution | 26/11/2008 11:35
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I have a friend who swapped his 360 for a PS3 at Game, you know where you get discount and all, and another friend is 360 fanboy but is getting a PS3 cause of the Blu-Ray ;P
SNAKE1992 | 26/11/2008 12:12
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I know someone who sold his PS3 on ebay for £150 just so he could sell it quickly to get a 360 because he thinks the avatars are the messiah of gaming and the second coming…..
tantalus_blank | 26/11/2008 23:15
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Yeah I agree, I don’t go crazy on the subject but the fact that EVERYONE I know went out and bought a 360 does give the “bitter taste”
And sometimes I get childish about it too
g00nerz | 26/11/2008 11:20
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Hehe. I think he should have finished with:
“Live with it. Or go fuck yourself”.
My missus is trying to get me to buy a piss, sorry wii. I am resisting feverently. I’ve told her she will have to buy a new TV to go with it because there’s no way I’m letting my 5year old, my missus, parents, grand parents, infirm elderly neighbours etc wave those fucking remote things anywhere near my pristine 40″ Sony fucking Bravia. No fucking way! Yeah, I can swear just as much as Jaffe. I’m kool man.
zb100 | 26/11/2008 11:40
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Typical, why doesn’t she buy it?
g00nerz | 26/11/2008 13:48
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Well, we are married, so my money is her money. We haven’t reached the stage where we have seperate bank accounts just yet…
You know, I wouldn’t mind getting a new console so much but for some reason I have this real anti-wii feeling. It’s just not a gamers machine, it’s a toy your kids and pensioners play. Grr. I’ve played a mates and although it’s a laugh and you get exercise while playing it just goes against everything I stand for as a gamer. Can’t really explain it TBH. Gah, I’m defo getting too old for this shit.
3shirts | 26/11/2008 12:36
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Its funny how people feel so much anger and defiance about a company that couldn’t give a shit about them. Microsoft don’t care about you any more than Sony care about me, they just like my money.
I don’t like the way Microsoft do business but I don’t pretend Sony are much better, just more subtle. It comes down to which console suits your needs/wants/pocket and that may not be the same as someone else.
Still, I’m glad fanboys exist because baiting them can bring a little joy to a dark and miserable day
suicidalllama | 26/11/2008 16:04
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I agree with this totally. I really dont like the way Microsoft do business with making you pay alot after tricking you with a (moderately) cheap initial investment and then paying people huge sums of money for exclusives, it strikes me as unsportsman like.
Also theres little more fun to do that bait your 360 fanboy friends.
RocketSOL | 26/11/2008 13:16
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i bought a PS3 because i was confident with sony products, i had a PS2 at the time. other incentives such as the metal gear series and the killzone CG trailer edged me more towards this console.
then the 360 was released, but i carried on waiting because i had made my decision and didnt have enough money for both! So, by the time i got the PS3 in my hands, the 360 had plenty of owners, all wanting to have a say in how crap the PS3 was compared to it. Being at college you would expect them to be a little less pathetic.
so i agree with David Jaffe’s response!
Pixl1983 | 26/11/2008 16:05
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And after the choice quotes he goes on to say how he banged this guys mum and caught an STD.
Go the Jaffe-inator!
colossalblue | 26/11/2008 16:58
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This guy is a legend. Personally I love all the fanboy bickering because it’s so damn funny and I like to watch a good fight but to see someone in a position of authority talk like this is just great. He’s like a ‘roid junky on the comedown. I’d hate to be doing that interview, if you said the wrong thing he’d nail your balls to the window frame and take pictures to show your unborn kids.
Pixl1983 | 26/11/2008 20:21
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I know. He always gets the “Can he say that?” reaction. What a ledge!
mayflame | 26/11/2008 17:10
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Jaffe did make a point. Hearing about “Xbox is better than Playststion” crap and vice versa has really gotten annoying. I do own both consoles, but I spend more time on the PS3 than on the 360. All I can say to all these PS and MS fanboys is….”Shut the fxxk up, sir your ass down, grab you f-ing controller and just play the damn machine already. Isn’t it stupid that fanboys spend more time on the computer talking about how console A is better than console B rather than playing the damn console at all? Anyway, back to playing Gears of War 2.
mayflame | 26/11/2008 17:29
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P.S. Please excuse my spelling. I’m typing on my iPhone and the keyboard is too small for my thumbs.
colossalblue | 27/11/2008 00:12
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Turn your iPhone horizontal, you get a bit more space around the keys. You can even switch off the typo correction with the new firmware 2.2
kamiboy | 27/11/2008 03:00
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In an ideal world it shouldn’t matter which console you own, it should be about the games only. But when a demonic force entered the console world on that black day those many years ago and proceeded to take a huge steaming dump on the industry. Belittling what made console games good by infecting them with what made PC games the pastime of mentally retarded chimpanzees, and though the power of their endless coffers managed to make doing this dirty deed the very course of the whole console industry then excuse me if I wish to spit in the face of anyone who owns or supports those disgusting villains.
3shirts | 27/11/2008 06:55
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Nah, fanboys have been around as long as home consoles, especially through the Nintendo vs Sega era of the late eighties and early nineties.
The fact is that some strange psychological imperative drives people predisposed to it, to defend their choice of purchase as if it in some way defines them and to suggest it is poor is to suggest they are an inferior human.
seedaripper1973 | 27/11/2008 13:30
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Spectrum 48k FTW!!1!1!