Well, I haven't been here very long, and I'm still a noob around here. I'm all for locking threads that go nowhere. I don't understand half of the technical discussions, but most of them as far as I can tell are just that, technical, and unbiased. I've generally avoided jumping in unless the topic is in fact the console war itself, and in particular, strategy. I'm not an electrical engineer, but I do have a law degree and an MBA, so I happen to know a few things about the business side of things. I feel I can talk about these things here more than elsewhere precisely because this site is generally not populated by idiot fanboys. A concept I fail to understand--these are products of two giant corporations looking out for their shareholders, they could give a crap about their customers as long as they are happy with the product. So it's just stupid to take a side, just hope healthy competition generates a better product for all of us to enjoy.
And in the meantime, it can be fun to see who can best out the other, and how they get it done. Here I would hope the focus would be on who is winning the technological race, why, and whether they will be successful. And not to mention, 1) what the new games will really wind up looking like 2) what are the possibilities for the new technology. If I have a bias it's probably towards PS3, if only because I think the possibilities are extensive. (Whether they will be useful or not is another issue, i.e. will all this supercomputer talk wind up being so much bluster like the camera phone I have but never use, or something revolutionary? That to me is an interesting question). But it only belongs in threads where that discussion belongs. If it's a topic on the performance of Xenos, or the various technical aspects of a processor, it's not necessary to get into a raging discussion on the merits of J. Allard's/KK whoever's thoughts on market strategy. It does belong in an interview thread, and there is nothing wrong with that.
I don't really care who wins, I'm just interested in what happens when two juggernauts, well three, go at it. But I enjoy this site because there are so many bright, intelligent people who really understand the technology on a very high level, and I've learned quite a bit. Or who are directly involved in the process like DeanoC. This is the "console" talk section, and I think it's appropriate to have discussion on topics beyond the finer technical points of clockspeeds and bandwith in some circumstances. But yeah, if even those discussions devolve into "Xbox owns PS3" it's stupid, should be locked and the poster tossed out.
Anyway, as a noob if I interject myself in some technical discussion I don't belong in, please feel free to warn me! Sometimes I can't help myself, but I do try to add something insightful or intelligent even if it's not really news or can shed light on some highly technical point. Sometimes less democracy is healthy. Don't forget, Hitler got elected. If you want democracy, it requires responsibility, which means quite simply 1) think before you post, and 2) try not to take sides. And yes, if you want to rant and rave about how great console X is, please take it somewhere else. I think the vast majority of senior people and junior people on this site don't care for fanboyism. This isn't a pissing contest about which console can outperform the other, it should be about which console is pushing the technological envelope and particularly for the technically minded around here, the community this really belongs to, HOW.
Everyone else should consider themself a guest, so please try to respect the technical minded people around here trying to have a technical discussion. From a noob to fellow noobs, please try not to ruin a great forum. I you have something insightful to add, by all means jump in, but if not, just read and try to learn something. But if it's "Xbox sux" please take a hike. Peace.
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