The decree from GameStop.
GameStop still alive? How?
>>724190505they make their money selling funkos now
>>724190348im horny
>>724190505Meme stocks
>>724190348thanks reggie
You joke, but the fact that we're going into duopoly territory now fills me with dread.Not even the Atari era had competitors in such low numbers.
>>724190348>gamestop>neutral entitylmao. Funniest shit I've read today.
>>724190348If Moviebob experienced Vietnam, what did the rest of us after him experience?
Hella epic, my dudes.
>console wars began with the Xboxlmfuckingao
>>724191000Xbox (OG) and PS2 onwards is Iraq.
Well maybe...Nintendo makes gimmick consoles and doesn't try to compete with high end graphics.Xbox may be going completely cloud.PS5 can be the standard "high end" console.
>>724191378That died after Sony killed SEGA. SEGA putting Sonic Adventure on the GameCube sealed that and Sonic in Smash Brawl basically "broke the internet" as it was basically Nintendo acknowledging the truck in the biggest way possible.
>>724190770look on the bright side.you can always build a pc.its not like there are only two hardware manufacturers in that space either.and they're both shit.
>>724190634me too
>>724190348>Xbox loses the console war>xfags now coping saying that the war is over
>>724191000Why does Bob always think he's entitled to success and happiness and people sucking his dick and telling him how great he is?
>>724190348>The World's Retail Gaming & Trade-In DestinationIs this a joke? The only thing they sell is merch now.
>early 2000where's my man Devin
>>724190505They sell pokemon cards
>>724191984>gamestop in charge of history
>>724190348Based and truth pilled.
>>724190348Since when did the console wars start with Gaylo?
>>724191709I'll never understand why Bullfrog shittified the art style with DK2. DK1's aesthetic and character designs were perfect.
>>724191878Show some respect, anon. Bob’s a war hero who laid it all on the line to defend the honor of Nintendo in the Console Wars.
>>724191000How did Bob the blob not catch shit for calling out the ethnic hoodlums.
The console wars were over as soon as Xbox and PS both started porting their games to PC.>Gamestop>Neutral Entitylmao indeed.
>>724190505They made a ton of money from the diamonds hand shit and then proceeded to waste it.
>>724193395the writing was on the wall when consoles switched to x86, becoming closed ecosystem PCs.
>>724190770what do you mean going into?we've been in a duopoly for a while?have you actually seen any sort of competition between Xbox and Sony for how many years now?and then there's Nintendo as the designated 3rd party that's honestly irrelevant as they're doing their own thing
>>724190348>Console war started with Halo.>Sony cutting the legs out of the Saturn with "299 US dollars" never happened.>Sega Does What Nintendon't never happened.Oh no they're retarded.Oh no, they're retarded.
>>724192273Engine change. 90% sure Dungeon Keeper was based on the same graphics engine as Magic Carpet. At least they had the same kind of voxel fuzziness
>>724190770>sony>movie games, hardware self destructs randomly >nintendo games that look and run worse than abandonware coom games, hardware can’t run third party games nothing will change losing Xbox
>>724190348Consoles already died when they became little more than PC with more closed hardware.
>>724193469Thats not true at all. They have more cash on hand than ever before.
>>724191643>Sony killed SEGAsega killed itself retard
>>724190684how did that whole "reddit vs wall street" thing of a couple of years ago end? did they get rich? are they still holding?
>>724194431diehards are still holding and adding. unfortunately for them the longer this goes on the less likely their MOASS will ever happen (not that it ever was going to)
>>724194718But why don't they have to repay their shorted stocks?
>>724191378>>724191643No it started when arcade games were first introduced to the public. Remember, home console was not a thing until your parents were born. I was there, i saw all the wars and the current war. Gaming has fallen into a worst state because you youngsters allowed Valve Corporation to control your gaming, your games and your money.
>>724190348By decree of His Imperial Majesty, the Holy Nintendo Empire does not recognize the ceasefire declared between its vassal states, Snoygeria and the Xbottom Archipelago. The Empire deems the agreement unsanctioned, lacking both imperial consent and lawful mediation. Until such time as the Crown convenes to establish a binding resolution, both realms are to maintain full readiness and continue the fulfillment of their duties to the Empire. Any attempt to alter alliances or suspend obligations under the guise of peace will be regarded as a breach of loyalty and dealt with accordingly.
>>724195347How's that Elden Ring port coming along?
>>724194323"$299" and Sony obliterating everything was certainly instrumental.
>>724190348If Sony was still a Japanese company, yeah I would say "Japan won" but I consider California its own region.
Why is GameStop still a thing? Are people THAT interested in $100 bootleg GBA cartridges?
>>724195347Nintendo REALLY doesn't want to be a part of any console way with Sony. Nintendo got their asses handed to them so hard they ran out of the console race. Before than they got bitchslapped so hard they made the Wii. Both incidents caused by Sony and the PlayStation.
>>724195749>console wayconsole war
>will continue to operate as a demilitazrized zone, offering hardware, accessories, and trade-ins>makes no mention of gameslol
>>724195749These are different times, its not the 90s anymore
ok first of all I didn't even know gamestop still fucking existed, and secondly>console wars are over because... halo is on playstationso what does that even mean, sony's been putting their titles on PC (and switch to a lesser extent) for years at this point
>>724195749Nintendo won 3 of the last 4 generations, stop being a faggot
>>724196159PS1 beat the N64PS2 beat the GameCubeWii "beat" the PS3PS4 dominated the Wii U and pushed Nintendo to just make handheldsNintendo fans DO NOT want to play with PlayStation fans on the console war thing. They will get absolutely destroyed.
>>724196907And now Sony is going to make another Playstation handheld.
>>724197117Only cause they are going to kill nintendo again!
>>724196907So what he said was completely correct then. Considering the Switch 2 is outselling the PS5, Nintendo has won/is winning 3 of the last 4 console generations, with the Wii U being the failed one.The N64 evened the score with the PS1 too, since most PS1 games are now forgotten (Exception being the FF games and SotN) while several N64 games (Zeldas, Mario, Banjo) are still so relevant that they have near daily threads on /v/.
>>724198576>Nintendo has won/is winning 3 of the last 4 console generations,>The N64 evened the score with the PS1 toWhat kind of drugs do you take?
>>724190348Nintendo won
>>724190505Selling pokemon cards at scalper prices and grading cards for customers/stealing said graded cards from customers if they're high dollar
>>724198576>The N64 evened the score with the PS1It didn't. PS1 undeniably beat the N64.
>>724195443The two factors that destroyed SEGA were the SoA/SoJ feud and Sony buying up the largest EU publisher along with undercutting the console price. SEGA probably could have survived either but not both.
>>724191378Atari vs Magnavox precedes that by twenty years, newfag.
>>724199014how do they steal the cards?
>>724190348>we the schemers behind the console wars, a plot device we conjured to defeat sony, will put an end to it because after over 20 years of straight up consecutive loses with not a single win are tired of getting our american butts kicked in a war we invented ourselvesYou cant make this up
>>724199235Long-term? Not really. Sony won with third party support and they didn't really get into the first party game until like late PS2, I think? They barely had nothing. Nintendo meanwhile had tons of exclusives and they're still beloved to this day. Not knocking PS1-PS2 games, like FF7 remakes coming to Switch 2 is a big deal. But it's just that PS1-PS2 profits got wiped by PS3 anyways
>>724190348Ah yes, console wars, invented in the year 2001
>>724190348Because Nintendo is the only console that puts out good exclusives. They should say “the console wars have been won”.
>>724191643>That died afterAnd this means console wars didn't exist pre-Xbox?
>>724196907>pushed Nintendo to just make handheldsboy this is some strong cope
>>724190348GameStop doesn't have the authority to declare anything except bankruptcy.
>>724199848>Long-term? Not reallyHow much did the original PlayStation home console (PS1) sell in comparison to the Nintendo 64 home console?
It's over /v/ros......were going back home. (sniff...)
>>724200057None of those things benefits Playstation today, not when Nintendo got third party support again. Playstation will lose just like Xbox because they'll just port their games to Nintendo/PC
>>724196907Ps1 beat the N64PS2 beat the GCDS beat the PSPThe Wii demolished the PS3 in every aspectThe 3ds beat the vitaThe ps4 either won against the Wii U The PS5 lost against the switch and is currently losing to the switch 2Basically if you're playing console wars it's currently 4:3 to Nintendo.Also if you look at it from a profit standpoint it'sN64 > ps1GC > PS2DS > PSPWii > PS3PS4 > Wii USwitch > PS56:1 complete NintendominatonYou Sony fans shouldn't have run your mouth, you were absolutely destroyed.
>>724190348Let's all be real the console wars was only a real thing for the wii/ps3/360 era. All the others had clear winners.
>>724200157How much did the original PlayStation home console (PS1) sell in comparison to the Nintendo 64 home console?
>>724200173>the company i root for made more money than the company you root for
>>7242001735:1 excuse my typo
>>724190505Pokemon still funneling money into them with TCG and doing store only digital distributions in the year of 2025.
>>724200240Bamco doesn't have anything to do with this.
>>724200240>Consumerism is bad o’algo
fat bald manchildren won the war
>>724200240>unironically rooting for sony
>>724190505A guy named Roaring Kitty on reddit stole tens if not hundreds of millions from retail investors, alongside Gamestop executives, with AOC and Ted Cruz's help and bankrupted tons of poor people in the process.
>>724200383Based. Fuck the poors.
>>724199976I was making fun of the disease called Sonicfags back in elementary school in 1989 before there even was a Sonic. Retarded controller, retarded mascot for retarded people with questionable morals.
>>724190348What the fuck is this retardation? The console war started with Atari v Nintendo. Atari got their ass beat in an extremely one-side and pathetic manner, but as soon as they were defeated a bunch of upstarts rose up to stand against Nintendo, with the most prominent being SNK and Sega.
>>724190634my asshole is swollen and juicy
>>724200546>The console war started with Atari v Nintendo.No? Nintendo didn't truly jump in until the third gen and by that time atari didn't really matter compared to Sega and Nintendo.
>>724200704?
>>724192067Zombyclown humiliated this kid btw
Console wars have existed as long as multiple consoles have existed.
>>724190348Literally all consoles are losing relevance to PC.Who gives a shit about the "console wars". You've been fighting for 2nd place for a decade, at least.
>>724200983nah mifflin won
>>724201040You are like a tranny trying to use a female bathroom. You don't belong here, now be quiet veterans are discussing important things.
>>724201040PC is honestly the worst platform to play games on. PC gamers also have the worst taste in games.Someday you'll come to accept this.
>>724190770Consoles are already fucking cancerous DOGSHIT, just go PC.
>>724190505memes
>>724194431the stock was over-shorted. wall st phoned up a few friends and they magically narrowly managed to avoid a squeeze. ezpz
>>724190770It's not even a duopoly. Sony has their market and Nintendo has theirs. Consoles and handhelds are different, even the games on Switch and Playstation are drastically different(Switch doesn't get most 3rd party games and has exclusives Playstation will never have). They're not competing at all and that's the worst possible outcome for consumers because it's legitimately just 2 monopolies.The only ways that can change are if Valve releases a Steam Machine 2 that sits under your TV and automatically gets the correct proton settings so even retards can use it or if Sony actually tries to fight the Switch with their upcoming handheld. I feel like that handheld might fuck Sony in the long run though if publishers optimize their games for it then they might as well optimize their games for the Switch 2 and suddenly Sony would solve Nintendo's third party problem.
Last I checked Playstation keeps releasing games on PCXbox gave away all of their exclusives awayNintendo wins by default.
>>724200983Zombyclown didn't address a single thing he said. He just tried to clap back on the words he used. Reeks of impotent seethe.Mifflin Devin chads stay winning
>Console fans warred over exclusive games>PC has exclusive GENRESThe console wars were always stupid because everyone lost by using a console in the first place.
>>724195198Valve was always going to become a giant by sole virtue of being the only one who provided games to the world outside America. Turns out gaming becomes a whole lot more popular when you don't have to pay 500% markups for imported stuff.
>>724190348So tell me who won?
>>724190348Ironic, considering the "petty conflict" is the reason why Halo became a thing. I don't care what people say, the "console wars" and exclusive titles were a good, forcing the companies to compete with one another for our time and money.
>>724199581>MagnavoxThe odyssey was literally putting stickers on a screen
>>724200927just thought I'd mention it
>>724200983first comeback was the only good burn, everything else was tryhard shit
>>724203226When everything is multiplat, there is an even greater incentive to make better games because now your completion is every other game.
>>724190348I can't believe I actually miss the PS3/360 days
>>724190348Time for the board to change to /sny/ to reflect the new world order for gaming
>>724204986King of shit mountain
PlayStation fans don't actually exist here because you try getting a thread based on their current first party exclusives rolling without culture war shitflinging
>>724190348I don't know what will drive Microsoft to stay on the gaming business, I expect them to start cancelling games and shutting down their studios over the years
>>724190505They should unironically be thriving but gamers are retards that would rather buy games digitally than on discs.
AAA console games were always a millenial fad, this was inevitable.
>>724200279>Gave away 50.>Then when they got flak for it only did another 50.>Most of Europe didn't even get them.This event was the worst one they've ever done. They do 300 Dragonite and Charizard cards but 50 shiny legendary cards? Are they serious? It just led to everyone duping them.
>>724190505I pick up used Xbone controllers from there
You know how "Mario vs Sonic" is mostly still a thing by 20 somethings and younger who weren't even there during the peak of Nintendo vs SEGA?Do you think future gens will still push Sony vs Microsoft despite also never actually being there?
>>724204986Kek
>>724202658No, gamespy, wirdtarget, GOG were the first to enter the digital gaming market. Valve was dead last with unpopular DRM rules with forcing players to install a client and make an account. Those things are not normal, still should not be normal. Buying CDs, buying direct download links and email download software was the answer to buying stuff. Not this nonsense of account management that is tied to a business like Amazon sever that will one day crash or delete your data.
>everything finally crashed and burned to the groundIt is over at long last.
>>724208126Jesus. RIP.Realistically how do you even survive that?Jump out and roll?
>>724208216By not driving into another car, first off. He could have probably steered into a softer crash site.
>>724208126>>724208216>Fortunately, neither the passenger nor driver of the Comet were seriously injured, nor was the driver of the minivan.Darn.
>>724190348What about Genesis vs SNES? That is still the greatest console war to this day no matter what the zoom zooms think.
i literally fought in 3 wars dammit im an oldfag after all
How did people react to Sonic coming to Nintendo?t. zoomer
>>724209552It was surreal. The Xbox got a huge push from Sega, thanks to Peter Moore, so most of us thought that the Xbox would just take on Sega's spirit and continue the fight that way. Then, over a fairly short period of time, you could play nearly every major Sonic title on the Gamecube. It was more momentous than the Playstation Halo presentation, but far less pathetic.
>>724192582He's saying it sardonically, indirectly criticizing his parents for being racists. The only possible ways you could have missed that is if you're an ESL, retarded or autistic, unless of course you're not just playing dumb for some godforsaken reason. To make movie blob look bad? He does enough of that himself.
Why is /v/ so happy over the gaming industry they grew up on dying in a fire of corporate evil and incompetence?
>>724209428>frogpostershould've died in the first one
>>724190348>conflict originated in the early 2000'sHuh? Why would you embarrass yourself like this?
Do Xbros even exist anymore?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUv5Q9we_l4
>>724211085Perhaps they're referring specifically to Xbox vs Playstation?
>>724191878He’s a narcissist
>>724210824/v/ is so happy over the gaming industry dying in a fire because they grew up on corporate evil and incompetence.
>>724190770We've been here since 2013. It just took a minute to stick.
>>724190348>fucking gamestop outlived Xboxhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbWgUO-RqcwThis is where xbox died for good
>>724196907>PS4 dominated the Wii U and pushed Nintendo to just make handheldsThey more or less ceded the East Asian market to Nintendo by giving up on handhelds after the Vita and have been locked into diminishing returns with their disastrous attempt on going all-in on live service games.There is a reason why there's a rumored handheld SKU for the PS6, and it's not because they feel handhelds are the kiddie pool for video games.
>Framing Xbox as the aggressor who started the 6th gen war with Halo CE when Sony and Nintendo opened hostilities with each other 1 month prior to Xbox jumping into the fray (not to mention Sony’s successful campaign against the crumbling remains of Sega the previous year)This is revisionist horseshit trying to put the blame on the last person to join in on the fighting.It is nothing more or less than the gaming equivalent of the Treaty of Versailles, and I can only dream that it someday prompts the rise of Xbox Hitler.
>>724190770I don't think this is a problem. Consoles have been glorified PCs for a while now. If a new company can come along to justify a console based on its own unique capabilities, something that makes it more affordable and specialized than a PC, then the problem gets solved. Otherwise, what we're witnessing is the death of the console as it has no justification for its existence.
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>>724190348I believe the console wars will truly end until an all-purpose, anti-cheat gaming platform is introduced.
>>724190505They aren't, they got bought out
Sony won.My teenage self is somewhere in me laughing tears of joy.I am now indifferent, due to the ravages of time and countless hours of sex.
>>724214858Consoles will always exist in some variety for the same reason they're still sell now. The layman wants a box to put next to his TV that plays video games with no setup needed. So long as this is a human desire, consoles will continue to exist.
>>724190348Sonyfags are completely unaware Halo died a decade ago and you're just getting it's rotting corpse.
>>724190348F U C K I N G G A M E S T O P !
>>724216661Seems true of every franchise that was created after the 90s.
>>724190770Let it all burn
