Sharing the Love

E3 is almost finished. Doesn't seem like there were any huge announcements this time around, except for 1: Final Fantasy XIII coming to the Xbox 360. Many people were excited, but many more were pissed. Why? Well, most of them were probably Type-A fanboys (see the post "Types of Fanboys" for a definition). The same goes for Bioshock coming to the PS3 with exclusive content, though not quite as strong a reaction. Still, both of these show how irrational and selfish Type-A fanboys can be.

Final Fantasy XIII coming to the Xbox 360 will not at all change the experience of playing it on the PS3, despite what some people think. Square-Enix confirmed this. Yet the Type-A Sony fanboys are still upset. They seem to think Square Enix owes them something; that putting the game on the 360 breaks the tradition of all Final Fantasy games being on Sony consoles. Obviously that's ridiculous; the first 6, and many spin-offs, were on Nintendo consoles, and XI came out for the 360. Square-Enix is smart to put their games on the consoles with the highest install base. Square-Enix, Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo are companies; companies exist to make money. None of them are non-profit organizations, so to say that one of them only cares about money while excusing the others is stupid. And it's not like Sony or PS3 owners have done anything for which Square-Enix owes them. Square-Enix doesn't owe anyone anything; they're making their own choices. Yes, they have created a tradition of releasing Final Fantasy games on Sony consoles, but again, they also had a tradition of releasing them on Nintendo consoles. And once again, the PS3 is still getting it, so they're not breaking that tradition anyway.

So that explains how the decision is good for the company, and that's their priority. It's also good for gamers. Type-A Sony fanboys are being selfish. That's the real problem. They don't want 360 owners to enjoy FFXIII so they can boast about how the PS3 has it. They want to have something that others don't have. That's human nature; it's understandable. But it's the kind of human nature we have to fight. Why shouldn't as many people as possible be able to enjoy the game? As we've already discussed, it doesn't hurt PS3 owners. In pushing their Type-A fanboyism, they're trying to keep other people from having fun. Type-A fanboys, think about it that way. Is it really fair for the millions of 360 owners not to be able to play the game? Just so you can say your console is better?

That's what this is all about. It's the Type-A fanboys wanting to keep millions of people from having fun so that they can feel better about their console choice. Putting themselves above millions of others when it won't hurt them either way. And that's just stupid. It's also stupid to say they're doing it for Sony. Their complaints are not going to help Sony, and Sony won't know who they are anyway. It's immature selfishness, and nothing else.