for the most part, i ignore fanboys. consoles exist as platforms for games, which may or may not suck. to extol the virtues or point out the flaws of a particular console is usually moot, as most consoles do what they're supposed to do quite well, which is run games. if the console has 4 controller ports instead of 2, that's cool. if it has a built in hard drive and it costs more, well you get what you pay for. it's all a matter of perspective. but when it comes down to it, to me, it's the games that matter, and if they're exclusives and i must own them, i must consequently own the console.