Quite possibly it is nothing more than human mental phenomena. Obviously, not everyone has enough money to buy every single console and game that comes out. So they have to pick the one that they feel is the best. Then, when people they know (or don't know, I suppose) ask which console they should get, they promote the one that they have experienced. Then, another person comes along and disagrees, therefore leading to a feeling of defensiveness from both, causing these little console wars here.

At least, that's how I see it.

Dragonblade01

thats exactly how it is! :)

you hit the nail on the head there! if they only own that particular console or system then they feel the need they have to defend it!

i remember back in 1982 in the UK, there was a BIG war between zx spectrum and the commodore 64 :)

we were kids back then, so unless your parents were millionaires, you only had one system or the other, and although secretly who ever had a speccy would have loved a C64 as well, or visa versa!

if you are a true gamer, then you love games full stop! no matter what machine you play it on :)