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Fanboys Dissected and Studied

We know that you, our lovely readers, may like one particular console more than another. And then whenever we badmouth your beloved game machine, you see red spots, feel slightly dizzy and write us an angry email. These tirades typically come written in all caps, peppered with bold face and displaying mangled spelling that even Crecente cannot match. We're talking about fanboys here, folks.

Game site Aeropause rounded up a group of diehards and asked them a series of questions, trying to get a look at what makes fanboys tick. And you know what, it's not much. They develop strong emotional attachment to a particular brand name or console. This breeds quotes like:

I could really give a crap about what others think. I know I am right and that is all I need to sleep at night.

There is a simple cure for this rabid favoritism: Buy all the consoles. Though, for most, that isn't possible anymore.

More Here [Aeropause]

7:22 AM on Tue Aug 8 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
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