Even though most gamers can get along through their mutual love of the medium despite the different consoles they own, some still enjoy indulging in the console wars. While some disapprove of drawing party lines and forging rivalries based on platform ownership, most can still appreciate the comedic value of memes crafted around this idea.
The following list will focus on the competition between Sony’s PlayStation 4 and the Nintendo Switch. The meme creators take advantage of both system’s strengths and weaknesses. At the end of the day, however, the PS4 and Switch are both incredible pieces of hardware with phenomenal gaming libraries.
10 Don’t Leave Switch Out Of The Running
Gamers often talk about the competition between Microsoft and Sony, but they should not leave Nintendo out of the conversation. While the generations don’t line up, the Switch is still a massively successful console with a slew of unique advantages over the PS4.
In addition to its first-party lineup, the ability to play it either on the go or connected to a television makes it invaluable.
9 Snorlax’s Favorite
Few things can jostle a Snorlax from its slumber. The PS4’s vast array of features and stellar exclusives like God of War and Horizon: Zero Dawn doesn’t stir the sleeping giant.
The Switch’s sleek design, variety of gameplay options, and critically-venerated titles, on the other hand, excite the Pokemon to no end. This test is not exactly fair to Sony, however, considering the obvious Bias Snorlax has towards the Switch.
8 The Killing Blow
Where video games are involved, one can always bet their bottom dollar on finding a Dragon Ball meme. This one is clearly in favor of Nintendo Switch, as it is shown delivering a brutal blow to Sony’s console.
Higher resolutions, better graphics, and a more stable online infrastructure apparently are not enough to defend the PS4 from the Switch’s hybrid design, convenience, and variety of controller options.
7 Buzz Lightyear’s Seal Of Approval
How many games abandoned their PS4 in 2017 when Nintendo Switch launched? Perhaps some shoved Sony’s console into the deepest recesses of their closet in favor of Link and Mario. The Switch more likely became a close companion to the PS4, seeing love when a stellar exclusive hit shelves or the gamer went on a long trip. Despite these memes, one must always remember the ability for consoles to exist harmoniously in the same living room.
6 An Interesting Theory
Handheld gaming will certainly become more appealing as technology and accessibility increases, but it is hard to believe playing in the living room will ever completely go away as long as gamers are looking for the most powerful and technologically advanced gaming experiences.
Perhaps other consoles will take a cue from Nintendo and have some hybrid features, however.
5 The Winner Changes Depending On Location
Depending on where one is from, this meme is either in favor of Nintendo or Sony. In the west, the X is a sign of approval while the Circle button signals a cancellation.
In Japan, however, the signs are reversed. Given the character’s expression in the photos, this is most likely using the Japanese meaning of the symbols. Then again, the top photo could just as likely be a look of astonishment and wonder.
4 Who Is Unity Working For!
Did the PS4 really feel this betrayed when games running on Unity started showing up the Switch? Can’t a game endgine share the love between platforms?
Hopefully, PS4 does not continue to choke Unity and duel to the death with Switch before the injured graphics engine loses the will to live. If that happened, games like Outer Wilds and Wasteland 2 would cease to exist.
3 Can Consoles Break Other Consoles
If a gamer is showing too much attention to particular console, will another platform break it in a jealous rage? Do video game systems come to life when nobody is around like Andy’s playthings in Toy Story?
If this is the case, then the Switch has no chance of survival. Nintendo builds their consoles with durability in mind, but the PS4 Pro is a tank and would shatter the Switch’s screen under its massive weight.
2 It’s Also True
While showing cardboard may diminish the Labo’s capability and potential, it also quite literally a cardboard workshop that works in tandem with the Switch.
While PS4 owners can splurge to experience VR with impressive titles like Resident Evil 7 and Astrobot, Switch owners’ VR, which they build through Labo, is nigh unplayable.
1 Switch, Assemble!
The higher resolutions available on the PS4 are certainly sweet to those who have the appropriate television. Taking advantage of the Switch’s unique features, however, simply involves purchasing the console.
Playing Skyrim on the go is certainly a sweet incentive to purchase the game for the sixth time. It may have already been more than five years old by the time the Switch came around, but never before could one play it outside the of their living room.
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