Unfortunately for many gamers, there exists this myth that in order for their platform of choice to do well, the other side must ‘lose.’ It’s as if we can’t stomach the idea of two or three consoles coexisting. Ironically, the more consoles in the market, the healthier the game industry becomes as competition fuels innovation and the wider the net they can set by bringing in more people under the ‘gaming’ umbrella.

I don’t care much for Nintendo products and haven’t owned one since NES (though I did buy the GameCube simply to not miss out on Final Fantasy: Chrystal Chronicles. In hindsight, I should have missed out) but if a family who otherwise wouldn’t game wants to purchase a Wii or Wii U and that helps get them familiarized with gaming, I’m all for it. Today Mario Cart, tomorrow LittleBigPlanet.

Lucky for us, Xbox head Phil Spencer isn’t such a guy. After having congratulated PlayStation in the past and wishing them success with PS VR, he took to Twitter to announce his excitement for the upcoming Uncharted 4. Sadly, to no one’s surprise, within minutes, he was blasted by Xbox fans but perhaps even better than his original tweet is his response.

That’s after the jump.

@wrath93 We should all applaud when a team does something special. Those who hope for team to fail due to platform aren’t real gamers.

— Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) March 1, 2016 

For those playing at home, that’s Phil Spencer (left) and former PlayStation head, Jack Tretton (right).

Discuss:

Are gamers far too hostile towards different platforms?