Ever since Microsoft arrived on the scene with the unveiling of the original Xbox back in the day (and I mean the real Xbox 1 here), the feud between Sony and Microsoft fanboys has been going strong. It's an ancient feud going back generations— console generations that is (so like the early 2000s). If consoles are the nation-states of the video gaming world, then memes are our closest thing to weapons. They are the sabers by which we fanboys riposte and parry. A snarky meme may be worth a quick laugh to some, but it is a killing blow to the right gamer.
Memes are so much more than silly images you scan through on your lunch break. If you didn't already know, the word "meme" is rooted in the word memetics, which Apple Dictionary defines as, "an element of a culture or system of behavior that may be considered to be passed from one individual to another by nongenetic means, especially imitation." Memes are our cultural legacy, the very torches we pass down to our children and our children's children to teach them about our ideologies and values. Still think you've wasted your time reading a bunch of Xbox vs PlayStation memes? Take that, Mom — looks who's wasting his life now.
So when our alien overlords study the backlogs of our ancient internet for signs of which console won the war, they will most certainly look at our memes. Also, the memes on this list are, like, pretty jokes.
Here are 20 Hilarious Xbox vs PlayStation Memes.
20 Sony Stahp.
Microsoft knows Sony is playing the most dangerous game: giving people what they actually want. You have to hand it to Sony: this generation they have made a concerted effort to be more user-friendly to their customers. Not only that, PlayStation 4 famously undercut Xbox One’s price tag. Sometimes it can feel like game companies fix prices and only scale them back minutely when they have no other choice. That’s not a surprise. They want to make a profit, after all, and they’re entitled to it. But shocker, Sony has figured out that making an affordable, easy-to-use system that doesn’t cripple gameplay with arbitrary restrictions just might be the way of the future. Xbox One, please take note.
19 It Took Seven Years To Decide On A Slightly Off-Blue X Button
PlayStation 4 fans have a bad reputation for being blind followers of Sony. According to their rivals over at Xbox One, it wouldn’t matter if Sony released the same exact console and system every year with a fake mustache and googly eyes — PlayStation 4 fanboys would still line the corners. Not unlike some followers of certain computer companies, the cult surrounding Sony is fervent. The smallest tweak to its traditional apparatus is met with cries of “genius!” Say what you want about Xbox One’s name, Microsoft is at least willing to mix things up once in a while. Sony knows it had a good thing going, of course. Their business model can be summed up as: if it ain’t broke, why fix it?
18 Cultural Stereotypes Can Be Fun!
Can anyone deny the Japanese make wonderful technology? I owe half of my beloved childhood memories to things that came from Japan, like the original PlayStation for example. True, the United States is also the Mecca of global entertainment, but when you take into account the relative sizes of their nations, it’s pretty mind-boggling that one island nation-state has had such a profound impact on our collective imaginations. And judging from this meme, they’re doing a better job of it too. America is supposed to be about freedom, not restricting it. That’s why the Founding Fathers put the freedom from forced DLC in the constitution. If Microsoft continues in America’s Big Brother mindset, we might well see a mass exodus to PlayStation 4 one day. It could happen.
17 My Money's On Xbox One
This one’s gonna make some PlayStation 4 fanboys sore. And I’m not just talking emotionally; their arms are going to require a cast. There are a few ways this meme can be read, if we want to get deep about it. It’s true that Microsoft’s gaming console is well known to be a technological heavyweight. It’s also true that their gaming repertoire is impressive. The Kinect is also revolutionary in its own right. Woody and Buzz, for some odd reason, offer commentary. Toys commenting on toys, I guess? Given Woody’s face, he probably just a bought a subscription to PlayStation Plus. Buzz won Andy’s love like Xbox One most likely has. We all know Andy’s the kid who banged all our moms on Call of Duty.
16 Minecraft In 4k on Xbox One
You’ve heard it before: “Xbox One has 4k!” It’s uttered like an incantation by every prepubescent whose mother has dropped him off at EB Games like it’s a daycare. The words of the prophets are written on Gamestop’s walls. You can turn your console into a graphic powerhouse and jack up the price all you want, but it’s not going to mean squat to one of the most successful franchises of all time. If you’re picking up an Xbox with the hopes of building a blocky town and maybe a pixellated farm, then Xbox One’s relatively exorbitant price won’t justify the purchase. As in all things, you have to ask what’s right for you. Maybe 4k comforts you in a way that our prepubescent boy’s mother never has.
15 Xbox One, Directed By Stanley Kubrick
If there is a theme to these Xbox One memes, it’s the inherent connection between Microsoft and the NSA. It’s unsettling that the Kinect won’t allow itself to be unplugged. Gamers should receive the option. Microsoft seems opposed to giving players any choice, though. Borrowing from the Kubrick classic, our anonymous meme artist has made the 'kinection' between Kinect and cinema's favourite sociopathic AI. Dave has spent a lot of time in cryo-sleep and what’s a guy to do after so long? That’s right, turn on a little Just Dance 2: Disney Party. All he wants is to switch off the camera so it won’t record him and make him the next Star Wars kid. Is that so much to ask?
14 Wow, The Rock Is Judgmental
Have you ever felt like you weren't allowed to tell people what you’re really into? Have you ever been out at with the gang, only to say the wrong thing when the age-old console question inevitably rears its head? It’s a reality some Xbox One fans feel daily. People, I know you’ve come for the lols and not the feels, but take it from me and this anonymous meme master artist, like the things you like and don’t care what anybody says. If you like Xbox One, great. But if what you like just so happens to be making fun of people who like Xbox One? Maybe not so great.
13 They See You When You're Sleeping
They know when you will "enjoy" your time in bed. The idea that Xbox is in cahoots with Uncle Sam’s mission to spy through every peephole it can find is not a new one. Xbox fans have long taken flack for Microsoft’s Kinect, with many poking fun that its camera may be providing a feed to the NSA. If the CIA is spying on us through our microwaves, who’s to say it’s not also peeping through your favourite gaming console? The NSA knows that criminals love to pleasure themselves too, whether they’re using the Xbox’s browser for "adult" content or just marathoning a binge session of Just Dance: Disney Party 2. Suffice to say, Edward Snowden is a PlayStation fan.
12 Somebody Take Xbox One's Car Keys
Ever write a pro/con list only to find one of the columns drastically outweighs the others? Xbox One fans might want to steer clear of this one. Among the cons listed, Xbox One’s lack of game exchanges is center-stage. PlayStation 4 comes across as that much more easygoing cool parent, letting players do whatever they feel like if it’s under their roof. Xbox One has that vibe of the parent who forces you to check in every two seconds, totally ruining the good time you were having. Notice Xbox One’s 24-hour suicide check. PlayStation knows its players won’t be driven to a bridge in the middle of the night by their inability to borrow a friend’s game.
11 99 Problems
On this point, I must agree. It takes the immortal words of Jay-Z and an anonymous meme poet to express an inner conflict I have grappled with ever since I heard the announcement of Xbox’s latest console name. I know they’re going for the whole “you only need one console” definition of one, but it’s not intuitive. I’ve had to explain it to many people. I’m getting worked up as I write these words. It runs deep with me. PlayStation 4 may not get points for creativity but we can all agree that its name makes sense; it’s the fourth generation of PlayStation. Xbox should have stuck to the numbers arms race and named themselves Xbox 720. At least that would have made more sense than Xbox One.
10 Sssssh, Ya Want To Get Sued?
Microsoft learns from their mistakes. Sony also learns, but at the cost of obscene lawyer fees. Mostly they learn how to intimidate witnesses and rig juries. There may be a reason why PlayStation 4 can sometimes seem like it’s too eager to please; the console can’t deliver on all its promises— not legally anyway. PlayStation 4 is like that divorced dad who swings back into your life after being gone forever and promises the moon, only for you to find out that the moon is suing prodigal dad for copyright infringement. Xbox One is that other dad, who forces you to do your homework and won’t take you to Disney World, but he means what he promises and he’s always improving. Do you want fun or reliable?
9 Grumpy Cat Is A Sony Fanboy
Even the powers of grumpy cat are no match for a PlayStation 4 fanboy fantasies. You’re all familiar with this type of gamer; they’ll defend their brand with fundamentalist fervour even when it’s bland and unremarkable. There’s nothing to write home about for either console’s aesthetics. Both are sleek, compact, black… and that’s about it. So why all the love for PlayStation 4 even when it's nondescript? Why, we’d have to chalk that up to gamers loving its games— or to continue the analogy, its personality. Being attracted to personality? Gross! You can’t cosplay a personality! Still, hypocritical gamers who trash the competing console while overlooking all the flaws of their favourite gaming system might deserve this meme.
8 For Frodo_NoScopeLOL69
Xbox One and PlayStation 4 gamers, unite! If there’s one thing all console users can agree on, PC gamers are THE WORST. They’re constantly bragging about their specs and builds and mods. Consoles users like to know what they’re getting; games are tailored to systems and proven to work. You never buy an Xbox One or PlayStation 4 game only to find your console won’t run it or it crashes upon boot-up. The legions of PC gamers would have you believe they’re gaming in the Elysian Fields, where every blade of grass is crisply modeled and fully rendered. Maybe it’s time for Sony and Microsoft fanboys to stop bickering amongst themselves and take on their one true enemy.
7 You Can Get Help
We’ve all been there. PlayStation 4 is in heat more than my unneutered Chihuahua. But instead of adorably "enjoying" my leg when it gets hot, PlayStation 4 has the much less adorable reaction of succumbing to a quick death. What’s a PlayStation 4 fanboy to do? Well, if you’re a real Sony loyalist, you follow your favourite console to the grave with the handy loaded revolver you keep packed next to your gaming station at all times. In all seriousness, we all understand the frustration when your console overheats while you’re mid-game. It’s enough to drive some of us to suicide or (gasp) Microsoft. For some Sony loyalists, that’s the same fate.
6 Maybe Straps Would Be A Good Idea Here
Sometimes you can’t help it— you’re in the middle of an intense CoD match with your aim on your twelve-year-old stepdad who hit and quit your mom— when one wrong move and the controller goes flying, along with your savings. Modern controllers ain’t cheap, either. Sony might deserve the shade being thrown here. The price of controllers requires you to take out a mortgage on your unborn child while the models have barely even changed with the times.
It’s almost as if developers frustrate us on purpose, so we will fling the controller across the room, thus being forced to run to the nearest Best Buy and replace it. Soon, they’ll be selling individual buttons with start and select as DLC.
5 Impossibru, Indeed, Old Friend
This one is by far the most unrealistic meme in the entire article. Of course, see, it’s impossible to make Kristen Stewart smile. Sony is flying a little too close to the sun if they’re claiming they can generate enough power to make Kristen Stewart smile. For her to smile without a lip bite would defy the laws of physics. There are simply not enough pixels in the world all put together to generate such an image. Elon Musk believes our universe is a computer program and not even that program can do it. As the Asian gentleman aptly surmises in the bottom frame of this meme masterpiece with slightly questionable political correctness connotations, “impossibru.” Impossibru, indeed, old friend.
4 Achievement Unlocked: Forbidden Love
Here’s a change of pace. Finally, a meme for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One fan alike. If you’re not familiar with it, there’s a famous image of an Xbox One and PlayStation 4 employee getting cozy on the showroom floor at a gaming convention. The internet was quick to jump on the Romeo + Juliet comparisons. It’s appropriate, really. Both are lovers from warring factions. Both offer prime examples of the English language’s most creative wordsmithing (little-known fact: Just Dance: Disney Party 2 is a modern reimagining of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale). The forbidden love story of these two fills us with hope. Although they might have a problem when Xbox One girl finds out PlayStation 4 guy likes to swap games around while she is exclusively a one-player kind of girl.
3 Trenchant Meme
Don’t pretend like you don’t understand this trenchant meme (is that the first time anybody’s ever said trenchant meme?) Sometimes our consoles aren't anything more than tv boxes. We use them for Netflix and that’s about it. It’s not our fault, of course. There can be massive wait times between major releases, and there’s only some much Overwatch a guy or gal can handle. Gamers can be a little like that stereotypical rich girl with a closet the size of a yawning cave, looking on at thousands of games the way that rich girl looks at her clothes and says, “there’s nothing to wear.” Binging on the latest Netflix original is thus the only logical thing to do for spoiled brats such as ourselves.
2 If A Gamer Falls In Battle, Does Half-Life 3 Still Get Confirmed?
The mastermind reveals himself. While all of us were stupidly writing and reading PlayStation 4 v.s Xbox One Hilarious Meme Articles, Gaben has been lying in wait the whole time. He’s the brilliant tactician pitting two enemies against each other. While everyone is hurling sticks and stones at each other, Gaben is busy playing 3-D chess (which he got for an awesome deal during a steam summer sale). It may be just the wakeup call we need. Maybe we need to put down the controllers and come together before Valve sweeps in for the kill? Maybe the only way to survive is for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 fans to get along. No? Can’t do it? Yeah, I didn’t think so either.
1 Everyone I Don't Like Is ______
Ever heard of Godwin’s Law? Essentially, the longer an internet dialogue goes on for, the higher the chance somebody will bring up .. well, you can figure it out. As a testament to Godwin’s Law, it didn’t take long for this list to confirm the theory. This meme was presumably written by a Pro-PlayStation gamer, who knows that everything he doesn’t like is Hitler. Interestingly, The United States government has teamed up with the devil in this scenario. Carl Sagan and Neil Degrasse Tyson are oddly on the PlayStation side… because playing PlayStation makes you a genius? As Carl Sagan oft used to type, “Xbox l0serz can suk my [BLEEP] LOLZ.” The choiFedorafedora as a mark of high-fashion also seems to betray where this meme artist’s tastes lie.