Cus video games was expensive!
Back in the day we ain't had the money for Sega AND Nintendo in the crib.
Nowadays having Playstation, Xbox, and Nintendo in the living room is normal, but owning two game systems in the 90s was like having two TV sets in the 50s.
You had to choose one and roll with it. So of course people got defensive over their purchases. shyt was personal. Like "haha you bought the Sega Saturn? shyt sucks, dummy!" And that shyt stang for real cus you dropped $500 you saved up over the entire year for that Sega Saturn, an extra controller and a couple games. And your friends that dropped $300 on that new Sony Playstation the same year are clowning you and playing more games.
It's like losing a poker match. That shyt really had nikkas heated.