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Game console tribalism made a little bit of sense in the early 90s if -- and only if -- you lived in a small rural town where games were harder to come by. Everyone having the same console (whether SNES or Genesis) meant that you and your friend group could lend games to one another so that everyone didn't have to snag a copy of Chrono Trigger or Star Fox or Turtles in Time or whatever. From each Mountain Dew-chugging, Cheeto-dust encrusted tweenage boy according to his (parents') ability, to each Mountain Dew-chugging, Cheeto-dust encrusted tweenage boy according to his need.
I had the opposite experience. I remember being friends with someone with a SNES. We would play SNES games at his house and Genesis games at my house. Later on, someone would have an N64 while someone else would have a PS1.
Same. I don't remember a single instance of kids discriminating based on console here. It's ruralish so maybe access to gaming magazines and games media encouraged it more?