I thought it was good, there were a ton of games that looked interesting. Then, just for laughs, I went to the comments. There was an almost even split between "why the sequels and remasters/no new IPs" and "why all stuff we haven't seen before" (plus the obligatory "why is that man brown/girl covered up").
I think the start of this article is right, and journalism's got a lot to answer for. There was a point, I don't know, 10 or 15 years ago maybe, when journalists started letting their frustrations show in their work, and that coupled with the demographic growing up and increasingly moving in businessy circles has resulted in the discourse skewing ever more towards questioning what developers are into. As younger gamers came through, they've seized the reins and overentitlement has become the new normal.
I don't know that the genie can be put back in the bottle as any attempt positive spin from an outlet just comes across as shilling (although with two little kids I put toothpaste back in the tube all the time so who knows). People need to check their greed a bit and get some perspective on what actually important. How do we make that happen?
@RadioHedgeFund greater amount of gamers. Majora's mask sold 3.4 million, horizon forbidden west sold 10 million. Breath of the wild sold 30 million, and Nintendo's discounts are notoriously weak compared to Sony's
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Re: Reaction: The PS5 Discourse Around State of Plays Is Becoming Draining
I thought it was good, there were a ton of games that looked interesting. Then, just for laughs, I went to the comments. There was an almost even split between "why the sequels and remasters/no new IPs" and "why all stuff we haven't seen before" (plus the obligatory "why is that man brown/girl covered up").
I think the start of this article is right, and journalism's got a lot to answer for. There was a point, I don't know, 10 or 15 years ago maybe, when journalists started letting their frustrations show in their work, and that coupled with the demographic growing up and increasingly moving in businessy circles has resulted in the discourse skewing ever more towards questioning what developers are into. As younger gamers came through, they've seized the reins and overentitlement has become the new normal.
I don't know that the genie can be put back in the bottle as any attempt positive spin from an outlet just comes across as shilling (although with two little kids I put toothpaste back in the tube all the time so who knows). People need to check their greed a bit and get some perspective on what actually important. How do we make that happen?
Re: Court Rules £5 Billion Lawsuit Against Sony Can Go Ahead, Following Years of 'Excessive' PS Store Prices
@RadioHedgeFund greater amount of gamers. Majora's mask sold 3.4 million, horizon forbidden west sold 10 million. Breath of the wild sold 30 million, and Nintendo's discounts are notoriously weak compared to Sony's