Seriously, can they? Because it's getting real old at this point.
OK, I'll elaborate.
Basically I've noticed a trend (or maybe it's always been there) of gamers, especially those with Youtube backgrounds, acting like utter dicks when it comes to things they either don't recognise or don't personally (already) like. If they aren't just dismissing a game on sight (or concept) as something they couldn't ever possibly be interested in they're 'criticising' it from the basis of knowing very little about the subject. This seems to manifest itself most prominently in the reactions people have to E3 conferences, Directs, State of Plays, etc; watch most videos or read most threads on those subjects and you're bound to find the rhetoric of "fuck this, NEXT!" when something even remotely not 'hype' appears on screen.
Things like people coming into threads about Switch ports saying how they "can't believe anyone would play this awful trash," people dismissing any and all VR content in the recent Sony conferences (I must admit I fell into this a little myself) or, and this tends to hurt the most, people dismissing indies as a concept whenever they show up. It's honestly made me really cynical about the gaming community as I've come to realise that so much of it is based purely around brand recognition, 'hype' and nostalgia instead of actual respect for the craft. To a lot of gamers it seems that, if it's not something they personally care about, it might as well not exist. There's definitely folks who buck this trend entirely but, honestly, I doubt they're in the majority.
So, yeah, I think that gaming as a whole would be better if people stopped disrespecting the games that they aren't already interested in. I doubt it would change much since, at the end of the day, sales are still everything in the industry but at least it would make the gaming fandom a nicer place to be.
What do you think, Era? Agree? Disagree? Any examples of people from both sides of the spectrum?
EDIT: Removed the specific example so the thread doesn't solely focus on it.
Also, just as a disclaimer: Not being interested in something isn't the same as not being respectful of something. Similarly, not liking something for your own legitimate reasons is not the same as dismissing and disrespecting things based on pre-conceived notions of what they are.
OK, I'll elaborate.
Basically I've noticed a trend (or maybe it's always been there) of gamers, especially those with Youtube backgrounds, acting like utter dicks when it comes to things they either don't recognise or don't personally (already) like. If they aren't just dismissing a game on sight (or concept) as something they couldn't ever possibly be interested in they're 'criticising' it from the basis of knowing very little about the subject. This seems to manifest itself most prominently in the reactions people have to E3 conferences, Directs, State of Plays, etc; watch most videos or read most threads on those subjects and you're bound to find the rhetoric of "fuck this, NEXT!" when something even remotely not 'hype' appears on screen.
Things like people coming into threads about Switch ports saying how they "can't believe anyone would play this awful trash," people dismissing any and all VR content in the recent Sony conferences (I must admit I fell into this a little myself) or, and this tends to hurt the most, people dismissing indies as a concept whenever they show up. It's honestly made me really cynical about the gaming community as I've come to realise that so much of it is based purely around brand recognition, 'hype' and nostalgia instead of actual respect for the craft. To a lot of gamers it seems that, if it's not something they personally care about, it might as well not exist. There's definitely folks who buck this trend entirely but, honestly, I doubt they're in the majority.
So, yeah, I think that gaming as a whole would be better if people stopped disrespecting the games that they aren't already interested in. I doubt it would change much since, at the end of the day, sales are still everything in the industry but at least it would make the gaming fandom a nicer place to be.
What do you think, Era? Agree? Disagree? Any examples of people from both sides of the spectrum?
EDIT: Removed the specific example so the thread doesn't solely focus on it.
Also, just as a disclaimer: Not being interested in something isn't the same as not being respectful of something. Similarly, not liking something for your own legitimate reasons is not the same as dismissing and disrespecting things based on pre-conceived notions of what they are.
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