trounbyfire

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Yes I said "we" in reference Sony

I have caught a lot of heat for my use of the word we when referring to a producer and us the consumer. Now I wan to be clear I am not saying that I am apart of the company but rater we need each other. I am not going to give you a lesson in economics but they provide entertainment and we buy it. Thus "WE" as in the company and the consumer are dependent on each other. If one hurts the other feels it.

The analogy I use is on football and sports we say things like "my team". Why is it taboo to say it in another form of entertainment. I mean why do people act as if gaming is not another form of entertainment. It is just like music, movies,TV, sports and so on but in gaming you can't have a favorite because your a fanboys yet people pay hundreds of dollars and stand in the snow for a football team.

I am trying to change the culture and I am being fought the whole way. First I tried to take back the word fanboy from the media and bring it back to meaning you just really like some form of entertainment. Now fanboy means troll or something negative but it was turned in to that and I want it back the way it was.
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I want people to treat gaming like any other form of entertainment but it seem some would rather keep this bubble over it. Do you hear people saying you need to like all 31 NFL teams if you like football, no you don't so why do we need own all console.

This is the thinking that I am trying to change and I know some are like minded but many more are not. Lets try to change.

trounbyfire5518d ago

wow I need to spell check next time.

Captain Tuttle5516d ago

The media didn't ruin the word "fanboy". Fanboy's did.

LightofDarkness5516d ago

Buddy, fanboy has never in the history of fanboys been a positive label. Wherever you guys are getting this ridiculous notion from is beyond me. In the music world, fanboys have always been known as the creepily enthusiastic guys who follow a band around on tour, showing up at every concert with every piece of memorabilia that will stay attached to their bodies, arguing with other fanboys and immediately attacking the notion that any band or music is comparable. They can often be found trolling message boards, attempting to logically demonstrate to other members (often in some nonsensical point by point run-down) how this band is better than everyone else, and it is FACT. They are often depicted as lonely fat slobs who live at home in their mother's basement, their room being a shrine to their musical gods.

It is ALWAYS a bad thing to be utterly obsessed to the point of delusion.

kane_13715515d ago

somebody that understands what I feel!!!

trounbyfire5515d ago

really?

if your for real thanks

kane_13715514d ago

i'm for real.
I am proud of being a Fanboy.
I understand where your feelings are coming from.

meeples9995515d ago

"I love Sony more than any other company, that said i think each company has it's own good and bad points."

That's Brand Loyalty right there if i'm not mistaken, but i guess many would call it fanboyism and that's a general term given to anyone who expresses an opinion on which console or whatever they prefer. Unfortunately that includes the type who believe their favourite console is better than the other.

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Capcom Says Pragmata Sold 1 Million Copies in 2 Days

Pragmata has sold 1 million copies in two days, Capcom has announced.

asad1973h ago

Capcom is the best developer of all time. Consistent hit over many years .

DivineHand1252h ago

I didn't know it came out last Friday, or I would have bought the game. I will try again for this upcoming weekend.

CrimsonWing692h ago

Im really digging it. It reminds me of games from the PS2 era, not visually or how it plays, but like the spirit of it. If you were around for that golden age of gaming, you’ll get what I mean when you play this.

LucasRuinedChildhood1h ago

Have you tried Kanitsu-Gami: Path Of The Goddess (also Capcom)? That feels like a PS2-era Capcom game.

The_Hooligan1h ago

Agreed! The art style is amazing in that game. I bought it immediately after I played the demo but haven't started it lol

isarai_lee2h ago

The next thing I'm mine when I've had my fill of crimson desert. A nice linear action game to contrast the open ended 😗👌

jznrpg1h ago

CD is so big I’ll play it all year and squeeze shorter games inbetween

jznrpg1h ago

I preordered it long ago. Going to start it later this evening

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Is The Second Title To Win Game Of The Year At All Major Awards Shows

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has now become the second title to win Game of the Year at all five major awards shows.

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INMATEofARKHAM3h ago

solideagle, maybe the article is wrong but it mentions BG3 as the other.

CrimsonWing692h ago

It’s good, but I’m getting tired of seeing how overrated it’s getting.

andy851h ago

It just wasn't for you in that way i guess. Can't really argue with it when it wins all the awards and it's the highest rating by players of all time

1nsomniac55m ago(Edited 51m ago)

I thought this game was a load of rubbish. Trying too hard to be art(sy) by people who don’t really understand art but want to make it look like they do. Found it obvious and shallow and just not a fun game. Just seemed like every relentless second they were clutching at trying to feed this superior narrative… the irony being that’s kind of what I’m doing now… maybe that’s art imitating art….

dveio19m ago(Edited 18m ago)

Didn't know the Golden Joystick fan votum was considered one of the "major awards"?

I always thought it's "only" the Big Four - VGA, Bafta, GDC and DICE.

Nonetheless, congrats to Clair Obscur!

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Ex-Naughty Dog Dev: Big Studios Are 'Forced' to Hire Like Factories

Former Naughty Dog artist Gabriel Betancourt explains why the "sweet spot" for game teams is under 200 people and how AAA "factories" kill creativity.

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