I'm tired of unfounded predictions

[Desroko]

FilaBrasileiro said:

FishyJoe said:

FilaBrasileiro said:
This is a videogame site to talk about videogame sales, and you expect people not to make predictions? If professionals get predictions wrong all the time, then people here should be allowed to be wrong as well, I don't see the reason for the whining.....

Did I say that? No. Try reading what I actually wrote.

 

 

You're whining about people making predictions on a site that is all about videogame sales.......

 

No, he's not. He's pointing out that many (most?) of the predictions are not supported by any evidenceor logic . It's just some dipsh*t saying "Console X will sell 100 million units by 2009" or "Console Y will die because Game X is coming out!!!" Or even worse, the classic "All my 15-year old friends love/hate this console/game..."

As you aptly pointed out, this is about sales. There is plenty of data that can be used to justify a prediction, but

A. Nobody wants to research

B. Nobody wants to give up on a cherished belief that is contradicted by reality

Instead we get fanboyisms, anecdotes, and sweeping generalizations.