Kudo: "Hardly anyone plays FPS on the PC anymore"

[Scoobes]

Darth Tigris said:

ramses01 said:

Kirameo said:

ramses01 said:

Foamer said:

Minor point? Uh-huh.

Absolulutely, it is a minor point in the quote.  it is also a correct point in that context.

"Anymore" means present. If lots people are playing PC FPS in the present, then the sentence is just not true.

Hardly is not a defined number.  Depending on the context, it could range from virtually no-one up to a decent chunk - let's say 25-30%.  The point that he is trying to make is that the bulk of FPS games sold today are console games, which is a true statement.

Seriously, man, you're the only person here that is not acting reactionary.  

Kudo is likely a very smart guy to have gotten where he is, so paying attention to what he MEANS is the most important thing.  Instead overly sensitive gamer types here respond like he called their mother a ho.  Same thing on Kotaku and neoGAF.  Sad state we're in ...

Thing is, when you're in his position, you can't make such blundering PR statements as the gaming media feed on this stuff.

His overall point may have been somewhat valid but he has to choose his words more carefully. At the end of the day, that single sentence is false, even if his overall point is valid.