Scoobes on 27 February 2011
It's a kind of snobish view. As Squilliam said, the FPS genre has entered consoles, numerous games have been released in the genre and some of the staples of the genre are finding their way into other more established genres (e.g. regen health, 2 weapons etc.). People dislike the change, and look down on the genre because of it's popularity.
