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theprof00 said:
sc94597 said:
Question: If Let's Players are so influential, why aren't indie developers flooding in money and sales so much so that they can compete with top-tier developers because people like PDP play their games? This isn't to say that in some cases it isn't free-advertisement, but there are so many risks and considerations for companies that like to be in total control of their image. I can definitely see why big companies would look at it and say, "it isn't worth the free advertisement."

Just think about this one other industry.

Fashion.

No how about we stay with this industry, one which is entirely different and has different goals, and demographics. In fashion people choose to buy a style of clothing because they liked it on the celebrity. This does not translate exactly to video games. If I am a fan of a person I'm not going to play a shitty game just because they play other games I like. I'll just watch their video of them playing a shitty game, because the reason why I'm watching is either because I like their humor or I like the game. If the game is shitty I'll only watch for the humor. If the game is good, then I probably already found out from a review site.