| ZyroXZ2 said: ANYWAY, let's use an example everyone can relate to: movies. Who here thinks it's okay to go to a movie, record the movie, and then upload it to YouTube and make money off of it? I'm pretty sure no one here would think that's okay. Videogames are not so different: recording gameplay and then posting it and making money off of it is a ridiculously self-entitled expectation. |
Not really the same thing. If you watch a movie on Youtube, you have basically the same experience, just in a lesser quality, but you've still seen the movie. Watching a Let's Play isn't even remotely the same as actually playing a game by yourself. People usually watch those videos primarily for the commentary and certain personalities, and videos that show off good games can serve as an incentive to buy and play them yourself. I'd say it's a little different when content-creators upload full playthroughs without commentary/criticism, but that's still not the same as actually playing a game.
