A Little Perspective on YouTube Gaming Content Creation

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IkePoR said:

TRAVIS!!! said:

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.

The few times I've enjoyed a Let's Play have been when the video was open in one tab and I was working in another.

Yeah, I also sometimes like to just listen to the commentary instead of actually watching the video.