rocketpig said:
HappySqurriel said:
Dryden said:
Am I alone when I get the feeling that every Sony fanboy must be younger than 20? I hate bringing ageism into the equation, but seriously ... I wonder if these jokers realize that playing Pac-Man for 15 minutes was "hardcore" in 1981!
Buying an NES with the R.O.B. bundle? As Weird Al would say: White & Nerdy!
// softcore and proud of it, apparently. |
I don't think that age or overall maturity is really the most important factor ... I do expect that a large portion of these gamers were introduced (or reintroduced) to gaming with the Playstation or PS2 after it was no longer such a geeky activity. Those of us who remember hanging out on BBS systems playing LORD and arguing over whether the SNES was better than the Genesis never really considered image to be that important when it came to gaming; on the other hand there are a lot of people who would have never admited to playing videogames until the Playstation or PS2 came along. I could be wrong but I suspect that why many Sony fans are afraid of the non gamer games are very similar to the guys at the gym who are afraid to try Yoga. Even though it is popular they're afraid of how the activity will impact their reputation. |
Well put, Happy. Those of us that grew up playing 2600, 5200, NES, etc. don't really care what games people play. We're geeks at heart. I also played D&D as a kid, so shoot me. I blame Madden and Sony for this generation of gamers. They just don't realize that they're in an extremely geeky hobby and geeks are rather eccentric and *ahem* "diverse", to put it nicely. |
I also agree strongly with you, Happy. I'd add another thing: I think most of these fans we're talking about believe that if games were made even more badass, with better graphics, more explosions, and lots more Aliens to kill, then all the casual players would suddenly "get it," and love the same games that hardcore gamers do. Generally, they refuse to believe that their version of "cool" is not what everyone else thinks is cool. It's like the pothead in high school who thought that everyone else would be a pot head if they could just relax and let go. If someone wasn't a total pothead, it's because they were too stressed out and caught up in the modern world; he wouldn't admit that other people simply had different tastes.
