Pewdiepie responds to Warner Bros scandal

[DivinePaladin]

LurkerJ said:

DivinePaladin said:

While I agree with your other stances in this thread I have to disagree with your first bit here. The Pewdiepie Effect is a real thing that can cause a spike in game sales. He doesn't have to give a critical stance to immediately influence people to buy the game. 

His effect is undeniable. His effect is also seen with games that are NOT critically acclaimed, like Goat Simulator. He didn't make the game any better by playing it, he just gave it the exposure it needed. He can scream "this game is so bad" during the entire video and people will just go buy the game anyway. 

He was paid to play a game on camera and he did. WB wanted to advertize their game and he accepted their offer without giving a postive critique. Come on now, how is that video critical anyway? Calling it a critique is an insult to real critiques. 

critique

krɪˈtiːk/

noun

  

1. 1.

   a detailed analysis and assessment of something, especially a literary, philosophical, or political theory.

I don't think you fully read my post. Reread the last sentence. I never said he WAS using any sort of critical thinking, I said that he doesn't have to be critical to have an effect. As somebody with that sort of effect on impressionable viewers, he should know better. People watch him for his gameplay and personality; it doesn't have to come with critical analysis here. If he's playing a game, like you said, people will buy it - and as somebody who was directly paid to play a game, he did need more disclosure. 

 

I still don't think we should string the guy up and call the mob - he did disclose, just not in the ideal way - but to insinuate that he needs to be critical in order for this practice to be a problem is a bit much.