Neodegenerate said:
And the fact that you have a pre-requisite like this shows that it isn't a cultural phenomenon. Superman, was a cultural phenomenon. He transcended comic books and became a symbol known by virtually everyone on the planet regardless of where they lived or how they consumed entertainment. Pokemon Go, even if you don't have a smartphone, even if you have NEVER owned a video game system, is something that you have most likely heard of at length in the past week. That is a cultural phenomenon. GTA is mostly known outside of video game circles as that game with prostitutes and cursing that those kids play on those console things. That's all. It's a 24 hour news cycle item when it comes out because of minor controversy. That is not a cultural phenomenon. Also, your whole spawning a genre argument means that something like League of Legends or whatever the first MOBA was is a cultural phenomenon, which again, it isn't. |
You can believe whatever you want but GTA is considered a cultural phenomenon by many gaming and business sites/mags/news because it's level of success in the gaming market. What it's done is unprecedented in the gaming market.
I have no intention to convince you or change your mind because your opinion in and of itself is irrelevant to it being considered a cultural phenomenon when relevant sources do.
http://kotaku.com/why-rockstar-released-gta-v-for-current-gen-consoles-1356077733
