potato_hamster said:
Hey man, I'm not the one that has to come to terms with my own hypocrisy. I'm not the one that appears to have deluded myself into becoming the Batman of games journalism. Keep fighting for Sony to make a cheaper more affordable hardware while you buy their consoles at prices you feel is way too high, and push Sony to urge developers to make lower-scale lower budget games, while buying high-budget PS4 game after high-budget PS4 game and playing the shit out of them. Keep telling Sony to curb DLC and subscription services while you sign up for yet another year of PS+. They'll totally believe that you really want them to go down that path when you pre-order The Last Guardian. Best of luck with that. |
Damn, man. I was trying to just end this awful conversation peacefully.
I didn't buy my PS4. It was a wedding gift. I started subscribing to PS+ before Sony erected the online paywall. It's a great service so I kept re-subscribing. I spent $3 for Uncharted 4 at Redbox. I received review copies from publishers for the rest of the games. Yes, I pre-ordered the collector's edition for The Last Guardian. I've waited seven years for it and I trust Ueda implicitly. I also bought DLC for Fable II. And once I stole a candy bar when I was a kid. You caught me.
I'm not asking anyone to stop playing their favorite games or stop supporting their favorite developers. I'm asking consumers to be smarter about how and when they invest their money in an industry doing everything it can to separate consumers from that money.
I certainly don't want you out of a job, if that's where all this anger is coming from. I don't know. I just know you've continued to attack me and label me a liar, and haven't engaged with my actual points.
You're doing a great disservice to this awesome forum and this wonderful community. Folks come here for the free exchange of ideas and perspectives. They don't come her to suffer personal attacks. I've dedicated years of my life to this site, as a member, a moderator, and a writer. What exactly have you contributed? A bunch on insults directed at human beings you judge based on a gamer card?
Anyway, I really do hope you find peace. You seem proud of your occupation. Maybe you could try to understand the pride I have in mine?
