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JWeinCom on 08 October 2016
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robzo100 said:
pokoko said:
Religions often make gathering mandatory, either directly or through pressure. Gaming can be as solitary as you want and for many it remains a minor hobby. Those who gather for video-game events are probably in the minority. With gaming, you can pick the bonds you want, it's entirely at your discretion. That's a very important difference.

Great point. However, as I let this ponder in my mind I came to the initial realization that gaming is starting to become mandatory.

Think about it how facebook, although not gun-to-your-head mandatory, it is socially mandatory in a way that is similar to religious mandates for being a participant. If you don't have FB your social life will suffer in some ways, and it's easy to argue how so I won't right now unless you dispute it. We need FB as a log-in for so so many other apps and it has become the framework for social media in general; twitter, instagram, Google+, etc.

Now look at how gaming has evolved. The avatars, the IDs, the system codes and "friends." Miiverse will probably become the new FB for gaming as it evolves into what is now Miitomo and the new NX platform. FB and Miitomo "IDs" may become mandatory gateway's for online communities whether we use the gaming portion of it or not. And considering how gaming is no longer just hardcore gaming but even "non-games" like WiiFit, WiiSports, PokemonGo(running, exercise), and other exercise-apps...perhaps you see where I'm going.

The future I'm getting at is one where entertainment like gaming, movies, sports, e-sports, music, etc., are now fused. And to gain access we need an social-based account. This argument hinges on two things...whether the future really does become more unified and whether FB-Twitter-Instagram-Etc stays relevant as a social glue. I say yes to both of those.

Eh... I feel like you're just trying to play devil's advocate, but that's kind of a weak comparison.  I've yet to hear of anyone who was threatened with eternal torture for not gaming, or someone who was ostracized from their community because they liked the wrong kind of game.