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Forums - Gaming - Owning an Xbox One doesn't make you a "real gamer".

Puppyroach on 01 July 2014

I would rather say that owning any console or gaming device makes you a gamer :).



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theprof00 on 01 July 2014

Well, that was unnecessarily dramatic.
If you need a thousand word response to the selection "buying an xbox 1 makes you a real gamer", then just write "ha" a thousand times and be done with it.



vivster on 01 July 2014

Classism is always beneficial to the upper class. It wouldn't make sense for the gamer upper class to unite with casuals.
That's why we will never unite.



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Kongfucius on 01 July 2014
vivster said:
Classism is always beneficial to the upper class. It wouldn't make sense for the gamer upper class to unite with casuals.
That's why we will never unite.


Exactly, we just sit here hiding in our online VG ghettos until the dirty casuals piss off to their mobiles ;)



kitler53 on 01 July 2014
Ka-pi96 said:
Landguy said:
SirFortesque said:
I knew a guy that bought a PS3 at the time just because "it's 600€ and I'm rich"... so yeah, owning a console doesn't make you a gamer.


Pretty much this^^^

Owning the consle is one thing.  Using it to play games is a whole other story!


Is there really anybody who has ever bought a console and not actually played games on it?

i have.

 

indies dont' count right?



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Dark Chaos on 04 July 2014
Michael-5 said:

Good article and I agree.

If anything I don't consider most XB1 owners real gamers, but once the games start rolling out (and now that there is a Kinect-free system), I'll change my stance. I consider anyone a gamer if they research what games they might want before buying them. If I buy my gf Zelda and she plays it, she's not a real gamer for instance because she relies on me for her gaming needs.

So I buy games based on reviews, I'm not a gamer according to you? I guess then most people aren't gamers



Michael-5 on 05 July 2014
Dark Chaos said:
Michael-5 said:

Good article and I agree.

If anything I don't consider most XB1 owners real gamers, but once the games start rolling out (and now that there is a Kinect-free system), I'll change my stance. I consider anyone a gamer if they research what games they might want before buying them. If I buy my gf Zelda and she plays it, she's not a real gamer for instance because she relies on me for her gaming needs.

So I buy games based on reviews, I'm not a gamer according to you? I guess then most people aren't gamers

Nothing good on XB1 (or PS4) according to reviews.

I'm not saying all early adopters aren't gamers, but in reality I don't think most are. I think they are just people with too much money.



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the2real4mafol on 05 July 2014

What is a 'real gamer' anyway?



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DamnTastic on 05 July 2014

real gamers are the hardcore who are still spamming the games from 3 gens back.
speedrunning the shit out of the classics, they don't need no fancy new console



mornelithe on 05 July 2014

I'm honestly getting tired of hearing the term 'real gamer', It reminds me of people saying 'That's so Metal.' Ugh.

 

the2real4mafol said:
What is a 'real gamer' anyway?

And this.