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Is the Hardcore killing the Industry?

Now with saying this I do not mean the hardcore of owning every system and playing every game.  I mean the hardcore of the one console elitists who's only ambition is seeing the other console burn into the fiery abyss of failure.  Those are the hardcore in question.

First of all I don't believe one can be called a gamer if they wish a gaming company to no longer exist for that means less gaming for you.  Having one console also skews ones opinion to the fact of not wanting to hear a positive about a game you cannot play.  Along with the fact of flat out demanding any game exclusive to one console to be 'ported' to your system of choice.  Finally, having to call yourself hardcore in itself is a bit of a narcissist mentality that has been brought with the new generation of gamers that feel they are special and if someone wants different then them then they are the morons for not wanting what they do.

One point is they feel they know better than the developer and publisher combined.  If I see one more petition I'm going to have to find someone to punch.  Trust the team assigned to said projects to make it the best way possible.  If they want your feedback they'll send out a e-mail or survey for you not the other way around.

The remarks are naturally another concern from the hardcore.  This need to belittle new gamers seem a bit far to go seeing that, after all, we were all noobs to start off with.  The ability to welcome these new gamers can only mean more money to developers and publishers and with that money they can therefore give us 'longtime' gamers the games we want.  Games we want without the need of a petition mind you.

Negative publicity is another fact.  We will never get past the 'systems' view of us gamers when those marked 'hardcore' always talk like they are ignorant tools.  You know the perception, no life, lives in basement, anti social, and all around bad person. 

One must take gaming as a whole as a good idea not just one area.  If you close down doors then all creativity ends.  I for one wouldn't like it if we only had one system to rule them all.  We all know how stagnant Madden has been seeing that it was the one and only football game around.  Image what would happen if only one system that geared itself towards the 'I want blood and gore' people. 

The hardcore need the casual just as much as the console makers (Microsoft, Sony, & Nintendo) need the hardcore.  Money makes the world go around and as the hardcore is the minority we need casuals to give the makers their money to make games that the hardcore want.

So lets take it all in stride and stop telling the developers, publishers, and console makers how to do their job and lets talk about the games and the games we play.  Thank you for reading and I'm thinking of making this a norm it's kind of fun so any topics or games you want me to review I'm all ears.  Any system or retro games are allowed ^^  peace and hair grease.  Keep it tame down there as well. 

ItsDubC6079d ago

Nice post dude. I personally am not fortunate enough to own all the consoles but I am not the type of person to go dissing the consoles I don't have, nor do I wish failure upon them or their manufacturers. Competition is good for any industry. Unfortunately, much of the gaming demographic consists of kids and teens that take the competition too seriously because they have not matured mentally. This I think is why fanboyism is so much more rampant in the gaming industry than in others. The reputation of gamers as a whole suffers as a result.

BaMYouRDeaD6078d ago

I wouldn't call the people you are referring to as "hardcore". Most of the people who bash a certain system just pretend their age, go on forums, try to act mature, and ruin everyones day.

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Microsoft's Absurd Antics Have Me Scared For Dishonored And Arkane Lyon's Future

With Arkane Austin no more and Lyon living for who knows how long, the superb Dishonored is in serious danger; Microsoft cannot be trusted.

Relientk778h ago

I love the Dishonored series so much and really want Dishonored 3. Microsoft better not screw this up.

JEECE5h ago

I mean, I think the fans will probably kill Arkane Lyon by cooking up reasons to hate whatever they do next without playing it. I've never seen a game so artificially disliked as Deathloop.

thesoftware7304h ago

Lol, why don't we just say, we are worried about all studios owned by MS now. They will keep closing studios until they have none left ...🙄

Skuletor1h ago

Just merge them all into a single studio, have it churn out a single Call of Duty every year and call it a day, lol.

Barlos1h ago

Don't be scared, you'll be fine.

Skuletor1h ago

It's exputer, fine is one word I would not associate with them.

Profchaos1h ago

I think it's becoming clear based on matt bootys comments there's no future for any IP that can't sell above 10 million within the launch window. But is also a small game that gives them prestige

/S it's beyond a joke right now

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Rumored PlayStation May 2024 showcase could happen this week per industry insider

A renowned industry insider has suggested the rumored PlayStation May 2024 showcase featuring Silent Hill 2 could happen this week.

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Petebloodyonion7h ago

Bogus!
Why would Sony do that and how would this benefit them?
1) It would piss off their media partners (IGN, Gamespot, Edge, etc.) since they would have to allocate resources fast to cover the event.
2) Risk of not having great coverage or proper coverage from the various source
3) It could give the impression that they are not confident in their own stuff.
4) They would miss the chance to hype the event losing viewers and losing free marketing time.

Again I'm calling it bogus unless it's a small showcase before the big one or because they want to announce that Hellbalde 2 is also coming on PS5.

SlothLordPootus6h ago

As far as I can remember, they typically give a week heads up for these sorts of things.

Lightning776h ago

I was about to say Sony always gives a week in advance for their show.

VersusDMC5h ago(Edited 5h ago)

Last year it was a weeks notice.

https://blog.playstation.co...

May 17th announcement for may 24th show.

VersusDMC5h ago

Nintendo always tweets that a direct is happening tomorrow but no one cares.

Sony gives a week or days of notice and we get anti sony type fake outrage like this.

But good luck trying trying to get some Sony hate going...

Petebloodyonion5h ago

You just mention it!
Sony gives a week in advance NOT just a couple of days.
So I fail to see what Sony's hate movement I'm trying to start when it's a basic business strategy to not piss off your partners (ask Sega).
And I doubt it's hate to ask how it would benefit Sony in doing so.

thesoftware7304h ago(Edited 4h ago)

@Versus
Huh? What?

Bro you really should relax, if what you read was some kinda negative against Sony.... seriously, is that what you got from the comments?

Bro, he was debunking the rumor, and gave perfectly good reasons why it would be unlikely, and your Nintendo Direct comparison is different, as this is supposed to be a BIG Sony showcase, not a surprise 20 min direct, and Sony 's pattern has been one week.

Slow down warmonger.

VersusDMC4h ago(Edited 4h ago)

@thesoftware730

"1) It would piss off their media partners (IGN, Gamespot, Edge, etc.) since they would have to allocate resources fast to cover the event."

That is implying Sony is preventing them from doing their job properly therefore negatively affecting their business...but i guess that's a reach in your mind?

And it's not like they need that many resources to cover the stream. They just need 3 people to react to the stream live and make some easy articles made up mostly of summaries of Sony provided press releases. They would have enough time to "prepare" if it was announced with one days notice.

Petebloodyonion2h ago

@Versus
" That is implying Sony is preventing them from doing their job properly therefore negatively affecting their business...but i guess that's a reach in your mind"

No, it simply implies that some media all over the world might (keyword MIGHT) not properly cover the event like having proper articles for each game announced, or having a proper preshow. maybe some popular YouTubers won't have time to prepare or simply your local newspaper doing an article on tech and game.

So why would Sony take a chance?
What benefit would that give them?

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Petebloodyonion4h ago

Before I get tons of replies for Sony given a week in advance, my initial comments are related to the notion that the Show could happen this week as the title mentions.
Now to be fair the complete article mentions that Jeff said the Show could happen later in May giving time for Sony to give the normal 7-day notice.

Again not trying to start a negative thing here just thinking that it's bogus that Sony will have a show this week

notachance4h ago

Yeah as much as I’d like to hear what sony’s 1st parties have cooked, it’s not their style to shadow drop a showcase.

Still waiting for ghost of tsushima 2, I’m ready whenever man..

KwietStorm_BLM30m ago

You're assuming media outlets don't know about it.

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Hofstaderman3h ago

Going in with no expectations but likely will see something that resonates with me.

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MultiVersus Joker Trailer With Mark Hamill

Here is a look at the new Joker Trailer. Warner Bros. Games today released a new MultiVersus trailer revealing the first look at gameplay for The Joker, who will join the roster as a playable character when the upcoming free-to-play platform fighter videogame launches on May 28th.