I appreciate you taking the time to film a video response to my latest discussion vlog. I never understand the people who have to live by the sword for these companies like Microsoft, Sony or Nintendo. It's not like the actually care about us as individuals, they just want to us to open up our wallets and steal our money at the end of the day. You miss out on way too much with this hobby by limiting yourself to just one platform or brand. Keep up the great work my friend. I left a comment with a link to this video on my video for others to find.
I don't get it either. It's just human nature to pick sides and dig one's heels in, I suppose. I have never seen a brand of anything, be it gaming consoles, tvs, cars, etc, that so impressed me I threw my hat in with them. Do what works for you in all areas of life, but crapping on what works for others is juvenile.
I agree that money can be a big factor in it. When you only make so much a month you have to decide between games or rent and gas. It's why I buy mostly used games because I can't justify buying something new all of the time.
Tribalism has been around a long time and seems to only be getting worse. Personally, in gaming, I find it best to just play the games... not the platforms. If that means i have to get a certain platform to play it, sure. I do that anyway because I like having the widest range of entertainment available to me. It's been like this since 1977 when I got into Pong and then later the VCS and then the Intelevision and Colecovision... on throughout gaming history to this day. Like you, there are certain controller layouts that just work better with my hands... so naturally i will gravitate to the games that are supported by that controller. These days, you can just about use any controller from one platform on another thanks to modern technology and adapters that make it work. It may seem a little odd to play a PS game with an XB controller but it works.
Thank you! I appreciate that, even though it was just an ad lib video. I use CapCut for most editing, and it had a decent auto speech to text tool. Sometimes you have to go back and correct the words it misinterprets.
It seems as thought everything these days is trying to 'nudge' people into specifically defined and (mostly divided) camps. Politics, pop culture, soda etc. Proclaim your tribe and then fight to bitter end against the opposing tribe. Doing this gives the tribe a cop out as well as they don't have to produce a good product because they don't have to earn your good will. You have already pledged your devotion to your tribe. It's sad and further breaks down the importance of the individual. Don't think yourself, just stick with your tribe.
