Michael Pachter has been vilified by many gamers. He receives almost as much hate as Activision and EA. There are memes all over the internet making fun of Pachter’s actions and predictions. Honestly, Pachter does not deserve all of the hate he receives from gaming outlets and enthusiast. Here are the most popular attacks against Patcher and why most of them are unwarranted.
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Hard to believe he earned so many degrees to get a job that anyone on this site could do better.
I think some people are just too passionate about gaming and let their emotions get the best of them. He surveys the market, looks at trends and makes predictions. I also believe some people don't like hearing such harsh criticism even if it's true.
What I personally don't like about the guy is he seems to be pompous and arrogant. Maybe that's having a thick skin from stupid comments he gets.
He opens up his show with "Hello fellow babies"
I mean, really?
But he really is the weatherman of video games. Which wouldn't bother me at all if people in the business sector weren't taking his "predictions" as actual advice.
Statistically speaking, it's impossible for him to be wrong 100% of the time and there have been several instances where he just says obvious things. I don't recall exact quotes / articles, but I think I saw him say the Wii U needs games not a price cut and things of that nature.
In any case, most people don't hate Pachter (at least in my experience), they just think he's an idiot. Sometimes he just says the dumbest things, which boggle the mind.
I personally enjoy hearing from the guy. He doesn't come out and say "what im gonna say is fact". He gives his prediction on the info he has. He doesnt get paid to simply open his mouth. He puts in the work and advises. You can't get everything right or else everyone would put their money in stocks. I do get the impression he favors ms more than sony or nin, but that's just me.
and so on and so on...
Also when he says A will happen and it doesn't....He rarely calls himself out and admits he's wrong...he's done it but it's rare.
I just dont agree with alot of what he has to say, or even care what he has to say, I personally have no use for any of his market predictions etc, im not into making money, im not an investor
If I could "ignore" him like I can other N4G users I would, same as Peter Molyneux
I quite like Pachter, hes very engaging so that makes him easy to listen to and more often than not any news posted about him will be out of context.
Theres no news in postings articles wehere he predicted accurately which he does believe it or not. :)
Not sure. But then I didn't know games could hate anyone.
@stylishjerk
lol It's fine. Just found it humorous is all. Back on topic, I don't hate Pachter either. He just tends to be wrong a lot of the time and makes very wild claims at times. Frankly I don't see why people give him so much attention.
I don't hate the guy, but his predictions are either off baseless, literally baseless, or painfully obvious. And the fact that there are people that listen to him- that PAY him for such an inconsistent/consistently WRONG opinion- is crazy.
If he says consoles are to invest in,tablets,portables,whatever. he is trying to steer the industry.if he says Nintendo will fail,he wants his investors to sell.if he thinks Microsoft will succeed,then his investors are to buy into Microsoft.same with Sony.
This guy can claim he's a gamer.he is not.he is a talking head trying to make money for himself and the people he works for.that type of person can't be trusted.as it shows bias.the market is going to go where it goes.but he and others want to be in the drivers seat.