Gaming journalism: it's being stolen from the gamers
Every week, no, nearly every day I see an article about how the Vita is dead on arrival, how consoles are dying, how Sony should be making fewer exclusives, and how PC gaming is taking its last few breaths.
And every week, no, nearly every day I see an article about how awesome mobile gaming is doing, how high-selling and influential Kinect seems to be, and how the latest Facebook social game is going to be the next revolution.
Okay, I'm sick of it. Since when was gaming news thrust into the hands of people who so obviously are not gamers? Am I the only one who scoffs at the notion of 99 cent mobile games somehow erasing the dedicated handheld market? Surely I'm not the only gamer who is completely unimpressed with the Kinect "revolution". I'm not the only guy who is actually excited about PC gaming, am I?
Since when was gaming news handled by people who care so little about gaming? Sure, I see a few positive articles here and there. Some are articles about upcoming games, other articles are interviews of prominent industry figures, and a few other articles are the all-too-common "Top 10" lists. But where are my articles about how mobile gaming ISN'T taking over? Where are my articles about how the Vita and 3DS are going to do just fine? I mean, I'd at least like to read the counter-point to the commonly-accepted "fact" that mobile gaming IS TEH FUTURE OF GAMINS! We get plenty of such "counter-points" in the form of articles like "Uncharted 3: is it REALLY that good?" and "Xbox 360: do we REALLY need exclusives?"
Exclusives. Boy oh boy. When was gaming handled by people who care so little about games? "Who cares about exclusives?" I hear all the time. Um, do you hate games? Do you hate games that have been specifically optimized and pushed and tailor-made for a system? Apparently there are people who hate the idea of playing more games. "Multiplatform games are more than enough," I keep hearing. Yet interestingly enough, when the 3DS and Vita libraries are full of ports (read: a "port" is just another word for "multiplatform game"), apparently that means those handhelds are doomed. Huh. Fancy that.
I guess I just want gaming articles to feel like they're written by...oh, I don't know...gamers? Is that too much to ask? Are there people out there like me? Are there PC gamers who feel that PC gaming is alive and thriving like I do? Are there console gamers who are fed up with online passes and this Kinect obsession like I am? Are there handheld gamers who are utterly, utterly bored with even the mere mention of playing games on a mobile phone/tablet and who would rather play on a dedicated handheld? Surely, there have to be other gamers like me out there.
But wherever those gamers are, they sure don't seem to be gaming journalists...
Your blog is just typical brand loyalty. You don't want to hear anything negative about a Sony product, while you are quick to voice your many negative opinions about 360, Kinect, mobile & Facebook games. Based on the tone of this blog, if gaming articles were written by people like you, they would simply be unending praise of all things Sony.
If you want to hear "dead on arrival" comments, just read the N4G comments about WiiU. It's full of comments like "It's doomed because it doesn't use Blu-ray" or "It's not powerful enough". Ironically, many of the same people who complain about the WiiU months before it's release are the same ones who say "The Vita isn't even out yet - give it a chance".
Journalism about videogames? hardly exists nowadays mainly because there´s no law´s and policy´s about respecting and trully wanting to make something smart and original to keep readers entertained than just the usual gaming news we see in many gaming websites.
But sadly no one takes this seriously and there´s always somebody that takes complete advantage of this gamer talk just to get hits on their websites.
There´s only one thing for you to do - dont click on it and N4G responsables should be strict on this kinda thing.