Gaming as a subculture

[Danceofmasks]

Apparently, the answer is "being willing to put up with a shitty product that doesn't work on launch, and not being able to get a refund."

'cos anything else you buy, you aren't just entitled to a refund, you wouldn't think it's unusual to get an apology and restitution.

I see, in that case I'm not a gamer, as I'm not buying on launch. Good to know. And apparently I was wrong before - oops.

Well, then, the question is, do you buy anything else on launch?
Clothes? Whitegoods? Food? Movies?
What about your other hobbies? If you get a defective book, or board game, or a ride at a themepark, do you ... wait 2 weeks for them to fix it first?!

If you do, then the very fact that you have to alter your buying habits for this one thing is a travesty.

It's something that's a by product of games having BEEN for kids, when kids couldn't take action to protect their rights as consumers.
It's a sign that nobody, the consumer and manufacturers both, thinks that this industry is anything more than something too trivial to fight over.

 

[DoPo]

-some random words-

I think you're in the wrong thread. Most of what you said neither makes sense nor even applies to the topic at hand - go rant on another corner.

 

[Phasmal]

A gamer is someone who plays games and considers themselves a gamer.
Not that difficult.

I find gamers want to be exclusionary too much, it's probably a habit we should grow out of.

 

[DoPo]

-more ranting-

And I told you you're neither talking on topic nor sense. Whatever issues you feel you have, you should vent elsewhere. Feel free to come back if you have something useful to say. Until then - bye.