And you really think he doesn't by telling us about it before everyone else?
I know we have not agreed on things in the past but we are aligned here.
I disagree, I feel those big catch all threads are usually shit for discussion and the site shouldn't have to work around people not wanting a marketing show spoiled.
I think he's just pointing out that someone who benefits from the leaks in terms of income is telling others they should be okay with leaks. And getting more traffic for articles most definitely affects pay.
I think Jason is more celebrated for his indepth exposés on industry practices than leaks. He also gets these leaks due to his sources that have been cultivated over years of good journalism.
Didn't Schreier leak Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4 on Resetera first? And other leaks happen on twitter, which isn't directly monetizable.
Well, it is, but not in a way that publishers want, which is the important part.
Yes but they're not defending leaks are they? It's not that difficult.
I suppose then CNN should start running stories 3 days later so that people can get their stories straight for interviews.
Eh, people watch trailers for games they like multiple times. Disney charge money for fan event and not make the trailers/clip there public for months. It's all part of the marketing cycle and people do pay money just to see those.
It's 2019 and people still think game journalists are rich people, lmao.
Its 2019 and people also think movie and game critics are wealthy.
Point missed.
I agree that ones excitement/happiness can be TOO wrapped up in the marketing. But are you also opposed to, say, reaction videos from people seeing [game] for the first time? I very much enjoy watching Giant Bomb/Easy Allies reactions to stuff they didn't know about. And I get that it's ALL part of the marketing but I don't find it particularly fucked up, as you say.
The had everything to prove with that game, it's understandable why they wanted to make a proper announcement rather than a first look/teaser 4 years before the release like Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem... it worked in the end but at a cost of an unnecessary additional stress. Like you said, is this the result of the actual leak or the culture first ? I'm not the one who will have an answer to that. I do think we should leave the devs alone and let them annouce their projects when they feel it's ready
Couldnt agree more. Mind your own spoilers at your own fucking discretion.
The point of my post is that I wouldn't complain about games being announced years in advance. I don't speak on behalf of anyone else. It's really frustrating when developers like Square Enix take too long to deliver their promises, but they are more of an outlier in my eyes.
It's true though, games ARE just toys.
