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Unless I got a warning/banned without mods knowing this, then I f'd up... 😑
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Jim Ryan on female protagonists and expanding PlayStations reach.
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Unless I got a warning/banned without mods knowing this, then I f'd up... 😑
That's awesome. I'm still sad that ReCore didn't take off. Not only is it a great game, it's got a good female lead.
came here to say this exact thing.
Would love to see more Black pro tags this Gen in addition to women and lgbtq characters.
I think Aloy was probably a big win for them, and I hope the strong representation continues on a number of fronts.
She must not be forgotten.
That's good to hear. Hopefully we can get more people of color in main roles as well (and not just in spinoff titles like Lost Legacy and SM: Miles Morales).
Their biggest games this year are headlined by an Asian man, a black man and a lesbian.
So I disagree, this is the best they've ever been.
Hope Returnal does good numbers.
Preordered because Housemarque has never at least entertained me.
Preordered because Housemarque has never at least entertained me.
Given that two of Sony's most recent games have featured 1) A female leading cast with TLOU2 and 2) A game with a Japanese main character (Ghost Of Tsushima), it's a pretty good bit of diversity so far, particularly with female leads but can always do with improving.
I think the major sore spots in terms of representation in Sony's games are
- Lack of ethnic minorities (How many black main characters or Latin America can you say are in Sony's games?)
- LGBTQ+ Representation - TLOU2 did decently on this front, but having a Trans or Non Binary leading cast would be a massive breakthrough.
This was as far as I noticed personally, so I might be missing out certain groups so if that's the case I'll correct it as soon as possible.
I think the major sore spots in terms of representation in Sony's games are
- Lack of ethnic minorities (How many black main characters or Latin America can you say are in Sony's games?)
- LGBTQ+ Representation - TLOU2 did decently on this front, but having a Trans or Non Binary leading cast would be a massive breakthrough.
This was as far as I noticed personally, so I might be missing out certain groups so if that's the case I'll correct it as soon as possible.
About that, I just saw this on my feed:
The article is actually very good and situates it in a Japanese context
In all fairness, as someone who is half Polish, wages in Poland are simply quite poor. Obviously this seems shocking, but what about all the big companies that outsource work to China and whathave you? They are paid far less than the people in Poland.
Additionally, the cost of living is also far cheaper in Poland than in other countries. For instance the average rent for a city centre apartment today is 2,100 zl (this would be quite a bit lower in 2014). If you're renting in the city centre you'd be expected to have some kind of flat share, be living with a partner, or quite wealthy yourself.
With all of that said, the wage is quite poor. There's no good reason that CDPR should be paying their staff minimum wage, especially when they're clearly benefiting from the sales of their game across an international market. One would expect that CDPR should be able to give all of its employees a very healthy wage.
Additionally, the cost of living is also far cheaper in Poland than in other countries. For instance the average rent for a city centre apartment today is 2,100 zl (this would be quite a bit lower in 2014). If you're renting in the city centre you'd be expected to have some kind of flat share, be living with a partner, or quite wealthy yourself.
With all of that said, the wage is quite poor. There's no good reason that CDPR should be paying their staff minimum wage, especially when they're clearly benefiting from the sales of their game across an international market. One would expect that CDPR should be able to give all of its employees a very healthy wage.
Spoiler, we are already there; TLOU2 has a main gay character, female even. It is not used for shock value either, it's just like it is in real life, a person having their own identity.
What we really need, is a character who is non-binary, or half-animal. Or a combination. Female protagonists are almost as old as modern videogames. Lara croft. Samus. And many more. Sony should get even more with the times.
The gaming landscape is not diverse enough, it can do better.
So I'm glad to see that this is actively being acted upon.
So I'm glad to see that this is actively being acted upon.
Feels like Miles Morales is a step in the right direction. They are literally starting a generation where their biggest game has a black male as a lead.
Also, choosing Travis Scott to promote the console, even if it's not in a videogame, shows Playstation's mindset right now. So fingers crossed.
Talk about "MC" what would be amazing is that for Halo Infinite, the pilot guy doing maintenance work on the Master Chief should be like; "Your voice enhancer got corrupted, would you like me te reboot it?" And the Master Chief would say "no, revert it back to normal". And from here on out, Master Chief would have a female voice or a Hispanic or African American, or Chinese accent. That would be a really bold move for the series. I think MS is ready to make that move. MC should be for everyone
Wouldn't be surprised if they introduce Gwen in Spidey 2, and then have a Miles Morales/Lost Legacy type of game with Gwen.
Cheers, I wouldn't have noticed if you didn't quote it. I also don't know how that happened, or where the table body nonsense came from. I've edited the post here and reposted it in the right thread. I guess I just had too many tabs open!
Okay I understand then. Well, for me Kratos IS gay; he never really cared for women at least. But a real gay man character would be new, I agree.
That would be amazing but that will probably come after Spider-Man 2.