It's something I've thought about too. It's an in-group, out-group identity thing that humans do and the "gamers" here on Era are no different. If you're posting on this forum, you're mostly likely an enthusiast or "hardcore," and in the context of video games and Era's community, that usually means you probably fall more in line with the "traditional" view of games as a $60 full experience, with heavy emphasis on console gaming.
Anytime there is some sort of industry shake up or shock to the system, the culture here almost always has some overblown response because it challenges their traditional views of what "gaming" should be. You can see in the current trend towards cloud streaming games, the rise of mobile games, free-to-play, etc.
For whatever reason, "gamers" on here are think that a change in how we play games somehow invalidates what they like about games. Which is obviously absurd considering gaming is bigger than ever and has options for everyone.
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