What’s your point? I have yet to meet somebody who’s genuinely excited to have even less ownership of their games than they already do. Though I’m sure they’re out there. Games are quickly following music and movies/TV as cheap, throwaway entertainment. 

Imagine those soldiers holing up underground, raising generation after generation on the usual “hoorah, go America!” values. And when you, as the main character, finally step out into the Chinese wasteland, the sheer amount of culture shock would make for a highly entertaining journey.

You know, that reminds me. I always wanted to see a Fallout game set in China. Or really, anywhere that’s not America. Just to see what things are like in the rest of the world. 

Does EVE teach players anything about business ethics? Because that’s what we need more of in the marketplace. 

P5 is an amazing game, and I’d like for Switch owners to get to experience it. That being said, I’d also like to experience all the SMT games that never left Nintendo’s handhelds. It sucks, but sometimes you have to pick and choose. No console is going to get everything. 

Nah.

There’s obscure stuff, particularly the more recent games that came about thanks to the rise of indie development, and most of that will stick around. Then you have the REALLY obscure stuff: older games that are only possible to play legally if you hunt down a physical copy. There are tons of these games that…

These concerns are very real and very important. You can already catch a glimpse of an all digital gaming future by looking at how we stream movies and television. Everything will be splintered off amongst a dozen different services, and while you’ll have easy access to a lot of stuff, some things, particularly the…

Thank you very much for the discussion. I’m sorry if I came across abrasive at all; I’m used to people using arguments like “just play it on PC” or “it’s not technically censorship” as ways to dismiss the discussion outright, but I don’t think that’s what you were going for after all.

The points you make come up frequently in discussions like this. Yes, we all know that Sony can set whatever rules they want. I’m not likening this to government censorship, after all. However, just because a company is well within their rights to do something, are consumers not allowed to take issue with their…

I’m in a similar situation. I don’t necessarily like every game that gets censored, and there’s plenty of content out there that I wouldn’t show to children (or adults with certain issues), but I don’t appreciate it when a businessman thinks it’s his responsibility to dictate what artists can or cannot create, or what…

I’m glad they were considerate enough to announce the entire list of games. Way too many companies have debuted these retro consoles with more emphasis on the pre-order links than actual, useful information for customers. 

I think I did a poor job of explaining my original position. I’m not necessarily saying that all the contestants are ignorant about gaming (though I’m sure some of them are). But the contestants only have a small part in deciding what appears in the actual episode. There are producers manipulating things behind the…

I think it’s less about the designers and their capabilities, and more about the fact that Project Runway is a reality television show that needs to appeal to a fairly broad audience for ratings. People in the midwest absolutely watch this show too, and a subtle, clever design will go right over their heads. Since…

I have a feeling that individual experiences may vary on this subject. My history with gaming is very similar to yours, but in my travels throughout the midwest, I haven’t seen the same kind of acceptance that you describe. Gaming might be popular enough around here that a lot of people know the big names, and…

Quite the opposite, actually. Despite the fact that games are a huge business and geek culture has found a sizable niche in pop culture, the vast majority of people don’t give a shit about gaming, and see it as disposable, shallow entertainment for children at best. If anyone’s sniffy about this concept, it’s the…

I’d be surprised if any of the designers ventured much further than Mario and Space Invaders.  

Overused geeky in-jokes would be fine. But when it comes to mainstream television, it’s more likely that any jokes will be at the expense of those nerds.

I expect this episode to be chock full of tired, outdated nerd jokes. 

That monster of a box still has a place of prominence at the top of my game shelf, and the plush Morgana is sitting right next to my computer as I type this. Do I read the art book or listen to the soundtrack daily? No. Do I use the bag in my day to day life? No.