Gamers Have No Backbone - EA on Steam, Doom Eternal, and a new Diablo

Gamer: EA sucks and makes bad games! Boo EA!

Also Gamer: OH man! EA Games are going back on Steam! I’m so pumped about this! A new Star Wars game. I’ve totally forgotten about the Battlefront 2 launch I was angry about!

Gamer: This abuse has been nonstop for years. Boo! Bethesda! We need to stand together and not purchase or preorder!

Also Gamer: *A wild new Doom appears* LMAO I CAN’T WAIT TO KILL DEMONS!

Gamer: Blizzard is evil and I swear they better apologize or else. Hmph!

Also Gamer: Snap, Crackle, Pop! OW2? Better vaseline graphics! Diablo 4 looks like something out of Hellraiser! No tentative release dates needed here! No sir!

The rage of gamers is so harmless and that’s why Developers and Publishers stay silent on their outrage. Angry gamers are like a barking chihuahua! No one is scared of it. Every week there is some gaming outrage but these games still top charts. They still make sales. They still keep making new iterations of these titles which you all promised to never buy.

Raging Gamers are the minority. They’re vocal. They shout. And they do it to be part of something. The majority of gamers really don’t care about the moral implications. They’re going to preorder for their hours of fun and for their pre-order bonuses. Barely anyone plays a game because it isn’t fun. There is enjoyment in it. Stop trying to make a movement about everything because you’re going to fail.

Let’s be honest. A 10-12% discount on a game is enough to make you purchase the game anyway down the line. Your boycott can easily be alleviated shaving off $10-20 bucks. Quit pretending you’re righteous Paladins and are changing the gaming industry. News flash: Those same tears have been used against Ubisoft, EA, Blizzard, Steam, and more for years and nothing has changed.

Give up and admit there is no backbone to gaming outrage.