Mass_Pincup
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The racist part is extremely dumb, but I agree that a very vocal part of the PC fanbase are extremely evangelic towards their preferred platform and dismissive of the console side.
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Michael Pachter says "PC Gamers are like Racists"
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JimJamJones
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Because of course it is.
Vincent Grayson
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Monetary concerns aside, I feel like anyone who claims to love games, but sticks to a single system (be it PC, handheld, console, or mobile) is being a fool.
lmao
really shows how trivial racism is to some people when they use the term for meaningless shit like this 👀
dreamlongdead
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This is the one of the worst analogies I've ever heard. We've all said stupid things, but his comment is even more stupid than usual. Oh well, he may figure it out and retract the statement.
Pachter's credibility has always been questionable, but this statement pretty much takes it to zero.
And I'm not even a PC gamer!
Pachter's credibility has always been questionable, but this statement pretty much takes it to zero.
And I'm not even a PC gamer!
nkarafo
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Also, i can't imagine them being older than 12?
And what sense is that
ebullientprism
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So you have nothing better to do than to rile up a bunch of people on the internet for your entertainment? You sound fun.
Krisprolls
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He has a point. I play both on my new PC and on PS4 and the PC community is usually the worst. It's like people feel the need to remind us about their machine in every thread (including purely console threads where they have no business trolling).
Most people aren't that rich and you need to justify the huge cost of a good PC (mine just cost $1000) so they probably feel kinda insecure about their purchase, which is understandable (on a psychological side of things, only reason why you'd troll every console thread is you feel insecure about your own purchase...) For that price you mostly get a better framerate and slightly better graphics, that's not much. Still, I love my PC as much as I love my PS4.
When you play both on consoles and on PC you usually love both and you realize gaming is great whatever the platform you play on. Sure, 60 fps is a nice bonus on PC, but that's all. And graphics are mostly the same (I know, I play on Ultra on 1440p+, but it doesn't look that much better than on my PS4).
People should spend more time playing and talking about games and gameplay anyway, less about technicals.
Most people aren't that rich and you need to justify the huge cost of a good PC (mine just cost $1000) so they probably feel kinda insecure about their purchase, which is understandable (on a psychological side of things, only reason why you'd troll every console thread is you feel insecure about your own purchase...) For that price you mostly get a better framerate and slightly better graphics, that's not much. Still, I love my PC as much as I love my PS4.
When you play both on consoles and on PC you usually love both and you realize gaming is great whatever the platform you play on. Sure, 60 fps is a nice bonus on PC, but that's all. And graphics are mostly the same (I know, I play on Ultra on 1440p+, but it doesn't look that much better than on my PS4).
People should spend more time playing and talking about games and gameplay anyway, less about technicals.
LordRaptor
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This is not as dumb of a comment as Pachter's, but its up there!
Nowhere in your rantings do you justify his point that PC gamers are like racists. So, what point does he have that PC gamers are like racists?
Yeah, that doesn't make any sense. He must be talking about those MAC weirdos. They are totally different from us PC guys but we are always trown in the same bucket.
The basis for his idiocy doesn't even make sense. The average cross platform game is cross platform with PC, and the platform itself's neutral relationship means there's loss of race-mixi- errr cross pollination of console exclusives.
The PC is like the EU. Sure, there are Brexiters (Masterrace-ers), but those are silly people.
The PC is like the EU. Sure, there are Brexiters (Masterrace-ers), but those are silly people.
GhostTrick
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nkarafo
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Because they prefer it.
There is nothing wrong claiming your system is better than someone else's. Or your car.
Rexatality
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Pardon me, but how do you even marry a console? xD
Principate
Saint Titanfall
Politically correct racists.
You know what Nazi stands for "National Socialism" It was there all along!
Rellik
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I wouldn't go as far to say they're a fool, but you're definitely missing out if you restrict yourself to a single system. But I'm not going to hate on someone if they choose to do so.
kraspkibble
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i play mainly on pc but also own a PS4, xbox 360, and ps3. i have owned in the past an xbox one, ps2, ps1, psp, vita, nintendo wii, nintendo 64, nintendo gameboy, nintendo dsi, nintendo 3ds, and countless other non PC gaming platforms.
i personally think PC is the best platform out there for games but i really couldn't care what people play on be it a PC, ps4, xb1, ps vita, or their smartphone. all i want to see is people enjoying games.
i personally think PC is the best platform out there for games but i really couldn't care what people play on be it a PC, ps4, xb1, ps vita, or their smartphone. all i want to see is people enjoying games.
Veritigo_X
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Dumb to label all PC gamers this way, but I do raise my eyebrow at those that embrace the "PC Master Race" moniker.
ShutterMunster
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Oh, now the PC stans act like they're not down with the "Master Race" title.
Hahaha, okay.
Hahaha, okay.
1 most poeople dont say that
2 those who do 90% of those folks are saying it as a joke as intended
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
Which is a loud minority, let's be fair
Toadthemushroom
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Given the source, I wouldn't be surprised if this were a parody interview.
Socialism ≠ Communism :/
Vincent Grayson
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I'm not hating. I just think it's a weird thing to do. It's like saying "I love food", but you only eat say, Mexican food, and totally ignore the merits of every Asian cuisine.
That speaks volumes about your maturity. Can't really blame you if you're still in you angsty teenage years.
Whiteblade999
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I must be imaging that 3DS, Wii U, and Vita sitting next to me.
About PC or about every rabid fanbase?
letmetrythisname
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Wow, this might be even worse than the Leigh Alexander's "fuck gamers" shit.
And while people who believe in the whole "PC master race" shit are idiots, they aren't even good at being elitist. Taking pride in playing better versions of shit by Ubisoft and EA is laughable at best. I bet those kids ain't even played Alpha Centauri or Privateer or any truly incredible PC games. Man, forget that master race shit. If you're going to be an elitist jerk, at least do it right.
TL;DR I'm an ass.
And while people who believe in the whole "PC master race" shit are idiots, they aren't even good at being elitist. Taking pride in playing better versions of shit by Ubisoft and EA is laughable at best. I bet those kids ain't even played Alpha Centauri or Privateer or any truly incredible PC games. Man, forget that master race shit. If you're going to be an elitist jerk, at least do it right.
TL;DR I'm an ass.
What the actual fuck. Pachter is normally a stand up guy (sure he gets stuff wrong sometimes, who doesn't?) so this seems so out of character for him.
Are there some assholes who think their shit doesn't stink because they game on a PC rather than a console? Sure. And don't get me started on the sincere "PC Master Race" douchebags. But they're the small but loud minority.
And even then, they're not like racists. Nobody ever got turned down for a job because the interviewer was a PC elitist and thought the person they were interviewing was a "console peasant". Nobody ever got shot by a cop carrying an Alienware laptop for playing on a PSP in public. It's an absolutely moronic and downright offensive analogy.
It's not even the most offensive to "PC Gamers", but rather to the genuinely persecuted minorities who are having their struggle diminished by having it compared to console wars level bullshit. So fucking dumb.
Except Leigh never said that.
I swear, the people who got the most mad about that article never actually bothered to read it
Are there some assholes who think their shit doesn't stink because they game on a PC rather than a console? Sure. And don't get me started on the sincere "PC Master Race" douchebags. But they're the small but loud minority.
And even then, they're not like racists. Nobody ever got turned down for a job because the interviewer was a PC elitist and thought the person they were interviewing was a "console peasant". Nobody ever got shot by a cop carrying an Alienware laptop for playing on a PSP in public. It's an absolutely moronic and downright offensive analogy.
It's not even the most offensive to "PC Gamers", but rather to the genuinely persecuted minorities who are having their struggle diminished by having it compared to console wars level bullshit. So fucking dumb.
Except Leigh never said that.
I swear, the people who got the most mad about that article never actually bothered to read it
Mass_Pincup
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I rarely see thread like this one regarding other consoles or handheld.
The better part is subjective though, that's exactly the point I'm making, your opinion isn't an universal truth.
Most of them use it ironically.
Of course, there are some who don't, but for the most part it's just a running gag from an old episode of Zero Punctuation.
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