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Subject: Re: It's Hard To Blame Them...
Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2024 11:56:41 +0000
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On 26/10/2024 19:06, Mike S. wrote:
> On Sat, 26 Oct 2024 11:53:41 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson
> <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> People BUY that shit. Happily. Year after year. If you have the choice
>> of pouring your heart and soul (and a lot of money) into a new project
>> that may or may not be accepted by the masses versus some garbage
>> project you can easily hack up without much effort, can you really
>> blame somebody if they go the easy route?
> 
> No, I can't. Your list really says it all. I have always blamed
> gamers, not the studios firstly, and your list is the reason why I do.
> We talk the talk but we do not walk the walk.

Not sure really but maybe it's us that are the 'strange' ones as we 
don't just stick to what we like. I even catch myself doing it when 
idling flicking through Netflix/Amazon/Sky. After twenty minutes of 
browsing what do I do, oh maybe just rewatch Kicking Bishop Brennan Up 
the Arse which I've lost count of the number of times I've watched.