Make this "if you are a YouTuber you get early access" thing stop.

[R1ch4rd N1x0n]

I'm sick of YouTubers and streamers getting games earlier than everyone else, it's not fair, sure I am kind of a YouTuber but I don't have many fans. I am sick of this and it needs to stop.

[discotheque]

its all part of advertising my friend developers think if people see youtuber playing the game then the will want to buy it

[Ironclad]

I mean, they get it so they can show the game to the viewers, so the developers can see the reactions. If you don´t like it, don´t watch it. We are not equal you know...some of us get things sooner.

[zZzooey.exe]

It is good. Because, nowadays, you dont have to spend a dime to enjoy a games content. For example, with some titles, I LOVE watching certain youtubers play it (like cryaotic).
In this case, The walking dead season 1.
I far more loved it seeing him play it and i havent spent a penny to get entertainment from the game.
In some cases, people get to review a game by watching a youtuber they like. Their opinions, their insight, and you can decide whether youd buy game or not.
Of course I fully understand that reason why some streamers/youtubers get early access. They are paid to promote the game and make game known before games actual public release. Its a win win for both of them!
And best part - you - as an end user, are just 1 click away from getting away from content you dont like! Knowledge is power.

[Dirty Dan]

Originally posted by coolkingbob:

its all part of advertising my friend developers think if people see youtuber playing the game then the will want to buy it

They don't think, they know they get more money when some random idiot on the internet plays their game early.

Originally posted by Unactivated Almond:

It is good. Because, nowadays, you dont have to spend a dime to enjoy a games content. For example, with some titles, I LOVE watching certain youtubers play it (like cryaotic).
In this case, The walking dead season 1.
I far more loved it seeing him play it and i havent spent a penny to get entertainment from the game.
In some cases, people get to review a game by watching a youtuber they like. Their opinions, their insight, and you can decide whether youd buy game or not.
Of course I fully understand that reason why some streamers/youtubers get early access. They are paid to promote the game and make game known before games actual public release. Its a win win for both of them!
And best part - you - as an end user, are just 1 click away from getting away from content you dont like! Knowledge is power.

I also enjoyed a few series with Cry, but you should really try playing the games yourself. You THINK that you're getting the full experience just by watching the content, but when you actually play the game yourself it's so much more compelling.(This only applies to games you haven't seen him play, once you watch something of his, it's ruined for you.)
Also with people like Cry I feel like that if he gets even more popular he'll start getting sued, which is weird because he often does bring his own unique commentary that enhances the experience and is probably within fair use.

[[LTT] LinusFTW]

What if the game was in public early access already, what would you say to that?

[Shambler]

#FirstWorldProblems

[Radene]

Solution: do like I do and stop caring about internet "celebrities". They're a dime a dozen anyway. Nothing special.

[Autistic Whales]

Not everyone is equal so deal with it, this is a great way to advertise games.

[Danksama]

It's reasonable business practice

[76561198371547825]

They've been doing the same thing for gaming magazines for years. YouTube is basically the same thing, instead of writing an article about it, they can actually show people what it looks like. You want early access to games? Be a magazine editor or a YouTube.

[Milk]

Originally posted by R1ch4rd N1x0n:

I'm sick of YouTubers and streamers getting games earlier than everyone else, it's not fair, sure I am kind of a YouTuber but I don't have many fans. I am sick of this and it needs to stop.

Why do you care if others benefit from something?

[Vanishing]

Originally posted by Altera Infernum:

They've been doing the same thing for gaming magazines for years. YouTube is basically the same thing, instead of writing an article about it, they can actually show people what it looks like. You want early access to games? Be a magazine editor or a YouTube.

Ah yes, they get what are called review copies do they not?

It does not really seem all that unusual of an business practice to me.

[76561198371547825]

Originally posted by Valta:

Originally posted by Altera Infernum:

They've been doing the same thing for gaming magazines for years. YouTube is basically the same thing, instead of writing an article about it, they can actually show people what it looks like. You want early access to games? Be a magazine editor or a YouTube.

Ah yes, they get what are called review copies do they not?

It does not really seem all that unusual of an business practice to me.

If they didn't do this business practice then we'd be buying games based solely on the word of a developer. Imagine how bad things would be.

[Shaii]

Is this for Friday the 13th? I'm watching some of the streams and I'm quite jelly myself.

[Radene]

Originally posted by Altera Infernum:

Originally posted by Valta:

Ah yes, they get what are called review copies do they not?

It does not really seem all that unusual of an business practice to me.

If they didn't do this business practice then we'd be buying games based solely on the word of a developer. Imagine how bad things would be.

Because word of mouth was never a thing before YouTube.