Are modern gamers hypersensitive?

[Arvaos]

Dan Houser said the new Grand Theft Auto couldn’t be made in the climate of today because too many people would be upset.

Are gamers becoming more hypersensitive because of societal changes? Was the movie Demolition Man right about the future when people were fined for swearing?

[s w e k]

yes

[ambi]

yess

[𝕎𝕠𝕦𝕤𝕖𝕝𝕫]

Political correctness ruined it all.

[Campo]

I'd say it's just the vocal SJW minority that sways politicians and big corporations on social media platforms like Twitter into sterilizing content. I mean just look at Red Dead Redemption 2, takes place in 1899 and they're afraid to use the language of the period. I don't think gamers are the ones who can't handle it, it's all the Karens online.

[The nameless Gamer]

Publicado originalmente por RyReps:

Dan Houser said the new Grand Theft Auto couldn’t be made in the climate of today because too many people would be upset.

Are gamers becoming more hypersensitive because of societal changes? Was the movie Demolition Man right about the future when people were fined for swearing?

Dan Houser forgets that there is something as a target audience. If some people don't like GTA games, that doesn't mean others won't. The current audience for the games seems to be pretty numerous so... unless they make a radical change to the franchise, they'd at least retain the interest of the already present audience.

[linis]

Publicado originalmente por mforddog:

I've heard and seen plenty of 12 year olds playing gta 5 so probably not.

Publicado originalmente por The nameless Commander:

Publicado originalmente por RyReps:

Dan Houser said the new Grand Theft Auto couldn’t be made in the climate of today because too many people would be upset.

Are gamers becoming more hypersensitive because of societal changes? Was the movie Demolition Man right about the future when people were fined for swearing?

Dan Houser forgets that there is something as a target audience. If some people don't like GTA games, that doesn't mean others won't. The current audience for the games seems to be pretty numerous so... unless they make a radical change to the franchise, they'd at least retain the interest of the already present audience.

Both comments seem like good food for thought: The ever-increasing number of people that play video games, along with the accessibility of games for the various demographics.

[Radene]

Publicado originalmente por Annabel Lee:

Publicado originalmente por Radene:

It's more about Hefner having died.

Shhh... let them have this. It doesn’t even matter anyway; they’ll still think they’re right. 😂

Yeah, you're right there....

[Commander Makara]

Publicado originalmente por RyReps:

Dan Houser said the new Grand Theft Auto couldn’t be made in the climate of today because too many people would be upset.

Are gamers becoming more hypersensitive because of societal changes? Was the movie Demolition Man right about the future when people were fined for swearing?

Contrary to rumour and bias across social media etc. People are not becoming more sensitrive, there are not "more snowflakes" in the world and people are no more outraged than before.

All that has changed is that with the advent and acecssibility of internet/glaobal communication and social media providing more equal platforms for many - that the people who are outraged, sensitive or wish to show empathy or virtue signalist etc. are now granted an opportunity to do so.

[sam]

I mean, we are gamers and we dont discriminate

[AdahnGorion]

No.. Various groups get angry about what they think is popular and then make statments (they never take action, they just take a pointless stand and statement)

Mainly it is done for influence, money and to be able to dictate your own opinion..
Most of the statements and values tried to be imposed also seems not just dumb but beyond the very point of gaming... (but there is not more of them, they can just better reach people now a days) and sadly people are sheeps
https://www.peta.org/features/animal-crossing-new-horizons-vegan/
But well..



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[Fiona the Gamer]

Given the current situation and the crazy stuff going on here, it would rise a lot of heat with not just players but other groups as well.

How will GTA 6 will be made to be fun but the same time not causing too much conterversy, it's a very deep and complicated topic.

[AdahnGorion]

Publicado originalmente por Queen Nile:

Given the current situation and the crazy stuff going on here, it would rise a lot of heat with not just players but other groups as well.

How will GTA 6 will be made to be fun but the same time not causing too much conterversy, it's a very deep and complicated topic.

I have heard that https://www.pedestrians-int.org/en/
Demands that pedestrians be immortal in GTA 6, they don't want all the violence towards them anymore and when you meet pedestrians you have to say hello and smile!!

[Don Lino]

Publicado originalmente por RyReps:

Dan Houser said the new Grand Theft Auto couldn’t be made in the climate of today because too many people would be upset.

Are gamers becoming more hypersensitive because of societal changes? Was the movie Demolition Man right about the future when people were fined for swearing?

We're in the year 2020. And there's more sensitive people here than you could possibly imagine. So ya, welcome to our world. Also, blame social media

[Castyles]

Publicado originalmente por Wouselz:

Political correctness ruined it all.

[Commander Makara]

Publicado originalmente por Queen Nile:

Given the current situation and the crazy stuff going on here, it would rise a lot of heat with not just players but other groups as well.

How will GTA 6 will be made to be fun but the same time not causing too much conterversy, it's a very deep and complicated topic.

From its inception and first game, the GTA brand has been built upon controversy. The media attention is free marketing and gets far more people talking about the product than any direct marketing stategy.

If Rockstar were so afraid of potential 'controversy' in their games, they would keep as quiet about the torture missions and hot coffee scenes as they do about the crunch conditions and work environments for their staff.