Joel Was Right
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No one cares about your identity here one way or another, Meus, and it doesn't factor into whether your argument is valid or not. Just present your argument.
Anyway, it's true that people will still go to a movie or buy a game if it has "woke" elements as long as the rest of the product is seen as compelling. The compelling part is key and it's not a mutually exclusive proposition. In this case, though, it's difficult to market Concord to normal people. The game has no distinguishing characteristics other than its wacky morbidly obese heroes and pronouns. And that is likely a contributing factor to why it's seeing a stronger rejection by consumers than any other major release to date.
The game could have none any of the character pronouns, or controversial elements, and still sold 700 copies. I didn't even know about them until I came across this thread, and I've been 'following' the game, even played the Beta.
I don't think the internet discourse surrounding this particular element had a measurable impact, particularly when you weigh it against the other prominent factors that relate to game releases. Of course, it may have played a factor for some gamers, but there is nothing to suggest that gaming audiences are politically to the Right to the extent that a high profile Sony title could die at launch. And that's my argument; not that some would have been put off, but rather that it cannot account for sales this low.