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[SmokedMeat]

Sony and Nintendo don't need "influencers" to sell their console because their quality 1st party games sell themselves with good reviews and word of mouth.

On the other hand, MS needs to buy these people in order to compensate for the lack of games (and the lack of demand as a result). It's pretty pathetic.

No, never Sony.

Sony Announces "PlayStation Playmakers", New Program Featuring Influencer Collabs

Sony has announced a new initiative called the "PlayStation Playmakers" at which a variety of influencers will be invited to an event.

appuals.com

'Stranger Things' star Finn Wolfhard is now a gaming influencer

Finn Wolfhard chats about joining the PlayStation Playmakers program, the final season of 'Stranger Things,' and his directorial debut 'Hell of a Summer.'

ew.com

LeBron James Is Now a PlayStation Playmaker - PlayStation LifeStyle

Lebron James headlines the new PlayStation Playmakers program that also includes several NFL stars and celebrities from music and gaming.

www.playstationlifestyle.net

I’m sure none of these celebrities got free PlayStations… Nope.

• LeBron James
• Jimmie Allen (country music star)
• King Bach (actor and comedian)
• Nigel Sylvester (BMX athlete)
• NaLyssa Smith (WNBA All-Star Rookie)
• Ja’Marr Chase (NFL star)
• CeeDee Lamb (NFL star)
• Liza Zimouche (French football freestyler)
• Romelu Lukaku (Belgian football star)
• Julio Cocielo (Brazilian content creator)

 

[graywolf323]

No, never Sony.

Sony Announces "PlayStation Playmakers", New Program Featuring Influencer Collabs

Sony has announced a new initiative called the "PlayStation Playmakers" at which a variety of influencers will be invited to an event.

appuals.com

'Stranger Things' star Finn Wolfhard is now a gaming influencer

Finn Wolfhard chats about joining the PlayStation Playmakers program, the final season of 'Stranger Things,' and his directorial debut 'Hell of a Summer.'

ew.com

LeBron James Is Now a PlayStation Playmaker - PlayStation LifeStyle

Lebron James headlines the new PlayStation Playmakers program that also includes several NFL stars and celebrities from music and gaming.

www.playstationlifestyle.net

I’m sure none of these celebrities got free PlayStations… Nope.

• LeBron James
• Jimmie Allen (country music star)
• King Bach (actor and comedian)
• Nigel Sylvester (BMX athlete)
• NaLyssa Smith (WNBA All-Star Rookie)
• Ja’Marr Chase (NFL star)
• CeeDee Lamb (NFL star)
• Liza Zimouche (French football freestyler)
• Romelu Lukaku (Belgian football star)
• Julio Cocielo (Brazilian content creator)

great now demonstrate how they go out there and evangelize the brand doing anything that remotely approaches the level of the Xbox influencers

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

Dunno if anyone else already posted this, but absolute LOL. Bro is coping sea salt over the ban but even without it he'd be too scared to post

No, never Sony.

Sony Announces "PlayStation Playmakers", New Program Featuring Influencer Collabs

Sony has announced a new initiative called the "PlayStation Playmakers" at which a variety of influencers will be invited to an event.

appuals.com

'Stranger Things' star Finn Wolfhard is now a gaming influencer

Finn Wolfhard chats about joining the PlayStation Playmakers program, the final season of 'Stranger Things,' and his directorial debut 'Hell of a Summer.'

ew.com

LeBron James Is Now a PlayStation Playmaker - PlayStation LifeStyle

Lebron James headlines the new PlayStation Playmakers program that also includes several NFL stars and celebrities from music and gaming.

www.playstationlifestyle.net

I’m sure none of these celebrities got free PlayStations… Nope.

• LeBron James
• Jimmie Allen (country music star)
• King Bach (actor and comedian)
• Nigel Sylvester (BMX athlete)
• NaLyssa Smith (WNBA All-Star Rookie)
• Ja’Marr Chase (NFL star)
• CeeDee Lamb (NFL star)
• Liza Zimouche (French football freestyler)
• Romelu Lukaku (Belgian football star)
• Julio Cocielo (Brazilian content creator)

Oh wow geez darn shucks darnit snap, you really got us there!

It's not like I can't tell the difference between an international celebrity obviously doing product placement, vs. no-name content creators who suck at acting trying to lie about a product given to them for free.

Nope. Virtually impossible to tell the difference /s.

 

[DeepEnigma]

great now demonstrate how they go out there and evangelize the brand doing anything that remotely approaches the level of the Xbox influencers

Dunno if anyone else already posted this, but absolute LOL. Bro is coping sea salt over the ban but even without it he'd be too scared to post

 

[SmokedMeat]

great now demonstrate how they go out there and evangelize the brand doing anything that remotely approaches the level of the Xbox influencers

 

[DeepEnigma]

Tell me you don't hear his voice when you read this gif, lol. That gaslighting mofo "Dr" Phil.

 

[Madflavor]

Dunno if anyone else already posted this, but absolute LOL. Bro is coping sea salt over the ban but even without it he'd be too scared to post



Oh wow geez darn shucks darnit snap, you really got us there!

It's not like I can't tell the difference between an international celebrity obviously doing product placement, vs. no-name content creators who suck at acting trying to lie about a product given to them for free.

Nope. Virtually impossible to tell the difference /s.

What a jabroni.

 

[JTCx]

"7 free Xbox's"
Seeing a certain pattern here.

That explains how some of the usual suspects around here have multiple xbox's in different rooms.

 

[SmokedMeat]

Oh wow geez darn shucks darnit snap, you really got us there!

It's not like I can't tell the difference between an international celebrity obviously doing product placement, vs. no-name content creators who suck at acting trying to lie about a product given to them for free.

Nope. Virtually impossible to tell the difference /s.

My comment wasn’t even to you, but you immediately felt the need to reply with “got us”.

Do you guys have ranks?

 

[GHG]

"7 free Xbox's"
Seeing a certain pattern here.

And then you see posts here talking about how the proprietary hard drive is convenient because it allows them to move games across the several xboxes they happen to have in their mums basement.

 

[DeepEnigma]

That explains how some of the usual suspects around here have multiple xbox's in different rooms.

I mean, you need an altar of prayer in every room you enter,

 

[SmokedMeat]

Tell me you don't hear his voice when you read this gif, lol. That gaslighting mofo "Dr" Phil.

I do lol

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

Maybe now they are, since they have an established business and it doesn't matter that much, but I bet they were much "nicer" 10-15 years ago when they were trying to get things going..

If xbox ever gets to that level of success, you won't see them being as aggressive.. there will be no need for it.

I'd like to believe you, but Microsoft are the only platform holder who's both written a bible blueprint for astroturfing, and has actually followed up on it. That plan was put into motion back in the early days of 360 console-side, even...well, maybe. I believe it was written and shared internally around the early 2000s.

If it's that ingrained into their corporate DNA in terms of marketing & messaging, I don't think a scenario where MS reaches PS or Nintendo levels of success would abate it. In fact, they'd probably ramp it up. Why stop a good thing if it's giving you net benefits?

If I were you and not eager to play I would wait a little longer until some updates improve the game
In November or later

Well I just found out my family member's GPU expired. Guess they are doing month-to-month. Now I'm gonna sound like some of the people in that ResetERA thread trying to find ways to game for a cheap sub.

Though since I've never actually subbed to Game Pass yet myself, I might be able to get some perk if I sub for GPU for the month. They did keep spamming me to try it out on Windows. Worst come to worst I'll just probably pick up a cheap 1-month offer and play it from there.

My comment wasn’t even to you, but you immediately felt the need to reply with “got us”.

Do you guys have ranks?

Actually, yes. Yes we do. I'm rank GAF Master Sergeant. Now drop and give me 20 (MS Reward points) !

 

[gow3isben]

Jimbo...?

 

[killatopak]

I'm glad some people are enjoying the game, but I think even those who are loving Starfield should call BGS out.

True and I’ve done my part.

I’ve been pretty consistent of this. Half of my posts in the RE4 Remake OT, Review and other threads was pretty much full of complaints and nitpicks yet it is my GOTY. That game scored 90+ but still wasn’t exempt from my criticism. I do it because I want the game to be better. Some can be personal or just general stuff but I do it because I don’t want them to be complacent and think this thing that I think sucks should be done on the sequel. Someone has to tell them or they’ll keep doing the same mistakes.

I still haven't been able to start the game yet so i have no personal opinion on it... but i find it pretty funny that we are over 100 pages on this game's review score alone with countless front page threads bickering about different aspects of the game and its engagement. Even if this game is a shitty 60% bottom dweller it still has succeeded in getting people to non stop think/talk about it this entire week and who knows for how long into the future. Already seeing some amazing mods/articles and stuff. Hopefully i can get around to playing it this weekend so i can see for myself.

Controversy breeds discussion. Prime example is Redfall. More pages than BG3, Hi Fi Rush and Sea of Stars combined.

 

[Pimpbaa]

I ain’t losing my shit over 6 million players of this game, I like the game a lot, why would I? Lots of people like the game here, some might be losing their shit but not all. What an ass to generalize everyone here.

 

[adamsapple]

No, never Sony.

LeBron James Is Now a PlayStation Playmaker - PlayStation LifeStyle

Lebron James headlines the new PlayStation Playmakers program that also includes several NFL stars and celebrities from music and gaming.

www.playstationlifestyle.net

The funny thing about this one specifically is that he's an Xbox gamer irl.






It's like those Samsung brand ambassadors who send tweets from their iphones.

 

[DForce]

Dunno if anyone else already posted this, but absolute LOL. Bro is coping sea salt over the ban but even without it he'd be too scared to post

Same dude who said Sony fans were afraid of the Xbox Series S lol

 

[DeepEnigma]

The funny thing about this one specifically is that he's an Xbox gamer irl.






It's like those Samsung brand ambassadors who send tweets from their iphones.

When LeBron goes from celebrity ad endorsement to full blown Klobrite, Colt, Senjutsu, Tom Warren, etc., on social media about the brand like a cultist retard, we can talk.

Bad comparison.

 

[JTCx]

Dunno if anyone else already posted this, but absolute LOL. Bro is coping sea salt over the ban but even without it he'd be too scared to post



Oh wow geez darn shucks darnit snap, you really got us there!

It's not like I can't tell the difference between an international celebrity obviously doing product placement, vs. no-name content creators who suck at acting trying to lie about a product given to them for free.

Nope. Virtually impossible to tell the difference /s.

 

[devilNprada]

I've yet to dive into Diablo 4, yet, but I've logged some embarrassing hours in Diablo 3 - what disappointed you with it?

i don't think it was disappointing.. I do not think it was as good as D3 though. Just my opinion.

 

[DeaDPo0L84]

This game has been such a rollercoaster for me. Started out pretty hype, got a bit boring, picked back up again as I got further into the story, now at 40 hours I'm already starting to feel bored. Might just take a break for a few days and jump back in later.

 

[March Climber]

I was going to make fun of this but honestly, this is the exact same feeling of when people on this site feel the need to dunk on a certain purple site.

Both give the same 'shouting at the restaurant outside of the restaurant' level of ridiculousness.

 

[Jemm]

Sounds like someone whose 4/10 score was completely unbiased:

 

[Heisenberg007]

Looks like it’s currently 80% on Steam.

SteamDB is way more robust and faster at updating the data than Steam client.

Never messed with Steam Database, but it doesn’t update as quickly because Steam is currently showing 47,351 reviews total compared to 46,282 on Steam Database.

So Steam is the more accurate score with an extra 1,069 reviews accounted for.

Steamdb gets its data from Steam. So the numbers are the same across both platforms.

SmokedMeat , the reason you're seeing different numbers on Steam is that it automatically applies filters by your preferred language. You've to remove filters every time you want to see the overall data. That's why Steamdb.info is the easiest way to find the data.

Otherwise, both platforms show the same numbers.

If I remove all the filters on Steam, it'll show me the same data as Steamdb.info -- barring a handful of reviews that are still being synced.

 

[acm2000]

10 hours in and it's a Bethesda RPG in space, Star Effect, exactly what I was expecting.

It's so easy to tell the people on here who are just shit posting about the game from just having watched it on twitch rather than playing it, it's embarrassing

Don't understand people saying it feels laggy etc too, the controls are very responsive and tight for a 30fps title, once again they seem to be just shit posting from what they've read elsewhere, either that or they have some poor man's Chinese knock off TV with 200ms screen lag.

Solid 8/10 from me so far, could move to a 9/10 once I play the main quests more, could drop to a 7/10 if my adoring fan* doesn't stfu before I put a bullet in his skull.

Spoiler: *

(Yes my choice, I low key like the punishment of his whiney little voice)

 

[3liteDragon]

Dunno if anyone else already posted this, but absolute LOL. Bro is coping sea salt over the ban but even without it he'd be too scared to post



Oh wow geez darn shucks darnit snap, you really got us there!

It's not like I can't tell the difference between an international celebrity obviously doing product placement, vs. no-name content creators who suck at acting trying to lie about a product given to them for free.

Nope. Virtually impossible to tell the difference /s.

 

[Banjo64]

Wow, what a disgusting snob. Fuck her, thinks she’s above buying products.

7 free Xbox’s

 

[Little Chicken]

The people who haven't played Starfield sure aren't in a rush to take it's name out of their mouths!

 

[GHG]

DenchDeckard if you don't mind, can I take a moment of your time.

A few days ago you summoned me to the Starfield OT:

Exactly what I said it would be. GHG Must be seething. Once again, Steam proves to be the reviews we can trust.

Welcome to constellation everyone. We are going to be here for years.

And here was my subsequent response:

I love that you will ignore me when it's convenient for you to do so (for example when you're caught in your lies) but want to drag me into an OT for a game that I'm yet to play.

But I'll entertain you, for now. No reason for me to "seeth", they are indeed the only reviews that I deem to be trustworthy over periods of time. If it settles into a very positive rating then there's a higher chance that I'll give it a spin sooner rather than later (which should be a win for your employers, so don't get too upset).

That said, yet again you seem to be living your emotions. If it were anyone else I would caution you for doing this too early, but that wouldn't be any fun now would it?

If you want to continue this discussion feel free to do so in the review thread where it would be more appropriate.

Regretfully, I did not hear back from you (however, it must be said, this was expected).

Just a few days later the current situation is now as follows:

I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on how the situation has evolved since your original post to me.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

The people who haven't played Starfield sure aren't in a rush to take it's name out of their mouths!

2 separate threads is a blessing.

Gaf should look into doing this more often.

 

[Heisenberg007]

DenchDeckard if you don't mind, can I take a moment of your time.

A few days ago you summoned me to the Starfield OT:



And here was my subsequent response:



Regretfully, I did not hear back from you (however, it must be said, this was expected).

Just a few days later the current situation is now as follows:

I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on how the situation has evolved since your original post to me.

You should also update this one.

 

[Zheph]

I just finished it and I think "mostly positive" is what I would say as well. Just feels old but most things kinda work, decent scope tho

 

[GHG]

2 separate threads is a blessing.

Gaf should look into doing this more often.

There are always separate review and OT threads.

 

[Hero of Spielberg]

So much time spent by people trying to convince other people that Starfield is a bad game Let it go

 

[AntiCap]

The people who haven't played Starfield sure aren't in a rush to take it's name out of their mouths!

Some things, - such as earthquakes, train-wrecks and Starfield, - are simply worth talking about, whether or not one has had the misfortune of experiencing them.

 

[GHG]

So much time spent by people trying to convince other people that Starfield is a bad game Let it go

 

[Hero of Spielberg]

And the main culprit pops up in no time. Keep going, maybe you’ll convince everyone!

 

[Heisenberg007]

And the main culprit pops up in no time. Keep going, maybe you’ll convince everyone!

That's some weird victim complex, my friend - that the world is out to get you. Pointing fingers and blaming others because of that persecution complex is weird, to say the least.

Do you think that the 11,000+ negative reviews, and the overall 7.5 / 10 Steam user reviews, are also because of "the main culprits" on NeoGAF? Or are they real Steam users who perhaps didn't like the game enough after spending $70?

Why are you not even entertaining that possibility?

 

[DForce]

So much time spent by people trying to convince other people that Starfield is a bad game Let it go

Actions have consqeuences.

People have shitting on exclusives for decades now so this behavior isn't even thing new. If people used games like Elden Ring to shit on Horizon Forbidden West then expect the game treatment for Starfield.

Many Xbox fans have used this game to make PS fans jealous and it was hyped as one of the games of the generation from many people online.

If the game is hyped up, then make sure it lives up to it because the review scores don't reflect it and it's obvious it was going to be used in console wars.

 

[Hero of Spielberg]

That's some weird victim complex, my friend - that the world is out to get you. Pointing fingers and blaming others because of that persecution complex is weird, to say the least.

Do you think that the 11,000+ negative reviews, and the overall 7.5 / 10 Steam user reviews, are also because of "the main culprits" on NeoGAF? Or are they real Steam users who perhaps didn't like the game enough after spending $70?

Why are you not even entertaining that possibility?

No victim complex at all. I couldn’t care less if you don’t like it. What I wonder is, why you and a few others on this site expend so much time and effort trying to convince other people it’s a bad game? Honestly, why?

 

[Hero of Spielberg]

Actions have consqeuences.

People have shitting on exclusives for decades now so this behavior isn't even thing new. If people used games like Elden Ring to shit on Horizon Forbidden West then expect the game treatment for Starfield.

Many Xbox fans have used this game to make PS fans jealous and it was hyped as one of the games of the generation from many people online.

If the game is hyped up, then make sure it lives up to it because the review scores don't reflect it and it's obvious it was going to be used in console wars.

Ok, so it is a console war thing. Thanks for confirming

 

[Banjo64]

And the main culprit pops up in no time. Keep going, maybe you’ll convince everyone!

So much time spent by people trying to convince other people that Starfield is a bad game Let it go

 

[vaibhavpisal]

There are always separate review and OT threads.

I mean, discussion is separate. Credit to GAF members.

 

[GHG]

And the main culprit pops up in no time. Keep going, maybe you’ll convince everyone!

And here's where you're wrong, I don't need to convince anyone of anything. Better luck next time in attempting to drag me into some off topic crap in the OT:

I'm sure the really 'real' reviews are still to come.

And for the record, the real reviews have indeed been coming in for the game.

 

[Chechack]

And the main culprit pops up in no time. Keep going, maybe you’ll convince everyone!

Well if Starfield is really the game of all time and as good as people claim in to be it should not have to worry about few people talking bad about it in some random video forum right?

The game quality is good right and will still sell coz it wont be affected by some rambling of some obesecure random internet hater right on the net right?

 

[Hero of Spielberg]

is this your go to gif when you can’t think of a response?

 

[cireza]

Imagine doing a video explaining how to enjoy a highly anticipated video game that was referred to as a game of the generation.

Imagine being a PS fan and having the entirety of your posts done in Starfield and Xbox topics to try to mitigate the enjoyment of others.

 

[Heisenberg007]

No victim complex at all. I couldn’t care less if you don’t like it. What I wonder is, why you and a few others on this site expend so much time and effort trying to convince other people it’s a bad game? Honestly, why?

Who is convincing others not to like a game? This is just a projection. No one is doing that.

We are all only discussing the reviews of a game in that game's review thread. The fact that you keep thinking like that confirms what I said earlier -- it's just a baseless persecution complex that the world is out to get you.

Contrary to your claims about me, here is one of my comments to a person who was asking for thoughts on the game earlier.

So, what's the general consensus? Should i be excited for launch in a few hours. Because i am.

If you're excited, then you should remain excited. Give the game a fair go instead of being influenced by reviews -- unless you're paying for the game.

In that case, yes, please make an informed decision.

 

[Banjo64]

is this your go to gif when you can’t think of a response?

my response is that you are rambling like a lunatic. I just thought it was less harsh to say it via a funny gif