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Well, let's be fair here. I'll give you that GFWL is a giant turd that you've got to cut with a spatula before it can flush...but Creston did say "An event for a three year old game?" and it was its own sentence. Its own separate point, if you will (and I know you will!)
So let's deconstruct that particular sentence for a sec.
What do you think was the purpose of pointing out that it's a three year old game? Merely stating a fact? OK, let's say that's true. Let's say that Creston was merely stating a fact, as was his claim.
Would stating this fact instead be equally impactful?: "An event for a GTA sequel?"
How about this fact? "An event for a popular shooter?"
Yeah, I'm not so sure.
If we're all nice and honest with ourselves (I know you can do it!) I think we all know why Creston said what he said. He meant to express a pinch of incredulity (please correct me if I'm totally off base here) that a game as old as GTA IV was the recipient of an event they'd send a press release for. Yes? No? I mean, let's be honest.
And if that is the case, then Justice had a point saying that a developer in support of such a venerable game should be celebrated, not vilified. Or, more appropriately...pointing out a game's age should not be used against the developer when said developer is only trying to support one of their games. Justice is right on this point. This board has a strong tendency toward complaining that the squirrel never eats from our hand and then whacking it with a stick when it does.
The REAL reason this is an "event" is because GTA IV forced GFWL as a condition to play, making that game consistently appear in every top 10 GFWL list since release. In other words: it's the crown jewel in GFWL's repertoire; quite literally the only game in that squalor town, except for maybe Fallout 3. Granted, this is a Rockstar event but Microsoft is a more-than-willing partner, obviously. |
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Sep 9, 10:46 |
Re: GTA4 Live Event Today |
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Sep 9, 10:53 |
Re: GTA4 Live Event Today |
justice7 |
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Sep 9, 11:00 |
Re: GTA4 Live Event Today |
MrBone |
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Sep 9, 11:07 |
Re: GTA4 Live Event Today |
justice7 |
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6. |
Sep 9, 11:08 |
Re: GTA4 Live Event Today |
Creston |
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Sep 9, 11:19 |
Re: GTA4 Live Event Today |
justice7 |
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11. |
Sep 9, 11:29 |
Re: GTA4 Live Event Today |
nin |
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Sep 9, 11:35 |
Re: GTA4 Live Event Today |
Creston |
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Sep 9, 11:39 |
Re: GTA4 Live Event Today |
xXBatmanXx |
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Sep 9, 11:39 |
Re: GTA4 Live Event Today |
nin |
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Sep 9, 11:45 |
Re: GTA4 Live Event Today |
Creston |
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13. |
Sep 9, 11:39 |
Re: GTA4 Live Event Today |
Verno |
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Sep 9, 12:22 |
Re: GTA4 Live Event Today |
eRe4s3r |
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Sep 9, 12:25 |
Re: GTA4 Live Event Today |
bhcompy |
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Sep 9, 11:05 |
Re: GTA4 Live Event Today |
xXBatmanXx |
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Sep 9, 11:14 |
Re: GTA4 Live Event Today |
Joss |
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Sep 9, 11:25 |
Re: GTA4 Live Event Today |
xXBatmanXx |
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Sep 9, 11:29 |
Re: GTA4 Live Event Today |
justice7 |
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Sep 9, 13:01 |
Re: GTA4 Live Event Today |
Pankin |
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Sep 9, 13:21 |
Re: GTA4 Live Event Today |
Creston |
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Sep 9, 14:25 |
Re: GTA4 Live Event Today |
Pankin |
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Sep 9, 15:08 |
Re: GTA4 Live Event Today |
Joss |
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Sep 9, 16:26 |
Re: GTA4 Live Event Today |
Creston |
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Sep 9, 15:10 |
Re: GTA4 Live Event Today |
Halo |
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Sep 9, 16:26 |
Re: GTA4 Live Event Today |
Creston |
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