Gabe Newell: Gamers smarter than publishers
Gabe Newell, managing director of Valve, has made a lot eyebrow-raising comments through the years, more particularly the ones about his stand on console game development. This time, he talks about gamers and publishers. His latest quote can be found at the full article.
Gabe Newell, managing director of Valve, has made a lot eyebrow-raising comments through the years, more particularly the ones about his stand on console game development. Here’s his latest quote from the Game Informer:
It seems by and large that gamers are incredibly smart; the average gamer seems to know more about what makes a good game than the average person at a publisher.
It’s true – gamers are smart. In many ways, no one really knows what a gamer wants out of a game better than a gamer. Haven’t we all gone, “It’d be better if…” at some point while playing? Whether it’s a bad camera angle, crappy in-game dialogue, or unreasonably hard-to-get items, we all have our ideas as to how to improve a game.
It’s nice to see Gabe Newell recognizing gamer intellect – especially since he’s a publisher (being a gamer too sure helps). He ought to use that recognition more when bashing consoles, though.
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