The Triple A Trap: A Warning to Gamers

[@AllTradesJackReviews]

Hey everyone! Fair point was made to me a couple times -> I say Capitalism a lot in the video, and in some places I misuse it where I should have used corporatism. Corporations are able to operate like this, but its not Capitalism that is the cause, more of the environment that Corporations thrive in. I apologize for my conflating of the two, which heavily affected the quality of my discussion in the first half of the video! UPDATE!!! - I was able to get off work early today and edit the video so it takes out the section at the beginning where i talk about corporatism and capitalism. I feel that rather than trying to re-explain what I meant, and upload a new video that folks may not see, it would be better to fix this one the best I can. I apologize that I offended so many people, I made a mistake in my script writing, I promise I'm not a communist. New version should be uploaded as soon as KZbin finishes processing.

[@draskang]

Confusing the 2 is HUGE problem. It's not really a minor difference that requires a note, it's a night & day difference that makes the entirety of your video incorrect.

[@joewater6580]

Thank you for the correction

[@elindred]

Respect for this comment. The free market is the best way creative products can succeed, be they movies or video games, whatever. What we all hate, however, is the commodification of creative products by publically traded corporations. The best we can do is recognize that we have the power as one of the world's most powerful capitalist consumer blocks, and stop supporting products and practices that don't suit our interests and support those products which do.

[@Telecaster324]

That was 98% of the entire video. You literally didn't know what you were talking about on a base definition level.

[@beefueater4586]

You only did this because asmon called out your misuse of the term.

[@BicBoi1984]

Not to be rude Jack but corporatism and capitalism are two different things. All these bad AAA products are the result of heavily subsidized corporations because they practice DEI and have generally close ties to the government. This is called corporatism.

[@AllTradesJackReviews]

That’s not rude, you are correct! But I would add that corporatism is a product of capitalism. A free market where you are able to create a business around a product and practice (generally) freely without heavy oversight or intervention from the government means that good products will breed success and cause the business to grow. Eventually the business will grow to the point you are considered a corporation and as long as you follow some consumer protections, you are free to operate as your own entity. The government can’t intervene with your business decisions as long as it doesn’t break laws.

[@WowDope]

@@AllTradesJackReviewsyou wouldn’t have any games without capitalism. You are talking about corporate greed. Two completely different things.

[@DrakesdenChannel]

@@AllTradesJackReviews That isn't true; corporatism is a centralized socioeconomic system where the corporations are installed and designated by the government itself within a frame of centralized and planned economy. It is a socialist variant. Don't mistake the existence of large corporations for a corporatist system.

[@sapphon]

took the words out of my mouth

[@AllTradesJackReviews]

fair point!@@DrakesdenChannel

[@TrenchNerd]

"How to make a video without thinking of an actual argument or statement?"

[@glitchdilemma4200]

literally

[@bobfresh473]

It's the consumers fault for buying trash

[@yupjuliansje]

You're right and new dumbasses are born everyday so the solution is to stop caring I guess

[@Ichiban_Kasuga.]

Well, they're using the strength of the IP's from their glory days, and injecting them with the new GAAS formula and people buy it under the assumption that the game will be good because the the first 1 or 2 or even 3 or 4 games WERE good. It's not that people are at "fault" for buying some of these titles. Judging by the way you put it, id say it's safe to guess that you've probably fallen victim to this marketing scheme yourself. No need to try and make people feel bad, as if they don't already feel bad for buying any of the titles that fall under this category.

[@chrissoclone]

As true as that is, corporations have developed so many shady psychological tricks and tactics to sell their product that the blame can't be put on the consumer alone - actually this has been another of these shady tactics of corporations, telling the consumer that they are to blame and they themselves just do what the consumer demands.

[@Stevo.100]

This is such an awful way of looking at things, just imagine if you attributed this to everything you buy in your life, think of all the groceries you buy, what if you bought a can of crushed tomatoes and when you got home and opened it up and it was mouldy and when you got back to the shops they told you "well it's your fault for buying trash, no refund." Yet when it comes to video games we're expected to do research and see if the game is mouldy or not? No, the onus is on the person selling the product to make sure it's a good product, not on us to check with other people if it's a good product.

[@insertaunnombreaqui]

asmon cuck came to repeat what he said...its not consumer's fault when developers spend millions in marketing (d4) farming nostalgia...and paying a lot (not all) streamers to play the game and give good reviews making them play the game for days due to "twitch rewards"and not because the game was fun to play and fun to watch...again d4, check most critics on release...most of them only talks about the "campaign" which was the only thing the game was good and working properly...or what about starfield the same...reviews 10/10, it even won an award...lol...so its not only the consumer's fault, since the companies are actually hiding what is really going on with the product

[@BTD28]

Props for owning up to the criticism you received in this video. Its never easy to admit you made a mistake. Im a captialist but i don't support cronie captialism or corparate greed.

[@lazyfrogeyes5949]

This right here.

[@illegalopinions4082]

Capitalism is Economic Liberalism, which is where the concept of "private property" is derived from. How on Earth did you call yourself a Capitalist and in the same breath attribute cronyism, which is in-group favouritism, to an economic system related to private property. Please don't use words if you can't spell them.

[@BicBoi1984]

Buddy, state subsidies and copyright laws are the opposite of capitalism. Crony capitalism or state capitalism are oxymoronic terms, stop using them.

[@BTD28]

It's not a literal term step away from the keyboard.

[@illegalopinions4082]

@@BTD28 Words have meanings. Don't be mad when someone points out you used them incorrectly. Especially in a conversation where the devil is in the details and ignorance provides the breathing room for bad actors to manipulate things.

[@captainvanisher988]

POV: You don't understand what Capitalism, Corporatism and Greed is

[@normalperson5487]

The brain rot is actually next level.

[@timmymcgrat4116]

I wish I could like your comment twice.

[@vegankowalski5193]

This video is political propaganda.

[@Smilephile]

this video should have opened up explaining the concept of value

[@uber3267]

Corporatism naturally evolves from Capitalism, and greed with a desire for profit is a quintessential part of this system

[@redbruhcolli]

I dont think you know what capitalism means

[@1012-v9r]

Sorry: thought you were a socialist.

[@Bidenmytime]

I dont think you know how not to simp for old money

[@1012-v9r]

@@Bidenmytime You don't know what voting with your wallet is.

[@randomtechpriest]

Tf does that have to do with anything? @@Bidenmytime

[@vegankowalski5193]

Becuase this video is political propaganda.

[@Nimuel]

Economic illiteracy does not make magic thoughts true.

[@Azoruk]

Blaming capitalism for this made no sense at all. Elden ring was made under capitalism, under the same corporate structures. Why ignore successes and blame failures entirely on capitalism?

[@AllTradesJackReviews]

You are right! I definitely use capitalism a bit too much in the beginning of the video, especially when the point of my video was to make an analysis of corporations that operate within the environment of capitalism. So completely fair criticism. I would say that Elden Ring is a great example of a product that is AMAZING, from a studio that is AMAZING, from a game director and creator that is AMAZING, and rarely has ANY bad games being released. So while its released under the same corporate structure, the risk in letting Miyazaki do his thing and making the next big game is much lower and the pay off potentially greater. But i mean, that depends on what analysis the company and studio did before hand so we cant really know. It just happened to pay off 10x.

[@Bidenmytime]

People feel the need to stan so hard for a thought process 😂. Its cute how yall treat money like ita your god

[@whytho1690]

@@Bidenmytime Not stanning for an idea. It's arguing against incorrect logic. It's like blaming the water for flowing from a valve and wetting everything but not understanding that the valve is the part you need to actually focus on to fix the flow issue.

[@AdamDarwich346]

@@AllTradesJackReviews "make an analysis of corporations that operate within the environment of capitalism" so, every company that ever existed? You really don't understand the meaning of corporatism either. Corporations are just groups of people that act as a single entity under the law. Everything you said in your video could be flipped on a dime and used inversely as to why companies need to follow "capitalism" if they want to succeed with consumer reception. I can just as easily say because of capitalism smaller teams geared towards building and delivering a quality product that surpassed expectations for many like Palworld, Lethal Company, etc. And there is no illusion of choice, there's always a choice. Just don't buy them. That's how people felt about Suicide Squad. It sold less than 50K units, $200 million wasted and rightly so. The more they fail because of capitalism the better.

[@Cybertech134]

@@AllTradesJackReviews Still sounds like you're trying to be a tankie and it's pathetic.

[@marzatplay]

I feel that gamers are starting to stand up, open their eyes and realize they've been duped, leading to backlash which brings bad PR and in turn lower profits. Hopefully this will make the AAA studios actually start making good games, not "good enough". ...one can only hope.

[@AllTradesJackReviews]

I hope so… that’s how we burst this bubble. That’s how we get companies to start caring. We stand up against their bad decisions and reward smaller studios for their good ones!

[@BicBoi1984]

They don't have to make good games to last because the government will bail them out

[@marzatplay]

​@@AllTradesJackReviews OOh! You've been featured on Asmongold. So proud 🥲

[@SF-eo6xf]

​@AllTradesJackReviews just stop bying triple AAA games and support quality games, that capitalism at work

[@SF-eo6xf]

​@@BicBoi1984if the Government bails them out that's somehow capitalism fault? lol

[@kirillm6083]

Capitalism farted in my pants, oh c’mon capitalism, not again!

[@Spirestoned]

This literally dude's message lmao

[@Tzhz]

​@@SpirestonedHis communist furry discord friends enjoyed this video

[@Xcalibur1337]

I think a fallacy here is that all consumers have the same as you values for what you like in a game. FIFA, CoD, Pokemon are serving some people what they want. Even mobile games like Candy Crush serve a consumer want. Eventually gamers need to realize that not everyone cares deeply about things like Perfect performance/FPS, ethical microtransactions, or FOMO. All they care is playing a few matches after work, or catching cute little creatures in balls.

[@marducms]

Without capitalism, we would have zero video games.

[@Melvonathan]

Saying capitalism goes against or prevents, creativity, is crazy to me. Capitalism is competition. OFTEN TIMES, you have to get creative to beat the competition. 😅

[@titocristobal5573]

Shhhhh... You might break the last braincell left in his head. Let the communist be. He's happy in his own bubble.

[@illegalopinions4082]

0:43 - There is a definition for Capitalism _literally_ on screen. It doesn't say anything about rich people owning things. Capitalism is the concept of private property that is yours and yours alone because _you_ own it. It's not given to you by the state, you're not given permission by someone else, it's _your_ property. The alternative to private ownership is a system where you do not have property. Nothing is "yours". You are given things by someone in a higher position than you, and you'll like what you get.

[@oxxylix504]

Capitalism is not just owning private property. It's owning private property on the means of production (factories, farms and etc). In socialism you have no right to privately own means of production, and in those cases it is usually collectivized and operated by the commune (but the collectivized company still belongs to the state, just not in terms of making profit off it)

[@illegalopinions4082]

@oxxylix504 No, it's just related to the concept of having ownership of things. The specific "thing" is irrelevant. And yes, we know that there is no private ownership of anything in Socialism. It's in the name. We recognise the state giving permission to keep something isn't the same as actual ownership where you don't require permission to keep something.

[@luckyfk3452]

@@oxxylix504 There's no "means of production" you commie clown.

[@LurkingLarper]

Capitalism is a system that inevitably leads to rich people owning everything and the wealth gap between the rich owning class (capitalists) and the poor working class (proletariat) widening. Private ownership is just one part of the system, but it's main purpose is to accumulate as much capital (money) as possible in as short time as possible to the shareholders. This is easily observable by looking at the biggest corporations operating today like Amazon, Apple or Microsoft whose revenue rivals that of middle sized countries. The power these kind of companies and their leaders wield is absurd and most people seem to be blinded to it (or just accept it as inevitable) as long as they get cheap products that are being produced in third world countries by exploiting cheap labor and destroying the environment. This is the true legacy that Capitalism will leave for the future generations to deal with.

[@illegalopinions4082]

@LurkingLarper Capitalism doesn't do anything you've said. There is _literally_ a definition on screen. The effects of Capitalism are easily observable because you can call whatever electronic device you're using to type that commit is something you call _yours._ I can't even imagine how you think you can justify your position.

[@xiiir838]

This guy really went: capitalism is ONLY when bad thing happens.

[@BeckyBucky3]

Same thing when capitalists said communism is when bad thing happens.

[@xiiir838]

@@BeckyBucky3 the difference is that we have evidence that socialism always leads to corruption or the fall of the countries they take over. If you look at the map, the only red countries alive are developing and corrupted nations or rich because they adopted capitalist economic system.

[@BicBoi1984]

@@BeckyBucky3 capitalists are right and communists are wrong. Big difference lol.

[@MrLoowiz]

@@BeckyBucky3 Tell me one good thing that happened under communism. Go ahead.

[@bobfresh473]

I don't see a point in preordering a game unless your a content creator

[@AllTradesJackReviews]

Agreed lol. Digital pre-orders are kinda pointless, unless you have extra income and the game is offering a pre-order bonus that you just HAVE to have... which is debatable if thats even a good reason lol

[@svfin]

Well in some cases it's nice to have for budgeting. If money is tight but there is a game you know you will 100% want to buy by preordering it it makes it easier to to plan around that budget and you can always cancel the preorder if you need the money later on.

[@khaosterminator]

WE NEED TP SPEAK WITH OUR WALLETS

[@KDill893]

I don't see it as an "illusion of choice". Why do we so heavily value these IPs that have a history? Why do we assume they will always be good the next time? Why do we still enjoy it even if it's a bad product? Also, marketing in games is the biggest reason why most of us even buy a game nowadays. There are so many indie and small developer games that will never be played, but we always hear advertisements and friends who know of these big developers and franchises big next product. We as consumers across the board are blinding ourselves to avenues that would improve our goods and services, because we just spend and don't think.

[@eldenbling2615]

My dude didn't bother to explain how publicly shared giant companies are legally required to maximize profits for investors. Investors are the problem

[@Chroniclerope]

Corporations pushed the rule through that they are legally obligated to maximize profits. Why did they do this? So they can justify actual crimes. Tax evasion, wage theft, bribery, anything. The CEOs and advisors can say it was their legal duty to break the law for profit, since the potential profit from breaking the law is almost always greater than the penalty the government will impose. If a corporation can make ten million dollars by killing you, and the financial penalty for doing so is only a million, they now have the obligation to hire a hit man to kill you. This happens all the time, but with “poisoned” products.

[@Bidenmytime]

We need to tax the ever living shit out of stock profits ... Whe. Sitting on your ass and playing games is the best way to make money in America ... its only a matter of time till shit hits the fan

[@whytho1690]

It's not even them either. Not exclusively. See the case Dodge v. Ford Motor Co.

[@whytho1690]

@@Chroniclerope You're not entirely correct on the premise, but the result was correct. Mentioned in my other comment: Dodge v. Ford Motor Co. This is the thing that started the snowball on the mountain.

[@eldenbling2615]

@@Chronicleropeyuuuup

[@neveridle]

Im an indie dev and I can safely say that the bid you did with executives happens even with the studios Ive worked. Ive seen meetings like that. On very small studios. Executives are all the same dude

[@LurkingLarper]

Probably not the best worded or presented video on the subject, but I found it much more directly addressing the core issue of capitalism as a driver for video game development. More often than not in video game business the quality of the product tends to decline (or at the very least fluctuate drastically) when the corporation goes public and has to bow down to investor demands. It happened with Blizzard, it happened with all the companies that Microsoft bought and it happened with EA and Ubisoft. The list is long and the message is clear that when you are trying to make a creative product like a video game under the demands of maximizing short term profits under capitalistic system, the results are often poor or unsatisfactory. I would hope that people gravitated more towards Indie games and other smaller double A projects that are more often made with passion and love for the art itself and not just to rake in more money. Good example could be games like Stardew Valley or Baldurs Gate 3. Larian Studio is actually not a publicly listed company and their CEO owns majority of the shares. He's also pretty based and has talked about this very same issue of corporate greed ruining video game development on several occasions. Food for thought at least.

[@123tamz]

This is like sweet baby inc video😂

[@timmoses1772]

I got ad interrupted by a mobile live service game omg the timing was perfection…. 👌🏼

[@Tanwolly]

Yeah I couldn’t disagree with this more. You make the point that company’s aren’t interested in you as a player, but only in satisfying you so you purchase their game. Uhhh, yes? That’s exactly what I want? I don’t care about a company sharing my values or caring about me and coddling me. I ONLY want them to make a good product that I can enjoy. Profit incentives are not inherently evil. I think it’s disingenuous and jaded to insinuate that profit is the SINGLE ONLY motive these developers and publishers have if they hit a certain profit margin. I think the majority of game developers are passionate, and they want to make a good product at the end of the day. I think this even applies to AAA developers. Obviously there are going to circumstances where they release slop to make as much money as possible depending on their projected earnings, potential investment schedule, whatever else. I think there is an argument to made about this really having a bad effect on the industry, but I do think overall this take is a little TOO jaded.

[@GrayBeardFPS]

Whats even worse is that the developers when everything turns tits up are blamed for the silent financial side that broke the back to begin with.

[@tehbeernerd]

The issue is specifically neoliberal capitalism and the idea that publicly traded companies need to put the needs of shareholders above everything else. Those two things go hand-in-hand. Even in the 80s, at the start of the Reagan/Thatcher era that forced neoliberal capitalism on the world, it was called by a prominent economist as the worst idea in the world. But 40 years later, we're still under its thumb and things have only gotten worse. Even if you’re not anti-capitalist, there are ways to dull its edges. That was the core idea of the New Deal and assorted European social welfare states. But even those seem like radical pipe dreams.

[@americatheuneducated3715]

If you want better games from a AAA company stop buying their games and let them go under. This is the cycle of life for the gaming industry, if you want them to cater to you and not themselves. Every time a big game company goes under, anywhere between 3 to 6 new game developers come out of it, at least 2 will put out better games and maybe one will make a great game. Continuing to support these types of development companies in the hopes that maybe they will eventually put out another great game like they did in the beginning is halting the natural order and advancement of the industry itself. If you don't stop buying their games now you will continue to stifle creativity and innovation until all your left with is recycled trash like we have been seeing for years now already.

[@dmorcos001]

Capitalism by definition is a private entity (meaning you or I) who is able to sell something/a service and make a profit. That's it, that simple. Now yes you are correct in your correction of corporatism but I would like to add one more correction-when it comes to companies operating with out government oversight or any sort of accountability, then it's not just corporatism.. it's exploitation. Exploitation of Capitalism more precisely.

[@networknomad5600]

For a second, I thought you were ThoughtSlime's brother and was about to outright reject your video, but you make some excellent points.

[@Quintessence4444]

The main problem is the outdated regulations for games with MTX.

[@BicBoi1984]

Problems caused by government regulations need to be solved by introducing more government regulations. We got a smart one here.

[@LegacyDrummer]

This anti capitalism rhetoric is cringe. Do better

[@JRam1]

The reason you make KZbin videos and are paid for it is capitalism! Make great videos, consumer watches them by paying with their time, advertisers see this and pay for ads on your channel, and you get paid. The better you are, the more money you make - Capitalism!!!

[@babayaga4320]

You should have thought about it a lot less. Capitalism isn't killing our games. Chinese corporations, are just as greedy, and self-serving.

[@Average_Bloodborne_Enjoyer]

you have already addressed my concerns in your pinned comment, so setting that aside.... amazing video, keep up the good work! you are doing great.

[@marco1941]

Feel you, you got my sub! You’re a good guy!

[@AaronFilgueiras]

Nintendo? Come on bro, from the big ones Nintendo its the only one that 99% of the time delivers a great product, and POKEMON its not on their hands entirely

[@sprmn1983]

Was thinking the same, give me atleast 5 games from Nintendo that were unplayable of filled with bugs of have a giant micro store attached

[@PingWhisper]

Nothing says "I dont know what I'm talking about" like the repeated phrase and misuse of the word capitalism. He literally doesn't even know the right word to describe this.

[@sysMAXXX]

9:21 Starfield* Starfield Asterisk? No StartField* (its also Star) like ****Field What?! By the way, Mars should be Space Mexico and change 'Black Hole'

[@baraka629]

It's hard to blame capitalism or corporatism when plenty of asian - japanese, korean, chinese etc. - for profit corporations are still regularly putting out quality products which satisfy audience expectations, receive critical acclaim and also turn out to be commercially successful. The actual problem in the west is the perverted incentive structure that big publishers operate under. Normally, if there was no interference you would have to make a good product to get money. You make a poor product and you lose money. Your capitalistic success is directly linked to how many people you made happy with your creation. But as of now that basic principle was inverted. Let's say you make a top seller like Hogwarts Legacy. Great, you made money! Well, half as great, cause the government will tax those profits. But wait, if you put out a Suicide Squad next, sure, it might lose you money in of itself, but you can offset those losses by using it as a tax writeoff. Now you get to keep more of the profits from the good game (Hogwarts Legacy). So basically all game development and publishing is reduced to is to churn out flops to offset the fines you get from the government for your Ws. The current tax system is directly incentivising devs to make shit, they have nothing to lose In fact if one of the prospective tax writeoff live services ends up catching on, you can milk it for ages and have a platform to use for funding more tax writeoff releases, keeping the workers churning on more soulless slop, keeping on hiring more people, buying more studios, showing investors how much the company is growing. The fact that it's not growth out of market success but out of gaming the taxation (fine) system is not mentioned of course.

[@elitetripod4188]

Blaming capitalism like some omnipresent boogieman is a very poor way to get your point across. We don't live in a purely capitalist society, we live in a coordinated/liberal market economy that is heavily legislated and regulated. The problem is that the AAA videogame industry is controlled by an oligopoly, as in, the same handful of investment firms. Smaller studios and indies who aren't controlled by them don't have this problem. The film industry has this problem as well.

[@keklord5817]

this dude couldnt be more oblivious to whats going on lmao

[@tech6294]

Great video! This is why I don't preorder anymore. Been burned too many times. Protect yourselves. If it's a hit, jump on the bandwagon. If not, you just saved 70$.

[@johnflowers701]

I saw asmogould watched this so shut of his content and went right to the source. We all have to promote small creators instead of watching the lazy regurgitation of the larger channels gobbling everyone's eyes

[@apeekintime]

Your understanding of game development and capitalism are about as strong as most 14 year old's understanding.

[@IAQMas]

Say you don't understand capitalism without saying you don't understand capitalism.

[@_Rodders_]

They really need to force kids to take basic economics in school. This viewpoint is not only delusional, its a sad commentary on the economic illiteracy of middle and lower income classes.

[@Nogardtist]

its no longer triple A games its quad A cause skull and bones is the future of gaming meanwhile indie games will get a lot more support

[@AllTradesJackReviews]

Well said!

[@CatsLilaSalem]

The only "bad" game i bought in recent years is Diablo 4 (the cheapest one), but i liked that game and might like to play it again after the S4 changes I try to investigate if an game is right for me, and wait for reviews or at least gameplay. Also in cases like Steam there is an really good refund system for if the game does not click with you, or simply when the game is too demanding for the computer

[@epic_joker_specgaming4348]

well said the gaming community is waking up

[@cobobonzobobby]

Muh, capitalism! Reee! (hehe I kid, but yeah I feel like you focused sooo much on that... when you know you can just simply say corporate greed.) Much more concise.

[@The1AmazinAsian]

Ok guys, take a shot every time he says capitalism.

[@Lancer78x]

Good video overall, I agree with most of it, I think the best advice was just don't buy games you don't like. Good thing about capitalism is that it will self correct, if enough people stop buying a product, they either go out of business or adapt. In the end, don't take gaming so seriously .

[@hectamus_]

I think the fact that CEO have the highest rate of psychopathy out of any profession says a lot about the moral values and practices of companies and our current techno-feudalist economic system.

[@berndbernd3464]

the T stands for tankie?

[@MurcielagoAI]

Capitalism creates the gaming industry. Capitalism is what made the golden age of console gaming in 2000s. They games that were good sold well. The plundering of gaming by corporate interests and investors who don't know how how gaming actually works is the problem.

[@Allen-qs2xr]

This is an example of a video that makes sense on the surface but is woefully lacking context. It's easy to be angry at "muh capitalism" because it's so full of flaws, it's harder to go and read why Gollum ended up that way, and why Skull and Bones didn't get canned. You're not a bad person, but what a bad video.

[@StriKe_jk]

All you need is to sprinkle in some special skin, cosmetic or title that nobody cares about and people will happily gobble that preorder turd right up.

[@TrueStiven]

well sure, capitalism turns into shit, anything it touch - from basic necessities like education/healthcare/living standart, to your games, music and the rest things which isn't necessary for surviving but nice to have.

[@McDLT999999999999999]

As you vilify capitalism, ask yourself this question: would you make this video if you weren’t getting paid to do so?

[@wiclare]

I mean It's a consumers choice to buy games so even if you don't like it someone else might but that doesn't force you to buy it also Pokémon for example you say it's uninspired corporate slop and maybe you're right but I liked it I had fun ,f I got my worth out of it :)

[@buithanhtu4278]

God dang you, Capitalism

[@HollandOates]

Was about to critique your essay about the shallow use of the word "capitalism," but then saw your pinned comment. So yeah, corporatism, or crony-capitalism, is much more accurate. Capitalism is so often blamed for everything bad, while skipping over the fact that it gave us almost everything we love-including all those great IPs.

[@sethcarswell6428]

I think you need to think more about AAA gaming than what you have, b/c even if you were to substitute "capitalism" for "corporatism" it's still misplacing the blame. I would point further to companies like Blackrock & Vanguard and their desire to create social shifts and "forced behavior" (their words not mine). Despite this, there's hope b/c that money is running out and corporations still have to deliver a good product - b/c at the end of the day it's the market that dictates quality & utility.

[@k01dsv]

You need to look up capitalism, because you managed to misuse it about 50 times in the first 2 minutes of your video xD

[@gonace]

So the problem is not capitalism but greedy companies since we have incredible games that were developed under a capitalistic society like Helldivers 2, Elden Ring, Factorio, and so on. And the other problem is not greedy companies making bad games but consumers that buy bad games from greedy companies. Capitalism is only a set of instructions or a framework for how to conduct business but in the end, a company is a reflection of the leadership of that company and not a reflection of capitalism. I think that most people would agree with most of your points if you did not mix up Capitalism with Corporations.

[@TheBeginnerviolin]

All good games like elden ring and mario, palworld, the witcher is also product of capitalism. Captialism also enables competition. This is not a problem of capitalism this is greed.

[@thedude7319]

Although I disagree with blaming capitalisme for it all, you do have some good points. keep it up, these c-level employees have to stop milking everything just to enrich themselves

[@usmcpound]

Thank god people called this dude out. Shit games have almost zero to do with capitalism.

[@JamesPratt-v1g]

It’s not capitalism. Foo. It’s greedy devs.

[@bakacat3814]

How to spot a troll, he posts videos youtube to get money, but for others the desire to get money is bad.

[@carmineglitch]

Thats not just capitalism, social and communism are also parts of a market affecting the supply and demand for a financial incentive. If you had a socialist marketplace the government would regulate and sell a product that had someone receiving a financial incentive, regardless. Do you want a videogame funded and regulated by government solely, that game most likely is going to be absolute dog water and come out in 20 years? It sounds like you're arguing against corporatism.

[@RowdyRafe]

MuH Capitalism's fault Bro read a book

[@Weaner69]

Double the price twice the bugs.

[@Ekolas66]

Nice take on the subject mate. ngl i didn't knew your channel, i saw it on asmon and thought to come by and say, good job, keep up the good work :D

[@Saufs0ldat]

The alternative to capitalism is state control. Would you be happy with the state operating all game studios? Because I wouldn't. We wouldn't have indie games and no passion projects. No megaprojects à la Baldur's Gate 3, GTA 5/6, or the original World of Warcraft. A guy sitting in his basement making a game while running a patreon? A small game studio crowd-funding a game that fans have wanted to see but large studios won't touch? Both of those are capitalism as well.

[@Lysergi25]

I haven't played any games made by a communist entity (as for as i know), so i dont really have anything to compare the topic of this video with.

[@sarag-dlc]

This comment section feels like an econ Subreddit lol 😂Way over my head! But I loved the skit in this one!

[@Manuel-li2xp]

Great video! I’m here because of Asmongold, very excited for future videos, kutgw!

[@Hecatom]

You are confusing greed and corporatism with capitalusm, they are not the same.

[@stonedtowel]

Asmon got me here, good video dude. Still I disagree about capitalism being the problem, I personally think there’s more to it than that as our free market is fixing itself as we speak (BG3, ER, HD2, ect.). Definitely exciting to see new let companies slamming out S tier games though giving bigger older names a run for their money.

[@BookwormCowboy]

I think its a lot more nuanced than you make it out to be. "Capitalism" has incentivized game creation, and provided the market for video games to prosper in. Without such a market, the games that exist today would be incapable of existing given the demanding set of resources required to make a game. I believe the issue lies in the fact that the gaming market has become so profitable, that developers in larger studios have to capitulate to publishers and investors who demand high profit margins and view games merely as investment vehicles. This has led to the inclusion of predatory monetization practices and deterioration in quality in favor of quick profit. I believe that a properly regulated and governed gaming market (one void of predatory business practices, such as MTXs, gachas and rug pulls) would better foster game development as a whole. Clearly not all is lost when AA and indie studios perform well consistently in the industry.

[@tidecaller7217]

It's corporatism and not capitalism.

[@Musky577]

Lmao i see what youre trying to say. But capitalism? That justnmeans government has less control in profits. How is it capitalism lol? Every single game wver made was made in "capitalism"

[@Foffer1337]

Bro what kind of mushrooms did you fucking eat, before typing that comment !?!?!

[@meteorwalkergg]

​@@Foffer1337 I read it just fine. Maybe check your own shrooms first buddy

[@Foffer1337]

@@meteorwalkergg So you the dealer. Give me a bag, bitch !

[@flamart9703]

@@Foffer1337 Asmongold did a video about this video and now there is an influx of his affected fans, who don't question the words of their idol. :)

[@Foffer1337]

@@flamart9703 Disciples of the bald man, be malding XD

[@williamgrimm2452]

Good discussion

[@playername9391]

Are you a hasanabi viewer perhaps? because this is a 14 year olds definition of Capitalism. Have you ever possibly thought that: 1. some of the devs are actually incompetent like gamefreak compared to every other ninendo studio.\ 2. They've sunk so much money to a game they have to release it, in the pirate games case it was funded by Singaporean government so Ubisoft released it with a barrel loaded to it's head. 3. In competent leaders and management that made development an absolute disaster. 4. Bad games/Products in general tend to fail, there's some outliers but for the most part they fail thanks to capitalism.

[@trashcangoblin420]

Never forget that capitalism also hurts the workers (the people making these games, their jobs, their futures). So much anger gets flung at the developers themselves so I’m relieved you pointed the finger at the capitalistic machinations of industry and not the workers. Also worth reframing games from a ‘product’ in our language and towards an experience/artistic piece/an actual game etc. when we talk about them. If we want to change the culture of games away from capitalism - then let’s stop calling these things products.

[@uber3267]

People in the comments are coping Capitalism does not exist in a vacuum or within an abstract Platonic realm of ideas. It is molded by those who administer the system, with greed playing a fundamental role. Every economic system possesses an inherent tendency to undergo natural evolution and transformation. Both corporations and individuals typically avoid competition. The rationale behind this avoidance is simple: competition threatens market dominance and profitability. It compels them to innovate, lower prices, and enhance service quality, all of which may diminish their profit margin :)

[@Chrispyy__]

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[@Lightzy1]

LOL capitalism brought you every single great game ever made. What.

[@flamart9703]

Well, chess is the greatest game in the world and have over 600 million active players worldwide much more than any game made during capitalism.

[@Lightzy1]

Yeah and underwear was invented before "capitalism" also, we're talking about computer games@@flamart9703

[@glitchdilemma4200]

is clickbait probably, that pal can´t be that dumb

[@SimultaneousDarkness]

You are confusing Capitalism with corporate greed and infinite growth for shareholders. Otherwise good video bro.

[@JustSomeGuy009]

You have a child's view (ie. leftist socialist) of "capitalism". You need to get yourself an actual education and stop talking nonsense.

[@Startrance85]

Blaming Capitalism is such a low IQ take. Baldurs Gate 3 and Hell Divers 2 is released and bought on a capitalistic marketplace. You cant just say its because of capitalism. The thing that ruin video games is that the decission makers today are the marketing people and the CEO,s. Watch the Steve Jobs: Sale/Marketing People vs. Product People. Thats the problem.

[@pootubevanced8495]

A dislike for every use of the word capatalism. Bro, I assure you that greed existed before it.

[@Lovehandels]

In before everyone I'm subbed to, reacting to this video!

[@AllTradesJackReviews]

LOL I appreciate you! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@olianims]

You are 100% correct that capitalism is the reason these games are failing. Arent you glad that customers have the choice to buy better games made by smaller companies with less blind focus on profit? Man, I'm so happy that I don't live in a society where companies that make shit games are rewarded.

[@yupjuliansje]

A new fool is born every day, ready to be swindled and taken advantage of.

[@Germanas1985]

good video!

[@XoADREADNOUGHT]

Capitalism does not demand these things. It creates a framework that encourages it at times, but it hardly demands it. It's rich idiots who need ALL the money in the world that torture the capitalism framework into this type of greed. And your statement that Capitalism squashes creativity is objectively absurd and completely wrong. It encourages it more than any other system in human history. Capitalism is why our species has advanced more in the last 100 years than it did in all ~300,000 previous years of human existence. Socialism, the only alternative economic system, is designed to suppress creativity. Because creativity is inexorably linked to freedom of expression - and freedom of expression and opinion endangers the socialist system. That is why all art in a socialist system is co-opted by the system to promote that system. Art loses free expression and becomes a tool only for spreading or protecting the ideology. Please tell me you've read any book that compares capitalism with socialism.

[@drewgilchriest3507]

So this is just a "Capitalism Bad" video? Not to mention you're just conflating corporate greed and capitalism. L take my guy.

[@wyattjohnson3377]

There's too much cringe packed into an otherwise probably good video.