Video game industry analyst Michael Pachter gave an interview to the British tabloid Daily Star in which he used an analogy to describe PC gamers’ disdain for consoles,
Daily Star: “For gamers that are more traditionally PC who have seen the announcement (PS4 Pro) may they be more inclined to maybe go for that?
Michael Pachter: PC gamers are like racists where they only like their own kind and they have no interest in venturing out and mixing with other races. PC Gamers are arrogant twits who are convinced that what they do is better than anyone else could possibly do.”
On Twitter a lot of the GamerGate types who rage against political correctness were outraged. How dare Pachter compare gamers to racists! He should watch what he says.
This reminds me of the kerfuffle over the “PC Master Race” phrase. I would not use either phrase or analogy, but all the pearl clutching is a bit much.
The only quibble I have with Pachter here is when he says PC gamers “are convinced that what they do is better than anyone else could do.” Since PC gaming is objectively better than consoles, this isn’t arrogance but simply recognizing the facts on the ground.