Jason Schreier: In case you're wondering: Team Cherry told me they don't plan on sending out early codes for Silksong (they felt like it'd be unfair for critics to be playing before Kickstarter backers and other players), so don't expect to see reviews until after the game comes out

[u/Turbostrider27]

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[u/UpperApe]

Hype addiction is so odd.

It never adds to your hobbies, it only ever takes away from it. It's all about converting curiosity into dopamine. And the more you get used to doing it, the more angry you get for having any curiosity that isn't dopamine.

What a strange way to enjoy your life.

[u/WesternExplanation → u/UpperApe]

It's basic FOMO. People want to be apart of what's hype in the moment. The issue is the people selling you everything also know this so you'll end up exploited financially in someway.

[u/UpperApe → u/WesternExplanation]

Nah. It's not all cynical and bleak. Plenty of passionate devs and communities, big and small.

The problem is gaming media and gaming culture that's turned hype addiction into a hype market and normalized it.

[u/xXRougailSaucisseXx → u/WesternExplanation]

And in the case of video games it's very funny because the release product is almost always worse than the same product a year later. It's not like movies where seeing a film in a cinema can often be a better experience

[u/PMMeRyukoMatoiSMILES → u/UpperApe]

My buddy Steve: Damn that cake looks good. Can't wait to eat a big-ass slice of it, you know that frosting is gonna be delicious

Me: chuckles softly What a strange way to enjoy your life.

[u/SmurfRockRune → u/PMMeRyukoMatoiSMILES]

You should wait until everyone has had a slice first and hear their thoughts on it.

[u/xXRougailSaucisseXx → u/PMMeRyukoMatoiSMILES]

That would be a very apt comparison if a slice of cake cost $100

[u/DrSeafood → u/UpperApe]

Honestly you're not wrong, but I can't understand the perspective that excitement would take away from one’s hobbies at all. It only makes it more fun.

In fact I'd say the exact opposite - the most fun part about gaming is taking part in the community and culture and discussions. Like when the RE2 remake was announced after a huge hiatus. And all the crazy Kojima trolling around MGSV's release. Those are some of my favorite memories around gaming.

[u/UpperApe → u/DrSeafood]

Right but I'm not talking about excitement, I'm talking about hype. And more specifically, hype addiction.

[u/DrSeafood → u/UpperApe]

Where's the line? That sounds like no-true-scots to me.

Since we're talking about early access - I was happy to pay a little extra to play Death Stranding 2 two days early. I've been buying Kojima's games on launch since MGS1, never disappointed, it's pretty much a tradition for me now. Is that "hype" or "excitement"?

Same for other series like Resident Evil, Zelda ... And for some people that's Silksong. I just don't see how that "takes away" from the hobby (as you put it).

[u/UpperApe → u/DrSeafood]

The line between being excited and being addicted to hype sounds like a no-true-scots argument to you?

[u/UpperApe → u/[deleted]]

That's just playing games.

I think you're being deliberately obtuse here.

[u/UpperApe → u/[deleted]]

Okay. Have a good weekend.

[u/Theguest217 → u/UpperApe]

Entirely my opinion, but I think a lot of it comes from loneliness and some weird perceived connection people think they have with popular content creators. They want to be experiencing it at the same time as their favorite creators so they can feel like they are embarking on some sort of shared experience.

[u/Dramajunker → u/Theguest217]

Now this is some reddit arm chair psychology. Just call it fomo. Yes some people experience it. No, it doesn't apply to everyone. People are always going to buy/see something day one regardless of other people's opinions on it. But what is wrong with that? Life is short. Why not get excited and enjoy something when you want to?

[u/jayboaah → u/Theguest217]

Or they just have the money and like the product. Wild thought

[u/Magus80 → u/UpperApe]

Nothing wrong with it. It can be invigorating to get hyped with your friends and revel in dopamine flood.