That’s an interesting point that I hadn’t really considered much as a game developer. It explains some of the anger - the game developer is seen as having a very personal, individually disempowering effect on the gamer. There are other dynamics at play as well, though - female developers are singled out for special levels of vitriol, and you see these sorts of levels of anger about games that aren’t even released yet. And gamers frequently feel they have the right to dictate every detail of game development, marketing and sales, and how game developers should live their lives. There’s a definite sense of ownership.
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