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Ten Gaming Myths Debunked

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the no-jamie-or-adam-here-unfortunately dept.

ThinSkin writes "The Playstation 3 will fail. Video games are too violent. Copy protection is the beginning of the end for gaming. These myths and others are the target for Loyd Case over at ExtremeTech as he takes ten gaming myths apart and debunks them. From the article: 'Rumors are partly due to the nature of the overheated coverage that's the rule of the day on Internet sites. Rumors spread, become accepted as fact and remain embedded in people's belief systems long after the actual facts have emerged. There also seems to be relatively little historical perspective among some writers, which can alleviate breathless hype, either positive or negative.'"

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  1. Is this guy a psychic? by kmhebert · · Score: 5, Funny

    How can he know the PS3 will not fail? Is... is he going to give me $600?

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  2. Eleven. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Myth 11: Breaking up an article into little bitty chunks and failing to provide a printer-friendly view motivates people to read your content.

  3. I was debunked too by ReidMaynard · · Score: 3, Funny

    at summer camp

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  4. I'm not usually a spelling nazi, but... by Chosen+Reject · · Score: 3, Funny

    How am I suppose to take someone opinion seriously when they aren't even a serious counsel gamer. No offense, but there is a very different world between that of a counsel and that of a PC

    My wife is in counseling psychology. She plays games, so I would consider her a serious counsel gamer and she thinks the PS3 is not going to succeed. Also, you are very correct that there is a big difference between counsel and a PC. However, with the Internet, I get a lot of counsel from my PC, so I guess it really is a fine line.

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  5. Forgot one by MImeKillEr · · Score: 4, Funny

    11. Duke Nuke'em will actually be finished and brought to market sometime in the next decade.

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  6. If I only had a brain... by Sebastopol · · Score: 2, Funny

    This article could have been called:

    "An Introduction to Strawman Arguments for the Sake of Wasting Bits"

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  7. Re:Is this guy a psychic? or only right on 9 myths by Hentai · · Score: 1, Funny
    number two spot behind the Nintendo Wii.


    I'm never... caling it... that.
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  8. Re:Is this guy a psychic? or only right on 9 myths by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm not sure someone going by the name Hentai has any ground to stand on there. You'd have been perfectly happy if it were called the Nintendo Tentacle Fuck.