game news “Fix Your Shitty Life”: This major streamer is freaking out over the Diablo 4 price controversy
Diablo IV Early Access is finally here for gamers, and despite an overall very positive review, not everything is going smoothly, especially on PS5 and Xbox. Of course, many players are already exploring Sanctuary, including high-profile streamers.
Diablo IV is out, Asmongold will definitely be there
Blizzard couldn’t ask for more. Amid a takeover bid by Microsoft along with Activision and King, and after a controversy related to the PVE From Overwatch 2, the studio released a Diablo IV that was a total agree the critics. The game is beautiful, huge, full of things to explore and loot to reclaim, and we feel it The intention is to keep us busy for years to come. Of course, for more details on the game, we refer you to our recently published review! But once Early Access begins, an American streamer with a huge community and specializes in Blizzard games, has again offered a sequence that provides topics for conversation.
A few days earlier, Asmongold made a name for himself by saying on Twitch or YouTube, “If you’re ugly, no one will like you.”, and that this is “even more so for women”. For him, the physical is a key criterion for success on Twitch, which is of course very controversial. But by the time he discovered Diablo IV, he had notes that the MeinMMO site considers it “typical of the American spirit”.in the sense that he thinks that people are solely responsible for what happens to them and that you have to “create your own happiness”.
Asmongold attacks a critical viewer
During the live performance Several players have actually complained about the price of the game, that adheres to current standards, whether on console or PC, and has openly criticized Blizzard. Given those reactions, the streamer said so People overdid their criticism of the studio and that, for the most part, some people do Make negative comments to “appear smart”. The live then went on, and at one point Asmongold said he was worried Blizzard might ruin the game because he’d be playing so much that it would make his purchase profitable. In addition, A viewer responded with the words that he”You have to be a millionaire to say something like thatThis is where things got out of hand as the streamer used personal experience to generalize and took the viewer in question to task:
Do you think you have to be a millionaire to buy a $70 game? brother let me be honest People may not want to hear it, but it’s the truth. If you can’t afford a $70 game and live in the US or a (developed) country, the price of video games is the least of your worries. You need to stop thinking about video games. You have to stop watching the streams at 3am. You gotta fix your shitty life. And why do I know this? through experiment. I was in this exact situation and did exactly that.
These statements are obviously controversial, a person’s spending power didn’t necessarily depend on thinking about video games or watching late-night streams. Of course, everyone will have their own opinion on the matter, but the reaction on the other side of the Atlantic is fierce. As a reminder: in France The standard version of Diablo IV is sold for $69.99 on Battlenet and $79.99 on Xbox Series/One and PS4/PS5.
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