Quote Originally Posted by japanpimp View Post
So Rodri, then why does a game company need to host and manage something that accomodates a Social Environment or phenomenom? That is not what game companies should be doing. Game companies should be working on their games, not facilitating social clubs.
A game is entertainment, the entertainment business. Just like music and movies and so on. I do not see music and movie owners creating, hosting and managing online social groups. Fan sites do that. Why should games be any different?
Does it matter if the game company hosts and manages the online social facilitators? Why cant a third party do that so the game company does not need to spend time and money hassling with it?
I am not saying that forums and social facilitators are bad. I am saying that entertainment companies have no business hosting or managing them because that is not what they do. That is not their business.
So, after saying that companies should do their own thing, you think that Gaming forums should be fansites, just like movies and music?

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And I'm sure that some music/movie forums are not exclusively run by fans. Its a means of promotion.

This fail is so hard, I need my ultimate facepalm: