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What the F***, yes it is.
(that's arstechnica saying that though, not the new xbox boss person)
This quote reminds me of the owner of this one TTRPG and card shop in my area. If you try to talk to him about literally anything he sells he will straight tell you he does not care about anything he sells. All the nerdy shit under one roof and his ass is there because nerds will pay through the nose for it.
Needless to say I shop at the store where the owner participates on FNM every week and runs D&D campaigns.
The whole reason we’re in this mess with AAA is solely because of suits with no gaming interest whatsoever making all the decisions to please shareholders
Wait wait but what if we made fps games like casinos?
And, stay with me now - manipulate children to create generational gambling addicts - ooohohoo think of all the easy money flowing in!
It's like when new logitech ceo (ex-unilever, non-tech) comes up with the idea of subscription mouse.
There are exceptions to this. There are wonderful game designers that personally don't play video games.
I really doubt this woman is an exception though
It sucks to say, but I'd actually wager there's more game developers and designers that don't play games regularly than ones that do. The time and mental investment necessary to create games doesn't tend to leave much room for enjoying them.
But probably really should at least consider yourself a fan of games in the industry, even if you can't keep up playing the latest and greatest.
You can be into games without playing them and I'd argue you're likely into them if your making them
I'd go further and compare this to actors who many times will never watch the finished product. IIRC, John de Lancie voiced Discord in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic but never watched any of the episodes until the fandom really took off. He was surprised this small role he forgot he even did gained such popularity! I'm sure he's seen a number of episodes by now, especially since he later reprised his role
Hiroshi Yamauchi wasn't much of a gamer, but he made Nintendo a gaming juggernaut.
He also had honor and dignity. Rare attributes in company leadership these days.