My first impression was that he and his fans deserve each other in a hate-hate relationship. Like a bunch of people here I enjoyed his video game reviews, but have basically stopped even checking his channels because it's all lazy bullshit now with him and 3 other useless lumps sitting around just shooting the shit about a movie (especially the fat one that thinks he's too cool to take his shades off inside). I just get nothing out of it, whereas I actually felt like I got information from his game reviews.
Which is fine, it's not like I'm paying for the content I don't watch, but he obviously can't deal with the reactions (even just the thumb-downs). He also seems to have some hang-up about needing to only review games that are coming out right now, which is odd because I suspect his subs would be happy seeing an actual game review (and not some movie sperging) even if it's a week late.
I remember on a recent video he said something about having a mental disorder that causes problems but I don't remember specifically- might have been diagnosed depression?
Plus there's the crap he pulls with certain companies- Nintendo maybe? He KNOWS that they're going to take down or monetize the videos he makes with their game visuals but he still does it and then makes two or three videos screaming about it and uses it as an excuse to why he can't do anything else, like cover one of three other games that came out. So he'll completely alter footage to the point where it's basically unwatchable so he can put out a video. Then there was the time he couldn't do a game review because his costume didn't arrive on time so instead of doing one "late" he just said 'fuck it'.
So yeah, I think he'll put out some cow content, especially after his 'reboot' this year that completely failed. I think his model is unsustainable. He could cut the fat and go back to basics (I wonder how much he's paying people to sit in a chair and say "un-huh, totally") that got him the audience but I suspect it's easier to just keep doing the low-effort shit he likes and then freaking out when not everyone fellates him over it.
Case in point, I notice he disabled not only comments but also the ratings (thumbs up, down) on his latest game of thrones bullshit- thereby even surpassing totalbiscuit for being butthurt. "*I've decided to disable all comments & ratings on all videos for the next month. I want to see what it does to the viewership & engagement. Thanks for your patience and understanding!**"
(I'm not sure about viewership but I can tell you how shutting down engagement mechanisms will effect engagement!)
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