Tinfoil hat time, I've always wondered if Phil goes out of his way to leave in games he doesn't want to play just so he can openly shit on his audience for picking them while also trying to make himself like a good guy who cares about his fans by martyring himself to do what his fans want. That last part might be a stretch even for tinfoil hat territory because I genuinely don't think Phil cares about trying to paint himself as doing things for his fans, since they're supposed to be there for him and not the other way around, but it might cross his mind to try and get more pity bucks, so who knows.
No tinfoil hat needed for that one, Phil always gives himself an out so it's never his fault, he always has an excuse for who's fault it is when something doesn't go as planned.
and even when the viewers don't pick the game and it tanks, it's still their fault " well, nobody came out to the stream today, very low interaction"
He's doesn't care about making himself look good to the fans, he has a select few whales that he has wrapped around his gout riddled toes, you know you are in deep when Phil emails you and says " hey man, I thought you were going to donate tonight, just wondering where you are at". these people are in so deep that in their minds "Phil can do no wrong"
Phil is a taker and not a giver, and I think a lot of people pick up on it right away. and for those he has under his pignosis they dismiss it quickly.
All of his channel so called "art" and emotes was done by fans and for FREE, there are so many talented people that do twitch logos and overlays. you can custom overplay packs now for like $50-$100 and get a logo for $20 .. yet this dude scrapes the bottle of the barrel and begs fans to do it for free and gets absolute shit channel art and logos
Phils' motto is : "if it's free ,it's for me"
Phil doesn't play games for fun anymore.. maximum profit is the goal.. if it won't bring viewers and high tips. it won't get played.. he's always chasing the dollar.