It's a hard thing watching the hobby you've loved since

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It's a hard thing watching the hobby you've loved since you were a kid be slowly destroyed. I really do miss the simpler times for gaming. Hanging out with my friends in the 90s, playing some Sega or SNES, then being blown away by the Playstation and N64. Even after that when I first got into PC gaming in the late 90s it was still wonderful. All nighters of Diablo 2 and Unreal Tournament. I was so engrossed by gaming culture, it was pure enjoyment at the time.

Now it's full of toxic communities, shitty e-celebs, and streamers everywhere impacting the culture. Game devs pander to the lowest common denominator, games are rushed out unfinished and broken because everyone has a short attention span and just jumps from one game to the next each week, microtransactions are a normal part of the hobby.

I still like playing games and there are still good games to be found, but it's hard avoiding all of this new culture that has infested gaming.