I agree about Jaysonguy about what he says. An hardcore gamer plays on eveything and on every systems. Seriously, I don't praise at all the new kind of hardcore gamers. I prefer sticking as a casual gamer like they say or praising the Japanese gamers.

Also, today, the hardcore games must be american or made in the occident. Halo andGTA are the examples that I'm thinking. Even the Japanese developers have no choices but to make forthese gamers.Also, it must be a shooter and it must be online to be called hardcore.I begin to think that Americans (no offences to either of you) are the worst gamers.

chris3116

non taken lol, hell look at our president

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so basically real hardcore gamers play everything and these "hardcore" gamers or at least think they are play GeOW/Resistance/LOZ:TP all day.

Jaysonguy

Pretty much. Sure, you can be a hardcore player of any genre or just any one title or franchise but that's not a hardcore gamer.

A hardcore gamer should be able to go from Halo to Rayman Raving Rabbids to GTA.

lol thats gotta be awkward going from blowing up aliens to whatever u do in rayman raving rabbids to shooting down gang bangers

[QUOTE="Duckman5"][QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

True hardcore gamers log a lot of hours playing all genres of games and usually follow the news with all the consoles because they own most if not all of them.

What usually seperates hardcore from the rest is playing every genre. Like someone who plays nothing but shooters online 8 hours a day isn't hardcore, he/she is specialized but not a hardcore gamer.

Jaysonguy

No, no, no. That's the OLD Hardcore, where people just played games they liked. The NEW Hardcore is more clouded and revolves around machoness and blood. Hence Wii supposedly not hardcore. It's sad indeed what the definition has come to.

Well yes, the term has been "watered down" as far as use.

A lot of people trying to feel empowered have tried to coin the term only being able to focus on their huge interest in the one or two game genres that they focus on. Sad really because it's not true.

You and I see it the same way. If you're hardcore then you have to be hardcore with EVERYTHING, not just one genre.

Just to throw out the sports analogy a hardcore gamer should be like a pro bowl player quarterback. Now a hardcore gamer should be an avid player of everything in every way just as you'd want your QB to have arm strength, accuracy, quick release, nimble in the pocket, etc....

If the people who think they're hardcore by only playing shooters and mature titles were quarterbacks they'd be able to throw it far but not be able to hit the broad side of a barn or they'd be able to put the ball anywhere as long as they didn't have to throw it farther then 6 feet.

so basically real hardcore gamers play everything and these "hardcore" gamers or at least think they are play GeOW/Resistance/LOZ:TP all day.

You people have to understand. Gamespot doesn't give a 9.0 for a pretty good game. And most of you haven't even played it as much as them (North American's). Just take it for what it is, 7.5 is a good score for a good game. SwigGY12

agreed

no it doesnt make sense........ what sold i buy madden 08 for wii or ps2????? really doesnt make sense.MasterSwordXXX

what ShOuLD I but is what he meant and to topic creater SLOW THE **** down

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

True hardcore gamers log a lot of hours playing all genres of games and usually follow the news with all the consoles because they own most if not all of them.

What usually seperates hardcore from the rest is playing every genre. Like someone who plays nothing but shooters online 8 hours a day isn't hardcore, he/she is specialized but not a hardcore gamer.

Duckman5

No, no, no. That's the OLD Hardcore, where people just played games they liked. The NEW Hardcore is more clouded and revolves around machoness and blood. Hence Wii supposedly not hardcore. It's sad indeed what the definition has come to.

you mean like (headshot)"pwn nOOb"

Lets ask wikipedia :)thisguy51

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A hardcore gamer is the cat in your sig.

MasterSwordXXX

heh no **** lol