Analyst Michael Pachter says PC gamers are like arrogant racists

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Gaming industry analyst and managing director of Wedbush Securities, Michael Pachter, has never been one to shy away from offering the occasional controversial opinion, but his latest statements are pretty astounding, even by his standards.

Speaking during an interview with the Daily Star, Pachter said: “I think PC Gamers are like racists; they only like their own kind and they have no interest in venturing out and mixing with other races. PC gamers are arrogant twits who are convinced what they do is better than what anybody else can possibly do.”

An enlighting statement from Pachter. PC gamers are, of course, unique when it comes to feverish devotion to one's chosen platform; such a thing has never happened in the history of consoles or other computers, no sir. Comparing PC owners to racists certainly seems rational.

Pachter added more words of wisdom when discussing the upcoming PlayStation 4 Pro. “ If you were an Xbox owner and you’ve always wondered what it’s like to be a PlayStation owner, this is a great opportunity. And I think if you’re not a [next-gen] console owner at all – which would include a subset of PC users – this is the one you would buy. This [PS4 Pro] is the obvious choice.”

The analyst’s comments aren’t limited to calling PC gamers arrogant, racist twits, he also pointed out the slightly obvious fact that Nintendo’s NX won’t sell a lot of units if it turns out to be a $400 handheld device. Speaking to Gaming Blot, he said: “If it’s a console and costs $199, it will sell extremely well; if it’s a handheld and costs $399, it’s dead in the water."

The “PC Master Race” meme, which Pachter is doubtlessly using as the basis of his claims, has been around since 2008. It is nearly always used as a tongue-in-cheek term; comparing it to something as extreme as racism is pretty incredible for a veteran industry analyst. And, as he alludes to himself, a large number of PC gamers own at least one console, so it’s not as if we hate “mixing with other races,” that would just be racist.

Posted: Sep 21, 2016 12:34 pm
Related Forum: PC Gaming Forum

Source: http://www.techspot.com/news/66403-analyst-michael-pachter-pc-gamers-like-arrogant-racists.html

Comments

LostPosted: Wed. Sep 21, 2016

That's a messed up way of putting it.

GeekwadPosted: Wed. Sep 21, 2016

I haven't commented on anything for like a year, but this just triggered me so hard. How can someone say something like this? Because for one, he is pretty much being a pot and calling the kettle black. Saying that all PC gamers are racist, is essentially being racist. Since, he's saying that all PC owners possess the trait of hatred towards Consoles. I use this example a lot whenever someone says all white people are racist, makes them shut up a lot. The fact that he could say something like this, and throwing out hurtful and discriminatory labels on people who prefer to play on a different gaming platform is just ridiculous! This guy probably had a bad experience or something when he was a kid when his NES had the blinking light of death or something and he went over to his cousins house who was playing way better games on his PC, and when he went to mommy she said she couldn't afford it. Idk what this guy was thinking but he needs some major rework in his head to think all PC gamers neglect to play consoles. I own every console almost, but my main platform is PC. So, I'm a racist? That's like saying I have 12 different groups of friends that are all different races, but my family is white. So I'm racist. I hate the term racist so much. You imply that term whenever you feel something isn't fair. So obviously he feels inadequate or inferior to PC's since he has to make a statement like this public. Idk, maybe I'm just a ranter who needs to stfu :D

tl;dr: How he implies that all PC owners are racist and arrogant is being racist and arrogant himself, with a dash of ignorance thrown in as well. And the fact that he made this statement public, proves that he feels that he is inadequate and inferior to PC's.

VeraPosted: Wed. Sep 21, 2016

a bit of an overstatement to say the least but PC gamers do annoy me. Take things way to far and care too much. Who cares what you play video games on

Proton6751Posted: Wed. Sep 21, 2016

He can say what he wants, at least ill be the one experiencing superior graphics.

9ntyPosted: Wed. Sep 21, 2016

When I first saw this title, I laughed so hard. Wow what a great entrance for this article. Thanks god I'm not a PC gamer, sounds hard to play with a mouse. I'd rather play with a controller.

XboxPosted: Wed. Sep 21, 2016

Zynx666 I don't know what to say to this honestly

Only thing to say is PCMR

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