We always used to respect the best player

The downfall of video games started with big fucking gaming companies starting to remaster every game possible or bringing out the same shit game for years instead of actually working on getting a new IP

The downfall of video games started when consoles gained internet connectivity. Game's not ready? We'll patch it later. Promised content? Release it later as dlc. The list goes on.

I remember when prestige first came out as an idea cod 4 would give you the option of getting prestige rank but I didn't actually know what that was so I went for it lost all my guns and got butthurt.

I'll raise you one name : Billy Mitchell. Stop idealizing things.

Trackmania still has a playerbase that is like that

The downfall of video games started when it stopped being about the game and started becoming about views, sponsors and just trying to get on the newest fad or meta

it all started with horse armor

"I remember when I was a kid..." what, like 6 years ago?

Bruh ever since cs 1.6 I remember the get a life loser and hacking accusations

The downfall of gaming came from development teams exploiting kids via micro transactions