According to Press Engine data, the global pool of games journalists has shrunk by 25%

“For quality games media, I continue to believe that the best form of stability is dedicated reader bases to remove reliance on funds, and a hybrid of direct reader funding and advertisements. If people want to keep reading quality content from full time professionals, they need to support it or lose it. That’s never been more critical than now.”

The games media outlets that have survived, except for Gamespot and IGN, have just about all switched to this model. It seems to be the only way it survives.

  • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
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    4 hours ago

    I’ll say that you state that as fact, but it’s a perception that not everyone shares.

    I’ve said this in my own top level comment but it’s worth reiterating here to just make the point. Nobody trusts games media anymore and they don’t trust them because they do things like the above screenshot and engage in articles for access, in real journalism stuff like that is supposed to be disclosed. However the only ones that actually ever seem to bother are YouTubers with integrity.

    I think the idea that quality is degrading is not a niche opinion by any stretch of the imagination. It’s basically the majority viewpoint of gamers.

      • M0oP0o@mander.xyzEnglish
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        4 hours ago

        I’ll say that you state that as fact, but it’s a perception that not everyone shares.

        Not everyone shares the perception that we live on a sphere, what is your point?

        This reeks of wilful ignorance to the facts of the state of the media currently.