This Pragmata PR Gift Might Be the Most Insane Press Kit We've Ever Seen

These press gifts feel like publishers are trying to bribe reviewers.

@Americansamurai1 For what it's worth, games media are often excluded from freebies like this these days.

Publishers send these things to influencers instead because of social media presence. Streamers are a big deal as well, because they'll often be sponsored to play the game (and subsequently say nothing bad about it).

I know people have a go at traditional reviewers these days, but the influence of big publishers has never been so blatant when it comes to YouTube, Twitch, etc.

I actually high-key hate that streamers and Youtubers always get these cool kits, it was the same with RE9, like why can't normal fans get something like this oh and who also have to buy the game too!

That’s absolutely insane 😅

sigh...I want one 😭

@Oram77 because it's essentially a bribe to be more positive. I always hated the concept. At least back in the 360 era the most people would get is a collectors edition figure or some such but now these kits become expensive.

but then again I think most review sites/tubers should do the ACG style of if you get a review code, still buy the game and just gift it to a winner or something. You cannot authentically give an opinion of a piece of media without actually spending money on it. It changes the whole scenario in my opinion.

I hate influensers. 🤣

That looks cool tbf.

Much better than a hoodie and hat 😜.

I never watch Twitch or YouTube game streamers, so I feel so disconnected from all this.

Does the audience for these streamers actually consider them honest brokers for opinions? They seem so nakedly bought and paid for.

I've seen people act way stupider when it comes to politics, so maybe I shouldn't be surprised...

@wildcat_kickz A lot of people carry the opinion of a streamer way too much. Like if the streamer doesn't have interest in a game, then the people in the chat act like it's the worst game of all time, or vise versa for a game the streamer likes.

This needs to stop honestly. This influencer and streamer PR gift of cool stuff that normal players will never get (unless they buy em online at ridic prices).

Most of these streamers and influencers will prob stream the game once and never again. Basically they laugh at how much they are given free stuff (game keys, merch) etc, then move onto the next big thing the next day.

They don't actually care about 90% of the games they get free keys / merch for.

I remember back in the day when Sony promoted Gravity Rush by sending red apples to reviewers. Now that was clever and the furthest thing from a bribe.

Uff that kinda smells fishy to me. Doesnt feel right that only “influencers” and press gets it.

Would feel completely different if it was a collectors edition.

This feels like cheap way to get people to talk about your game at best and straight up bribe at worst.

The only game that can possibly remove GOTY clear winner Crimson Desert from a base PS5 for 7 hours playtime. Word up son!

I’m not sure I have the same definition of ‘insane’ as you do on this one.

Also, as nice as the kit is it wasn’t nice enough to make up for having to listen to that guy whilst I was watching.

What Capcom should have done is send all these streamers a creepy M3GAN doll, since that's exactly the vibe I get from Diana.

Cant trust youtubers for honest opinions anymore

I hate seeing influencers’ get these kinds of things. Generally they don’t even care about these games, they just faff around on their social media accounts showing stuff off. A few weeks later, they put these things on EBay for the real fans to try and get them! I have a genuine love for Capcom and I would 100% love things like this in my own collection! And I definitely wouldn’t be selling them
Either!

@ShogunRok @TechaNinja And here we are as paying customers and they sell us a collectors edition with the disc with a steelcase or even more blatant a collectors edition without the game.