Twitch's band-aid solution

It's not unusual to see eager consumers testing out all the features of their latest gadget. 

Many have decided to test out the Playstation 4’s Twitch integration with the family-orientated Playroom; a basic augmented reality game wherein players can interact with onscreen characters via their bodies and the PS4 controller. Basically, its an update on Sony’s Eye Toy games that accompanied the Playstation 2.

Its uncertain how familiar the broadcasters were with Twitch and its policies. 

Twitch might be a popular service in the hardcore game community but it’s largely unknown to non-gamers.

It's likely many were totally unaware, as they were confounded by popular references to the Twitch community and internet culture at large.

Men and women of various ages, groups of friends, kids and families were all seen broadcasting via Sony’s new console. It spawned a couple of impromptu call-in shows, some broadcasters just got drunk and interacted with the chat, one streamed himself sleeping on his couch. 

In the beginning, it was all mostly harmless. Even Sony employees were happy to join in the fun.

Journalism and Ethics: Sources in Reporting

I’m not a regular reader of the Penny Arcade Report. However today I came across Senior Editor Ben Kuchera’s post on The Cut; a subsection of the Report Kuchera describes as a place to “point to stories that are worth reading.”

Glancing through the archives, The Cut usually posts links to other gaming news sites or news articles pertaining to video games. The post I spotted led to the blog of UK-born game designer and founder of Positech Games, Cliff Harris.

The post in question pertained to marketing of independent titles and consumer reaction to  pricing. Mr. Harris recently released a title through Positech Games and discussed the psychology of his pricing strategy and consumer feelings of post-purchase rationalisation.

Mr. Harris states he has enjoyed a career in game development and programming; working for Elixir Studios and Lionhead Studios, formerly headed by Peter Molyneux. However there seems to be no indication of any reason why Mr. Harris’s opinions on pricing and marketing should be accepted as credible or reliable.