True free thinkers often walk a lonely path.
This is no different than party politics. Partisanship permeates everything... no matter how much denial and spin is said to the contrary by those engaged in it. Some fans now find themselves in the "radical" wing of the party per say while others claim themselves to be moderate or open while shilling for establishment rule from the elite (leadership). It's striking how much the behavior of fanboys, fanboy media etc mirrors politics, and it has to do with the fact that humans can't change who they're, their behavior patterns, irrationality, fear, ignorance etc...
This leadership will do whatever the fuck it wants to do. I'm not inclined to care much as this gen is only the early pain years of a direction full of pitfalls but the PS6 generation is sure to bring all the wagons home - the project's culmination - the hand off period too. I can bet on that safely in Vegas. Unfortunately for me, I plan on gaming for many more years to come, which is why it still bothers the fuck out of me.
The kicker is that I doubt a sound alternative will arise by then - for my standards. Competitors usually like to see the King bleed first before making a serious move at the throne (the smell of weakness, not just cause an opening exists - which it does). I'll have to tune out to the best of my ability a lot of the coming pains for the brand, and gaming, as a whole - after all we're dealing with the market leader here. Stagnation is already clear everywhere I look - this gen has been largely a disaster for new graphics, rendering tech and new IPs.
