Why do hardcore gamers hate casuals so much?

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pretzelcoatl posted...
The current development costs are completely unnecessary and I don't buy that they're what's holding gaming back.

Take Two just shut down a successful indie dev they acquired after they released two "good" games for affordable pricing in a genre ("Tony Hawk style"?) without a lot of competition.

The market is going through a lot of consolidation and layoffs right now, and many big publishers are saying they're focusing on bigger games only lol