But it’s important to understand that this shift to streaming and YouTube was going to happen regardless. The absence of neutral or conservative viewpoints is not why the traditional video game journalism industry collapsed. There were several attempts, in the wake of gamergate, to establish more politically neutral or conservative gaming sites. They basically all failed. So there wasn’t a gap in the market - there was just no market.
But it’s important to understand that this shift to streaming and YouTube was going to happen regardless. The absence of neutral or conservative viewpoints is not why the traditional video game journalism industry collapsed. There were several attempts, in the wake of gamergate, to establish more politically neutral or conservative gaming sites. They basically all failed. So there wasn’t a gap in the market - there was just no market.
That's also true. By then the lunch had already been half eaten. Too late for a magazine, and not enough of an audience to pick up any profit.