Comment by alborzb
5 years ago
It always fascinates me how sometimes people defend things just because they're a fan, even if the particular aspect they're defending doesn't make sense!
I've seen this happen with some other games which are not the best optimised for PCs, but the fans will still defend the developers, just because they like the brand
It's part of social validation. You inherently want other people to like the things you like, because it validates your choices. This in turn means you'll defend things you like.
Even "rebels", who supposedly relish having fringe tastes, want other rebels to approve of their tastes.
The more strongly you stake your identity as "fan of X", the more social disapproval of X hurts.
They did some good stuff: http://www.adriancourreges.com/blog/2015/11/02/gta-v-graphic...
And just thinking about the size of the game and popularity, to make it work at all, requires some skill. Which makes the OP even more unbelievable.
This is common with disgraced entertainers.