Poll of the Day > Should GameFAQs expand to include video guides?

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BigOlePappy
02/02/23 1:31:47 PM
#1:


I'm surprised that hasn't already happened.

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DirtBasedSoap
02/02/23 1:38:08 PM
#2:


seems pretty pointless in 2023. Maybe if they did it 15 years ago but they would have found a way to fuck that up.

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pionear
02/02/23 1:38:12 PM
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Why when people already go to YouTube/Twitch etc.

Plus I don't think they have the Bandwidth to handle that.
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NemesisOgreKing
02/02/23 1:48:54 PM
#4:


BigOlePappy posted...
I'm surprised that hasn't already happened.
They did, it ended up going nowhere or just linking to YouTube anyway.

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wpot
02/02/23 2:30:36 PM
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Right: keep that video crap out of here. I will read video game content at my own pace, thank-you very much.

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Zareth
02/02/23 3:24:08 PM
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Not going to make it any less obsolete.
You can google any problem you have and get like 12 different articles with the solution.

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adjl
02/02/23 5:00:23 PM
#7:


pionear posted...
Why when people already go to YouTube/Twitch etc.

Plus I don't think they have the Bandwidth to handle that.

Pretty much. Other sites are so well-established that it's virtually impossible to carve out a meaningful niche, and the technical infrastructure just isn't there to host videos. At best, GameFAQs could act like a catalogue of video guides and link to Youtube and the like (there is value in collecting and curating a bunch of different guides for a given game in one place and having a rating system to help people pick which one to watch), but I don't see them ever being able to succeed as an actual video host.

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wwinterj25
02/02/23 5:47:41 PM
#8:


pionear posted...
Why when people already go to YouTube/Twitch etc.

Plus I don't think they have the Bandwidth to handle that.

All of this. I don't think it'll be worth the hassle even trying.

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fishy071
02/04/23 12:17:01 AM
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I'd rather they don't do it. Many times when I'm searching for information, I get videos for most of the results, and I don't like it. Videos waste my time. I want to quickly look at something, find what I need, and quickly read the words.

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EclairReturns
02/04/23 12:20:51 AM
#10:


fishy071 posted...
I want to quickly look at something, find what I need, and quickly read the words.


My sentiments exactly.

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Lokarin
02/04/23 12:52:12 AM
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I don't think new gamers are so stupid that they need a guide to a video

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LinkPizza
02/05/23 4:53:47 PM
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Dont thingy already allow videos here? I dont think they usually do long form guides, though Either way, it probably wouldnt be as effective with YouTube around

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