2023 Is the Greatest Year for Video Games
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2023 Is the Greatest Year for Video Games refers to a discourse on social media regarding the abundance of critically acclaimed video games released in 2023, which led to some users and journalists to argue that 2023 might be one of the best years for video games, on par with 1998, 2004 and 2007. In September 2023, the debate reached its viral point following an X / Twitter post criticized pessimistic outlook on gaming adopted by some and stated that 2023 was "arguably the greatest year for video games ever."
Origin
One of the earliest articles suggesting that 2023 was shaping up to be an amazing year for video game is a December 12th, 2022 opinion article posted on Esports Illustrated[1] on December 12th, 2022.
Starting in early June 2023, several popular gaming websites posted opinion articles stating that 2023 was shaping up to be great for gaming: for example, on June 1st, 2023, Gamespot[2] published an article titled "2023 Has Been Front-Loaded With Amazing Games" (snippet shown below, left). On June 23rd, 2023, GameRant[3] published an opinion piece titled "Gaming in 2023 Will Be Remembered As Another 1998, 2007," which argued that for gamers, 2023 will be on par with years generally recognized the greatest (snippet shown below, right)
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The articles mentioned multiple critically acclaimed video games which had already been released in 2023 (including The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Metroid Prime Remastered, Resident Evil 4 and Street Fighter 6), and highly-anticipated 2023 released (including Remnant 2, Baldur's Gate 3, Starfield, "Mortal Kombat 1 and Payday 3).
Spread
Through Summer 2023, multiple user posts describing 2023 as one of the greatest years were shared on social media, forums and imageboards. For example, on June 22nd, 2023, X[4] user @GermanStrands wrote, "Is 2023 one of the best years in gaming?," with the post gaining over 430 reposts and 8,400 likes in two months (shown below, left). On July 17th, 2023, Redditor Defami01 made a post titled "Is it safe to say that 2023 has been a CRAZY year for video games yet?," listing both AAA and indie 2023 releases. The post (shown below, center) received over 260 upvotes in the /r/TwoBestFriendsPlay[5] subreddit in two months. On September 5th, YouTuber The Act Man wrote,[6] "2023 is definitely gonna go down as one of the best years in gaming. We've been so spoiled," with the post garnering over 530 reposts and 11,500 likes on X in one week (shown below, right).
On September 9th, 2023, X[6] user @CartridgeGames posted thumbnails of four YouTube videos which criticized the state of modern gaming and described to it as "dying," attacking the view and writing that 2023 was "arguably the greatest year for video games ever" (shown below, left)
The post received over 3,400 reposts and 41,500 likes in two days and sparked a debate over the status of 2023 as one of the greatest years in gaming on X and 4chan, with some users referring to the statement as a meme perpetuated by Gen Z.[7][8] For example, on September 10th, 2023, X[9] user @fsbossfight made a post listing various issues with gaming in 2023 which received over 670 reposts and 5,300 likes in one day (shown below, right).
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![CartridgeGames cridan One of my favorite trends are people that only play popular mature titles like Destiny and COD going "wow, Gaming's kind of bad now", In 2023-arguably the greatest year for video games ever Creativity is Dead It's Bad The Sad State of Modern Gaming 3:38MB:2013 13M WHY IT'S DYING 1.895389 211K Garming is Dying This witty The REAL Reason Daming 1.098 kmake 398KiB, 597x595, file.png View Same Google ImgOps SauceNAO Anonymous Sat 09 Sep [306 / 46 / 142] 2023 20:29:37 No.650243780 Deleted View Original Report Quoted By: >>650243895 >>650243970 >>650244148 >>650244159 >>650244203 >>650244295 >>650244680 >>650244737 >>650244760 >>650245092 >>650245116 >>650245980 >>650246238 >>650246438 >>650246738 >>650246767 >>650246796 >>650246843 >>650247224 >>650247256 >>650247590 >>650248292 >>650249083 >>650249193 >>650249204 >>650250261 >>650250385 >>650250749 >>650253520 >>650253934 >>650254156 >>650254168 >>650254219 >>650254729 >>650254836 >>650255286 >>650255495 >>650255702 >>650255957 >>650256872 >>650257095 >>650257105 >>650257295 >>650258508 >>650258559 >>650258571 >>650258646 >>650259084 >>650259462 >>650259632 >>650260316 >>650260519 >>650260553 Is he right, /v/? Is 2023 the best year of video games?](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/659/590/ff7.jpg "Is he right, /v/? Is 2023 the best year of video games?")
![IT'S OVER 347KiB, 830x1042, itsover.png View Same Google ImgOps SauceNAO Anonymous Sun [2/1/2] 03 Sep 2023 20:59:23 No.649538147 View Original Re port Quoted By: >>649538386 >check X (Ecks, formerly known as twitter) for gaming news >see tons of posts of collages of 2023 releases saying 'GAMERS EATIN GOOD IN 2023 BEST YEAR FOR GAMING YET?' >I didn't play a single game I would consider even an 8/10 this year Am I the problem?](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/659/578/a0d.jpg "Am I the problem?")
![30KiB, 328x502, 1693970948111977.jpg View Same Google ImgOps SauceNAO Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 22:38:00 No.650364617 View Original Report Quoted By: >>650365063 >>650365452 >>650368854 [9/2/8] 2023 was not the best year for gaming, but it was definitely the best in the last decade Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 22:42:28 No.650364996 Report By "The last decade" do you mean from 2020-now or 2013-now Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 22:43:10 No.650365063 Report Quoted By: >>650365693](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/659/592/902.jpg "2023 was not the best year for gaming, but it was definitely the best in the last decade")
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External References
[1] Esports Illustrated – 2023 Will Be An Amazing Year For Video Games
[2] Gamespot – 2023 Has Been Front-Loaded With Amazing Games
[3] Gamerant – Gaming in 2023 Will Be Remembered As Another 1998, 2007
[4] X – @GermanStrands
[5] Reddit – Is it safe to say that 2023 has been a CRAZY year for video games yet?
[6] X – @TheActMan_YT
[8] arch.b4k.co – /v/ Post #650244680
[9] X – @fsbossfight
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![30KiB, 328x502, 1693970948111977.jpg View Same Google ImgOps SauceNAO Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 22:38:00 No.650364617 View Original Report Quoted By: >>650365063 >>650365452 >>650368854 [9/2/8] 2023 was not the best year for gaming, but it was definitely the best in the last decade Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 22:42:28 No.650364996 Report By "The last decade" do you mean from 2020-now or 2013-now Anonymous Sun 10 Sep 2023 22:43:10 No.650365063 Report Quoted By: >>650365693](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/002/659/592/902.jpg "2023 was not the best year for gaming, but it was definitely the best in the last decade")
![CartridgeGames candida One of my favorite trends are people that only play popular mature titles like Destiny and COD going "wow, Gaming's kind of bad now" In 2023-arguably the greatest year for video games ever Creativity is Dead It's Bad The Sad State of Modern Gaming MB:2013 13M 1.895 ep 389 211K 18314 WHY IT'S DYING Garming is Dying This is witry The REAL Reason Daming BOTT 1.098 likmarke 352KiB, 597x595, 1694305777269653.png View Same Google ImgOps SauceNAO Anonymous Sun 10 [516/105/292] Sep 2023 14:05:32 No.650316383 View Original Report Quoted By: >>650316484 >>650317357 >>650317459 >>650317907 >>650318021 >>650318031 >>650318107 >>650319169 >>650319584 >>650320305 >>650322476 >>650322815 >>650323789 >>650324056 >>650324558 >>650324936 >>650324986 >>650325567 >>650327385 >>650328839 >>650329660 >>650331059 >>650331659 >>650332074 >>650333394 >>650333537 >>650336126 >>650345469 >>650345560 >>650345649 >>650345897 >>650349301 >>650352901 >>650354291 >>650362857 >>650364127 >>650369432 >>650370864 >>650372023 >>650373908 >>650374385 >>650374489 >>650376865 >>650376951 >>650377630 >>650378556 >>650379569 >>650379987 >>650380498 >>650381283 >>650381532 >>650382152 >>650382259 >>650382920 >>650383823 >>650386643 >>650387113 >>650387432 >>650390380 >>650393641 >>650397994 >>650404509 >>650407684 >>650408687 >>650408965 >>650411042 >Make video games your job >"Why are video games not fun anymore" Why do these people think a job is supposed to be fun, just because doing it as recreation is? Do they think people that work at theme parks have fun?](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/002/659/591/687.jpg "Why do these people think a job is supposed to be fun, just because doing it as recreation is?")
![CartridgeGames cridan One of my favorite trends are people that only play popular mature titles like Destiny and COD going "wow, Gaming's kind of bad now", In 2023-arguably the greatest year for video games ever Creativity is Dead It's Bad The Sad State of Modern Gaming 3:38MB:2013 13M WHY IT'S DYING 1.895389 211K Garming is Dying This witty The REAL Reason Daming 1.098 kmake 398KiB, 597x595, file.png View Same Google ImgOps SauceNAO Anonymous Sat 09 Sep [306 / 46 / 142] 2023 20:29:37 No.650243780 Deleted View Original Report Quoted By: >>650243895 >>650243970 >>650244148 >>650244159 >>650244203 >>650244295 >>650244680 >>650244737 >>650244760 >>650245092 >>650245116 >>650245980 >>650246238 >>650246438 >>650246738 >>650246767 >>650246796 >>650246843 >>650247224 >>650247256 >>650247590 >>650248292 >>650249083 >>650249193 >>650249204 >>650250261 >>650250385 >>650250749 >>650253520 >>650253934 >>650254156 >>650254168 >>650254219 >>650254729 >>650254836 >>650255286 >>650255495 >>650255702 >>650255957 >>650256872 >>650257095 >>650257105 >>650257295 >>650258508 >>650258559 >>650258571 >>650258646 >>650259084 >>650259462 >>650259632 >>650260316 >>650260519 >>650260553 Is he right, /v/? Is 2023 the best year of video games?](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/002/659/590/ff7.jpg "Is he right, /v/? Is 2023 the best year of video games?")
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