I doubt anyone expects conservative pundit Glenn Beck to say anything particularly insightful about games, judging by the ignorant comments heâs made about the industry in the past. But listening to him talk about Watch Dogs is kind of funny, since heâs convinced itâll teach kids how to hack into his iPad.
To be fair, Watch Dogâs entire shtick romanticizes the coolness of hacking. But it definitely doesnât teach you anything concrete on how to hack, just like a first-person shooter isnât really capable of teaching you how to shoot a gun in real life. Not that that stops Beck from linking real-world violence to video games at the start of this clip.
The entire thing has a ton of classic âvideo game scare pieceâ elements, meaning it ties complicated real-world tragedies/issues to video games because thatâs the easy thing to do. There is no mention of how issues of security and privacy are big right now, post-Snowden and NSA leaksâso of course it was a matter of times before games tried to tackle the subject. If anything, games almost feel late to it all!
âWhat are we thinking? Weâre inviting this into our home,â he fearmongers, right before comparing video games to crack cocaine. Sigh!
You can see him talk about Watch Dogs specifically around the 3:58 mark, if youâre short on time.
