Speaking from experience at the receiving end, this kind of hatred is completely normal for a buggy launch. The difference is a fiasco on this level doesn't usu

Speaking from experience at the receiving end, this kind of hatred is completely normal for a buggy launch. The difference is a fiasco on this level doesn't usually happen to big titles (being unplayable on current-gen consoles, their biggest market, is inexcusable). The other big difference is the amplification by social media that's present for every pop-culture phenomenon makes the kerfuffle seem larger than it is. What passes for news media these days is mostly a large twitter echo-chamber. I would bet 90% of gamers are like me. Disappointed in the launch, but definitely going to try the game once the main bugs are ironed out a few patches down the road.