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I think it really depends on the type of game being played. If you're playing a game like Gone Home (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ak4wU8Gp2RQ), where there really aren't many (if any) decisions to make, you can watch the video and pretty much skip buying the game. On the other end of the spectrum are games like LoL or CS:GO where watching the game doesn't really replace playing it yourself.

I enjoy games from both ends of the spectrum, and the story-based games seem to struggle on the financials (from my perspective), and I would hate to see gaming culture evolve in a way that makes things harder for them to keep the lights on.

Consider this - on the extreme end it is the equivalent of someone streaming a movie while putting their face in the corner with their commentary. Would that be ok? (I could see a world where there's a technical solution that allows you to overlay a reaction video on top of your Netflix player. Maybe something similar could happen for video games.)