Polo G is quite the controversial figure, with him having to go through two arrests in his lifetime. But his talent in rap and music knows no bounds. The 22-year-old rose to popularity with some of his singles like Finer Things and Pop Out.
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Polo G is also extremely hard working when it comes to penning down lyrics and constantly strives to become a better version of his musical self. In addition to music, Polo G also loves playing video games on his PlayStation console, which not many know about.
In a recent video that surfaced online, the popular American rapper shared his opinion on modern video games. According to him, new video games are not as good as older titles. Although it’s just an opinion, Polo G’s take on modern video games immediately sparked a debate among his audience and gamers.
Polo G shows off his retro games collection
A Twitter account, ‘My Mixtapez’, posted the viral video of Polo G praising retro games over new ones.
Polo G says video games are watered down nowadays, so he went and copped some classic PS3 & PS2 games 🎮 pic.twitter.com/fWohQEp8XG
— My Mixtapez (@mymixtapez) July 14, 2022
In the video, which caught a lot of attention, Polo G displayed his huge collection of classic video games supported on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2/3. He also mentioned that modern video games are “watered down”, which is why he bought a bunch of classic titles for his PlayStation 3.
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His collection includes a stack of old Xbox and PlayStation titles like NBA 2k games, Grand Theft Auto, Mortal Kombat, Fight Night, RockBand, 007, and more. According to him, he also has a PlayStation 2, which was apparently stuffed under the NBA 2k disks.
“Bro I had to take it back for a lot of this new shit being watered down, you know.” Polo G shared. With the video reaching fans, some supported his opinion while most of the audience couldn’t relate to his feelings.
Here are some fans who supported him:
He ain’t telling no lies , that’s why I still got a 360 and many more other consoles in 2022 pic.twitter.com/TF1E2s3an4
— Teriyaki’s Tech ™ 🛠🪛🔧📱💻 (@TeriyakisTech) July 15, 2022
So many people been sayin this, video games are declining.
— Cheech⚡️ (@boltupfrank_e) July 15, 2022
They’re watered down because you no longer earn your advantages, you buy them.
— ༄ ᴀɢᴜᴀ 𝕰$𝖈𝖔𝖇𝖆𝖗 ☽🪬 (@aguaescobar) July 15, 2022
While Polo G received support from some his fans, many pointed out that he could have just bought them a next-gen console.
Man aint nobody going to get them old ahh games because he say they watered down. He could've got old games on new systems tf
— PapiChulo (@sbmnada) July 14, 2022
bro finna be hella disappointed when he realize it’s just nostalgia and it’s not the games that got worse but him getting older
— Shion (@Mimster_) July 15, 2022
Some pointed out that his collection is very limited and that he should try more variety in genres.
Nah most of those games he has are just sports games mortal kombat and gta’s it’s so many other genres of games he just missing out he could play the dark anthology games infamous spider man assassins creed ghost of Tsushima sleeping dogs etc lol
— bizarro.__ (@raamiq) July 15, 2022
Polo G’s opinion may have some validity, but most gamers of the generation still prefer playing modern video games that have more variety and better graphics. However, it depends on what an individual likes.
What do you think about Polo G’s opinion on old video games versus modern video games? Would you prefer retro video games more? Let us know in the comments.
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