Anyone else think Gamespot is pulling an Apple?

I don't know how many of you are familar with what happened with Gil Amelio as the CEO that almost killed Apple.In a nutshell, Jobs and Amelio were both high ups at Apple. Jobs and Amelio were in some sort of scuffle that had to be decided by the Board of Directors. They sided with Amelio and fired Jobs. When Amelio was CEO he signed the deal with Microsoft (giving them access to all their patents which, bit Apple int he Ass years later in a legal battle). As the Apple ship started to sink the Board of Directors realized how terribly wrong they were in firing Jobs so, they bought NeXT (Jobs' new company) to get him back on board and save the company.

Anyone else thing Gamespot is doing the same thing? Jeff was what made Gamespot good, they suck and have ever since they got rid of him. It seems like either they want him back, or their legal embargo is up from the 2007 scandal. Take it for what you will.

Well, no. Jeff is not going to be taking a position deciding any of what Gamespot does so it is not like Steve Jobs coming back but having Giantbomb in your building can only lead to good (dumb) things.

Isn't Gamespot still one of the biggest video game websites out there, only trailing behind IGN?

@Andorski said:

Isn't Gamespot still one of the biggest video game websites out there, only trailing behind IGN?

Pretty much. Gamestop, despite the shit it gets from 'the internet elite,' is still easily one of the biggest video game sites out there.

'Pulling an Apple' sounds like a hell of a sex move.

@JasonR86 said:

'Pulling an Apple' sounds like a hell of a sex move.

Two websites, One apple.

But...Steve Jobs isn't leaving neXt in this case. They are staying separate in terms of their identity. They are sharing resources from CBS, which is a different scenario.

@Andorski said:

Isn't Gamespot still one of the biggest video game websites out there, only trailing behind IGN?

Yes.

Also, Gamespot didn't buy Jeff or Giantbomb, CBS is.

You don't know what you're talking about, Gamespot is one of the most viewed gaming websites on the internet, if not the most.

Kinda. Except its like putting neXt inside of Apple. Which is kinda of what happened because Jobs got rid of all the crap Apple was focused on and OS X is more similar to its NeXt counter-parts than the other Apple OS.

@Drebin_893 said:

You don't know what you're talking about

also CEO =/= Vid game journalist.. sight... /roll eyes.

@Etnos said:

@Drebin_893 said:

You don't know what you're talking about

also CEO =/= Vid game journalist.. sight... /roll eyes.

Oh but just imagine that world! Jeff as CEO. Shit would get DONE.

I actually don't have a problem with Gamespot. Giant Bomb certainly replaced them as my go-to gaming website, but they still cover a lot of things that don't get coverage here, and people like Kevin VanOrd, Justin Calvert, and Chris Watters do good, honest reviews.

Also, Jeff won't be working at Gamespot, so... no?

@Jimbo7676 said:

Well, no. Jeff is not going to be taking a position deciding any of what Gamespot does so it is not like Steve Jobs coming back but having Giantbomb in your building can only lead to good (dumb) things.

Except he is it seems, and I was suprised at this too when I spotted the smallprint in Gamespot's own news release:

"Gerstmann will continue in his role as editor-in-chief of Giant Bomb and will help shape the editorial direction of CBS Interactive's gaming portfolio, including GameSpot and GameFAQs."

I want to say you're reading too much into this but I guess I could see Jeff contributing some consultancy to the Gamespot team and providing a bit of guidance. There are some old wise heads still at Gamespot but actually not that many considering, so Jeff and maybe the others could be useful to the group as a whole.

no, i don't think they're going to do that. i don't think jeff is going to go to gamespot.

@Jimbo7676 said:

Well, no. Jeff is not going to be taking a position deciding any of what Gamespot does so it is not like Steve Jobs coming back but having Giantbomb in your building can only lead to good (dumb) things.

That's kind of what Steve did at first until he took complete control again.

I think you're right. The gamespot article says that Jeff "will help shape the editorial direction of CBS Interactive's gaming portfolio, including GameSpot and GameFAQs."

Gamespot wasn't sinking at all stop using bizarre fanboy rationale.

I really only see this as a good thing when it comes to the Giant Bomb staff, and us, as well. The GB staff gets to continue doing what they do best, and we get to continue enjoying the content they provide for us. The people here have never steered me off course before, and I have no reason to think they would do so now. I'm along for the ride, and I think it will be a good one.