Summary
ACall of Dutyplayer smashed his PS4 controller into his TV. The bizarre incident isn’t uncommon as many gamers would break their controllers or their monitors out of rage.
Call of Dutyis a long-lasting first-person shooter franchise that is now known for its multiplayer titles,Modern WarfareandWarzone. Many players invest time and effort to reach the top of the ranks, and even competing in esports tournaments dedicated to theCall of Dutygames. Players also spend money to cop the latest skin bundles, with a number of them made incollaboration with popular personalities like Snoop Doggand Nicki Minaj.
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Because of its highly competitive nature, manyCall of Dutyplayers would sometimes act out in anger, be it by flaming their teammates orrage-quitting and uninstalling their game like Dr. Disrespect. The most extreme would be players who break their controllers, just like TikTok user learnonea. In a short clip, he showed his broken TV with a red PS4 controller stuck on the screen after he threw it. He said in another TikTok video that he was playingCall of Duty:Warzonewhen he accidentally threw his PS4 controller at his TV.
In the comments, many netizens were shocked that learnonea managed to break his TV over a video game. Others were unsurprised that aCall of Duty: Warzoneplayer acted this way. Meanwhile, there were also users who joked about turning the TV on and off again, and putting it in rice in hopes of fixing it. The gamer made light of the situation as well by sticking a PS5 controller and a Rubik’s cube into the broken TV screen.
There were also comments under learnonea’s TikTok that questioned why so many gamers aren’t able to regulate their anger to the point that they break their stuff. There’s even a study that listed downUS states with the most rage-quitters and broken controllers, so this isn’t an isolated incident. Even popular content creators like Asmongold and Adin Ross have destroyed their gaming equipment while raging live on stream.
It’s easy for a lot of people to tell others to stop playing competitive games likeCall of Dutyto avoid feeling extremely frustrated and angry. However, the solution might really to learn how to get a handle on one’s emotions to avoid breaking anything. Either that or find something toprotect their controllersfrom getting destroyed.
Call of Duty: Warzoneis available now for PC, PlayStation 4, PlatStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.
