Normally we know Michael Pachter from his often bold and speculative predictions regarding the video game industry, but this time he's vented some personal opinions - and boy are they going to make some people's blood boil.
When Pachter explained why PC gamers won't buy the PlayStation 4 Pro, he phrased it like this to the Daily Star:
"I think PC Gamers are like racists; they only like there own kind and they have no interest in venturing out and mixing with other races."
...and why stop there? According to the tabloid, Pachter has more things to say about PC gamers: "PC gamers are arrogant twits who are convinced what they do is better than what anybody else can possibly do."
However, the plot thickens, as Pachter then clarified to PCGamesN that, while he did use the word "racists" to describe PC players, he definitely didn't use the word "twit".
"The question I was asked was whether PC gamers would buy the PS4 Pro. In a ten minute interview, I said 'no', as I didn't think that the PS4 Pro represented enough of an upgrade to induce PC gamers to switch over," Pachter explained to the site.
"When asked to elaborate, I said that PC gamers prefer the control scheme of keyboard and mouse, generally have faster CPUs, and that most have far more powerful GPUs. When pressed as to 'why' I thought that PC gamers wouldn't at least give the PS4 Pro a shot, I said that I thought that PC gamers were loyal to the PC and weren't looking to switch. I used terms like 'insular', made analogies to political parties, to religion, to nationality.
"When pressed further, I am sure that I said 'like racists'. It was a poor analogy, but the reporter apparently didn't think that anything else I had to say was print-worthy."
As for the other slur he was accused of using, Pachter denies using the word "twit" and says he doesn't even know what it means.
"I have never used the word twit. It's not in my vocabulary. I am sure that I somehow said 'arrogant', but 'twit' is just a word I wouldn't use. I'm not altogether sure what it means, for what it's worth.
"The reporter recorded what I said, although we were at the PlayStation event, and it was noisy. Whatever word I used must have sounded like 'twit' to him. I honestly don't remember what I said, it was exactly two weeks ago, and wasn't important enough for me to have written down my recollection at the time."
Has the outspoken industry analyst gone a step too far this time?