{"id":2159,"date":"2025-01-26T10:15:35","date_gmt":"2025-01-26T10:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/elon-musk-video-game-king-well-maybe-not\/"},"modified":"2025-01-26T10:15:35","modified_gmt":"2025-01-26T10:15:35","slug":"elon-musk-video-game-king-well-maybe-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/elon-musk-video-game-king-well-maybe-not\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk, Video Game King? Well, Maybe Not."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">On its face, the claim feels improbable: In addition to being the world\u2019s richest man, the chief executive of multiple companies and a key adviser to President Trump, Elon Musk says he is also a world-class video game player.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">It is a claim that Mr. Musk has repeated through the years. He has an <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cyb3rgam3r420\/media\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">account<\/a> on X, his social media platform, dedicated to posting highlights of his gameplay. He has streamed with some of the top competitive video game players in the world on platforms like Twitch. He has even etched his name on the global leader boards of certain games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But last week, the community of gamers he\u2019s long tried to impress turned against him. It started with a livestream of Mr. Musk playing Path of Exile 2, a popular action role-playing game known for its difficulty. Despite his account showing he had earned one of the game\u2019s highest levels, his gameplay looked like that of an amateur.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Internet sleuths <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wlCCtrOCvu0&amp;t=550s&amp;ab_channel=AsmongoldTV\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">made YouTube videos<\/a> and took to <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/PathOfExile2\/comments\/1hwxc17\/documenting_the_saga_of_elon_musks_account\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Reddit threads<\/a> to dissect his gameplay, exposing mistakes a novice would make. Other gamers pointed out that Mr. Musk&#8217;s Path of Exile account has been active at times he couldn\u2019t have been playing himself, like on Monday morning, while he was at Mr. Trump\u2019s inauguration. Mr. Musk\u2019s account status indicated that he was logged into the game and inside of a \u201cmap,\u201d which meant it was possible \u2014 though not certain \u2014 that someone on the account was playing the game while Mr. Musk was sitting behind Mr. Trump.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cHow are you there?\u201d one streamer <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LSF_Forwarder\/status\/1881461372313038946\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">questioned<\/a> while watching a split screen of the game and Mr. Musk at the Capitol Rotunda, as Mr. Trump was being sworn in. \u201cHow are you in the Sulphuric Caverns right now, Elon?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Thousands of gamers took to X to accuse Mr. Musk of \u201cboosting\u201d his account \u2014 that is, paying for upgrades on third-party websites, or hiring people to play his accounts for him. It was the gaming equivalent of stolen valor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">It is rare that something the billionaire touches, whether he is launching rockets or slaying digital <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/diablo.fandom.com\/wiki\/Khazra\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Goatmen<\/a>, results in anything but controversy. But for Mr. Musk, \u201chardcore gamer\u201d is a key part of the identity he has tried to project: a polymathic nerd\u2019s nerd who is equal parts auto mogul, space pioneer and serial tech entrepreneur.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Even as he has become one of the most powerful people in the Trump administration, he has gone to great lengths to show he appreciates video game culture. And among Mr. Musk\u2019s very online and very male fandom, great gaming skills are something to be admired.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cHe wants people to really look up to him,\u201d said Rod Breslau, a longtime video game analyst and consultant. \u201cHe needs to be good at video games so that he can be cool to all of the fans, all his tech events, all the people that are in his tech, gamer and A.I. world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Musk has pushed for a high profile in the gaming world for years. According to Walter Isaacson\u2019s biography of the billionaire, Mr. Musk <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/elon-musk-demanded-a-cameo-in-cyberpunk-2077-while-wielding-a-200-year-old-gun-i-was-armed-but-not-dangerous\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">demanded<\/a> a role in Cyberpunk 2077, the much-hyped, futuristic video game franchise that debuted in 2020. (His former girlfriend Claire Boucher, who performs music as Grimes and with whom he has three children, played a character in the game.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">He has streamed himself playing Diablo 4, the brooding, monster-slaying series that <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/06\/12\/technology\/diablo-iv-video-game-sales.html\" title=\"\">broke sales records<\/a> when it was released. And he has fawned over the smash hit role-playing game Elden Ring, calling it \u201cthe most beautiful art\u201d he had ever seen <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1528576711209766914\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">in a post to X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But hardcore gamers have been skeptical. In 2022, Mr. Musk raised eyebrows in the gaming community when he <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1528955104463814656\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">posted a photo<\/a> of his Elden Ring character\u2019s \u201cbuild,\u201d which is the assorted types of equipment players can use to customize their characters. Fans of the game called it a \u201ctrash build,\u201d composed of a series of nonsensical equipment choices made by someone who seemed to have no idea how to play the game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Musk discussed his gaming in a November interview with Joe Rogan, the celebrity podcaster. Mr. Musk cited an unofficial leaderboard that showed him ranked as one of the <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/paultassi\/2024\/11\/06\/elon-musk-says-hes-a-global-top-20-diablo-4-player-and-its-actually-true\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">top 20 Diablo 4 players in the world<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-4\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Gamers questioned how that was possible. The amount of time needed to gain some of the items and abilities Mr. Musk\u2019s game character had attained \u2014 as much as 10 hours of gameplay a day, by some estimates \u2014 didn\u2019t seem to line up with his travel and event schedule.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Musk fired back at naysayers in posts on X \u2014 some of which he later deleted \u2014 and attacked some of the critics for their own gaming abilities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But a week ago, he admitted to Nicholas Hayes, a <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@NikoWrex\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">gaming YouTube<\/a> personality, that he had, indeed, boosted his accounts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In messages Mr. Hayes shared in a YouTube video, he asked the billionaire if he boosted, and Mr. Musk responded with a 100% emoji.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cIt\u2019s impossible to beat the players in Asia if you don\u2019t,\u201d Mr. Musk said in messages. He later reposted the video to his own X feed. He did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-5\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In an interview with The New York Times, Mr. Hayes said he wasn\u2019t surprised by the revelation. He has played Diablo with Mr. Musk in the past, and he recalled moments when the billionaire implied he had not earned his character\u2019s gear himself, or that another player had given it to him as a gift.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cI mean, it\u2019s Elon Musk,\u201d Mr. Hayes said. \u201cIf you play with him, you\u2019re probably going to give him a bunch of stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Still, Mr. Musk defended his gaming aptitude, and said in the messages to Mr. Hayes that boosting is commonplace among elite players in Diablo. And two of the mothers of his children have come to his defense.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cJust for my personal pride, I would like to state that the father of my children was the first american druid in diablo to clear abattoir of zir and ended that season as best in the USA,\u201d Ms. Boucher wrote on X, referring to one of the game\u2019s difficult dungeon maps. \u201cI did observe these things with my own eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-6\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Shivon Zilis, who has worked with Mr. Musk at several of his companies and is known to be the mother of three of his children, posted a video last week of Mr. Musk playing Diablo. In the replies, she recounted a memory of when he gamed for 17 hours on Christmas Day in 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cHe took breaks for family meals and Xmas presents but was too excited for sleep, which is how he made both time with the kiddos and a 17 hour AoZ push work that day,\u201d she wrote, referring to a challenge in Diablo. \u201cWas a joy to see him having so much fun with it!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-7\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Boosting violates the terms and conditions of Diablo IV and Path of Exile 2. But the market for third-party upgrades is robust, and players can choose from a number of websites to upgrade their accounts, most of which charge thousands of dollars.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A spokesman for Blizzard, the publisher of Diablo, declined to comment. Grinding Gear Games, the publisher of Path of Exile, did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-8\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Some Path of Exile players who have known Mr. Musk to be an avid gamer for decades were disappointed to find out he had paid to enhance his account, including Dennis Fong, one of the first professional e-sports players.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In an interview, Mr. Fong recounted playing the video game Quake on the same Stanford University servers as Mr. Musk in the 1990s. (Mr. Musk was not a student.) \u201cHe was decent,\u201d Mr. Fong said of Mr. Musk, who used the screen name Zip2, the name of the company he had recently started. \u201cNot one of the best in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">When Mr. Musk bragged about his Diablo gameplay on X and on Mr. Rogan\u2019s podcast last year, Mr. Fong said he wanted to believe it was true, as Diablo is generally considered an easy game without much of a competitive scene. But watching the Path of Exile gameplay, Mr. Fung said, it was \u201cobvious he had no idea what was going on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Breslau said Mr. Musk reminded him of a teenager. \u201cIn that way,\u201d Mr. Breslau added, \u201che is a true gamer.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/26\/technology\/elon-musk-video-games-diablo-path-of-exile.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On its face, the claim feels improbable: In addition to being the world\u2019s richest man, the chief executive of multiple<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2160,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[513,123,519,317,511,514,515,510,518,517,316,125,516],"class_list":["post-2159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology","tag-computer-and-video-games","tag-computers-and-the-internet","tag-diablo-iv-video-game","tag-downloads-and-streaming","tag-elon","tag-games","tag-grimes-1988","tag-musk","tag-path-of-exile-video-game","tag-shivon","tag-video-recordings","tag-x-formerly-twitter","tag-zilis"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Elon Musk, Video Game King? 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