There are still some six sigma adherents in existence. We haven’t managed to kill them all off yet.

Blame Pepsi.

They will literally ask you how spicy you want it

Exactly. I’ll play Dark Souls if they pay me.

It’s literally all artificial.

Does the Vietnamese restaurant make the food more difficult to eat for certain customers?

Are the video game companies paying me to “play” their games?

A list of every single game with difficulty settings? Or just one example, such as Death Stranding, which was explicitly referenced in the original post?

Many, many developers have figured this out already.

My point is that it’s inherently artificial.

No, it sounds like you just put a bunch of words in my mouth.

Did you miss the part where I was replying solely to the screwy Nazi apologia?

The problem is with artificially enforced barriers.

It’s like placing a statue at the top of a flight of stairs.

Sounds like a skill issue.

Disagree

Then it should be perfectly valid to criticize poor art.

Then crank up the difficulty setting. Why feel the need to exclude others?

Skill issue

I’ll keep saying it: I already have a job. I want to play a game to unwind.

Implementing a wide gamut of difficulty settings is also an accessibility feature, and allows people with certain physical or mental challenges the opportunity to enjoy your game firsthand. Why would you want to deny your audience this opportunity?

Right, we forgot about all the good Nazis

All talk and no action, eh?