A way that Bandura’s theory is reinforced by gaming addiction is the fact that developers hire psychologists in order to find ways to convince players to continue spending more and more time and money on their games. Also, gaming addicts are said to suffer behaviourally, perhaps because they have begun mimicking the games they have interacted with.

Jenkins’ theory may be countered by the idea of gaming addiction, since it may be argued players cannot challenge what they consume, and instead consistently play and play until they become miserable.

Shirky’s theory, however, may be supported by the fact that recovering gaming addicts can interact through the internet in order to support each other.