Video game rifles

[S&Wshooter]

S.T.A.L.K.E.R, BF:Bad Company series (not all of the guns though), BF: Vietnam, Black, etc.

[Kinzer]

If the player was left-handed, the gun would be on the left side of the screen and you wouldn't see the casings ejecting.

[S&Wshooter]

Originally Posted by Kinzer

If the player was left-handed, the gun would be on the left side of the screen and you wouldn't see the casings ejecting.

There is such a thing as a left handed rifle

[Kinzer]

Originally Posted by S&Wshooter

There is such a thing as a left handed rifle

Yeah, I know. And I'm pretty sure on those the brass ejects on the left side. So a left-handed player uses a left handed rifle and you don't see the brass ejecting, which is exactly what the developers don't want.

[S&Wshooter]

Whoops! I meant Left handed with a right handed rifle

[ManiacallyChallenged]

I believe that at least half the reason is copyright related.
Guns "based on" the real deal are probably more okay than exact replicas.
STALKER, Battlefield, and others do it for that reason(and the case ejection) but Counter Strike did it to be left handed and cool('cause the designer was left handed).

[AdAstra2009]

Originally Posted by ManiacallyChallenged

I believe that at least half the reason is copyright related.
Guns "based on" the real deal are probably more okay than exact replicas.
STALKER, Battlefield, and others do it for that reason(and the case ejection) but Counter Strike did it to be left handed and cool('cause the designer was left handed).

I highly doubt that.

The reason is simply because they developers think it looks cool.

[MT2008]

Originally Posted by ManiacallyChallenged

I believe that at least half the reason is copyright related.
Guns "based on" the real deal are probably more okay than exact replicas.
STALKER, Battlefield, and others do it for that reason(and the case ejection) but Counter Strike did it to be left handed and cool('cause the designer was left handed).

I'm not aware of any digital IP law which regulates the appearance of weapons in visual media (with PEOPLE, it's another story). The only thing that's regulated are the names, which is why game developers often have to make up fictional names for the guns.

Excalibur and AdAstra are right - the left-hand ejection ports are there because everyone thinks it looks cool to see the action of the gun working and the brass flying out.