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Exactly. Not all opinions are equal. If you suck at games, you shouldn't even get an opinion, you should get a different hobby.
I'm not disagreeing with you. But that's the thing, being good at a game isn't even an important qualification for insightful analysis which is why gamers tend to make poor takes.
The important qualifications are experience and formal knowledge in the arts and some of the sciences. The YouTuber Noah Caldwell-Gervais is a good example. The guy sucks ass at twitch mechanics (ie. playing games) but he's extremely well-read and has extensive knowledge on many domains so he makes insightful analysis.
Miyazaki doesn't even play his own games and probably sucks just as much ass at twitch mechanics but he's able to consistently direct amazing games because of his extensive knowledge and experience apart from playing well.