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Counter-Strike 1.6 is... only 7 years old? [1] Starcraft broodwar is also still played competitively with a few hundred thousand in prizes per year [2], at 22

by gpm 6y ago

Counter-Strike 1.6 is... only 7 years old? [1] Starcraft broodwar is also still played competitively with a few hundred thousand in prizes per year [2], at 22 years old (and I don't think there have been any changes apart from a recent graphics refresh) it's probably a better contender for the olympics than cs. 22 years is still nothing compared to most sports, and it's clearly reaching the end of its life. [1] https://web.archive.org/web/20130214014350/http://steamcommunity.com/games/10/announcements/detail/1010199179645672708 https://web.archive.org/web/20130214014350/http://steamcommu... [2] https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Leagues/Recent_Tournaments https://liquipedia.net/starcraft/Leagues/Recent_Tournaments

zapnuk 6y ago
Counter-Strike was played as an esport well before 1.6 Starcraft broodwar is basically nonexistent besides south korea. Other titels are orders of magnitude more popular. And while 22 years very little compared to the rich history of other sports, I'd like to remind you that the olympics already contains many 'odd' disciplines. Many of which have a small competitive history. So the question is really if it matters how long the discipline will be around. And I'm not quite sure it would matter. There are many disciplines that were retired after only a few competitions. And it not like additional change would hurt the olympics much. It's already quite different compared to the original concept. Why not adjust it for the digital sports?
giancarlostoro 6y ago
That's impossible, I've played Counter-Strike 1.6 since 2004 approximately. That's likely a beta for something else. I know Valve made a bunch of games playable on Linux overtime. Going by Wikipedia it was released in 2000: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counter-Strike_(video_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counter-Strike_(video_game)
emilfihlman 6y ago
Counter Strike 1.6 was released in 2003, before Counter Strike Source, which was released in 2004. Counter Strike has been played competitively since 2000, for about 20 years.

by gpm 6y ago

zapnuk 6y ago

Counter-Strike was played as an esport well before 1.6 Starcraft broodwar is basically nonexistent besides south korea. Other titels are orders of magnitude more popular. And while 22 years very little compared to the rich history of other sports, I'd like to remind you that the olympics already contains many 'odd' disciplines. Many of which have a small competitive history. So the question is really if it matters how long the discipline will be around. And I'm not quite sure it would matter. There are many disciplines that were retired after only a few competitions. And it not like additional change would hurt the olympics much. It's already quite different compared to the original concept. Why not adjust it for the digital sports?

giancarlostoro 6y ago

That's impossible, I've played Counter-Strike 1.6 since 2004 approximately. That's likely a beta for something else. I know Valve made a bunch of games playable on Linux overtime. Going by Wikipedia it was released in 2000: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counter-Strike_(video_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counter-Strike_(video_game)

emilfihlman 6y ago

Counter Strike 1.6 was released in 2003, before Counter Strike Source, which was released in 2004. Counter Strike has been played competitively since 2000, for about 20 years.