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Wow Korea's gaming market is a economy in it's own. I recently watched the opening ceremony for the finals and it blew me away how much effort went into the pr

Wow Korea's gaming market is a economy in it's own. I recently watched the opening ceremony for the finals and it blew me away how much effort went into the production for this event. Worlds 2023 Finals Opening Ceremony https://youtu.be/AH8A79BrTEY?si=x5K0GcO-lrS89XEl https://youtu.be/AH8A79BrTEY?si=x5K0GcO-lrS89XEl

arcdigital 3y ago
That's just how Riot does Worlds now, it's not specific to Korea. I was at last year's Worlds in San Francisco and it looked like it had a similar production value.
belltaco 3y ago
This was a great outdoor set and stage for the finals of an Overwatch tournament over 5 years ago. https://www.twitch.tv/videos/162821713?t=0h11m0s https://www.twitch.tv/videos/162821713?t=0h11m0s
ggregoire 3y ago
Twitch shutting down in Korea will most likely not stop Riot Games to keep hosting the World Championship in Korea. Also, from what I understand, Twitch is marginal in Korea, since they have their own alternative streaming platforms.
- stephenitis 3y ago
  after some discussion with my friends I agree this seems to be the case
  - houston_Euler 3y ago
    I'm sorry this is irrelevant to the current discussion, but you replied to one of my comments a couple weeks ago, and I can't reply there, so I'm leaving a response here. Regarding Sam Altman's Long-con at Reddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/3cs78i/comment/cszwpgq/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/3cs78i/comment/c... Click "Single Comment Thread" to get the context of his comment.
- maeil 3y ago
  > Also, from what I understand, Twitch is marginal in Korea, since they have their own alternative streaming platforms. This is incorrect, Twitch has been very popular in Korea.
  - ggregoire 3y ago
    Do you know what's the audience share of AfreecaTV and Twitch in Korea? I can't find the information.
    - maeil 3y ago
      > 트위치는 지난 2017년 7월 국내 서비스를 시작해 지난해부터는 기존 1위 업체인 아프리카TV를 따라잡는 수준으로 점유율을 높였다. 빅데이터 플랫폼 '모바일 인덱스'에 따르면 올해 1월 기준 트위치의 국내 월간활성이용자(MAU)는 약 246만명으로 아프리카TV(230만명)보다 높은 것으로 나타났다. Twitch 2.46 million, Afreeca 2.3 million.

arcdigital 3y ago

That's just how Riot does Worlds now, it's not specific to Korea. I was at last year's Worlds in San Francisco and it looked like it had a similar production value.

belltaco 3y ago

This was a great outdoor set and stage for the finals of an Overwatch tournament over 5 years ago. https://www.twitch.tv/videos/162821713?t=0h11m0s https://www.twitch.tv/videos/162821713?t=0h11m0s

ggregoire 3y ago

Twitch shutting down in Korea will most likely not stop Riot Games to keep hosting the World Championship in Korea. Also, from what I understand, Twitch is marginal in Korea, since they have their own alternative streaming platforms.

stephenitis 3y ago
after some discussion with my friends I agree this seems to be the case
- houston_Euler 3y ago
  I'm sorry this is irrelevant to the current discussion, but you replied to one of my comments a couple weeks ago, and I can't reply there, so I'm leaving a response here. Regarding Sam Altman's Long-con at Reddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/3cs78i/comment/cszwpgq/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/3cs78i/comment/c... Click "Single Comment Thread" to get the context of his comment.
maeil 3y ago
> Also, from what I understand, Twitch is marginal in Korea, since they have their own alternative streaming platforms. This is incorrect, Twitch has been very popular in Korea.
- ggregoire 3y ago
  Do you know what's the audience share of AfreecaTV and Twitch in Korea? I can't find the information.
  - maeil 3y ago
    > 트위치는 지난 2017년 7월 국내 서비스를 시작해 지난해부터는 기존 1위 업체인 아프리카TV를 따라잡는 수준으로 점유율을 높였다. 빅데이터 플랫폼 '모바일 인덱스'에 따르면 올해 1월 기준 트위치의 국내 월간활성이용자(MAU)는 약 246만명으로 아프리카TV(230만명)보다 높은 것으로 나타났다. Twitch 2.46 million, Afreeca 2.3 million.