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E-Sports Spread on Campus, Pushed by Game Makers
- Yhippa 12y agoI cut the cord 4 years ago and I've been looking for new stuff to fill the gap where I used to watch cable sometimes. Thanks to the PS4 and Xbox One I fire up Twitch during dinner and watch people play and talk about my favorite games. There's something voyeuristic about it. It's live and unscripted so you never know if it's going to be good or crap but you can always change feeds or games. I think eSports' popularity is going to sneak up on the real sports at some point. Who knows, maybe we'll see The International at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX alongside the Final Four.
- d4mi3n 12y agoConsidering there are some events filling up sporting arenas in the US already, I don't think it's too farfetched. I was at IEM last weekend in San Jose at that SAP Center; the LoL season 9 championships had it filled up to about 3/4 capacity!
- millzlane 12y agoJust looking at the numbers of PewDiePie viewers. There are a large number of people willing to watch people just play the game. Relevant south park video from last week. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azsWdFFBlRI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azsWdFFBlRI
- jdhawk 12y agoAnyone else see this as a huge socioeconomic divide? Poor kids play ball sports, because its the cheapest way to entertain themselves. Rich kids play "e-sports", since they can afford computers, broadband, etc...